The 25 Best Alicia Keys Songs

Anthems and classics from one of the best to ever do it.

25. "Put It in a Love Song" - This all-star meeting of the minds, which featured Alicia recruiting Beyoncé and hubby Swizzy, was slated to be the fourth single to her fourth album, The Element of Freedom — an expensive-sounding video was even shot in Brazil — but was pulled back last minute by the label. We're not sure why; the song is a perfect combination of its creators' talents, with its pulsing, percussive Swizz production, atmospheric pianos from Alicia and Bey's pure singing prowess.  (Photo: Anthony Harvey/PictureGroup; Michelly Rall/Getty Images for Live Earth Events)
24. "Samsonite Man" - With its all-too-wise take on a rolling-stone lover and Wonder-esque hints of '70s funk, this smoky song perfectly exemplifies how an already-poised Alicia matured and expanded her horizons even more between her 2001 debut, Songs in A Minor, and 2003's The Diary of Alicia Keys.
23. "If I Was Your Woman/Walk on By" - Alicia makes the old-school R&B influence on her second album explicit here, smartly blending Gladys Knight & the Pips' "If I Was Your Woman" and Isaac Hayes' take on "Walk on By" into a hip hop soul banger.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)
22. "Heartburn" - A's band expertly replays producer Timbaland's stutter-step beat on this Diary of Alicia Keys burner, channeling Shaft and inspiring her to get funkier than ever before.(Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage/Getty Images)Beaded Braids - Beaded braids were Alicia Keys' trademark hairstyle when the future superstar first burst onto the scene. Since then we've learned that not only is Alicia a phenomenal musician, but she also loves changing up her 'do. Let's take a look back at Alicia Keys' hair story.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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24. "Samsonite Man" - With its all-too-wise take on a rolling-stone lover and Wonder-esque hints of '70s funk, this smoky song perfectly exemplifies how an already-poised Alicia matured and expanded her horizons even more between her 2001 debut, Songs in A Minor, and 2003's The Diary of Alicia Keys.

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