SZA Scores 8th Week Atop Billboard 200 Charts: The First Since Mariah Carey In 1993

SZA is holding onto her eighth nonconsecutive week at the top of the Billboard 200 charts, thanks to her sophomore project, "SOS."

"SOS," which was released last December 2022, was one of the most highly-anticipated album releases of last year. The last time that SZA released an album was in 2016, her debut project, "Ctrl."

Throughout the years, the R&B singer has teased several of her tracks, including, "Shirt." A few of its singles were also released prior to the "SOS" album release - "I Hate U," "Good Days," and "Kill Bill."

According to Luminate, SZA scored 100,000 album equivalent units this week with 99,000 of it comprising streaming equivalent units. It is also translated to 135.4 million on-demand official streams in its eighth week. Meanwhile, 500 units are attributed to last week's album sales and track equivalent units.

Per Billboard, the last woman to achieve this feat was Mariah Carey in the late part of 1993 and the early months of 1994 with her album "Music Box." Her album spent nonconsecutive weeks atop the charts back then.

SZA's incredible eighth week became one of the longest R&B albums by any act since equalling Usher's "Confessions" in 2004.

Meanwhile, a couple of No. 1s followed SZA right after. TOMORROW X TOGETHER's

The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION dipped to No. 3 after knocking out SZA last week as Taylor Swift's "Midnights" rebounded to No. 2.

Morgan Wallen's "Dangerous: The Double Album" returned to No. 4, while Metro Boomin's "Heroes & Villains" fell to No. 5.

On the other hand, The Weeknd's "The Highlights" was catapulted from No. 41 to No. 6 after some of its tracks - "Blinding Lights" and "Die For You" - saw a resurgence in streaming last week.

Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" also ascended to No. 7, while Drake and 21 Savage's "Her Loss" also descended to No. 8.

Harry Styles's "Harry's House," which won the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and most recently, the 2023 BRIT Award for Mastercard Album of the Year, returns to No. 9, because of a spike in streaming activity.

Shania Twain's comeback album, "Queen of Me," rounds out the Top 10, making it her fifth project to launch within the Top 10. Her highest charting album was "Now" in 2017, and "Up!" in 2002, both launched at the summit.

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