Recorded Versions
- Perry Como on his 1953 album I Believe ~ Songs of All Faiths Sung by Perry Como
- Donny Osmond (on his 1973 album "A Time for Us")
- Marcel Mouloudji (1953, as "Je Crois en Toi")
- The Musical Hearts from Texas (recorded in September 1964. It was released on the extended play, Harmoni HEP 216.
- Andy Williams (on his 1960 album, The Village of St. Bernadette)
- Doris Akers (1963) (RCA Victor 2644)
- The Bachelors (1964)
- The Earls (1964)
- Donna Loren (1965) (Capitol 5548)
- The Righteous Brothers
- Eve Boswell
- Frank Sinatra
- The Chordettes (recorded 1953, released the next year)
- Larry Chance and The Earls
- The Ebonys (1973)
- Jane Froman
- Crystal Gayle (on her 1995 album, Someday)
- Frankie Laine
- Allan Jones, tenor wuith The Peter Knight Singers with orchestra cond. by George Melachrino (recorded in London on April 16, 1953. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10490).
- The Lettermen (on their 1965 album You'll Never Walk Alone, and as the B-side of "Sweet September")
- Dolly Parton on 1970's Golden Streets of Glory
- Elvis Presley from Elvis' Christmas Album (1957)
- Frank Rendo from Inspired: Songs from Broadway & Film
- LeAnn Rimes
- Robson and Jerome, released together with "Up on the Roof" as the B-side in 1995, and it reached No. 1 on the UK single chart. It has sold 1.11 million copies in the UK.
- Sandler and Young (together with Bach/Gounod's Ave Maria)
- Joni James (on her 1956 album, Give Us This Day)
- Barbra Streisand
- David Whitfield (1960)
- Kong Ling (江玲), Hong Kong female singer, on her 1966 Kong Ling LP album with Diamond Records
- Brian Ormond (on the 2003 album "Pop Idol: The Idols – Xmas Factor")
- In 2002 the song was included on the Art Greenhaw Records album We Called Him Mr. Gospel Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album, which went on to win a Grammy Award for "Best Album of the Year" in a Gospel category. Performers were Larry Ford, The Jordanaires and The Light Crust Doughboys.
- On 26 November 2007 the track was released by British child singer Connie Talbot (who was discovered on the British television talent show Britain's Got Talent), on her debut album, Over The Rainbow.
- In 2010 a surf-pop version of the song was included on the album Wills & The Light Crust Doughboys: 80th Anniversary, Together Again and performed by Art Greenhaw.
This album was re-released on the 16th June 2008 (with the Christmas tracks replaced).
- Benny Hill (parodied The Bachelors version of "I Believe" in his song, "I'll Never Know")
- Gé Korsten
- Mahalia Jackson
- Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge on their 2002 CD "Peace On Earth" and on their 2007 CD "Songs Of Inspiration"
- The GoldTones (2004) from their doo-wop CD entitled "Street Corner Gold".
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