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Alicia Keys discography
Keys performing at Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal, March 19, 2008
Studio albums4
Soundtrack albums9
Live albums1
Singles22
Video albums2
Music videos19

The discography of Alicia Keys, and American recording artist, musician and actress, consists of four studio albums, one live album, seventeen singles, and eighteen music videos on J Records, a record label operated by Sony Music Entertainment. She was raised in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York by her single mother, where Keys made a television appearance on The Cosby Show at the age of four. She attended Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16. She later attended Columbia University before dropping out to pursue her music career. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records.

Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one in the United States. She became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one and the highest since Nirvana in 1994.

Keys made guest appearances in several television series in the following years. She made her film debut in Smokin' Aces and went on to appear in The Nanny Diaries in 2007. Her third studio album, As I Am, was released in the same year and sold six million copies worldwide, earning Keys an additional three Grammy Awards. The following year, she appeared in The Secret Life of Bees, which earned her a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards.

Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) 		Sales
U.S.
 UK
 AUS
 CAN IRE
 SWE
 NZ
 DEN
 SWI
 FRA
 NLD
2001 Songs in A Minor 1 6 3 2 5 10 4 4 3 12 1
  • US: 6× Platinum
  • UK: 3× Platinum
  • AUS: 2× Platinum
  • INT: 3× Platinum
  • CAN: 5× Platinum
  • US: 6,202,000
  • UK: 900,000
  • Europe: 3,000,000
  • CAN: 500,000
  • Worldwide: 12,000,000
2003 The Diary of Alicia Keys
  • Released: December 1, 2003
  • Label: J
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 13 22 15 37 24 25 16 1 5 2
  • US: 4× Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum
  • INT: Platinum
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • US: 4,600,000
  • UK: 500,000
  • Europe: 2,000,000
  • CAN: 200,000
  • Worldwide: 8,000,000
2007 As I Am
  • Released: November 9, 2007
  • Label: J
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 11 3 2 15 15 5 21 1 5 2
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum
  • INT: Platinum
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • US: 3,700,850
  • UK: 300,000
  • Europe: 1,700,000
  • CAN: 200,000
  • Worldwide: 6,000,000
2009 The Element of Freedom
  • Released: December 11, 2009
  • Label: J, MBK
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 1 19 5 10 25 20 19 1 13 2
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
  • AUS: Gold
  • INT: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US:1,242,400+.
  • UK: 580,000+
  • Europe: 900,000
  • CAN: 100,000
  • Worldwide: 3,000,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
  • Worldwide: 31,500,000

Other albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certification Sales










2005 Unplugged 1 52 33 49 — 28 — 7 20 2
  • US: Platinum
  • U.S.: 1,000,000
  • Worldwide: 2,500,000
2010 Me & My Friends — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Solo singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
U.S.
 U.S.
R&B
 AUS
 CAN
 IRE
 NLD
 NZ
 SWE
 SWI
 UK
2001 "Fallin'" 1 1 7 24 3 1 1 7 2 3 Songs in A Minor
2002 "A Woman's Worth" 7 3 16 — 25 11 5 31 32 18
"How Come You Don't Call Me" 59 30 29 — 32 58 — — 60 26
"Girlfriend" — 82 13 — 40 18 — — — 24
2003 "You Don't Know My Name" 3 1 — 19 33 9 — 54 26 19 The Diary of Alicia Keys
2004 "If I Ain't Got You" 4 1 — — 44 11 — — 35 18
"Diary" (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!) 8 2 — — — 38 — — — —
"Karma" 20 17 — — — 27 — — 71 —
2005 "Unbreakable" 34 4 — — — 45 — — — — Unplugged
2006 "Every Little Bit Hurts" — — — — — — — — — —
2007 "No One" 1 1 3 2 8 3 2 5 1 6 As I Am
"Like You'll Never See Me Again" 12 1 77 — 48 20 — 57 — 53
2008 "Teenage Love Affair" 54 3 — — — 21 21 — — —
"Superwoman" 82 12 57 — — 28 — 32 48 -
2009 "Doesn't Mean Anything" 60 14 96 66 34 27 22 — 5 8 The Element of Freedom
"Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" 27 2 — 37 — 21 12 10 28 23
2010 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" 55 76 75 40 8 6 — 59 — 4
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" 44 5 — — — — — — — —
"Put It in a Love Song" (featuring Beyoncé) 102 60 18 71 26 — 24 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Duets and as featured artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
U.S. UK AUS GER FRA CAN SWE SWI IRE NLD
2001 "Brotha Part II" (Angie Stone featuring Alicia Keys and Eve) 52 37 — — — — 59 — — 46 Mahogany Soul
2002 "Gangsta Lovin'" (Eve featuring Alicia Keys) 2 6 4 21 20 — 10 6 15 7 Eve-Olution and Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor
2004 "My Boo" (Usher and Alicia Keys) 1 5 — 4 19 1 18 3 3 5 Confessions (special edition)
2006 "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (Cham featuring Alicia Keys) 77 62 — — — — — — — — Ghetto Story
2008 "Another Way to Die" (Jack White and Alicia Keys) 81 9 29 8 98 15 15 4 12 29 Quantum of Solace: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2009 "Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys) 1 2 4 11 3 3 6 4 2 2 The Blueprint 3
"Looking for Paradise" (Alejandro Sanz featuring Alicia Keys) 104 — — — — — — — — — Paraíso Express
2010 "Love Letter to the Beat" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Alicia Keys) — — — — — — — — — — Lasers

