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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored 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 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 albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Lady Soul, Spirit in the Dark, Young, Gifted and Black, Amazing Grace, and Sparkle, 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, Who's Zoomin' Who?, Aretha and A Rose Is Still a Rose. Franklin is one of the best-selling music artists, with more than 75 million records sold worldwide. She charted 112 singles on the US Billboard charts, including 73 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 96 R&B entries and 20 number-one R&B singles. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
Songs See All
Albums See All
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Oldies Selection, the Electrifying
2025
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femme naturelle
2025
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Precios Lord
2025
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The Electrifying
2025
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Aretha Franklin
2024
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Aretha Franklin & Gloria Gaynor: Respect
2024
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God Bless the Child
2024
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The Love Letters
2024
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Love Is The Only Thing
2023
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I Don't Know You Anymore
2023
Singles & EPs See All
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Kissin' By the Mistletoe
Single • 2025
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Got A Feelin'
EP • 2023
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Would You Believe
EP • 2023
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You Light up My Life
Single • 2021
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Somewhere (Alternate Version)
Single • 2020
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My Kind Of Town (Detroit Is) [Demo]
Single • 2020
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Never Gonna Break My Faith (feat. The Boys Choir of Harlem)
Single • 2020
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Over the Rainbow
EP • 2019
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Love Is the Only Thing
Single • 2018
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Sweet Lover
Single • 2018
Videos See All
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Ever Changing Times (Official Music Video) (feat. Michael McDonald)
Aretha Franklin • 54M views
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(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Lyric Video)
Aretha Franklin • 11M views
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Presenting Aretha Franklin
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sunny Vintage Soul
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Soul Sisters
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sing-Along Soul
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Respect: '60s Iconic Queens
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Essential '80s R&B
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Tapestry: '70s Queens
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Classic Songs to Raise Your Kids To
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Vintage Blues Reworked
Playlist • YouTube Music
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Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits | Official Artist Playlist 🎵
Playlist • Aretha Franklin • 906K views
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