Lady Soul
by Aretha Franklin

Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-01-22
Overall rank: 629th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 509 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1968 (13th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (75th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (629th)

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Aretha Franklin bestography

Lady Soul is ranked 2nd best out of 68 albums by Aretha Franklin on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Aretha Franklin is I Never Loved A Man, The Way I Love You which is ranked number 390 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,294.

Aretha Franklin album bestography « Higher ranked (390th)
I Never Loved A Man, The Way I Love You
This album (629th)
Lady Soul
Lower ranked (1,814th) »
Aretha Now

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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A TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN OF SOUL - ARETHA FRANKLIN
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, United States. United States
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A TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN OF SOUL - ARETHA FRANKLIN
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, United States. United States
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Soulville-Respect to the Queen Aretha Franklin w/DeNita Asberry
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Lady Soul rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 629th | 1960s rank: 75th | 1968 rank: 13th

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Lady Soul ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 509 votes)
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75/100
 
02/28/2026 22:04 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
40/100
 
02/03/2026 12:10 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,69383/100
 
85/100
 
01/20/2026 01:22 jnmayles  Ratings distribution  2,11473/100
 
75/100
 
12/23/2025 09:59 marcoserra1966  Ratings distribution  79858/100
 
80/100
 
12/13/2025 05:18 colabunga  Ratings distribution  59180/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 78.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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80/100
From 05/03/2022 13:36 | #284911
As always great voice and I especially like more upbeat tracks like my favorite here: Chain Of Fools.
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100/100
From 01/28/2022 12:30 | #280219
One of the best records of one of the best recorded voices in music history!
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Rating:  
70/100
From 10/28/2021 15:19 | #275471
Some of her best, and therefore some of the overall best vocal performances ever but also some just decent covers.
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95/100
From 09/30/2021 14:01 | #274476
One of the best voices in recorded music history, paired with great instrumentation and fantastic songs. What's not to like? Highlights: Chain of Fools, You Make Me Feel, People Get Ready, Good to Me As I've Been to You.
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55/100
From 02/08/2021 13:55 | #266004
premier vocalist of all time. decent r and b
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90/100
From 11/10/2020 04:10 | #260520
An impressive collection of songs lined up for a master to deliver.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 10/10/2020 11:16 | #259165
Obra-prima!!! Do imenso soul de sua performance nasce o hard rock e o pop. Ecoa o gospel e o R&B!
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Rating:  
90/100
From 08/22/2019 17:52 | #241528
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman turns this album from a really good one to an awesome one.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 05/18/2018 20:57 | #215157
Simply one of the greatest soul albums of all time. Brilliant
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75/100
From 02/13/2018 19:59 | #207990
Questo non può essere il miglior disco di Aretha Franklin solamente perché la vetta era già stata raggiunta ed in maniera inequivocabile l'anno precedente.
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Best Albums of 1968
1. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
4. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
5. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
6. Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
7. White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
8. Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
9. Music From Big Pink by The Band
10. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
11. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
12. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd
13. Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
14. We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention
15. The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
16. Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company
17. Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
18. Wheels Of Fire by Cream
19. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
20. S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
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