SZA discography

SZA discography
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SZA performing in 2014
Studio albums2
Live albums1
Music videos37
EPs3
Singles44

American singer-songwriter SZA has released two studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), one live album, and 44 singles (11 of which as a featured artist). SZA debuted with her self-released EP See.SZA.Run in 2012, followed by the 2013 EP S, gaining the attention of the independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment. She signed to Top Dawg as the label's first woman artist in 2013[1] and released her third EP, Z, a year later. After Z, she began work on her debut studio album, Ctrl (2017), which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, peaked at number two on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and has charted for more than five subsequent years.[2] The album, alongside its Billboard Hot 100 top-40 singles "Love Galore" and "The Weekend", earned her three of her first five Grammy nominations, in 2018.[3] All singles from Ctrl have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America.

From 2017 to 2022, as SZA prepared for her second studio album's release, she appeared on film soundtracks and collaborated with several artists. Three collaborations were international top-10 songs: "What Lovers Do" by Maroon 5 in 2017, "All the Stars" with Kendrick Lamar from the Black Panther soundtrack in 2018, and "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat in 2021. Furthermore, a deluxe edition of Ctrl was released in June 2022 to celebrate the album's five-year anniversary.[4] In December 2022, SZA's second studio album SOS was released, and it broke several records in R&B/hip-hop and overall charts. In the US, it opened with the biggest streaming week ever for an R&B album, spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard 200,[5] and ended 2023 as the country's third-biggest album with 3.172 million units sold.[6] Its multi-platinum fifth single, "Kill Bill", was the third best-selling song of 2023.[7] The same year, Rolling Stone ranked SOS and Ctrl as two of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[8][9]

The next release after SOS is Lana, preceded by the top-10 single "Saturn" (2024). Lana was originally intended to be SOS's deluxe reissue, but it evolved into its own project that SZA said would consist of album outtakes and new, post-release material.[10] In response to the leaking of three songs intended for the reissue, SZA claimed that she would remake Lana all over again and told fans they could "keep" the leaks and outtakes;[11] she previously shared in interviews that if a song of hers were to be leaked, it became tarnished in her eyes and thus would never be released.[12] However, SZA changed her mentality and announced in March 2024 that worrying about what songs would leak was not worth it; hence, all leaks and outtakes from SOS will be officially released on the deluxe edition, with Lana an entirely new album.[13]

  1. ^ Darville, Jordan (February 8, 2023). "SZA Wanted to Sign to Odd Future Before Landing at Top Dawg Entertainment". The Fader. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Aniftos, Rania (February 10, 2023). "SZA Is Billboard's 2023 Woman of the Year". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Price, Joe (January 29, 2018). "Here Are the 2018 Grammy Award Winners". Complex. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Abraham, Mya (June 9, 2022). "SZA Drops Surprise Ctrl (Deluxe) Album, Maintains 5-Year Run on Billboard 200 Chart". Vibe. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Anderson, Trevor (December 9, 2023). "1 Year of SOS: 8 Records & Achievements for SZA's Blockbuster Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 10, 2024). "Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time Is Luminate's Top Album of 2023 in U.S." Billboard. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Brandle, Lars (February 26, 2023). "Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Wins IFPI Global Single Award for 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (500–451)". Rolling Stone. December 31, 2023. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (400–351)". Rolling Stone. December 31, 2023. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Aswad, Jem (December 11, 2023). "SZA's New Album Lana: Everything We Know So Far". Variety. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Schube, Will (March 26, 2024). "SZA Says She's Remaking Lana Deluxe from Scratch Due to Song Leaks". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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