Alicia Keys discography





The discography of Alicia Keys, an American recording artist, musician and actress, consists of four studio albums, one live album, seventeensingles, and eighteen music videos on J Records, a record label operated by Sony Music Entertainment. She was raised in the Hell's Kitchen area ofManhattan in New York by her single mother, where Keys made a television appearance on The Cosby Show at the age of four.[1] [2] She attendedProfessional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16.[3] She later attended Columbia University before dropping out to pursue her music career.[3] [4] Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records.[5]

Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide.[6] She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001.[7] The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'".[8] Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies.[9] The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005.[10] Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one in the United States.[11] She became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one and the highest since Nirvana in 1994.[7]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.196969985961914px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">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 inThe Nanny Diaries in 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Carroll2007_11-0" style="line-height:1em;">[12] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Carroll2006_12-0" style="line-height:1em;">[13] 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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Reuters_13-0" style="line-height:1em;">[14] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2008a_14-0" style="line-height:1em;">[15] The following year, she appeared in The Secret Life of Bees, which earned her a nomination at the NAACP Image Awards.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-renamed_from_2009_on_20101220223537_15-0" style="line-height:1em;">[16]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.196969985961914px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards and has sold 32 million albums, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-The_Age_1-1" style="line-height:1em;">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Orf2008_16-0" style="line-height:1em;">[17] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Tate2007_17-0" style="line-height:1em;">[18]

Studio albums
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Live albums
List of albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSalesUS

<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Billboard_charts_18-1" style="line-height:1em;">[19] US R&B<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-R.26B.2FHip-Hop_Albums_19-1" style="line-height:1em;">[20] AUS <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Aria_charts_20-1" style="line-height:1em;">[21] FRA <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-France_charts_22-1" style="line-height:1em;">[23] IRE <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Irish_charts_23-1" style="line-height:1em;">[24] NL <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Dutch_charts_24-1" style="line-height:1em;">[25] NZ <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NZ_charts_25-1" style="line-height:1em;">[26] SWI <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Swiss_charts_26-1" style="line-height:1em;">[27] UK <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Chart_Stats_27-1" style="line-height:1em;">[28] Unplugged 11332049228752 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
 * Released: October 7, 2005
 * Label: J
 * Formats: CD, digital download
 * US: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_28-3" style="line-height:1em;">[29]
 * CAN: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MusicCanada_30-4" style="line-height:1em;">[31]
 * NL: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Unplugged_NL_58-0" style="line-height:1em;">[59]
 * US: 1,000,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-KeysCraves_43-1" style="line-height:1em;">[44]
 * UK: 50,000
 * WW: 2,500,000

Remix albums
List of albumsTitleAlbum detailsRemixed & Unplugged in A Minor Remixed
 * Released: October 22, 2002
 * Label: J
 * Format: CD
 * Released: August 12, 2008<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60" style="line-height:1em;">[61]
 * Label: J
 * Format: CD

Reissue albums
List of albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsSongs in A Minor 10th Anniversary Edition "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
 * Released: June 28, 2011
 * Label: J
 * Format: CD, digital download

