Aretha's Best Explained

Aretha's Best
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	Aretha Franklin
Cover:	File:Aretha_Franklin_-_Aretha's_Best_Cover.jpg
Released:	May 15, 2001
Genre:	R&B
Length:	70:07
Label:	Rhino
Prev Title:	Love Songs
Prev Year:	2001
Next Year:	2002

Aretha's Best is a greatest hits compilation by Aretha Franklin released in 2001. This "best of" album contains 20 tracks which were recorded by Franklin from 1967-1987.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Rhino's Aretha's Best is notable for attempting to squeeze highlights of every era of Aretha's career onto one disc."

Chart performance

Aretha's Best peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200.^[1]

Track listing

All track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[2]

External links

• Aretha Franklin Official Site
• Rhino Records Official Site

Notes and References

1. Aretha Franklin Chart History Billboard 200 . Billboard . 28 December 2019.
2. Liner notes. Aretha's Best . 2001 . Franklin. Aretha. Rhino Records.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20010723225054/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. July 23, 2001. R&B : Top 50. Jam!. April 6, 2022. Wayback Machine.