SZA Debuts At Number 1 On Billboard Selling 178,000 Units

R&B star SZA has continued to conquer charts in 2025. Here’s a deep dive into her commercial achievements.

📈 Billboard Chart Legacy: SOS Still Soaring

• Top 10 Billboard 200: SZA’s SOS has now spent 85 weeks in the Top 10—surpassing Adele’s 21 to become the longest-running Top 10 album by a female artist
• No. 1 Returns: With the release of SOS Deluxe: LANA in January 2025, the album returned to No. 1, marking its 12th nonconsecutive week in the top spot
• R&B Albums Chart: Earlier in 2025, SOS logged its 100th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart as of January 11, 2025

💿 Record Sales & Streaming Numbers

• Album Units: In the week ending late January 2025, SOS Deluxe sold 178,000 equivalent units, including streaming and pure sales
• 2025 Performance: Following the deluxe drop and touring momentum, SOS experienced additional weeks at No. 1 throughout 2025, totaling 178,000 to 178,000+ units in weeks around late April

🎵 Singles Success

• Her collaboration “Luther” with Kendrick Lamar hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, maintaining that position for 10 weeks as of late April 2025. It’s SZA’s second No. 1 and longest-lasting chart-topper
• SOS also produced hit singles like “Kill Bill,” “I Hate U,” and “Snooze,” each topping the Rhythmic Airplay chart, with “Kill Bill” serving as her first Pop Airplay No. 1 and record-breaking Hot R&B/Hip‑Hop Songs tenure