Aretha Franklin timeline

Aretha Franklin Releases "With Everything I Feel in Me"

With Everything I Feel in Me is an 1974 album released by R&B/soul singer Aretha Franklin. Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "You"

You is an Aretha Franklin album, released in 1975. It was a commercial failure, stalling at #83 on Billboard's album chart. The album's only single... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Sparkle"

Sparkle is an Aretha Franklin album, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield. The disc is the soundtrack album for the 1976 Warner Bros. motion... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Sweet Passion"

Sweet Passion is a (see 1977 in music) album by soul singer Aretha Franklin, for Atlantic Records. Off of the latest success of her last album... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Almighty Fire"

Almighty Fire is (see 1978 in music) the penultimate studio album recorded by soul singer Aretha Franklin, for Atlantic Records. By the time of... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "La Diva"

La Diva is an Aretha Franklin album released in 1979. In an attempt to make a comeback, Franklin decided to record a Disco-oriented album with the... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Aretha Sings the Blues"

Aretha Sings the Blues is a 1980 compilation of previously released Aretha Franklin recordings from Franklin's tenure with Columbia Records. Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Aretha" (1980 Album)

Aretha is a solo album by R&B singer Aretha Franklin released on Arista Records in 1980. This is the second album with this title to be released by... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Love All the Hurt Away"

Love All the Hurt Away is an album by American R&B singer Aretha Franklin, only the singer's sophomore release for label Arista Records.Her cover... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Jump to It"

Jump To It is a Gold-certified, chart-topping Aretha Franklin album, originally released in the summer of 1982. It enjoyed a long run at #1 on... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Get It Right"

Get It Right is an Aretha Franklin album. The album's title song, written by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller, became a number one hit on... Read more

Governor James Blanchard Declares Aretha a "Natural Resource"

In 1985, then-Gov. James Blanchard of Michigan declared her voice “a natural resource” during a ceremony that marked her 25 years in show business. Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Who's Zoomin' Who?"

Who's Zoomin' Who? is an album by R&B singer Aretha Franklin, originally released in the summer of 1985. It was the first million-selling Platinum... Read more

Aretha Franklin Returns to the Top Ten with "Freeway of Love"

July 6, 1985: “Freeway of Love,” by Aretha Franklin, marks the soul diva’s return to the Top Ten for the first time in more than a decade. Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Aretha" (1986 Album)

Aretha is an Aretha Franklin album, originally released in 1986. This is the third album with this title to be released by the artist. Other... Read more

Aretha Franklin is Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

January 21, 1987: Aretha Franklin is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the second annual induction dinner. Keith Richard is her... Read more

Aretha Franklin Sings at Wrestlemania III

On March 29, 1987, Franklin sang "America the Beautiful" at WrestleMania III. Read more

Aretha Franklin Hits Number One for Second Time

Aretha Franklin hits Number One for the second time in her career with “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me),” a duet with George Michael. Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism"

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism is a 1987 Gospel album recorded by Aretha Franklin, for Arista Records. Recorded at her late father Reverend C.L.... Read more

Aretha Wins "Best R&B Vocal Performance" Grammy

Aretha Franklin wins Grammy Awards for Aretha (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female) and “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)” (Best R&B Performance by... Read more

Aretha Franklin Wins “Best Soul Gospel Album, Female” Grammy

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, by Aretha Franklin, wins a Grammy Award in the “Best Soul Gospel Album, Female” category. Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Through the Storm"

Through The Storm is the final studio album recorded by singer Aretha Franklin in the 1980's, released on Arista Records in 1989. Despite the hit... Read more

Aretha Franklin Receives a Lifetime Achievement Award

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Queen of Soul"

Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings is an 86-track, four-disc box set detailing Aretha Franklin's Atlantic career, starting in 1967 with the... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "A Rose Is Still a Rose"

A Rose Is Still A Rose is a Gold-certified, Grammy nominated 1998 album by American Soul singer Aretha Franklin. The album was a successful... Read more