16th GMA Dove Awards

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