List of awards received by Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin at Madame Tussauds in New York City.

List of singer Aretha Franklin's awards:

Awards

Year Award Awards Notes
1961 Most Promising New Female Vocalist Down Beat
1968 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording for "Respect" Grammy Awards
1968 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Respect" Grammy Awards Aretha won this award eight consecutive times, because of this, the award was sometimes referred to as "The Aretha Award".
1969 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Chain of Fools" Grammy Awards
1970 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Share Your Love With Me" Grammy Awards
1971 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Don't Play That Song" Grammy Awards
1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Grammy Awards
1973 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for Young, Gifted & Black Grammy Awards
1973 Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance for Amazing Grace Grammy Awards
1974 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Master of Eyes" Grammy Awards
1975 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" Grammy Awards This ended her Grammy-winning streak; singer Natalie Cole won against Aretha the following year.
1976 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist American Music Awards
1977 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist American Music Awards
1981 Hollywood Walk of Fame star Hollywood This was postponed following the shooting of Aretha's father, Reverend C. L. Franklin
1982 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Hold On, I'm Comin'" Grammy Awards
1983 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album for 'Jump To It' American Music Awards Aretha was one of the hosts of this year's ceremonies. She was in the process of relocating back to Detroit.
1986 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Freeway of Love" Grammy Awards
1987 Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Performer category Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum The first woman ever to be inducted
1988 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for Aretha Grammy Awards
1988 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals with George Michael for "I Knew You Were Waiting for Me" Grammy Awards
1989 Best Soul Gospel Performance – Female for One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Grammy Awards
1991 Grammy Legend Award NARAS
1994 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NARAS
1994 Kennedy Center Honors John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts At the time, the youngest to receive the honor; Stevie Wonder passed the record five years later.
2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Wonderful" Grammy Awards
2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom President of the United States
2005 Inducted to the UK Music Hall of Fame UK Music Hall of Fame
2006 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "A House Is Not a Home" Grammy Awards
2008 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance for "Never Gonna Break My Faith" with Mary J. Blige Grammy Awards
2012 Inducted to the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame Gospel Music Association

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