Here are the biggest Billboard chart achievements and most iconic moments from the career of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
Evan Burke
Nothing but respect for the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Today we celebrate the iconic diva and remember some of her most important moments in our pop culture.
Evan Burke
Aretha Franklin placed 20 singles at the top of Billboard's R&B and Hip-Hop Songs chart during her career that began in the 1950s. Frankly, her catalog is the soul of American music and two of her hits reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Franklin earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Arts in 1987, became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and who could forget when she tore down the Kennedy Center house in 2016, and even made President Obama cry.
Evan Burke
We lost Aretha in August 2018. Her life was celebrated in a biopic starring Jennifer Hudson titled simply 'Respect.' This has been on your pop culture rewind.
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