SZA discography

SZA discography
SZA in 2017
Studio albums2
EPs3
Live albums1
Singles48
Music videos37
Reissues1

The discography of American singer-songwriter SZA consists of 2 studio albums, 1 reissue album, 3 extended plays (EPs), 1 live album, and 48 singles (including 11 as a featured artist).

SZA started her career as an independent artist with her debut EP, See.SZA.Run, in 2012. She followed it up the next year with her second EP, S, which gained the attention of the record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). She signed to TDE as the label's first female artist that year[1] and released her third EP, Z, a year later.

SZA released her debut studio album, Ctrl, in 2017. The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number two on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It has stayed on charts for over five years after its release.[2] The album, alongside its Billboard Hot 100 top-40 singles "Love Galore" (featuring Travis Scott) 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 next project's release, she appeared on film soundtracks and collaborated with several artists. Three collaborations were international top-10 songs: her feature on "What Lovers Do" by Maroon 5 in 2017, "All the Stars" with Kendrick Lamar from the Black Panther soundtrack in 2018, and her feature on "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat in 2021. The deluxe edition of Ctrl was released on the album's five-year anniversary in 2022.[4]

SZA released her second studio album, SOS, in 2022. 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] "Snooze" was a successful single as well and resulted in the release of an acoustic version featuring Justin Bieber the following year. SZA also received success for her features on "Beautiful" by DJ Khaled in 2022 and "Telekinesis" by Travis Scott in 2023, both of which also feature Future. In 2024, SZA released a reissued album titled Lana, which served as the deluxe version of SOS. It consists of outtakes from the SOS recording sessions alongside post-release material and was preceded by the top-10 single "Saturn".[10][11] At some point, Lana and the deluxe edition were separate projects due to SZA's decision to separate her newly recorded tracks from the ones that had been leaked.[11] She has previously said in interviews that unreleased tracks that are leaked online make her lose confidence in the quality of her music.[12][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.
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  13. ^ Rosenbloom, Alli (January 8, 2024). "SZA Is Over People Leaking Her Music". CNN. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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