SZA’s ‘S.O.S’ Reaches Major Spotify Milestone

Despite being released nearly three years ago, SZA’s Grammy-winning album, S.O.S, continues to break records. According to Chart Data, SZA’s sophomore album is now the second most-streamed album by a female artist in Spotify’s history.

Released in December 2022, the 23-track project could serve as the alternative R&B star’s magnum opus. S.O.S spawned several hit singles, including “Good Days,” “Kill Bill,” and “Snooze.” The album debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 and spent nearly thirteen non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. Along with critical acclaim, the former TDE singer earned nine nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

While she didn’t take home Album Of The Year, she was able to walk away with Best Progressive R&B album. Before that, she had just wrapped up a successful tour in support of the album, which grossed over $100,000,000 — making her the fourth Black female artist to achieve this milestone. Only Beyoncé, Tina Turner, and Rihanna ran ahead of her.

Oddly enough, despite the album’s commercial success, the singer was hesitant about whether fans would like it.

“I never thought in a million years that people would like it,” she told the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast in 2022. Luckily, SZA was able to get the burst of confidence from peers, along with friends and family, and decided to put the project out. “…A part of me was just like, I just wanna get it over with. I wanna meet my own fate. If n*ggas hate it, then great. I can never do music again,” she said.

She added, “And it is also really scary that it didn’t go that way because I’m like, now what do I do? And what does this actually mean, and when do the tides turn? When does everyone decide that they hate me again or that this sucks?”