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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:IKYWWFM.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3f/IKYWWFM.jpg/220px-IKYWWFM.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/IKYWWFM.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="258" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1986_album)" title="Aretha (1986 album)">Aretha</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">23 January 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-01-23</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1986</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">Dance-pop</a><sup id="cite_ref-Breihan_2021_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Breihan_2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a><sup id="cite_ref-Breihan_2021_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Breihan_2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a><sup id="cite_ref-Stanley_2013_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stanley_2013-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">4</span>:<span class="s">01</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Climie" title="Simon Climie">Simon Climie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Morgan_(songwriter)" title="Dennis Morgan (songwriter)">Dennis Morgan</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Lee_(song)" title="Jimmy Lee (song)">Jimmy Lee</a>" <br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)</b>" <br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Rock-A-Lott" title="Rock-A-Lott">Rock-A-Lott</a>" <br />(1987) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: khaki"><a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color: inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0">"<a href="/wiki/A_Different_Corner" title="A Different Corner">A Different Corner</a>"<br />(1986) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em">"<b>I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)</b>"<br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em">"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_Your_Sex" title="I Want Your Sex">I Want Your Sex</a>"<br />(1987) </td></tr> </tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:khaki">Music video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDxzQJaA228"><span class="plainlinks">"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)</b>" is a song released by American singer <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> and English singer <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a> as a duet in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was a number one hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a> listed "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" as Franklin's all-time biggest <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Hot 100</a> single.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was Franklin's biggest hit on the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> chart, reaching number two.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was written by <a href="/wiki/Simon_Climie" title="Simon Climie">Simon Climie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Morgan_(songwriter)" title="Dennis Morgan (songwriter)">Dennis Morgan</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Franklin and Michael won a 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_recording">Background and recording</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and recording"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1984, Michael was approached to write and produce a song for Franklin for an unspecified soundtrack album; however, his busy schedule with <a href="/wiki/Wham!" title="Wham!">Wham!</a> made it impossible for him to do so at the time. Michael was also anxious that writing for one of his favourite artists could be too nerve-wracking (considering himself to be unworthy) and that for Franklin to sing a song he had written would be "ludicrous".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Michael, he originally approached both <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> respectively, before Franklin.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following Michael's death in December 2016, Franklin recalled the following about the recording of "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)": </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The first time I heard George was with Wham! and I liked it then. He had a very unique sound, very different from anything that was out there. When <a href="/wiki/Clive_Davis" title="Clive Davis">Clive [Davis]</a>, [Franklin's producer and label boss] suggested we get together for "I Knew You Were Waiting", I was all ready. It reminded me of [working with producer] <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Wexler" title="Jerry Wexler">Jerry Wexler</a>. We'd go in the studio and cut songs. If we were happy with what we recorded, Jerry would say, "Let's wait until tomorrow. If we feel the same way [then] that we do now, maybe we have a hit." "I Knew You Were Waiting" had that. Musically, it does not grow old.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception_and_chart_performance">Reception and chart performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reception and chart performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve his ambition to sing with one of his favorite artists, and it reached number one on both the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was Franklin's first and only UK number-one hit.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his book titled <i>Dynamic Duets: The Best Pop Collaborations from 1955 to 1999</i>, author Bob Leszczak described "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" as a "joyous and uplifting duet".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_video">Music video</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Music video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The official music video for the song was directed by <a href="/wiki/Andy_Morahan" title="Andy Morahan">Andy Morahan</a><sup id="cite_ref-mvdbase_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mvdbase-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was filmed in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It begins with George Michael and two bodyguards entering a dark room. There is a large viewing screen on the wall showing Aretha Franklin preparing for George Michael. Over the course of the video, each of the singers is shown performing the song both in front of the screen and on it. During the second verse, footage from both Franklin's and Michael's earlier careers is shown on the screen. As the second chorus ends, Michael joins Franklin on the stage, and footage of earlier famous duet pairs—<a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonny_and_Cher" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonny and Cher">Sonny and Cher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ike_and_Tina_Turner" class="mw-redirect" title="Ike and Tina Turner">Ike and Tina Turner</a>, and others—are shown on the viewing screen while Michael and Franklin sing the song's bridge. At the end of the video, Franklin winks at the camera.