Legal name: Aretha Louise Franklin

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Aretha Louise Franklin ( ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", Rolling Stone twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists.

As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. She recorded acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967), Lady Soul (1968), Spirit in the Dark (1970), Young, Gifted and Black (1972), Amazing Grace (1972), and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. Her success continued with the albums Jump to It (1982), Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985), Aretha (1986) and A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998).

Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. Her best-known hits include "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "I Say a Little Prayer", "Ain't No Way", "Call Me", "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", "Spanish Harlem", "Rock Steady", "Day Dreaming", "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)", "Something He Can Feel", "Jump to It", "Freeway of Love", "Who's Zoomin' Who", "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (a duet with George Michael) and "A Rose Is Still a Rose". Aside from music, she appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.

Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career. She won 18 Grammy Awards (out of 44 nominations), including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1968–1975), a Grammy Awards Living Legend honor and Lifetime Achievement Award. She was also awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her other inductions include the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012, and posthumously the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2020. In 2019, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded her a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades".

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1961ArethaAretha Franklin with The Ray Bryant Combo7
1962The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin5
1962The Electrifying Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin410
1963Laughing on the OutsideAretha Franklin3
1964Runnin’ Out of FoolsAretha Franklin2
1964Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah WashingtonAretha Franklin4
1965Yeah!!!Aretha Franklin5
1966Soul SisterAretha Franklin2
1967I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin3.6519
1967Aretha ArrivesAretha Franklin7
1967Take It Like You Give ItAretha Franklin6
1968Lady SoulAretha Franklin415
1968Aretha NowAretha Franklin411
1969Once in a LifetimeAretha Franklin2
1969Soul ’69Aretha Franklin6
1969Soft and BeautifulAretha Franklin2
1969Today I Sing the BluesAretha Franklin1
1970This Girl’s in Love With YouAretha Franklin34
1970Spirit in the DarkAretha Franklin4.57
1972Young, Gifted and BlackAretha Franklin47
1973Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)Aretha Franklin6
1973Never Grow OldReverend C.L. Franklin / Aretha Franklin1
1974Let Me in Your LifeAretha Franklin6
1974With Everything I Feel in MeAretha Franklin1
1975YouAretha Franklin1
1977Sweet PassionAretha Franklin3
1978Almighty FireAretha2
1979La DivaAretha Franklin1
1980Aretha (1980 album)Aretha Franklin12
1981Love All the Hurt AwayAretha Franklin13
1983Get It RightAretha Franklin6
1985Who’s Zoomin’ Who?Aretha Franklin412
1986Aretha (1986 album)Aretha Franklin49
1988Jump to ItAretha Franklin45
1989Through the StormAretha Franklin7
1991What You See Is What You SweatAretha Franklin4
1996Only a LookRev. C.L. Franklin & Aretha Franklin, The New Bethel Baptist Church Choir1
1998A Rose Is Still a RoseAretha Franklin44
2003So Damn HappyAretha Franklin3
2008This ChristmasAretha Franklin3
2011A Woman Falling Out of LoveAretha Franklin1
2014Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva ClassicsAretha Franklin46
2017A Brand New MeAretha Franklin with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra3

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1967Take a LookAretha Franklin1
1968Queen of SoulAretha Franklin9
1969Aretha’s GoldAretha Franklin56
1971Aretha’s Greatest HitsAretha Franklin4
1976Aretha Franklin’s Greatest HitsAretha Franklin1
1976Ten Years of GoldAretha Franklin1
1980The Best of Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin4
1981The Legendary Queen of SoulAretha Franklin3
1982Sweet Bitter LoveAretha Franklin2
1984Aretha’s JazzAretha Franklin4
1984The Best of Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin6
198630 Greatest HitsAretha Franklin9
1986The CollectionAretha Franklin3
1987Aretha Sings the BluesAretha Franklin2
198720 Greatest HitsAretha Franklin1
1987After HoursAretha Franklin4
1989Respect & Other HitsAretha Franklin2
1990Respect and Other Greatest HitsAretha Franklin1
1991More HitsAretha Franklin1
1992Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits 1960-65Aretha Franklin1
1992Jazz to SoulAretha Franklin1
1992La regina: Il meglio di Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin1
1992More HitsAretha Franklin1
1992Queen of Soul: The Atlantic RecordingsAretha Franklin1
1992The EssentialAretha Franklin1
1993Chain of FoolsAretha Franklin2
1993Trilogy: 3 Classic AlbumsAretha Franklin1
1994Greatest Hits (1980-1994)Aretha Franklin53
1994The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The ’70s (aka: Vol. 2)Aretha Franklin4
1994Queen of Soul: The Very Best of Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin1
1994The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The ’60s (aka: Vol.1)Aretha Franklin6
1994The Very Best of Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin1
1995Lady Soul / Aretha NowAretha Franklin51
1995A Little PrayerAretha Franklin1
1995Aretha / Get It RightAretha Franklin1
1996A Bit of Soul (Sony compilation)Aretha Franklin1
1996Original RecordingsAretha Franklin1
1996UnforgettableAretha Franklin1
1997A Natural Woman and Other HitsAretha Franklin1
1997Aretha Franklin Sings StandardsAretha Franklin1
1997Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin1
1997Love SongsAretha Franklin4
1997The Early YearsAretha Franklin1
1997What a Difference a Day MakesAretha Franklin1
1998The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha’s BluesAretha Franklin2
1998Greatest HitsAretha Franklin32
1998Soul Sister: The Classic Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin1
1998Spanish HarlemAretha Franklin2
1998This Is Jazz 34Aretha Franklin4
1999Le MeilleurAretha Franklin1
1999Queen of SoulAretha Franklin1
2000Greatest HitsAretha Franklin1
2001Love SongsAretha Franklin2
2001Aretha’s BestAretha Franklin2
2002Under Her SpellAretha Franklin1
2002Respect: The Very Best of Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin2
2002Aretha & OtisAretha Franklin / Otis Redding2

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