Aretha
by Aretha Franklin
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Aretha Franklin bestography
Aretha is ranked 25th 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 396 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,157.
(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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Aretha track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Aretha rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1986 | 55/77 | - |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 33 Music Albums of 1986 | 25/33 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 1986 | 42/60 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1986 | 63/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 69 Music Albums of 1986 | 47/69 | 2 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Soul Child | 67/100 | - |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | MARTINBORS | Top 40 Music Albums of 1986 | 36/40 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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Aretha ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/03/2025 09:45 | RemainInLight | 3,777 | 36/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2025 14:14 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2024 07:40 | Tamthebam | 23,296 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.5/100, a mean average of 64.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
Aretha forum mentions
neilgee 10/11/2020 19:58 in What album are you listening to right now?Aretha comments
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TheDude85 08/10/2021 18:17 | #272422
Aretha Franklin always gave her best to keep abreast of current musical trends. This 1986 release shows "The Queen Of Soul" going with the flow of 80s music through association with producer Narada Michael Walden and managed her second straight multi-hit album following on the heels of multi-platinum "Who's Zoomin' Who." Her duets with George Michael ("I Knew You Were Waiting") and Larry Graham ("If You Need My Love Tonight") were chart toppers, and "Jimmy Lee" showed she could blend with the times. Quite an accomplishment for someone deemed passé a few short years before.
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