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Aretha Franklin – lead vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a> – lead vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter Afanasieff</a> – synthesizers, <a href="/wiki/Moog_synthesizer" title="Moog synthesizer">Moog synth bass</a>, programming</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corrado_Rustici" title="Corrado Rustici">Corrado Rustici</a> – <a href="/wiki/Charvel" title="Charvel">Charvel</a> <a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a> <a href="/wiki/Guitar_synthesizer" title="Guitar synthesizer">guitar synthesizer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Jackson" title="Randy Jackson">Randy Jackson</a> – bass guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narada_Michael_Walden" title="Narada Michael Walden">Narada Michael Walden</a> – drums</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Glass" title="Preston Glass">Preston Glass</a> – drum programming, percussion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gigi_Gonaway" title="Gigi Gonaway">Gigi Gonaway</a> – tambourine, percussion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Hey" title="Jerry Hey">Jerry Hey</a> – string arrangement</li> <li>Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals</li> <li>Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilstrap" title="Jim Gilstrap">Jim Gilstrap</a> – backing vocals</li> <li>Jennifer Hall – backing vocals</li> <li>Myrna Matthews – backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claytoven_Richardson" title="Claytoven Richardson">Claytoven Richardson</a> – backing vocals</li> <li>Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Austria (<a href="/wiki/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Ö3 Austria Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Austria_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Austria_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Flanders_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Flanders_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Canadatopsingles_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Canadatopsingles_-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Adult Contemporary (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Denmark (<a href="/wiki/IFPI_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="IFPI Denmark">IFPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/wiki/European_Hot_100_Singles" title="European Hot 100 Singles">European Hot 100 Singles</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Finland (<a href="/wiki/The_Official_Finnish_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="The Official Finnish Charts">Suomen virallinen lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Germany (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">GfK</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Germany_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Germany_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Italy (Hit Parade)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch40_-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_New_Zealand_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Norway (<a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">VG-lista</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Norway_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Norway_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Spain (<a href="/wiki/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Productores de Música de España">PROMUSICAE</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/wiki/Sverigetopplistan" title="Sverigetopplistan">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Sweden_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Sweden_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Switzerland (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Switzerland_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Switzerland_Aretha_Franklin_&_George_Michael-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UK_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UK_-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_George_Michael_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardhot100_George_Michael-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_George_Michael_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_George_Michael-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_George_Michael_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_George_Michael-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_George_Michael_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_George_Michael-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Zimbabwe (<a href="/wiki/List_of_record_charts" title="List of record charts">ZIMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <caption>1987 year-end chart performance for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1987) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (Kent Music Report)<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<i>RPM</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">European Top 100 Singles (<i>Music & Media</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (Single Top 100)<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Singles (<a href="/wiki/Gallup_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallup (company)">Gallup</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Adult Contemporary (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1987" title="Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987">US Top Pop Singles (<i>Billboard</i>)</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i><a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cash Box</a></i> Top 100 Singles<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">West Germany (Official German Charts)<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>52 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Certifications and sales for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-AustraliaAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AustraliaAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>35,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/NVPI" title="NVPI">NVPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-NetherlandsAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NetherlandsAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>75,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_KingdomAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_KingdomAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>515,114<sup id="cite_ref-UK_sales_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_sales-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small><br /><small><sup>‡</sup> Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 April</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Offiziellecharts.de&rft.atitle=Top+100+Single-Jahrescharts%3A+1987&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offiziellecharts.de%2Fcharts%2Fsingle-jahr%2Ffor-date-1987&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AI+Knew+You+Were+Waiting+%28For+Me%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AustraliaAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-AustraliaAretha_Franklin_and_George_MichaelI_Knew_You_Were_Waiting_(For_Me)singleCertRef_57-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AAAdVk17fViUnXNKd5SZXapJa/2016%20Accreds.pdf">"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">Australian Recording Industry Association</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Swinging Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Laughing_on_the_Outside" title="Laughing on the Outside">Laughing on the Outside</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unforgettable:_A_Tribute_to_Dinah_Washington" title="Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington">Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Out_of_Fools" title="Runnin' Out of Fools">Runnin' Out of Fools</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yeah!!!" title="Yeah!!!">Yeah!!!