American singer
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...
has released nine
studio album
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s, two
live album
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s, one
remix album
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, four
reissue album
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s, one
extended play
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box set
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singles
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as lead artist, and six
promotional single
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s. Throughout her career, Keys has sold over 65 million records worldwide. According to
Recording Industry Association of America
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, Keys is the top certified female R&B artist of the millennium, with 20 million certified albums and 38 million certified digital singles in the United States. ''
Billboard
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'' ranked her as the second top female artist of the 2000s decade (5th overall), fourth top R&B/hip-Hop female artist of the 2010s decade (26th overall) and the 60th Greatest Artist of all time.
Keys' debut album ''
Songs in A Minor
''Songs in A Minor'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, released on June 5, 2001, by J Records.
Keys began writing songs for the album in 1995 at age 14 and recording the album in 1998 for Columbia Records, ...
'' (2001) debuted at number one on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and produced the singles "
Fallin'", "
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her debut studio album ''Songs in A Minor'' (2001). A soul- R&B ballad, it was written by Keys and Erika Rose and produced by Keys. The song was released as the se ...
", "
How Come You Don't Call Me" and "
Girlfriend
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," the former of which peaked at number one on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Songs in A Minor'' went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide and made Keys the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001.
Her second studio album, ''
The Diary of Alicia Keys
''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' is the second studio album by American singer Alicia Keys. It was released on December 2, 2003, by J Records. The album was recorded at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Keys with contr ...
'', was released in December 2003 and sold eight million copies worldwide.
It became Keys' second consecutive number-one US debut, selling over 618,000 copies its first week of release, becoming the largest first-week sales for a female artist in 2003. Four singles were released from the album, three of which became top-ten singles, including "
You Don't Know My Name
"You Don't Know My Name" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her second studio album ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' (2003). It was written by Keys, Kanye West and Harold Lilly, and produced by Keys and West. The song c ...
" and "
If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her second studio album ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' (2003). Inspired by the 2001 death of singer Aaliyah, the September 11 attacks, and other events in the ...
", the latter oh which became the first single by a female artist to remain on the ''Billboard''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart for over a year.
In 2005, Keys released her first
live album
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, ''
Unplugged
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Albums a ...
'', which again debuted at number one in the United States.
She became the first female to have an ''
MTV Unplugged
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'' album to debut at number one and the highest since
Nirvana
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in 1994.
In 2007, "
No One", the lead single from Keys's third studio album, ''
As I Am
''As I Am'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on November 9, 2007 by J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios from 2005 until 2007. Production was h ...
'', was released. Her biggest commercial success since "Fallin'", it remained at the top of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks and became the song most listened to of 2007 in the United States. Selling 742,000 copies in its first week, ''As I Am'' gained Keys the largest first week sales of her career and became her fourth consecutive number one album. The album sold five million copies worldwide.
Keys's fourth album ''
The Element of Freedom
''The Element of Freedom'' is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, released on December 11, 2009, by J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during May to September 2009 at the Oven Studios in Long ...
'' (2009) became her first non-number one album in the United States and her first number one album in the United Kingdom.
The album was certified
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by the
RIAA
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within its first month of release and produced five singles that attained chart success, including "
Doesn't Mean Anything
"Doesn't Mean Anything" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It written and produced by Keys and longtime partner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers for her fourth studio album ''The Element of Freedom'' (2009), with its lyrics sp ...
" and "
Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys from her fourth studio album ''The Element of Freedom'' (2009), that features uncredited background vocals from Canadian rapper Drake, although he is credited on the of ...
". Keys's fifth studio album ''
Girl on Fire'' (2012) sold 159,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States and marked her lowest opening sales for an album.
The lead single was the
title track
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, which reached the top ten in several countries worldwide. On November 4, 2016, she released her sixth album ''
Here
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''.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Reissue albums
Box sets
Remix albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
Production discography
Soundtrack appearances
See also
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Alicia Keys videography
American recording artist Alicia Keys has appeared in numerous music videos. Her videography includes more than thirty music videos and three video albums. In 2000, Keys signed a recording contract with J Records and released her debut single " F ...
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List of songs written by Alicia Keys
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and music producer Alicia Keys has written and produced for her five studio albums, in collaborations, for other artists and for film and theater. Keys began composing songs she would later include on her debut ...
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Discography
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