Aretha Franklin discography

This discography is a list of the albums and singles by Aretha Franklin.

Albums
Studio albums
 Year AlbumChart positions UScertificates Record label US USR&B UK1956 Songs of Faith — — — — JVB/Battle1961 Aretha (with the Ray Bryant Combo) — — — — Columbia1962 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 — — Columbia1968 Lady Soul 2 1 25 Platinum Atlantic Aretha Now 3 1 6 Platinum1969 Soul '69 15 1 — — Soft and Beautiful — 29 — — Columbia1970 This Girl's in Love with You 17 2 — — Atlantic Spirit in the Dark 25 2 — —1972 Young, Gifted and Black 11 2 — Platinum1973 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 — — Arista1981 Love All the Hurt Away 36 4 — —1982 Jump to It 23 1 — Gold1983 Get It Right 36 4 — —1985 Who's Zoomin' Who? 13 3 49 Platinum1986 Aretha 32 7 51 Gold1989 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 — Gold2003 So Damn Happy 33 11 — —2008 This Christmas, Aretha 102 — — — DMI2011 (TBR) Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love - — — — DMI "—" marks that the album failed to chart or was not certified

Soundtrack albums
 Year AlbumChart positions UScertificates Record label US USR&B1976 Sparkle 18 1 Gold Atlantic "—" marks that the album did not chart 

Albums that are a collection of older songs
 Year AlbumChart positions UScertificates Record label US USR&B UK1967 Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits 94 10 — — Columbia1969 Aretha's Gold 18 1 — — Atlantic1970 Sweet Bitter Love  — — — — Columbia1971 Aretha's Greatest Hits 19 3 — — Atlantic1972 In the Beginning: The World of Aretha Franklin 1960–1967 160 — — — Columbia1976 Aretha After Hours — — — — Ten Years of Gold 135 29 — — Atlantic1980 Aretha Sings the Blues — — — — Columbia1981 The Legendary Queen of Soul 209 — — —1984 Aretha's Jazz — — — — Atlantic (UK)1985 30 Greatest Hits — — — — Atlantic1986 The First Lady of Soul — — 89 — Stylus1992 Jazz to Soul — — — — Columbia Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings — 99 — — Rhino1993 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 Music1997 The Early Years — — — — Legacy A Natural Woman & Other Hits — — — — Rhino Respect & Other Hits — — — Gold1998 The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues — — — — Spanish Harlem — — — — Think & Other Hits — — — — This Is Jazz, Vol. 34 — — — — Sony Music Greatest Hits — — 38 — Global TV2001 Love Songs — — — — Sony Music Aretha's Best — — — — Rhino2002 Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin — — 15 — Warner Music Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960–1965 — — — — Legacy2003 Platinum & Gold Collection — — — — Arista2007 Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign — 87 — — Atlantic Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen 54 7 — — Arista2010 The Very Best of Aretha Franklin — — 59 — Rhino2011 Great American Songbook — — — — Legacy "—" marks that the album did not chart or was not certified

Live albums
 Year AlbumChart positions UScertificates Record label US USR&B1965 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 USR&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 US USR&B USA/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 US USR&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 SingleChart positions UScertificates US USR&B USA/C UK 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 SingleChart positions UScertificates US USR&B USA/C USDance UK 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

Other websites
 Billboard chart history
 The Official Charts.com, UK chart history

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