2001

June
» Alicia released her debut LP, Songs In A Minor.
» Alicia could be heard on the soundtrack to Dr. Doolittle 2 with "Rear View Mirror."

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'."

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 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).

Octomber
» 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.
» Readers of Rolling Stone voted Alicia as Best R&B Artist and Best New Artist of the Year. Critics in Rolling Stone voted Alicia as Best New Artist of the Year.

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 R&B Vocal Performance - Female, and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("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.

Octomber
» 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.

Octomber
» 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." Rolling Stone called the LP: "...a stunner, a blend of hip-hop with warmth and feeling as well as instant soul classics."
» Alicia hit the Top 40 with "You Don't Know My Name."
» Alicia topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 2 weeks and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 6 weeks 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 for 9 weeks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 9 weeks 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 began touring for a month with Beyoncé Knowles and Missy Elliott.
» 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 for 6 weeks 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.

Octomber
» Alicia hit the Top 10 with "My Boo" with Usher.
» Alicia topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 weeks, Hot 100 Airplay chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Rhythmic Airplay chart, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 3 weeks with Usher with "My Boo."
» Alicia won a Source Award for Female R&B Artist of the Year.

November
» Alicia hit #1 for 2 weeks with "My Boo" with Usher.
» Alicia topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week 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.
» The singles "If I Ain't Got You" and "My Boo" were certified gold.

December
» Alicia hit the Top 40 with "Karma."
» Alicia was chosen by Rolling Stone magazine's readers as the best R&B artist.
» Alicia topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Female (singles & albums), Top Hot 100 Singles & Tracks Artist - Female, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female (singles & albums), Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist - Female, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Artist, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Artist - Female, and with the Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Track ("If I Ain't Got You").

# 115 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart

2005

January
» Alicia won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Singer.
» Alicia topped the Canadian single chart with Usher with "My Boo."
» The single "My Boo" was certified platinum.

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 video for "Karma" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video and "My Boo" was also nominated in the category.

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.

Octomber
» 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.

Octomber
» Alicia hit the Top 40 with "No One."
» Alicia topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "No One."

November
» Alicia topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart with "No One."
» Alicia released her next LP As I Am.