US & UK hit charts
Aretha Franklin Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Regarded as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time. 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... [more on Wikipedia]
Aretha Franklin began charting in 1960 with Today I Sing the Blues .The artist placed 68 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 16 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 30 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Dance the artist achieved 12 Top‑10s, 6 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 49 Top‑10s, 20 of which peaked at number‑one.
Top songs: #1: Respect - #2: Spanish Harlem - #3: Chain of Fools - #4: I Say a Little Prayer - #5: Until You Come Back to Me (That's What Im Gonna Do)
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1960
1.
1961
2.
Won't Be Long Aretha Franklin
from
Aretha (with the Ray Bryant Combo)
3.
10/1961
4.
10/1961
1962
5.
6.
02/1962 Rough Lover Aretha Franklin
from
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
B side to I Surrender Dear
7.
07/1962
8.
09/1962 Just for a Thrill Aretha Franklin
from
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
9.
09/1962
10.
12/1962
1963
11.
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07/1963
1964
13.
14.
09/1964
1965
15.
16.
05/1965
17.
07/1965
18.
12/1965
1966
19.
1967
20.
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #186]
[Atlantic 2386]
written by
Ronny Shannon
21.
04/1967 #1 Respect Aretha Franklin
from
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #5]
[Atlantic 2403]
written by
Otis Redding
22.
06/1967
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #473] in the US B side to I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
[Atlantic 2386]
written by
Dan Penn &
Chips Moman
23.
07/1967
24.
07/1967
25.
09/1967
26.
09/1967
27.
12/1967
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #249] charted as Chain Of Fools/Satisfaction in the UK
[Atlantic 2464]
written by
Don Covay
28.
12/1967
29.
12/1967
1968
30.
R
31.
03/1968
32.
04/1968
B side to (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
[Atlantic 2486]
written by
Carolyn Franklin
33.
05/1968
[Atlantic 2518]
written by Aretha Franklin
&
Teddy White
34.
06/1968
B side to Think
[Atlantic 2518]
written by
Sam Cooke
35.
08/1968
36.
08/1968
37.
11/1968 See Saw Aretha Franklin
from
Aretha Now
38.
11/1968
1969
39.
40.
03/1969
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04/1969
[Atlantic 2619]
42.
05/1969
43.
08/1969
44.
10/1969
R [re-recording]
45.
11/1969
1970
46.
Call Me Aretha Franklin
from
This Girl's in Love with You
[Atlantic 2706]
written by Aretha Franklin
47.
05/1970
with The Dixie Flyers
charted as Spirit in the Dark / The Thrill Is Gone in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2731]
written by Aretha Franklin
48.
08/1970
49.
11/1970
charted as Border Song (Holy Moses) / You and Me in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2772]
written by
Elton John &
Bernie Taupin 1971
50.
[Atlantic 2787]
51.
04/1971
charted as Bridge Over Troubled Water / Brand New Me in US Hot 100 charts and in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2796]
written by
Paul Simon
52.
07/1971
53.
10/1971 Rock Steady Aretha Franklin
from
Young, Gifted and Black
[Atlantic 2838]
written by Aretha Franklin
1972
54.
55.
03/1972
[Atlantic 2866]
written by Aretha Franklin
56.
06/1972
charted as All the King's Horses / April Fools in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 2883]
written by Aretha Franklin
57.
08/1972
1973
58.
59.
07/1973 Angel Aretha Franklin
from
Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
60.
11/1973
1974
61.
R
62.
04/1974
63.
08/1974
[Atlantic 3200]
64.
11/1974
1975
65.
[Atlantic 3249]
written by Aretha Franklin
66.
09/1975
[Atlantic 3289]
written by Aretha Franklin
1976
67.
You Aretha Franklin
from
You
68.
05/1976
69.
10/1976
produced by Curtis Mayfield
1977
70.
produced by Curtis Mayfield
71.
04/1977
72.
08/1977
[Atlantic 3418]
written by Aretha Franklin
1978
73.
[Atlantic 3468]
74.
07/1978
[Atlantic 3495]
1979
75.
[Atlantic 3605]
written by Aretha Franklin
76.
12/1979
1980
77.
78.
12/1980
1981
79.
Come to Me Aretha Franklin
from
Aretha [1980 album]
80.
10/1981
81.
11/1981
1982
82.
83.
11/1982
[Arista 1023]
1983
84.
[Arista 1043]
85.
07/1983
produced by Luther Vandross
86.
09/1983
[Arista 9095]
1985
87.
88.
09/1985
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9410]
written by Aretha Franklin
,
Preston Glass & Narada Michael Walden
1986
89.
90.
05/1986
[Arista 9474]
91.
05/1986
R
92.
09/1986
produced by Keith Richards
93.
11/1986 Jimmy Lee Aretha Franklin
from
Aretha [1986 album]
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9546]
written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass &
Anukampa Lisa Walden 1987
94.
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9574]
written by Narada Michael Walden,
Joe Johnson & Preston Glass
95.
10/1987
1990
96.
R written by Aretha Franklin
& Teddy White
1991
97.
98.
10/1991
[Arista 2350]
written by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager &
Bruce Roberts 1992
99.
1993
100.
1994
101.
102.
04/1994
103.
06/1994 Jump to It Aretha Franklin
from
Greatest Hits (1980-1994)
R
104.
09/1994 Honey Aretha Franklin
from
Greatest Hits (1980-1994)
[Arista 12743]
105.
12/1994
R written by Aretha Franklin
1996
106.
[Arista 13222]
1998
107.
108.
07/1998
2003
109.
110.
10/2003
2004
111.
R written by Aretha Franklin
, Otis Redding, Burt Bacharach & Hal David
2006
112.
2007
113.
2011
114.
R
2012
115.
R
2014
116.
2018
117.
R: Aretha Franklin's death
118.
11/2018