</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Faith_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Songs of Faith (Aretha Franklin album)">Songs of Faith</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Sister_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Soul Sister (Aretha Franklin album)">Soul Sister</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_Like_You_Give_It" title="Take It Like You Give It">Take It Like You Give It</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_the_Way_I_Love_You" title="I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You">I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Arrives" title="Aretha Arrives">Aretha Arrives</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Soul" title="Lady Soul">Lady Soul</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Now" title="Aretha Now">Aretha Now</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_%2769" title="Soul '69">Soul '69</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soft_and_Beautiful" title="Soft and Beautiful">Soft and Beautiful</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Girl%27s_in_Love_with_You" title="This Girl's in Love with You">This Girl's in Love with You</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark" title="Spirit in the Dark">Spirit in the Dark</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young,_Gifted_and_Black" title="Young, Gifted and Black">Young, Gifted and Black</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Now_Hey_(The_Other_Side_of_the_Sky)" title="Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)">Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_in_Your_Life" title="Let Me in Your Life">Let Me in Your Life</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/With_Everything_I_Feel_in_Me" title="With Everything I Feel in Me">With Everything I Feel in Me</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="You (Aretha Franklin album)">You</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkle_(soundtrack)" title="Sparkle (soundtrack)">Sparkle</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Passion" title="Sweet Passion">Sweet Passion</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Almighty_Fire" title="Almighty Fire">Almighty Fire</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_Diva_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="La Diva (Aretha Franklin album)">La Diva</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1980_album)" title="Aretha (1980 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_All_the_Hurt_Away" title="Love All the Hurt Away">Love All the Hurt Away</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jump_to_It" title="Jump to It">Jump to It</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_It_Right_(album)" title="Get It Right (album)">Get It Right</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Zoomin%27_Who%3F" title="Who's Zoomin' Who?">Who's Zoomin' Who?</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_(1986_album)" title="Aretha (1986 album)">Aretha</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Through_the_Storm_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Through the Storm (Aretha Franklin album)">Through the Storm</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_You_See_Is_What_You_Sweat" title="What You See Is What You Sweat">What You See Is What You Sweat</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Rose_Is_Still_a_Rose" title="A Rose Is Still a Rose">A Rose Is Still a Rose</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Damn_Happy_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="So Damn Happy (Aretha Franklin album)">So Damn Happy</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Christmas,_Aretha" title="This Christmas, Aretha">This Christmas, Aretha</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_Falling_Out_of_Love" title="A Woman Falling Out of Love">A Woman Falling Out of Love</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin_Sings_the_Great_Diva_Classics" title="Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics">Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_in_Paris" title="Aretha in Paris">Aretha in Paris</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Live_at_Fillmore_West" title="Aretha Live at Fillmore West">Aretha Live at Fillmore West</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album)">Amazing Grace</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Lord,_One_Faith,_One_Baptism" title="One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism">One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i>Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972</i> (2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation<br />albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Look_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Take a Look (Aretha Franklin album)">Take a Look</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Gold" title="Aretha's Gold">Aretha's Gold</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Aretha's Greatest Hits">Aretha's Greatest Hits</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="The Best of Aretha Franklin">The Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Sings_the_Blues" title="Aretha Sings the Blues">Aretha Sings the Blues</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/30_Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="30 Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">30 Greatest Hits</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Soul:_The_Atlantic_Recordings" title="Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings">Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings</a></i> (1992/2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits:_1980%E2%80%931994" title="Greatest Hits: 1980–1994">Greatest Hits: 1980–1994</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin,_Vol._1" title="The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1">The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Aretha Franklin album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aretha%27s_Best" title="Aretha's Best">Aretha's Best</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Respect:_The_Very_Best_of_Aretha_Franklin" title="Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin">Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_in_Waiting:_The_Columbia_Years_(1960%E2%80%931965)" title="The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)">The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965)</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rare_%26_Unreleased_Recordings_from_the_Golden_Reign_of_the_Queen_of_Soul" title="Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul">Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jewels_in_the_Crown:_All-Star_Duets_with_the_Queen" title="Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen">Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Brand_New_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_album)" title="A