Alicia Keys named Top R&B artist of the Decade

Alicia Keys With seven No. 1s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally and four consecutive chart-toppers on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Alicia Keys walks off as Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the decade.

The singers 2001 debut album, “Songs in A Minor,” reigned over Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for six weeks and launched a pair of top 10 singles, including the multiformat smash “Fallin.”

Alicia Keys R&B Artist of the Decade

Keys followed “Songs in A Minor” with “The Diary of Alicia Keys” (2003), “Unplugged” (2005) and “As I Am” (2007). With the exception of her third offering, each set ranks in the top 40 of the decades Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Keys No.1 singles have led for 41 chart weeks, more than any other artist. Among them, “No One” and “Like You & Never See Me Again” combined for 17 consecutive weeks at No. 1.