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Alicia Keys tops R&B chart with new album

Reuters, Dec 23, 2009 1:00 pm PST
Alicia Keys' album "The Element of Freedom" topped the R&B chart in its first week of sales, but fell short of Susan Boyle to land at No. 2 on the Top 200 Albums chart, her label said on Wednesday.

The album, which is Keys' latest release since her 2007 "As I Am," sold more than 417,000 copies in the week since it hit stores, earning the singer her fifth straight chart topping debut, said Sony Music.

The album also landed at No. 2 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, behind middle-aged British singing sensation Susan Boyle's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream," said industry tracker Nielsen/Soundscan.

Released on December 15, "The Element of Freedom" includes the single "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart."

It also has a duet with Beyonce called "Put It In a Love Song" and Keys' solo version of a recent collaboration with Beyonce's husband, Jay-Z, "Empire State of Mind."

Keys, 28, who broke onto the music scene in 2001, plans a concert tour beginning in March that will take her to Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Atlanta, Los Angeles and other cities.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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