official chart HDD: SZA #1 315k

[NEUTRON]

1 hour ago, JustLikeHoney said:

Has an album every smashed like this during Christmas season?

 

That is incredible. 

Beyoncé Self Titled comes to mind. 

 

Pre-streaming November/December was smash season.

[Martyr Of Fame]

Effortless win by the new supreme

[Stepfon]

Deserved and ATRL acting shocked is the biggest kii of it all. 

[Mirkomonster]

Really good 

[JustLikeHoney]

1 hour ago, pride4jc1222 said:

The only one I can think of is evermore, which did 329k units.

Then SZA is in good company. 

[aesthetic bih]

Yes, she took a long time BUT SHE DELIVERED. Breaking the stigma that long breaks would mean bigger decline 

[kishi]

I didn't think it was coming 

[Kool_Aid_King]

Knew she would smash. Thank God it's out!

[est. in 90s]

So proud of SZA

Christmas truly came early this year 

[Watson!]

sad that nepotism still exists. wasn't her father on CNN? 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Watson!

[The Music Industry]

Impressive  This will end up with more US units than the latest efforts of most "MPGs"

[Kyle-x]

4 hours ago, JustLikeHoney said:

Has an album every smashed like this during Christmas season?

 

That is incredible. 

#1 albums of tracking weeks of December (300k+ in streaming era)

 

2021: Adele - 30 (Week of December 4, 839k)

2020: Taylor Swift - evermore (Week of December 26, 329k, post-bundling era)

2019: Harry Styles - Fine Line (Week of December 28, 478k)

2017: Taylor Swift - reputation (Week of December 2, 1.238m)

2016: The Weeknd - Starboy (Week of December 17, 348k) + J. Cole 4 Your Eyez Only (week of December 31, 492k)

2015: Justin Bieber, Purpose (Week of December 5, 649k) Adele - 25 (Weeks of December 12, 19 & 26; 3.47m, 1.16m & 728k)

2014: Taylor Swift - 1989 (Week of December 13, 339k) + One Direction - Four (Week of December 6, 387k, 1 week before streaming era)

[MingYouToo]

9 hours ago, Monster Megamind said:

She has built a dedicated base of AA girls ardently listening to her.

While I do agree a big base of hers is AA women, she has so much crossover appeal a lot of my white and asian american friends listen to her regularly.

 

Her songwriting + voice are such *chefs kiss*!

 

[MingYouToo]

8 hours ago, FunCoric said:

 hopefully r&b starts being trendy again

Im a believer of the idea that SZA is the exemption to the rule. R&B has ran its course unless it starts blending with pop music more and more.

 

Though that being said pop music is so cyclical I dont doubt R&B will be the dominant pop subgenre once again in 5-10 years time.

[lonnie]

These numbers are really good. Congrats to her

[Cryptique]

Really happy for her

 

Clearly the MAIN RNB GIRL atm.. everything she releases is just hit after hit

[Cryptique]

10 hours ago, FunCoric said:

 hopefully r&b starts being trendy again

rnb has been trendy in the US since CTRL methinks.. Jhene Aiko, Summer Walker, HER, Khalid, Ella Mai (she faded tho)..

 

Even Ariana's positions is heavily rnb influenced..

[Axolotl]

Deserved, she's amazing 

[slw84]

hopefully 2023 is her year.

[yamiyuuuu]

The second day numbers are so good, I think the 300k are secured

[mintpasty]

I didn’t think she would crack 200k much less 300 

[britxbrit]

 

 

SHE'S COMING TO END YOU ALL.

 

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by britxbrit

[Green]

The prediction increasing to 360k  

[bync]

I hope this helps her realize she's actually really good and changes her mind about this being her last album.  I mean, either way I don't think Top Dawg will let her just dip like that considering how successful her numbers are.  

[fridayteenage]

i never would have predicted sza beating beyonce and olivia...