Staples continued to release solo albums throughout the following decades and collaborated with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Arcade Fire, Nona Hendryx, Ry Cooder, and David Byrne. Her eighth studio album You Are Not Alone (2010), earned critical acclaim, and became her first album as a soloist to reach number one on a Billboard chart, peaking atop the Top Gospel Albums chart.
Staples continued releasing solo albums throughout the following decades, collaborating with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Arcade Fire, Nona Hendryx, Ry Cooder, and David Byrne. Her eighth studio album "You Are Not Alone" (2010) achieved critical acclaim and topped the Billboard charts, becoming her first solo album to reach number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart.