When you’ve been recording and performing for over 100 years, chances are you have sung some popular songs. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has always been on the cutting edge of recording technology, making their first sound recordings in 1910. The Choir has also made headway into popular culture, performing some of the most respected songs in the history of music. These songs have been recorded by the music industry's top artists over the years. Below are 13 songs performed by the Choir that earned their place in pop-culture history by rising up the Billboard music charts.
You Raise Me Up – The 2010 album, Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featured this #1 song that was almost left off the original album.
Over the Rainbow – Often referred to as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” this song from The Wizard of Oz became a hit for Glenn Miller in 1939 when it reached the #1 spot.