This discography documents the releases of albums and singles by the 20 time Grammy Award winning US singer, Aretha Franklin.
Note that these two singles, originally issued on the JVB label, were reissued on Checker Records in 1958 and 1959.
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 1956 | "Never Grow Old" | - | - | |
| 1957 | "Precious Lord (Part 1)" | - | - | |
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 1960 | "Today I Sing the Blues" (original issue) | - | 10 | |
| 1961 | "Won't Be Long" | 76 | 7 | |
| 1961 | "Maybe I'm A Fool" | - | - | |
| 1961 | "Operation Heartbreak" | - | 6 | |
| 1961 | "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | 37 | - | |
| 1962 | "I Surrender, Dear" (A-Side) | 87 | - | |
| 1962 | "Rough Lover" (B-Side) | 94 | - | |
| 1962 | "Don't Cry, Baby" | 92 | - | |
| 1962 | "Try a Little Tenderness" (A-Side) | 100 | - | |
| 1962 | "Just For A Thrill" (B-Side) | 111 | - | |
| 1963 | "Say It Isn't So" (A-Side) | 113 | - | |
| 1963 | "Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out)" (B-Side) | 125 | - | |
| 1963 | "Trouble In Mind" | 86 | - | |
| 1963 | "Skylark" | - | - | |
| 1964 | "Soulville" (original issue) | 121 | - | |
| 1964 | "Runnin' Out of Fools" | 57 | 30 | |
| 1964 | "Winter Wonderland" | - | - | |
| 1965 | "Can't You Just See Me" | 96 | - | |
| 1965 | "One Step Ahead" | 119 | 18 | |
| 1965 | "(No, No) I'm Losing You" | 114 | - | |
| 1965 | "You Made Me Love You" | 109 | - | |
| 1965 | "Hands Off" | - | - | |
| 1965 | "Cry Like a Baby" | 113 | 27 | |
| 1966 | "Mockingbird" | 94 | - | |
The following Columbia singles were issued (or in some cases re-issued) after Aretha Franklin's success on Atlantic Records.
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | |||
| 1967 | "Lee Cross" | - | 31 | |
| 1967 | "Take a Look" | 56 | 28 | |
| 1967 | "Jim" | - | - | |
| 1968 | "Soulville" (re-issue of 1964 single) | 83 | - | |
| 1969 | "Today I Sing the Blues" (re-issue of 1960 single) | 101 | - | |
A-sides and B-sides that charted separately have individual entries. Singles that were tracked as "double A-sides" (mainly on the R&B chart) have both titles listed under one entry, as with "Border Song (Holy Moses)" / "You And Me".
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK | RIAA Certification | ||
| 1967 | "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (A-Side) | 9 | 1 | -- | Gold |
| 1967 | "Do Right Woman - Do Right Man" (B-Side) | -- | 37 | -- | |
| 1967 | "Respect" | 1 | 1 | 10 | Gold |
| 1967 | "Baby I Love You" | 4 | 1 | 39 | Gold |
| 1967 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | 8 | 2 | -- | |
| 1967 | "Chain of Fools" | 2 | 1 | 43 | Gold |
| 1968 | "Satisfaction" (UK release only) | 37 | |||
| 1968 | "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (A-Side) | 5 | 1 | 47 | Gold |
| 1968 | "Ain't No Way" (B-Side) | 16 | 9 | -- | |
| 1968 | "Think" (A-Side) | 7 | 1 | 26 | Gold |
| 1968 | "You Send Me" (B-Side) | 56 | 28 | -- | |
| 1968 | "The House That Jack Built" (A-Side) | 6 | 2 | -- | |
| 1968 | "I Say a Little Prayer" (B-Side) | 10 | 3 | 4 | Gold |
| 1968 | "See Saw" (A-Side) | 14 | 9 | -- | Gold |
| 1968 | "My Song" (B-Side) | 31 | 10 | -- | |
| 1969 | "The Weight" (A-Side) | 19 | 3 | -- | |
| 1969 | "Tracks Of My Tears" (B-Side) | 71 | 21 | -- | |
| 1969 | "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (A-Side) | 28 | 3 | -- | |
| 1969 | "Gentle On My Mind" (B-Side) | 76 | 50 | -- | |
| 1969 | "Share Your Love with Me" | 13 | 1 | -- | |
| 1969 | "Eleanor Rigby" | 17 | 5 | -- | |
| 1970 | "Call Me" / "Son of a Preacher Man" | 13 | 1 | -- | |
| 1970 | "Spirit In The Dark" / "The Thrill Is Gone'' (with the Dixie Flyers) | 23 | 3 | -- | |
| 1970 | "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" (with the Dixie Flyers) | 11 | 1 | 13 | Gold |
| 1970 | "Border Song (Holy Moses)" / "You And Me"*** (*** with the Dixie Flyers) | 37 | 5 | -- | |
| 1971 | "You're All I Need to Get By" | 19 | 3 | -- | |
