Singing News Fan Awards for Album of the Year

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The Singing News Favorite Album award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony held at the National Quartet Convention every September. It is awarded to the Southern gospel group which readers of the Singing News Magazine judge to be the best release that year.

History

The award was given in 1970 and 1971. It was then dropped until 1989 and has remained in the awards since then.

Honorees

(1972 - 1988: Not awarded.)

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