SZA’s ‘SOS’ Projected To Sell 275K-300K First Week

SZA’s new album ‘SOS’ is projected to debut at #1 on the US albums chart with 275-300K units. It will mark SZA’s first-ever #1 album and a major increase compared to first-week sales of her debut album ‘Ctrl,’ which clocked in at 60,000 copies.

“SOS” holds the record for the biggest debut for an R&B album on Spotify, with 70 million streams. She is the only Black female artist to have three solo songs reach #1 on the US Spotify Chart. SZA’s “SOS” becomes the 6th female album in Spotify history to occupy the Top 10 singles chart of the US Spotify. “SOS” has now surpassed 1 BILLION streams on Spotify. It becomes SZA’s 2nd album to reach this milestone and her fastest.

All 23 tracks from SZA’s new album, ‘SOS’, chart in the top 30 of US Apple Music. She breaks the record for most simultaneous top 30 hits on the chart for a female artist. “SOS” had the biggest debut day for any female album on Apple Music US, with over 50 million streams. The album becomes the 5th female album in Apple Music history to occupy the Top 10 singles chart of Apple Music US.