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The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys is an album by Alicia Keys, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “If I Ain't Got You”, on 1 list with a best position of #502.
The Diary of Alicia Keys, the second studio album from Alicia Keys, came out on J Records in 2003, a concept record pitched as her private diary set to music, mostly about the knots of love and relationships. Keys wrote and produced almost all of it herself, starting the songs on the road behind Songs in A Minor and cutting them after that tour wrapped in December 2002, with no featured artists at all. Kerry Brothers Jr. was her closest collaborator, with Timbaland, Easy Mo Bee, Kanye West and Dre & Vidal also in the mix.
Instead of the neo-soul of her debut, she reaches back to 1960s and 1970s soul, spiked with hip-hop beats and her classical piano chops. It opened at number one on the Billboard 200 with 618,000 first-week sales, spun off three top-10 hits in "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Diary", and won the Grammy for Best R&B Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Diary of Alicia Keys on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If I Ain't Got You | 1 | #502 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.