Aretha Franklin discography
This discography is a list of the albums and singles by Aretha Franklin.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | US certificates[2] |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK[3] | ||||
| 1956 | Songs of Faith | — | — | — | — | JVB/Battle |
| 1961 | Aretha (with the Ray Bryant Combo) | — | — | — | — | Columbia |
| 1962 | The Electrifying Aretha Franklin | — | — | — | — | |
| The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin | 69 | — | — | — | ||
| 1963 | Laughing on the Outside | — | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington | — | — | — | — | |
| Runnin' Out of Fools | 84 | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | Soul Sister | 132 | 8 | — | — | |
| 1967 | Take It Like You Give It | — | — | — | — | |
| I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | 2 | 1 | 36 | Platinum | Atlantic | |
| Aretha Arrives | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Take a Look | 173 | 22 | — | — | Columbia | |
| 1968 | Lady Soul | 2 | 1 | 25 | Platinum | Atlantic |
| Aretha Now | 3 | 1 | 6 | Platinum | ||
| 1969 | Soul '69 | 15 | 1 | — | — | |
| Soft and Beautiful | — | 29 | — | — | Columbia | |
| 1970 | This Girl's in Love with You | 17 | 2 | — | — | Atlantic |
| Spirit in the Dark | 25 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | Young, Gifted and Black | 11 | 2 | — | Platinum | |
| 1973 | Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) | 30 | 2 | — | — | |
| 1974 | Let Me in Your Life | 14 | 1 | — | — | |
| With Everything I Feel in Me | 57 | 6 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | You | 83 | 9 | — | — | |
| 1977 | Sweet Passion | 49 | 6 | — | — | |
| 1978 | Almighty Fire | 63 | 12 | — | — | |
| 1979 | La Diva | 146 | 25 | — | — | |
| 1980 | Aretha | 47 | 6 | — | — | Arista |
| 1981 | Love All the Hurt Away | 36 | 4 | — | — | |
| 1982 | Jump to It | 23 | 1 | — | Gold | |
| 1983 | Get It Right | 36 | 4 | — | — | |
| 1985 | Who's Zoomin' Who? | 13 | 3 | 49 | Platinum | |
| 1986 | Aretha | 32 | 7 | 51 | Gold | |
| 1989 | Through the Storm | 55 | 21 | 46 | — | |
| 1991 | What You See Is What You Sweat | 153 | 28 | — | — | |
| 1998 | A Rose Is Still a Rose | 30 | 7 | — | Gold | |
| 2003 | So Damn Happy | 33 | 11 | — | — | |
| 2008 | This Christmas, Aretha | 102 | — | — | — | DMI |
| 2011 (TBR) | Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love | - | — | — | — | DMI |
| "—" marks that the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | US certificates[2] |
Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1976 | Sparkle | 18 | 1 | Gold | Atlantic | ||
| "—" marks that the album did not chart | |||||||
Albums that are a collection of older songs
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | US certificates[2] |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK[3] | ||||
| 1967 | Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits | 94 | 10 | — | — | Columbia |
| 1969 | Aretha's Gold | 18 | 1 | — | — | Atlantic |
| 1970 | Sweet Bitter Love | — | — | — | — | Columbia |
| 1971 | Aretha's Greatest Hits | 19 | 3 | — | — | Atlantic |
| 1972 | In the Beginning: The World of Aretha Franklin 1960–1967 | 160 | — | — | — | Columbia |
| 1976 | Aretha After Hours | — | — | — | — | |
| Ten Years of Gold | 135 | 29 | — | — | Atlantic | |
| 1980 | Aretha Sings the Blues | — | — | — | — | Columbia |
| 1981 | The Legendary Queen of Soul | 209 | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Aretha's Jazz | — | — | — | — | Atlantic (UK) |
| 1985 | 30 Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | Atlantic |
| 1986 | The First Lady of Soul | — | — | 89 | — | Stylus |
| 1992 | Jazz to Soul | — | — | — | — | Columbia |
| Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | — | 99 | — | — | Rhino | |
| 1993 | Chain of Fools | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Greatest Hits (1980–1994) | 85 | 23 | 27 | Platinum | Arista |
| The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (The 60's) | — | — | — | Platinum | Rhino | |
| The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 2 (The 70's) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Queen of Soul: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin | — | — | 20 | — | ||
| 1996 | Sings Standards | — | — | — | — | Sony Music |
| 1997 | The Early Years | — | — | — | — | Legacy |
| A Natural Woman & Other Hits | — | — | — | — | Rhino | |
| Respect & Other Hits | — | — | — | Gold | ||
| 1998 | The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues | — | — | — | — | |
| Spanish Harlem | — | — | — | — | ||
| Think & Other Hits | — | — | — | — | ||
| This Is Jazz, Vol. 34 | — | — | — | — | Sony Music | |
| Greatest Hits | — | — | 38 | — | Global TV | |
| 2001 | Love Songs | — | — | — | — | Sony Music |
| Aretha's Best | — | — | — | — | Rhino | |
| 2002 | Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin | — | — | 15 | — | Warner Music |
| Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960–1965 | — | — | — | — | Legacy | |
| 2003 | Platinum & Gold Collection | — | — | — | — | Arista |
| 2007 | Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign | — | 87 | — | — | Atlantic |
| Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen | 54 | 7 | — | — | Arista | |
| 2010 | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin | — | — | 59 | — | Rhino |
| 2011 | Great American Songbook | — | — | — | — | Legacy |
| "—" marks that the album did not chart or was not certified | ||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | US certificates[2] |
Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1965 | Yeah!!! Aretha Franklin in Person with Her Quartet | 101 | 8 | — | Columbia | ||
| 1968 | Aretha in Paris | 13 | 2 | — | Atlantic | ||
