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SZA's 'SOS' Becomes Longest-Charting Album by a Black Woman in Billboard History

SZA released 'SOS,' which spent weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and became the longest-charting album by any woman in the chart's history at that time, surpassing records held by Adele and others. The album's genre-blending success, spanning R&B, pop, and alternative, demonstrated the expansive commercial and artistic reach of Black women in contemporary music.

Events

  1. December 9, 2022
    SZA's 'SOS' Becomes Longest-Charting Album by a Black Woman in Billboard History

    SZA released 'SOS,' which spent weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and became the longest-charting album by any woman in the chart's history at that time, surpassing records held by Adele and others. The album's genre-blending success, spanning R&B, pop, and alternative, demonstrated the expansive commercial and artistic reach of Black women in contemporary music.

  2. December 6, 2022
    Raphael Warnock wins full Senate term in Georgia

    Reverend Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker in a Georgia Senate runoff, winning his first full six-year Senate term. The victory confirmed the durability of Georgia's new political landscape and Warnock's historic status as the state's first elected Black senator.