Album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Top R&B Albums and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts
Top Dawg Entertainment’s Grammy Award-winning recording artist SZA debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the release of her major label sophomore album SOS. RIAA-certified Gold upon release, SOS marks SZA’s first ever No. 1 album debut on the Billboard 200, Top R&B Albums, Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums and Artist 100 charts this week. Globally, SOS debuts at No. 1 in Canada, Netherlands, and New Zealand, No. 2 in Australia, UK, and Ireland, No. 3 in Norway and Denmark, and No. 4 in Sweden and Switzerland.
Instantly and universally met with acclaim, the long-awaited SOS has been streamed over 400 million times in the US since its release on December 9th, resulting in the second largest streaming week for a female artist, third largest among all albums in 2022. Several tracks dominated song charts and playlists across digital service providers, with standout tracks “Kill Bill” and “Nobody Gets Me” landing at No. 3 and No. 10 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart (21 songs in total on the chart), and No. 5 and No. 12 on the Billboard Global 200 chart (22 songs in total on the chart), respectively. “Kill Bill” is SZA’s first No. 1 Global hit on the Spotify and Apple Music charts and peaked at No. 2 on the YouTube Trending Music chart.
Simultaneously, “Shirt” is currently the No. 3 Greatest Gainer at radio, approaching top 10 on both the Rhythm and Urban Mainstream charts. The official video for “Nobody Gets Me,” peaked at No. 4 on the YouTube Trending chart with nearly four million views to date. SZA was the first artist ever to be a part of the YouTube Previews Campaign that provides 15-30 second song clips used to build early momentum on Shorts before a song releases.
In addition to the release of SOS, SZA partnered with Sony for their LinkBuds S earbuds + 360 Reality Audio and Postmates’ holiday campaign “Better Than Santa,” which gave back to individuals nationwide.
To cap off SZA’s recent successes, every date of her first-ever arena tour sold out instantly. The SOS North American Tour kicks off on February 21st at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH making stops across North America in Chicago, Toronto, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Vancouver, and more before wrapping up in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum on March 22nd.
