Original Albums Sales
The Element of Freedom (2009)
- America
- US – 1,650,000
- Canada – 150,000
- Argentina – N/A
- Brazil – 15,000
- Mexico – N/A
- Asia
- Japan – 130,000
- Oceania
- Australia – 45,000
- New Zealand – 10,000
- Europe – 1,820,000
- UK – 1,050,000
- France – 135,000
- Germany – 190,000
- Italy – 40,000
- Spain – 35,000
- Sweden – 20,000
- Netherland – 80,000
- Switzerland – 45,000
- Austria – 10,000
- Finland – N/A
- World – 4,000,000
Hi MJD, could we have please an updates until now (Jan 2021) and her new album “ALICIA”. It would be interesting to see the evolution until now and her new era.
Thank you!
Hi MJD, can we get an update for Alicia – she has a new album coming out!
Her catalog got a huge update via RIAA too:
https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/artist-chart-analysis/63320-alicia-keys-charts-sales-history/page11
Songs in a Minor: 7P
Diary of: 5P
As I Am: 4P
Element of Freedom: 2P
Girl on Fire: 1P
BTW is she a good catalog seller? I mean for her generation of artist (early 2000s) they dont sell catalog records because their audience switch to streaming instead
Nearly 50 million is good for Alicia, she never truly had the crossover appeal of Beyonce or such.
I’m very surprised with Try Sleeping with a broken heart’s relative success.
It was a flop when released initially, didn’t reach top 20 in US.
Yet it remains inside her top 10 all-song, even outpeaking the top-5 hit “You Don’t Know My Name”
Hi MJD! I’ve been checking the RIAA website and wanted to ask you about Alicia Key’s single sales.
Karma-400,000
RIAA: Gold (500,000) digital
My Boo-1,900,000
RIAA: Gold (500,000) digital
Platinum (1,000,000) Mastertones
Only 400,000 for the rest of the world, when it was Top 10/20 in several countries?
Could you explain this please? And if it isn’t too much trouble, do you have any Soundscan sales for Alicia Key’s singles sales? Please and thank you!
Hi Raffi! The RIAA first introduced digital certifications in 2004 when the market was just getting started. Thus, they have set criteria in line with that market – 100,000 units for Gold and 200,000 units for Platinum. Those levels remained true until the end of July 2006 when they were removed, adjusting all them to standard levels of 500,000 and 1 million units. Up to date, the RIAA database is still displaying those old entries with the automatic amount, e.g. 500,000 and 1 million units, but records like Karma and My Boo got awarded as per former criterias only. When… Read more »
Hi, MJD.
Really enjoyed this breakdown. I’d really like you to do one for Usher next, since he’s another R&B icon experiencing a downward trajectory like Alicia.
Also, would your sales figure report be considered legitimate enough to be used as a citation for entries such as Wikipedia? Your work really serves as a great source to reference, especially considering how long it takes other music publications to announce updates on sales figures.
Thanks, and keep going!
Hello Noah!
No doubt I’ll be working on Usher at some point as Confessions belongs to the most successful albums of the 00s!
I don’t doubt my figures are way more accurate than the huge majority of the information available on Wikipedia, it is up to them to decide if my website is legitimate enough to be used as a source though!
Hi everyone! Here are the 10 Alicia’s tracks that have generated the most sales: 1 2001 Fallin’ [Songs in A Minor] – 9,620,000 2 2004 If I Ain’t Got You [The Diary of Alicia Keys] – 7,160,000 3 2007 No One [As I Am] – 4,560,000 4 2012 Girl On Fire [Girl on Fire] – 1,900,000 5 2009 Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down [The Element of Freedom] – 1,730,000 6 2001 A Woman’s Worth [Songs in A Minor] – 1,570,000 7 2009 Empire State Of Mind [Orphan] – 1,360,000 8 2009 Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart… Read more »
By the way, MJD, do you mind posting Alicia’s Unplugged album album sales breakdown? I know it’s not a big seller, but i would really appreciate it if you posted your breakdown for it. Thanks!
Hi dear MJD !!!
congratulations for the site and also for CSPC analyisis of Alicia Keys.
Then after Alicia Keys I think you will analyze the Rolling Stones, I guessed right?
Job well done again MJD! Glad you did an analysis on one of my favourite R&B artists! While Alicia might be under artists that debuted after her, you’re right that her total is impressive for a R&B act. Moreover, you cannot deny her consistency over the 00s. Sure, her last 2 albums are a little disappointing success wise, but that still doesn’t takes away what she has accomplished. I hope you will do an analysis on other R&B artists as well so we can compare them. They’ll probably be under pop/rock acts, but it’s nice to see a comparison between… Read more »