Brand New Me (Aretha Franklin album)">A Brand New Me</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic_Singles_Collection_1967%E2%80%931970" title="The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970">The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Hand,_Precious_Lord" title="Take My Hand, Precious Lord">Precious Lord (Part 1)</a>" (1959)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Today_I_Sing_the_Blues" title="Today I Sing the Blues">Today I Sing the Blues</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Be_Long_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Won't Be Long (Aretha Franklin song)">Won't Be Long</a>" (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock-a-Bye_Your_Baby_with_a_Dixie_Melody" title="Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody">Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Operation_Heartbreak" title="Operation Heartbreak">Operation Heartbreak</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Surrender_Dear" title="I Surrender Dear">I Surrender, Dear</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Try_a_Little_Tenderness" title="Try a Little Tenderness">Try a Little Tenderness</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_Isn%27t_So_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)">Say It Isn't So</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Song" title="The Christmas Song">The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Step_Ahead_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="One Step Ahead (Aretha Franklin song)">One Step Ahead</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Made_Me_Love_You_(I_Didn%27t_Want_to_Do_It)" title="You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)">You Made Me Love You</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mockingbird_(Inez_%26_Charlie_Foxx_song)" title="Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)">Mockingbird</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Never_Loved_a_Man_(The_Way_I_Love_You)" title="I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)">I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Respect_(song)" title="Respect (song)">Respect</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_I_Love_You_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)">Baby I Love You</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(You_Make_Me_Feel_Like)_A_Natural_Woman" title="(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman">(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Right_Woman,_Do_Right_Man" title="Do Right Woman, Do Right Man">Do Right Woman, Do Right Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chain_of_Fools" title="Chain of Fools">Chain of Fools</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Can%27t_Get_No)_Satisfaction" title="(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction">(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Sweet_Sweet_Baby)_Since_You%27ve_Been_Gone" title="(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone">(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Think_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Think (Aretha Franklin song)">Think</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Send_Me" title="You Send Me">You Send Me</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_House_That_Jack_Built_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="The House That Jack Built (Aretha Franklin song)">The House That Jack Built</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer" title="I Say a Little Prayer">I Say a Little Prayer</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/See_Saw_(Don_Covay_song)" title="See Saw (Don Covay song)">See Saw</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Song_(Johnny_Ace_song)" title="My Song (Johnny Ace song)">My Song</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weight" title="The Weight">The Weight</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Tracks_of_My_Tears" title="The Tracks of My Tears">Tracks of My Tears</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_See_Myself_Leaving_You" title="I Can't See Myself Leaving You">I Can't See Myself Leaving You</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gentle_on_My_Mind" title="Gentle on My Mind">Gentle on My Mind</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Share_Your_Love_with_Me" title="Share Your Love with Me">Share Your Love with Me</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Rigby" title="Eleanor Rigby">Eleanor Rigby</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Call Me (Aretha Franklin song)">Call Me</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Son_of_a_Preacher_Man" title="Son of a Preacher Man">Son of a Preacher Man</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spirit_in_the_Dark_(song)" title="Spirit in the Dark (song)">Spirit in the Dark</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Thrill_Is_Gone" title="The Thrill Is Gone">The Thrill Is Gone</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Play_That_Song_(You_Lied)" title="Don't Play That Song (You Lied)">Don't Play That Song</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Border_Song" title="Border Song">Border Song (Holy Moses)</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_All_I_Need_to_Get_By" title="You're All I Need to Get By">You're All I Need to Get By</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)" title="Bridge over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge over Troubled Water</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spanish_Harlem_(song)" title="Spanish Harlem (song)">Spanish Harlem</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Steady_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Rock Steady (Aretha Franklin song)">Rock Steady</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Day_Dreaming_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin song)">Day Dreaming</a>" (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angel_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Angel (Aretha Franklin song)">Angel</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Until_You_Come_Back_to_Me_(That%27s_What_I%27m_Gonna_Do)" title="Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)">Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_in_Love_(Bobby_Womack_song)" title="I'm in Love (Bobby Womack song)">I'm in Love</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing" title="Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing">Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_He_Can_Feel" title="Something He Can Feel">Something He Can Feel</a>" (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Break_It_to_Me_Gently_(Aretha_Franklin_song)" title="Break It to Me Gently (Aretha Franklin song)">Break It to Me Gently</a>" (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_a_Fool_Believes" title="What a Fool Believes">What a Fool Believes</a>" (1981)</li> <li>"<a 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