| 1971 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" / "Brand New Me" | 6 | 1 | -- | Gold |
| 1971 | "Spanish Harlem" | 2 | 1 | 14 | Gold |
| 1971 | "Rock Steady" (A-Side) | 9 | 2 | -- | Gold |
| 1971 | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" (B-Side) | 73 | 9 | -- | |
| 1972 | "Day Dreaming" | 5 | 1 | -- | Gold |
| 1972 | "All The King's Horses" / "April Fools" | 26 | 7 | -- | |
| 1972 | "Wholy Holy" | 81 | 49 | -- | |
| 1973 | "Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)" | 33 | 8 | -- | |
| 1973 | "Angel" | 20 | 1 | 37 | |
| 1973 | "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" | 3 | 1 | 26 | Gold |
| 1974 | "I'm in Love" | 19 | 1 | -- | |
| 1974 | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | 47 | 6 | -- | |
| 1974 | "Without Love" | 45 | 6 | -- | |
| 1975 | "With Everything I Feel In Me" | -- | 20 | -- | |
| 1975 | "Mr DJ (5 For The DJ)" | 53 | 13 | -- | |
| 1976 | "You" | -- | 15 | -- | |
| 1976 | "Something He Can Feel" | 28 | 1 | -- | |
| 1976 | "Jump" / "Hooked On Your Love" | 72 | 17 | -- | |
| 1977 | "Look Into Your Heart" | 82 | 10 | -- | |
| 1977 | "Break It To Me Gently" | 85 | 1 | -- | |
| 1977 | "When I Think About You" | -- | 16 | -- | |
| 1978 | "Almighty Fire (Woman Of The Future)" | 103 | 12 | -- | |
| 1978 | "More Than Just A Joy" | -- | 51 | -- | |
| 1979 | "Ladies Only" | -- | 33 | -- | |
| 1979 | "Half A Love" | -- | 65 | -- | |
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK | RIAA Certification | ||
| 1980 | "United Together" | 56 | 3 | - | |
| 1980 | "What a Fool Believes" | - | 17 | 46 | |
| 1981 | "Come To Me" | 84 | 39 | -- | |
| 1981 | "Love All The Hurt Away" (with George Benson) | 46 | 6 | 49 | |
| 1982 | "It's My Turn" | - | 29 | -- | |
| 1982 | "Jump To It" | 24 | 1 | 42 | |
| 1982 | "Love Me Right" | - | 22 | -- | |
| 1983 | "This Is For Real" | - | 63 | -- | |
| 1983 | "Get It Right" | 61 | 1 | 74 | |
| 1983 | "Every Girl (Wants My Guy)" | - | 7 | -- | |
| 1985 | "Freeway of Love" | 3 | 1 | 68 | |
| 1985 | "Who's Zoomin' Who" | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1985 | "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" (with Eurythmics) | 18 | 66 | 9 | |
| 1986 | "Another Night" | 22 | 9 | 54 | |
| 1986 | "Freeway Of Love" (UK reissue) | -- | -- | 51 | |
| 1986 | "Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You" | - | 30 | 78 | |
| 1986 | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | 21 | 20 | 58 | |
| 1987 | "Jimmy Lee" | 28 | 2 | 46 | |
| 1987 | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (with George Michael) | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1987 | "Rock-A-Lott" | 82 | 25 | 84 | |
| 1987 | "If You Need My Love Tonight" (with Larry Graham) | - | 88 | -- | |
| 1988 | "If Ever A Love There Was" (with Four Tops) | - | 18 | -- | |
| 1989 | "Through The Storm" (with Elton John) | 16 | -- | 41 | |
| 1989 | "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be (with Whitney Houston)" | 41 | 5 | 29 | |
| 1989 | "Gimme Your Love" (with James Brown) | - | 48 | 79 | |
| 1990 | "Think" (from The Blues Brothers soundtrack) (UK release only) | 31 | |||
| 1991 | "Everyday People" | - | 13 | 69 | |
| 1991 | "Someone Else's Eyes" | - | 53 | -- | |
| 1991 | "Ever Changing Times" (featuring Michael McDonald) | - | 19 | -- | |
| 1992 | "Someday We'll All Be Free" | - | -- | -- | |
| 1994 | "A Deeper Love" (Ft Lisa Fischer) | 63 | 30 | 5 | |
| 1994 | "Willing to Forgive" | 26 | 5 | 17 | |
| 1994 | "Honey" | 114 | 30 | -- | |
| 1996 | "It Hurts Like Hell" | 116 | 51 | -- | |
| 1998 | "A Rose is Still a Rose" | 26 | 5 | 22 | Gold |
| 1998 | "Here We Go Again" | 76 | 24 | 68 | |
| 1998 | "In Case You Forgot" | - | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | "In The Morning" | - | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | "How Many Times" | - | -- | -- | |
| 2003 | "The Only Thing Missin'" | - | 53 | -- | |
| 2003 | "Wonderful" | - | 46 | -- | |
| 2007 | "Put You Up On Game"(featuring Fantasia) | -- | 41 | -- | |