Aretha Now
by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Now by Aretha Franklin
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 1,674th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 186 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (163rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,674th)

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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 4,306.

Aretha Franklin album bestography « Higher ranked (626th)
Lady Soul
This album (1,674th)
Aretha Now
Lower ranked (2,773rd) »
Young, Gifted And Black

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

Upcoming concerts

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Fri
A TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN OF SOUL - ARETHA FRANKLIN
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, United States. United States
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Mar
13
Fri
A TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN OF SOUL - ARETHA FRANKLIN
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, United States. United States
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Mar
25
Wed
Soulville-Respect to the Queen Aretha Franklin w/DeNita Asberry
Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hot, Detroit, United States. United States
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Aretha Now rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,674th | 1960s rank: 163rd | 1968 rank: 31st
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2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 196820/1004
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 196883/1001
2026gregthealienTop 101-200 Greatest Music Albums51/100 -
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s64/1007
2026javicho07Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s31/10014
2026 Squonk007Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s58/1009
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s50/10010
2026martinthoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s59/1008
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s34/10013
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 196878/1001
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s17/10017
2026 Squonk007Top 10 Music Albums of 19686/103
2026lanadeleswiftTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s41/10012
2026matterhornriderTop 56 Music Albums of 196826/563
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 19687/1005
2026 CharlieBarleyTop 100 Greatest Music Albums36/10065
2026 RockyRaccoonSoul48/64 -
2026 LeonardTop 87 Music Albums of 196831/873
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Greatest Music Albums14/10087
2026martinthoTop 55 Music Albums of 196819/553
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 195
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,013
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 186 votes)
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12/12/2025 06:38 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,61370/100
 
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12/12/2025 02:15 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,75563/100
 
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12/10/2025 17:54 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  1,83070/100
 
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10/09/2025 14:40 an-outlaw  Ratings distribution  52574/100
 
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10/07/2025 10:53 JacobMullis  Ratings distribution  73488/100

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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 78.5/100, 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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90/100
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. 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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