by Cece Lewis | Feb 26, 2023 | Music
SZA’s “SOS” spends a 10th non-consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling a further 87,000 units.
With ten weeks at #1, SZA’s “SOS” becomes the longest-running #1 R&B album of the century on the Billboard 200, surpassing Usher’s “Confessions.”
‘SOS’ by SZA officially becomes the first female album since ‘25’ by Adele to spend ten weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200.
SZA’s album is the first R&B album by a woman to spend ten weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 since Mariah Carey’s ‘Mariah Carey’ in 1991.
Longest-running #1 albums of the 2020s decade on Billboard:
- Un Verano Sin Ti (13 weeks)
- Dangerous (10 weeks)
- SOS (10 weeks)
- Encanto (9 weeks)
- folklore (8 weeks)
- 30 (6 weeks)
- Sour (5 weeks)
- Certified Lover Boy (5 weeks)
- My Turn (5 weeks)
- Midnights (5 weeks)
- After Hours (4 weeks)
SZA’s ‘SOS’ has surpassed 3 BILLION streams on Spotify, becoming her second album to achieve this milestone.
by Cece Lewis | Feb 19, 2023 | Music
SZA’s ‘SOS’ officially becomes the longest-running #1 album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 in the 2020s with nine weeks at #1 on the charts.
‘SOS’ by SZA becomes the first album by a woman to spend nine weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 since Adele’s ‘25.’
SZA’s sophomore album is the first R&B album by a woman to spend nine weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 since Mariah Carey’s ‘Mariah Carey’ in 1991.
Longest-running #1 albums of the 2020s decade on Billboard:
- Un Verano Sin Ti (13 weeks)
Dangerous (10 weeks)
Encanto (9 weeks)
SOS (9 weeks)
folklore (8 weeks)
30 (6 weeks)
Sour (5 weeks)
Certified Lover Boy (5 weeks)
My Turn (5 weeks)
Midnights (5 weeks)
After Hours (4 weeks)
‘SOS’ is the first album to spend 55 days at #1 on Apple Music U.S. She has officially reached a new peak of 69,146,884 monthly listeners on Spotify. She is the 9th female artist in history to surpass 69 million monthly listeners on the platform.
SZA’s “Kill Bill” remained #1 on the U.S. Spotify Chart for the 44th day with over 2.17 million streams.
by Cece Lewis | Feb 13, 2023 | Music
SZA ‘SOS’ album returns to #1 on the Billboard 200 with 100,000 units earned. It has now spent eight weeks at #1.
‘SOS’ is the first album by a woman to spend eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 since Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore.’
The album is the first R&B album to spend eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 since Usher’s ‘Confessions’ in 2004. It’s the first R&B album by a woman to do so since Mariah Carey’s ‘Music Box’ in 1993–94.
SZA’s “SOS” has sold over 100,000 units in the US every week since its release nine weeks ago. It is currently only available to stream and buy as a digital download.
SZA’s “Kill Bill” is the 4th female solo song to spend 40 days at #1 on the US Spotify Chart.
by Cece Lewis | Feb 7, 2023 | Music
SZA’s “SOS” album is projected to return to #1 in the US for an 8th week, with a further 94.8K units earned, HITSDD reports.
It would mark the first album by a woman to spend eight weeks at #1 since Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’ in 2020.
“SOS” is now eligible for 2x Platinum in the U.S. for selling over 2 million total units since its release.
The album is the first album in history to chart ten songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for seven consecutive weeks.
“SOS” is still doing excellent on streaming platforms. “Kill Bill” spent a 35th day at #1 on the US Spotify Chart, with over 2.25 million streams. She surpassed 68 million Spotify monthly listeners for the first time in her career.
While “SOS” is surpassing expectations, SZA’s debut album “Ctrl” is still cementing history five years since its release. The album is the 8th female album in history to spend 295 weeks on the Billboard 200, this week at #20.
SZA has now officially sold over 55.5 million certified units in the U.S.
by Cece Lewis | Jan 29, 2023 | Music
SZA’s ‘SOS’ album spent a seventh week at #1 on the Billboard 200, with 111,000 units earned. The first album by a woman to spend seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart since Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’ in 2020.
‘SOS’ becomes the first R&B album to spend its first seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 since Whitney Houston’s ‘Whitney’ in 1987.
SZA, Taylor Swift, and Adele are the only women to have an album spend at least seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 in the last 20 years.
Longest-running #1 albums of the 2020s decade on Billboard:
Un Verano Sin Ti (13 weeks)
Dangerous (10 weeks)
Encanto (9 weeks)
folklore (8 weeks)
SOS (7 weeks)
30 (6 weeks)
Sour (5 weeks)
Certified Lover Boy (5 weeks)
My Turn (5 weeks)
Midnights (5 weeks)
After Hours (4 weeks)
SZA’s new monthly listener peak on Spotify is now officially 66,983,820 monthly listeners. She has the 9th highest peak for a female artist on the platform.
