Aretha Now (studio album)
by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Now by Aretha Franklin
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 1,737th   
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 186 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (172nd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,737th)

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Aretha Franklin bestography

Aretha Now is ranked 3rd 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 4,339.

Aretha Franklin album bestography « Higher ranked (623rd)
Lady Soul
This album (1,737th)
Aretha Now
Lower ranked (2,797th) »
Young, Gifted And Black

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Aretha Now track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Aretha Now rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,737th | 1960s rank: 172nd | 1968 rank: 31st

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79/100 (from 186 votes)
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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 78.5/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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85/100
From 08/04/2022 11:27 | #288116
The National Treasure of USA, makes this an unforgettable treat of great soul,this really something special.
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From 01/27/2020 21:02 | #247236
Her voice really was something special...
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From 08/22/2019 18:22 | #241530
Think makes this album more than worth listening to. The rest is solid enough.
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From 03/20/2016 13:58 | #162244
This is not her best record, that being said it's still damn good. The woman has a voice that transcends genre and can make a average song something special.
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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. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd
12. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
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. Wheels Of Fire by Cream
18. Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
19. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
20. S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
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