Alicia Keys’ The Element of Freedom tops the charts 0
ELEMENT DEBUTS AT #1 AND #2 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP R&B, DIGITAL AND TOP 200 ALBUMS CHARTS
KEYS TO KICK OFF NEW YEAR WITH SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, AOL MUSIC SESSIONS AND WORLDWIDE FREEDOM TOUR
NAMED ONE OF BILLBOARD’S ARTISTS OF THE DECADE

New York, NY – Twelve-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys’ latest opus The Element of Freedom (MBK/J Records) debuts at #1 on Billboard’s R&B Albums and Digital Albums charts and #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen/SoundScan. With a total of 417,277 units sold in a week, this marks the biggest first week sales debut for a female R&B singer this year and Keys’ 5th straight chart-topping debut (Keys’ previous four albums debuted at #1 on the aforementioned charts).