The Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin, turns 75 today!

In case you needed a reminder as to why she's one of the greatest living artists there is, here are a couple of her career highlights:

• Aretha has had 44 Grammy nominations and 18 wins
• She is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide
• She was the first woman to admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987
• She was the first woman to have 100 songs chart on Billboard's Hot R&B/Rap chart
• She was one of the first black woman to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine
• And she is credited with driving the Civil Rights and Women’s movements in America through her music

Not bad. But let's let that incredible music speak for itself...here's a selection of her very best: