This Artist Just Broke a Record Previously Held by Michael Jacksonoriginally appeared onParade. Congratulations toSZA. Her album,SOS, just broke a record previously held byMichael Jacksonwith his landmarkThrilleralbum. SOShas become the longest-running No. 1 title in the 60-year history of Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart by racking up its 38th nonconsecutive week on top of the list. It comes at the album once again garnered the No. 1 position on the chart date June 7, according toBillboard. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Jackson'sThrillerpreviously held the title with 37 weeks atop that chart during 1983 and 1984. SZA's album secured the record with the equivalent of 47,000 album units in the U.S. during the week of May 23-29, according to Luminate. That's a 2% bump up from the previous week, per the publication. SOShas now spent a mind-blowing 129 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and amazingly has not dropped out of the top 10. The album, which is SZA's second studio effort, was released in December 2022. Likely contributing to its success is the fact that the singer-songwriter took her time before issuing a follow-up to her acclaimed 2017 debut albumCtrl. The album features such hit singles as "Kill Bill," which topped the R&B Hip-Hop Songs chart for 21 weeks, and "Snooze," which spent 13 weeks at No. 2, according toBillboard. Related: SZA Teases Surprising Collaboration With Taylor Swift SOSalso got a boost when the deluxe editionLANAwas released in December 2024, sparking new interest in the set with the addition of more than a dozen new songs. Another thing to keep in mind:Thrillerset that record back in the days before streaming when the chart consisted only of data for sales of physical albums. These days streaming numbers are part of the equation, so comparing the chart success of the two albums is like comparing apples to oranges. This Artist Just Broke a Record Previously Held by Michael Jacksonfirst appeared on Parade on Jun 5, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
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