For more on Aretha, one of the particularly noteworthy tributes that I find are these pieces from today's The New Yorker.
And Quartz gives us these stats:
BY THE DIGITS
#1: Aretha’s ranking among the greatest singers of all time, according to Rolling Stone
8: Consecutive years that Aretha won a Grammy for “Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Female” (1968-1975)
18: Total number of Grammys she won
73: Number of her songs that reached the Billboard Top 100 list
14: Aretha’s age when she released her first album
1983: Year that Aretha quit flying after a turbulent flight, traveling henceforth in a custom tour bus
2 million: Albums sold of Aretha’s live album Amazing Grace, making it her best-selling album and easily the best-selling gospel album of all time.
75 million: Albums sold overall
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