TIMELINE

2001

# 13 Singles Artist of the Year

June
Alicia released her debut LP, Songs In A Minor.

July
Songs In A Minor debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 LP chart selling over 235,000 copies in its first week of release, and staying at #1 for 3 weeks.
Songs In A Minor topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 6 weeks and the Internet Album Sales chart for a week.
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “Fallin’.”
Songs In A Minor was certified platinum.
Alicia topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 7 weeks with “Fallin’.”

August
Alicia topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 6 weeks, the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 6 weeks, and the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 4 weeks with “Fallin’.”
Alicia was nominated for 2 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Single: Solo (”Fallin’”) and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Solo.

September
Alicia hit the Top 10 with “Fallin’.”
Alicia topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for 7 weeks with “Fallin’.”
Songs In A Minor was certified 3x platinum.
Alicia won a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist and brought the house down with her performance at the ceremony. Her video for “Fallin’” was also nominated for the MTV2 Award.
Alicia was nominated for 2 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards including Best R&B/Soul/Rap New Artist and Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo (”Fallin’”).
“Fallin’” topped the charts in Holland.
Alicia performed “Someday We’ll All Be Free” for a landmark fundraiser (America: A Tribute To Heroes) aired by all the major networks to raise money for families of the victims of recent terrorist attacks.
Alicia performed on the season premier of Saturday Night Live.
Alicia could be heard on the All-Star Tribute benefit single “What’s Going On” (with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).

October
Alicia hit #1 with “Fallin’.”
Alicia appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

November
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “A Woman’s Worth.”
Alicia can be heard on the soundtrack for Ali with “Fight.”
Songs In A Minor was certified 4x platinum.

December
Alicia won a My VH1 Award for Welcome To The Big Time.
Alicia kicked off her first national tour of the U.S. starting in Connecticut.
Alicia topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female.

2002

January
Alicia hit the Top 10 with “A Woman’s Worth.”
Alicia won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite New Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist, and was nominated for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist, Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and Internet Artist of the Year.

February
Alicia won 5 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song (”Fallin’”), Best R&B Album (Songs In A Minor), and Best New Artist, and was nominated for Record of the Year. Alicia also performed at the ceremony.

March
Songs In A Minor was certified 5x platinum.
Alicia won 2 World Music Awards for World’s Best-Selling New Artist and World’s Best-Selling R&B Female Artist.
Alicia won 2 Soul Train Awards for Female R&B/Soul Album (Songs In A Minor) and R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist.

April
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “How Come You Don’t Call Me.”

June
Alicia won a BET Award for Best New Artist.

July
Alicia hit the Top 40 helping out Eve with “Gangsta Lovin’.”

August
Alicia won 4 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards for Album of the Year (Songs In A Minor), Top Female Artist, Top New Artist, and Top Albums Artist.
Alicia won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Solo (Songs In A Minor).
Alicia’s video for “A Woman’s Worth” was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best R&B Video and Best Cinematography (John Perez).
Alicia won 2 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Album (Songs In A Minor) and Choice Singer Songwriter.

September
Alicia hit the Top 10 helping out Eve with “Gangsta Lovin’.”
The video for “Gangsta Lovin’” topped the MTV Top 20 countdown.
Alicia ranked # 99 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.

October
Alicia hit #1 with Eve with “Gangsta Lovin’.”

November
Alicia won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B Act.

December
Alicia was heard on the Drumline soundtrack with “Butterflyz” (KrucialKeys Remix).

2003

June
VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes “Fallin’” at # 37.

October
Alicia appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone along side Eve and Missy Elliott.

November
Alicia appeared on the NBC TV series American Dream.
Songs In A Minor was certified 6x platinum.

December
Alicia released The Diary Of Alicia Keys. She talked with MTV about the LP: “It’s a very conceptual album goin’ on. It’s really personal. It’s kind of a journey inside, into my mind, into everything that’s going on in the world and how that affects us as people.”
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “You Don’t Know My Name.”
Alicia topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with The Diary Of Alicia Keys - selling over 618,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
Alicia topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart with “You Don’t Know My Name.”

2004

January
The Diary Of Alicia Keys was certified 2x platinum.

February
Alicia performed at the Grammy Awards as part of a tribute to Luther Vandross.