| 1971 | Aretha Live at Fillmore West | 7 | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1972 | Amazing Grace | 7 | 2 | 2× Platinum | |||
| 1987 | One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism | 106 | 25 | — | Arista | ||
| 2005 | Don't Fight the Feeling (with King Curtis) | — | — | — | Rhino | ||
| 2007 | Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" marks that the album did not chart or was not certified | |||||||
Singles
Recordings made with JVB Records (1956–1959)
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1956 | "Never Grow Old" 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | "Precious Lord (Part 1)" 2 | — | — | ||||
| "—" marks that the single did not chart | |||||||
- 1 "Never Grow Old" was reissued by Checker Records in 1957, 1968 and 1973.
- 2 "Precious Lord (Part 1)" was reissued by Checker Records in 1960 and 1967.
Recordings made with Columbia Records (1960–1966)
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US A/C | |||||
| 1960 | "Today I Sing the Blues" | — | 10 | — | |||
| 1961 | "Won't Be Long" | 76 | 7 | — | |||
| "Are You Sure" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Operation Heartbreak" (A-side) | — | 6 | — | ||||
| "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (B-side) | 37 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | "I Surrender, Dear" (A-side) | 87 | — | — | |||
| "Rough Lover" (B-side) | 94 | — | — | ||||
| "Don't Cry, Baby" | 92 | — | — | ||||
| "Just for a Thrill" (A-side) | 111 | — | — | ||||
| "Try a Little Tenderness" (B-side) | 100 | — | — | ||||
| "Trouble in Mind" | 86 | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | "Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out)" (A-side) | 125 | — | — | |||
| "Say It Isn't So" (B-side) | 113 | — | — | ||||
| "Skylark" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Kissin' by the Mistletoe" | — | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | "Soulville" | 121 | — | — | |||
| "Runnin' Out of Fools" | 57 | 30 | — | ||||
| "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | — | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | "Can't You Just See Me" | 96 | — | — | |||
| "One Step Ahead" | 119 | 18 | — | ||||
| "(No, No) I'm Losing You" | 114 | — | 34 | ||||
| "You Made Me Love You" | 109 | — | 32 | ||||
| 1966 | "Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket" | — | — | — | |||
| "Until You Were Gone" | — | — | — | ||||
| "Cry Like a Baby" | 113 | 27 | — | ||||
| "—" marks that the single did not chart | |||||||
The following singles were released or re-released after Franklin left Columbia.
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1967 | "Lee Cross" | — | 31 | ||||
| "Take a Look" | 56 | 28 | |||||
| "Mockingbird" | 94 | — | |||||
| 1968 | "Soulville" (re-release) | 83 | — | ||||
| 1969 | "Jim" | — | — | ||||
| "Today I Sing the Blues" (re-release) | 101 | — | |||||
| "—" marks that the single did not chart | |||||||
Recordings made with Atlantic Records (1967–1979)
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | US certificates[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
UK[3] | ||||
| 1967 | "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (A-side) | 9 | 1 | — | — | Gold | |
| "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man" (B-Side) | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| "Respect" | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | Gold | ||
| "Baby I Love You" | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | Gold | ||
| "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| "Chain of Fools" | 2 | 1 | — | 43 | Gold | ||
| 1968 | "Satisfaction" | — | — | — | 37 | — | |
| "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (A-side) | 5 | 1 | — | 47 | Gold | ||
| "Ain't No Way" (B-side) | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "Think" (A-side) | 7 | 1 | — | 26 | Gold | ||
| "You Send Me" (B-side) | 56 | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| "The House That Jack Built" (A-side) | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Say a Little Prayer" (B-side) | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | Gold | ||
| "See Saw" (A-side) | 14 | 9 | — | — | Gold | ||
| "My Song" (B-side) | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "The Weight" (A-side) | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "Tracks of My Tears" (B-side) | 71 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (A-side) | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| "Gentle on My Mind" (B-side) | 76 | 50 | — | — | — | ||
| "Share Your Love with Me" | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "Eleanor Rigby" | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Call Me" (A-side) | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "Son of a Preacher Man" (B-side) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Spirit in the Dark" (with The Dixie Flyers) (A-side) | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)" (with The Dixie Flyers) (B-side) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Play That Song" (with The Dixie Flyers) | 11 | 1 | — | 13 | Gold | ||
| "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (A-side) | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| "You and Me" (with The Dixie Flyers) (B-side) | — | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | "You're All I Need to Get By" | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (A-side) | 6 | 1 | 40 | — | Gold | ||
| "A Brand New Me" (B-side) | — | — | — | ||||
| "Spanish Harlem" | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | Gold | ||
| "Rock Steady" (A-side) | 9 | 2 | — | — | Gold | ||
| 1972 | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" (B-side) | 73 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| "Day Dreaming" | 5 | 1 | 11 | — | Gold | ||
