Whitney Houston

<p><a href="/profile/sza" class="text-word" target="_blank" >SZA</a>&#8217;s newest album <em><a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/621233-szas-sos-hits-5th-straight-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SOS</a></em> tied Whitney Houston&#8217;s record for the longest-running R&amp;B album at <em>Billboard</em>&#8216;s No. 1 spot. Moreover, <em>SOS </em>just accomplished seven weeks atop their 200 album chart, which Houston did with her 1987 sophomore album, <em>Whitney</em>. While that album was the first R&amp;B by a woman to reach the top spot, the new generation also pushed boundaries.</p>



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<p>Furthermore, <em>SOS </em>is the longest-running No. 1 album by a woman since Adele&#8217;s <em>25 </em>in 2016. Additionally, it&#8217;s the first album to spend at least seven weeks straight on the charts since Disney&#8217;s <em>Encanto</em> soundtrack in March of 2022. Moreover, the last R&amp;B or hip-hop album to do so was <a href="/profile/Drake" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Drake</a>&#8217;s 2018 album <em>Views</em>, which spent 13 non-nonsecutive weeks at No. 1. </p>



<p>Overall, the <a href="/profile/tde" class="text-word" target="_blank" >TDE</a> artist&#8217;s success is nothing short of astounding. For example, the new album garnered over 400 million streams for the biggest first-week album streams ever in R&amp;B. Also, it&#8217;s the second-biggest streaming week of all time for a female artist. With dominant singles like &#8220;<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/624912-sza-shares-stripped-down-version-of-kill-bill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kill Bill,</a>&#8221; we&#8217;re sure that the numbers will keep stacking.</p>



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<p>However, it&#8217;s not all the 33-year-old has to look forward to. Moreover, her first arena tour starts soon, kicking off in Columbus, Ohio in late February. Later, SZA&#8217;s scheduled for 17 shows in total, ending in March in Los Angeles.</p>



<p>Meanwhile, SZA also recently teased a<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/625256-sza-teases-miley-cyrus-collab-congratulates-her-on-no-1-song" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> collaboration </a>with <a href="/profile/miley-cyrus" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Miley Cyrus</a>, who just dropped the much-anticipated single &#8220;Flowers.&#8221; Cyrus also shouted her out for her success, and said she&#8217;s looking forward to linking up. Given similar praise from the likes of <a href="/profile/taylor-swift" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Taylor Swift</a> and many more, the &#8220;Gone Girl&#8221; star is dominating the industry. What&#8217;s more is that her song even got actress Vivica Fox to want to star in <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/624052-vivica-fox-is-ready-for-another-kill-bill-film-after-sza-visual" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">another <em>Kill Bill</em>.</a></p>



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<p>Still, what did you think of SZA and Whitney Houston having some of the longest-running No. 1 albums in R&amp;B? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments down below. Also, as always, stay tuned to <em>HNHH</em> for the latest news on SZA, chart numbers, and amazing voices in R&amp;B.</p>



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