Aretha Franklin's music returns to the Official Charts following her death

Three Aretha Franklin albums re-enter this week's Top 40 following her death last week; Soul Queen at 15, 30 Greatest Hits at 16 (both are new peaks for the albums) and Respect - The Very Best Of at 27.

Just outside the Top 40 is A Brand New Me; an orchestral album of Aretha's hits released last December reaches a new peak at Number 45.

On the Official Singles Chart, three Aretha classics land inside the Top 100. 1968’s I Say A Little Prayer is at 51, her UK breakthrough single R.E.S.P.E.C.T at 63 and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman lands at 79 – the first ever UK chart entry for the Carole King-penned track.

Across her entire catalogue, Aretha’s tracks notched up an impressive 10.1 million streams this week, with I Say A Little Prayer and R.E.S.P.E.C.T each gaining over one million plays over the past week. 

OfficialCharts.com recently revealed Aretha Franklin's biggest hits of the digital era - her Official Top 10 most downloaded and streamed songs.