Single certifications

AUT certification: gold
BEL certification: platinum
FRA certification: gold
GER certification: gold
NL certification: platinum
NZ certification: gold
NOR certification: platinum
SWE certification: platinum
SUI certification: platinum
U.S. digital certification: gold
U.S. physical certification: gold
AUS certification: gold
U.S. certification: platinum
U.S. certification: gold
U.S. digital certification: gold
U.S. physical certification: platinum
CAN digital certification: 2× platinum
AUS certification: platinum
BEL certification: gold
CAN ringtone certification: 2× platinum
DEN certification: platinum
GER certification: gold
NZ certification: platinum
SWE certification: platium
U.S. certification: 3× platinum
UK certification: silver
U.S. cerification: platinum
NZ cerification: gold
U.S. digital certification: 3x platinum

Guest appearances

Album appearances

Year Song Album
1998 "Little Drummer Girl" 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
2001 "Mr. Man" (duet with Jimmy Cozier) Jimmy Cozier
"Someday We'll All Be Free" America: A Tribute to Heroes
2002 "Boy Meets Girl" (Truck Turner featuring Alicia Keys) Look Both Ways Before You Cross Me
"Warrior Song" (Nas featuring Alicia Keys) God's Son
2005 "America the Beautiful" (with Ray Charles) Genius & Friends
"If This World Were Mine" (featuring Jermaine Paul) So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
2006 "Don't Give Up (Africa)" (with Bono) Digital release
2007 "Djin Djin" (Angélique Kidjo featuring Alicia Keys and Branford Marsalis) Djin Djin
2008 "Represent The Things You Do" (with Swizz Beats)
2009 "Everybody Hurts" (with Annie Lennox) The Annie Lennox Collection (UK Limited Edition)
"Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys) The Blueprint 3
"Looking for Paradise" (Alejandro Sanz feat. Alicia Keys) Paraíso Express

Other collaborations

Year Song Artist Album Collaboration
2000 "At the Club (Interlude)" Da Brat Unrestricted Background vocals
2002 "2 Train" Mario Mario Background vocals, multi instruments, producer
"Put Me On" Songwriting, vocals
"Impossible" Christina Aguilera Stripped Songwriting, piano, background vocals, instrumentation
—
The Roots Phrenology Guest appearance
2005 "Ain't No Reason" Christina Milian Be Cool soundtrack Songwriting
2006
—
Nina Simone Forever Young, Gifted & Black:
Songs of Freedom and Spirit 		Liner notes
2009 "Million Dollar Bill" Whitney Houston I Look to You Songwriting, arrangement, co-production with Swizz Beatz

Soundtracks

Year Song Film
1997 "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)" Men in Black
2000 "Rock wit U" Shaft
2001 "Rear View Mirror" Dr. Dolittle 2
"Fight" Ali
2002 "Butterflyz" (KrucialKeys Remix) Drumline
2004 "Troubles" Nigdy w Życiu!
2006 "People Get Ready" (with Lyfe Jennings) Glory Road
"I Will Make the Darkness Light"
"Glory Road" (with Trevor Rabin)
2008 "Another Way to Die" (Jack White and Alicia Keys) Quantum of Solace
2010 "Rapture" Sex and the City 2
"Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"

Video albums

Year Information Certifications
2004 The Diary of Alicia Keys
  • Released: November 16, 2004
  • Label: J
2005 Unplugged
  • Released: October 11, 2005
  • Label: J

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2001 "Fallin'" Chris Robinson
"A Woman's Worth"
"Brotha Part II" (Angie Stone featuring Alicia Keys and Eve)
2002 "How Come You Don't Call Me" Little X
"Gangsta Lovin'" (Eve featuring Alicia Keys)
"Girlfriend" Patrick Hoelck
2003 "You Don't Know My Name" Chris Robinson
2004 "If I Ain't Got You" Diane Martel
"Diary" (featuring Jermaine Paul) Lamont "Liquid" Burrell, Rod Isaacs, Jeff Robinson,
and Brian Campbell
"My Boo" (with Usher) Chris Robinson and Usher
"Karma" Chris Robinson and Alicia Keys
2005 "Unbreakable" (Unplugged version) Alex Coletti
"Unbreakable" (BET version) Justin Francis
"Every Little Bit Hurts"
2006 "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (Cham featuring Alicia Keys) Sanaa Hamri
2007 "No One" Justin Francis
"Like You'll Never See Me Again" Diane Martel
2008 "Teenage Love Affair" Chris Robinson
"Superwoman"
"Another Way to Die" (with Jack White) Marc Forster
2009 "Empire State of Mind" (with Jay-Z) Hype Williams
"Looking for Paradise" (with Alejandro Sanz) Gil Green
"Doesn't Mean Anything" P.R. Brown
"Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" Syndrome
2010 "Put It in a Love Song" (with Beyonce) Melina Matsoukas
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" Jake Nava

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