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16th GMA Dove Awards

1985 US music awards ceremony

Field	Value
name	16th GMA Dove Awards
date	1985
location	Nashville, Tennessee
previous	15th
main	GMA Dove Awards
next	17th

The 16th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on 1985 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1984. The show was held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Award recipients

Song of the Year
- "Upon This Rock"; Gloria Gaither, Dony McGuire; Gaither Music, lt's-N-Me Music, Lexicon Music (ASCAP)
Songwriter of the Year
- Michael W. Smith
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Steve Green
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Sandi Patti
Artist of the Year
- Sandi Patti
Southern Gospel Album of the Year
- The Best Of And A Whole Lot More; Rex Nelon Singers; Ken Harding; Canaan
Inspirational Album of the Year
- Songs from the Heart; Sandi Patti; Greg Nelson, Sandi Patti Helvering; Impact
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
- Straight Ahead; Amy Grant; Brown Bannister; Myrrh Records
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel)
- No Time To Lose; Andrae Crouch; Bill Maxwell; Light
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
- ''Sailin'''; Shirley Caesar; Sanchez Harley, Shirley Caesar, David Lehman; Myrrh
Instrumentalist
- Phil Driscoll
Praise and Worship Album of the Year
- The Praise In Us; Neal Joseph; Myrrh
Children's Music Album of the Year
- Ten New Songs With Kids For Kids About Life; Ron W. Griffin; Word
Musical Album
- The Race Is On; Steve Taylor; Word
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
- Eddie Yip; Stan Evenson; Don Putnam; Kingdom Of Love; Scott Wesley Brown
Album by a Secular Artist
- You Were Loving Me; Lulu Roman Smith; Gary McSpadden; Canaan

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