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positionsTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUS <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-d_61-0" style="line-height:1em;">[62] US R&B <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62" style="line-height:1em;">[63] AUS <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Aria_charts_20-2" style="line-height:1em;">[21] CAN <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63" style="line-height:1em;">[64] IRE <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Irish_charts_23-3" style="line-height:1em;">[24] NL <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Dutch_charts_24-2" style="line-height:1em;">[25] NZ <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NZ_charts_25-2" style="line-height:1em;">[26] SWE <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Swedish_charts_64-0" style="line-height:1em;">[65] SWI <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Swiss_charts_26-3" style="line-height:1em;">[27] UK <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Chart_Stats_27-3" style="line-height:1em;">[28] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-e_65-0" style="line-height:1em;">[66] "Fallin'"200111724311723 Songs in A Minor"A Woman's Worth"7316—25225313218 "How Come You Don't Call Me"2002593029—3273——6026"Girlfriend"—8213—4018———24"You Don't Know My Name"200331——3320—542619The Diary of Alicia Keys"If I Ain't Got You"200441——4411——3518 "Diary" (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!) 82————————"My Boo" (with Usher) 11——76—1835 Confessions"Karma"2017———40——71— The Diary of Alicia Keys"Unbreakable"2005344———45————Unplugged"Every Little Bit Hurts"2006——————————"No One"20071132842516 As I Am"Like You'll Never See Me Again"12177—4884—57—53 "Teenage Love Affair"2008543————21——199"Superwoman"821257——75—3248128"Doesn't Mean Anything"200960149666344322—58The Element of Freedom"Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"272—3722441210217 "Put It in a Love Song" (featuring Beyoncé) 201010260187126—24——— "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"5576614086—59194 "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"211————————"Wait Til You See My Smile"——————————"Speechless"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-75" style="line-height:1em;">[76] (featuring Eve) 2011—76————————Non-album single"New Day"2012—73————————TBD"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
 * US: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_28-4" style="line-height:1em;">[29]
 * AUS: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ariasingles1_66-0" style="line-height:1em;">[67]
 * NL: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67" style="line-height:1em;">[68]
 * NZ: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68" style="line-height:1em;">[69]
 * SWE: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69" style="line-height:1em;">[70]
 * SWI: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70" style="line-height:1em;">[71]
 * AUS: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ariasingles2_71-0" style="line-height:1em;">[72]
 * US: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_28-5" style="line-height:1em;">[29]
 * US: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_28-6" style="line-height:1em;">[29]
 * US: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_28-7" style="line-height:1em;">[29]
 * US: 3× Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_28-8" style="line-height:1em;">[29]
 * AUS: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ariasingles3_72-0" style="line-height:1em;">[73]
 * CAN: 2× Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MusicCanada_30-5" style="line-height:1em;">[31]
 * NZ: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-renamed_from_2007_on_20101220223537_73-0" style="line-height:1em;">[74]
 * SWE: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2009a_74-0" style="line-height:1em;">[75]
 * US: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_28-9" style="line-height:1em;">[29]
 * CAN: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MusicCanada_30-6" style="line-height:1em;">[31]
 * AUS: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ariasingles3_72-1" style="line-height:1em;">[73]
 * DEN: Gold

Album appearances
YearSongArtist(s)Album1996"Little Drummer Girl"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80" style="line-height:1em;">[81] Jermaine Dupri feat. Alicia Keys12 Soulful Nights of Christmas2001"Mr. Man"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81" style="line-height:1em;">[82] Jimmy Cozier with Alicia KeysJimmy Cozier"Someday We'll All Be Free"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82" style="line-height:1em;">[83] Alicia KeysAmerica: A Tribute to Heroes2002"Boy Meets Girl"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-83" style="line-height:1em;">[84] Truck Turner feat. Alicia KeysLook Both Ways Before You Cross Me"Warrior Song"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-84" style="line-height:1em;">[85] Nas feat. Alicia KeysGod's Son2005"America the Beautiful"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85" style="line-height:1em;">[86] Ray Charles with Alicia KeysGenius & Friends"If This World Were Mine"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86" style="line-height:1em;">[87] Alicia Keys feat. Jermaine PaulSo Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross2006"Don't Give Up (Africa)"Bono with Alicia KeysNon-album song"Gravity"John MayerContinuum2007"Djin Djin"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-87" style="line-height:1em;">[88] Angélique Kidjo feat. Alicia Keys andBranford MarsalisDjin Djin2009"Everybody Hurts"Annie Lennox with Alicia KeysThe Annie Lennox Collection (UK Limited Edition)2010"All of the Lights"Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy2010"Lost in the World"Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy2011"With You"Marsha AmbrosiusLate Nights & Early Mornings2012"Hope"Emeli SandéOur Version of Events"New Day"50 Cent feat. Dr. Dre & Alicia KeysStreet King Immortal

Music Video

 * Notes
 * 1) ^ The video has yet to be released.

Video Albums
List of video album DVDs, with certificationsTitleAlbum detailsCertificationsFrom Start to Stardom The Diary of Alicia Keys Unplugged
 * Released: March 18, 2003<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-98" style="line-height:1em;">[98]
 * Label: J
 * Released: November 16, 2004<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-99" style="line-height:1em;">[99]
 * Label: J
 * Released: October 11, 2005<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-100" style="line-height:1em;">[100]
 * Label: J
 * US: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-101" style="line-height:1em;">[101]
 * CAN: Platinum<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MusicCanada_30-7" style="line-height:1em;">[31]
 * NL: Gold<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Unplugged_NL_58-1" style="line-height:1em;">[59]