| "All the King's Horses" (A-side) | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "April Fools" (B-side) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wholy Holy" | 81 | 49 | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)" | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| "Angel" | 20 | 1 | 44 | 37 | Gold | ||
| "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" | 3 | 1 | 33 | 26 | Gold | ||
| 1974 | "I'm in Love" | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| "Without Love" | 45 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "With Everything I Feel in Me" | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
| "Mr. D.J. (5 for the D.J.)" | 53 | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "You" | — | 15 | — | — | — | |
| "Something He Can Feel" | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "Jump" (A-side) | 72 | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hooked on Your Love" (B-side) | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Look into Your Heart" | 82 | 10 | — | — | — | |
| "Break It to Me Gently" | 85 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "When I Think About You" | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future)" | 103 | 12 | — | — | — | |
| "More Than Just a Joy" | — | 51 | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Ladies Only" | — | 33 | — | — | — | |
| "Half a Love" | — | 65 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" marks that the single did not chart or was not certified | |||||||
Recordings made with Arista Records (1980–2007)
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | US certificates[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
US Dance |
UK[3] | |||
| 1980 | "United Together" | 56 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | "What a Fool Believes" | — | 17 | — | 39 | 46 | — |
| "Come to Me" | 84 | 39 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Love All the Hurt Away" (with George Benson) | 46 | 6 | — | 49 | — | — | |
| "It's My Turn" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | "Livin' in the Streets" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Jump to It" | 24 | 1 | — | 4 | 42 | — | |
| "Love Me Right" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | "This Is for Real" | — | 63 | — | — | — | — |
| "Get It Right" | 61 | 1 | — | 9 | 74 | — | |
| "Every Girl (Wants My Guy)" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "Freeway of Love" | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 68 | — |
| "Who's Zoomin' Who" | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | — | |
| "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (with Eurythmics) | 18 | 66 | — | 10 | 9 | — | |
| 1986 | "Another Night" | 22 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 54 | — |
| "Freeway of Love" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |
| "Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You" | — | 30 | — | 9 | 78 | — | |
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | 21 | 20 | — | — | 58 | — | |
| "Jimmy Lee" | 28 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 46 | — | |
| 1987 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — |
| "Rock-A-Lott" | 82 | 25 | — | 4 | 84 | — | |
| "If You Need My Love Tonight" (with Larry Graham) | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Oh Happy Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "If Ever a Love There Was" (with Four Tops) | — | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "Through the Storm" (with Elton John) | 16 | 17 | 3 | — | 41 | — |
| "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Whitney Houston) | 41 | 5 | — | 18 | 29 | — | |
| "Gimme Your Love" (with James Brown) | — | 48 | — | — | 79 | — | |
| 1991 | "Everyday People" | — | 13 | — | 33 | 69 | — |
| "Someone Else's Eyes" | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | |
| "What You See Is What You Sweat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Ever Changing Times" (with Michael McDonald) | — | 19 | 11 | — | — | — |
| "Someday We'll All Be Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | "A Deeper Love" | 63 | 30 | — | 1 | 5 | — |
| "Willing to Forgive" | 26 | 5 | 22 | — | 17 | — | |
| "Jump to It" (CJ's Master Mix) | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
| "Honey" | 114 | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "It Hurts Like Hell" | 116 | 51 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | "A Rose Is Still a Rose" | 26 | 5 | — | 1 | 22 | Gold |
| "Here We Go Again" | 76 | 24 | — | 1 | 68 | — | |
| "In Case You Forgot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "The Only Thing Missin'" | — | 53 | — | 7 | — | — |
| "Wonderful" | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | "Put You Up on Game" (with Fantasia) | — | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| "—" marks that the single did not chart or was not certified | |||||||
Note
- US chart positions below No. 100 were collected from Billboard magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles charts.
Related pages
- Aretha Franklin main article
- Columbia Records label
- Atlantic Records label
- Arista Records label
- List of best-charting U.S. music artists
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Aretha Franklin US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aretha Franklin US albums certification history". riaa.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aretha Franklin UK chart history". theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aretha Franklin US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- 1 2 "Aretha Franklin US singles certifications history". riaa.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.