SZA’s ‘SOS’ returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 after re-release in deluxe edition ‘LANA’

22 months later, SZA tops the charts Ask for help The album jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart on January 4 with a 15-1 debut. Its return to the top of the charts is largely thanks to the album’s deluxe re-release on December 20, called SOS Deluxe Edition: Lana) added 15 songs to the album. The album was originally released on December 9, 2022, and has a total of 23 tracks. All versions of the album, old and new, are merged for tracking and charting purposes and continue to be charted under the title Ask for help.

Ask for help According to Luminate, the album sold 178,000 copies in the United States in the week ending December 26 (a 297% increase), vaulting it to No. 1. With the album back at No. 1, it has stayed at the top of the charts for 11 consecutive weeks, the first time since the chart began on March 4, 2023. The 22-month gap between weeks at No. 1 is the longest for any album since the Billboard 200 began regular weekly releases in March 1956.

It is worth noting that these 15 new songs Rana A deluxe edition of the album has been released as a new standalone album, and its track activity alone was enough to propel the standalone album to the top of the charts for the first time. (The 15 new songs have sold 105,000 units in SEA and TEA. The No. 2 song this week is Michael Bublé’s Ex-Captain Christmasearning a combined 100,000 copies from SEA, TEA and traditional album sales.

Ask for help debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 on December 24, 2022, and stayed at the top of the chart for 10 weeks ending on March 4, 2023. During its 107 consecutive weeks on the charts, it never left the top 20 on the weekly charts. Ask for help After peaking at No. 3 on the year-end list in 2023, the album ended 2024 at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 Album Year-End Chart.

Frank Sinatra also cracks the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200 chart, his first in more than a decade, with his holiday compilation ultimate christmas Shelter 17-10.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multiple consumption metrics measured in equivalent album units compiled by Luminate. Units include album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit is equivalent to the sales of an album, or 10 individual tracks sold on the album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by the songs on the album. The new chart on January 4, 2025 will be published in full at advertising billboardwebsite on Tuesday (December 31). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

of Ask for helpIn the week ended December 26, the album earned 178,000 equivalent album units, including 167,000 units in Southeast Asia (up 341%, equivalent to the series’ 220.22 million official on-demand streams; ahead of the top 100 units a year ago No. 1 on the Streaming Album Chart) for the first time), with 10,000 traditional album sales (up 44%, up 39-23 in Hot Album Sales), and 1,000 TEA sales (up 1,744%).

Deluxe reprint Ask for help It has been in place since at least February 2023, SZA first mentioned Rana as the name of the September 2023 expansion. It peaked at #6 in the month.

The last R&B/hip-hop album to spend at least 11 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 was Drake’s Opinionranking first for 13 consecutive weeks in 2016 (May 21 to October 8). Ask for help The album has spent the longest time at No. 1 among female R&B/hip-hop albums or female R&B albums since Mariah Carey’s self-titled debut album spent 11 weeks at No. 1 in 1991. Houston-led score earns honorable mention bodyguardranked No. 1 for 20 consecutive weeks in 1992-93. The album has a total of 12 songs, 6 of which were written by Houston and 6 by other artists. Ask for help Longest number one week for an R&B album since bodyguard Rules for 20 weeks. (R&B/Hip-Hop and R&B albums are defined as those that have hit or are eligible for advertising billboardThey are on the Best R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Best R&B Albums lists respectively.

No. 2 on the latest Billboard 200 chart, Michael Bublé’s former captain Christmas The song went 5-2, earning 100,000 equivalent album units (up 47%). Since its release in October 2011, the set spent a total of five weeks on the charts in late 2011 and early 2012. After winning 100,000 units, Christmas This is the biggest week by units since the Billboard 200 began ranking units by units in December 2014.

The Billboard 200 chart, dated January 4, will be the last chart of the holiday season to showcase high-ranking Christmas activity, as the chart’s tracking week ends on December 26, the day after the Christmas holiday .

Bing Crosby’s ultimate christmas bounces back to 6-3 on the new Billboard 200 chart, the late artist’s highest since the chart debuted on January 5, 1959, when his former No. 1 Merry Christmas Ranked second. Merry Christmas The group had previously reached number one on the charts on January 6, 1958.

Nat King Cole’s Christmas songs With an 11-4 record, it was on par with its peak, earning 84,000 equivalent album units (a 56% increase). Kendrick Lamar tops the leaderboard GNX Down 2-5 (76,000; down 24%), Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas Up 10-6 (nearly 76,000; up 36%), Taylor Swift’s former No. 1 tortured poets department Down 3-7 (74,000; down 13%).

this evil Soundtrack drops 7-8 on Billboard 200, earning 71,000 equivalent album units (up 9%), holiday compilation A Christmas gift from Phil Spector Up 16-9 (up 60%) with 70,000 units.

Frank Sinatra joins the top ten ultimate christmasclimbs to No. 17-10 with 63,000 equivalent album sales (up 55%). The game debuted at No. 12 on the charts in December 2017 and entered the top 10 in week 52, marking the late legend’s first top 10 appearance since August 2012 , when his 2008 album was released Nothing is the best Back in the top 10 (re-entered No. 3 on the August 25, 2012 sales pricing and post-promotion rankings). there is nothing It had previously debuted and peaked at number two on the charts on May 31, 2008.

ultimate christmas It became Sinatra’s 33rd top ten hit, the most by a solo male singer. The Rolling Stones have the most top ten hits, 38 in total. the latter (32).

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