March
Alicia won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist.
Alicia will be touring for a month with Beyoncé Knowles and Missy Elliott in March.
Alicia won a Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Single, Female (”You Don’t Know My Name”), and also co-hosted the ceremony.

April
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “If I Ain’t Got You.”

May
Alicia topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with “If I Ain’t Got You.”
The Diary Of Alicia Keys was certified 3x platinum.

July
Alicia hit the Top 10 with “If I Ain’t Got You.”

August
The video for “If I Ain’t Got You” won a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video, and was also nominated for Best Female Video and Best Art Direction. Alicia also performed at the ceremony held in Miami.

September
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “My Boo” with Usher from his new version of Confessions.
Alicia won a World Music Award for Best R&B Female Artist.
Alicia performed at the Great Wall of China.

October
Alicia hit the Top 10 with “My Boo” with Usher.
Alicia topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart with Usher with “My Boo.”
Alicia won a Source Award for Female R&B Artist of the Year.
Alicia was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.

November
Alicia hit #1 for 2 weeks with “My Boo” with Usher.
Alicia topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart with the remixes of “Diary.”
Alicia won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album. Alicia also performed at the ceremony.
Alicia won a MTV Europe Award for Best R&B Act.

December
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “Karma.”

2005

January
Alicia won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Singer.
Alicia topped the Canadian single chart with Usher with “My Boo.”
Alicia was nominated for 8 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best R&B Album (The Diary Of Alicia Keys), Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female (”If I Ain’t Got You”), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (”My Boo” with Usher and “Diary” with Tony Toni Tone), and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) (”My Boo” with Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Manuel Seal and Adonis Shropshire and “You Don’t Know My Name” with Harold Lilly and Kanye West).

February
Alicia won 4 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female (”If I Ain’t Got You”), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (”My Boo” with Usher), and Best R&B Song (”You Don’t Know My Name” with Harold Lilly and Kanye West), and Best R&B Album (The Diary Of Alicia Keys), and was nominated for Album of the Year (The Diary Of Alicia Keys) and Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) and Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (”Diary” with Tony Toni Tone), and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) (”My Boo” with Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Manuel Seal and Adonis Shropshire). Alicia performed at the ceremony.
Alicia won 3 Soul Train Music Awards including Best R&B/Soul Single, Female (”If I Ain’t Got You”), Best R&B Soul Album, Female (The Diary Of Alicia Keys), and Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo (My Boo” with Usher).

March
Alicia hit the Top 10 with “Karma.”
Alicia won 2 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video (”If I Ain’t Got You”).
The Diary Of Alicia Keys was certified 4x platinum.
The single “If I Ain’t Got You” was certified platinum.

July
On July 2nd, Alicia performed in Philadelphia as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.

August
The videos for “Karma” and “My Boo” were nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video.

September
Alicia performed on Shelter From The Storm: A Concert For The Gulf Coast - a benefit program shown on all the major networks simultaneously to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Alicia performed on ReAct Now: Music & Relief - a benefit program shown on music video channels to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Alicia could be heard on the Ray Charles LP Genius And Friends with the duet “America The Beautiful.”
Alicia could be heard on the compilation LP So Amazing… An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross with “If This World Were Mine.”
The single “Karma” was certified platinum.

October
Alicia released Unplugged.
Alicia topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Unplugged - selling over 196,000 copies its first week of release in the US.

November
Alicia won a MTV Europe Awards for Best R&B Artist.
Alicia topped the Billboard Adult R&B chart with “Unbreakable.”

2006

February
Alicia was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards including Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter with Garry Glenn, Harold Lily and Kanye West) (”Unbreakable”), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (”If This World Were Mine” with Jermaine Paul), Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (”If I Was Your Woman”), and Best R&B Album (Unplugged).
Alicia won 2 NAACP Image Awards for Best Female Music Artist and Best Video (”Unbreakable”).

March
Unplugged was certified gold

2007

January
Alicia could be seen in the film Smokin’ Aces.

July
On July 7th, Alicia performed at the Live Earth concert in the US. The 7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought together over 100 artists to perform and raise the world’s awareness about the climate crisis and how to make a difference to help the environment and the world.

October
Alicia hit the Top 40 with “No One.”
Alicia will release her next LP As I Am on November 13th.