{"id":239580,"date":"2026-03-06T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/03\/06\/sza-recalls-being-told-she-wouldnt-beat-taylor-swift-on-the-charts-but-anything-is-possible-4\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:17:28","slug":"sza-recalls-being-told-she-wouldnt-beat-taylor-swift-on-the-charts-but-anything-is-possible-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/03\/06\/sza-recalls-being-told-she-wouldnt-beat-taylor-swift-on-the-charts-but-anything-is-possible-4\/","title":{"rendered":"SZA Recalls Being Told She \u2018Wouldn\u2019t Beat Taylor Swift\u2019 on the Charts, But \u2018Anything Is\u00a0Possible\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSZA<\/a> couldn\u2019t believe it either when her album SOS <\/em>exploded in popularity in 2022, beating out none other than Taylor Swift<\/a> on the Billboard 200 <\/a>\u2014 an achievement the R&B\/pop star says her label initially told her would probably never happen, given the Eras Tour headliner\u2019s consistent chart dominance.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn an interview with i-D<\/a> <\/em>published Friday (March 6), SZA reflected on one of the wildest career moments she experienced as her sophomore album catapulted her to new heights of stardom. \u201cMy label told me that it was likely that I wouldn\u2019t beat Taylor Swift, and I should prepare for that,\u201d she told the publication. \u201cI was laughing by week three.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIt was just like, \u2018What is this? I never even imagined I could be on the radio,’\u201d continued the Grammy winner, who is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. <\/p>\n

\n\tAs it turned out, SOS <\/em>debuted at No. 1 on the album\u2019s chart in December 2022, with Midnights<\/em> \u2014 which had been released two months prior \u2014 sitting at No. 2. SZA\u2019s project would remain in the top spot for 10 weeks before falling lower on the tally, eventually returning to No. 1 in 2024 for another three weeks thanks to the release of its chart position.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen SOS <\/em>was first ruling the roost, SZA clarified<\/a> on X that she had nothing but respect for Swift. \u201cUhh I feel silly that I even have to say this but i see supporters arguing and I hate that,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cI don\u2019t have beef w ANYONE especially not Taylor lmao I genuinely loved her album and the writing!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2025, SZA told Jennifer Hudson<\/a> that she would love to work with the pop singer someday. \u201cEvery time she walks up to me or approaches me, I\u2019m just like, \u2018All right, this is happening, because that\u2019s fully Taylor Swift,’\u201d she said that March. \u201cI would love to write with her and build some things together. I love her storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThough some people may have doubted it four years ago, SZA is now a formidable artist on the charts herself. In December 2024, she and Kendrick Lamar scored a massive hit with their \u201cLuther\u201d collaboration, which spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI feel like anything is possible,\u201d she told i-D<\/em>. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m adulting kind of hard right now, and I might be eating. I feel like I might be alright when it\u2019s all said and done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSee SZA on the cover of i-D <\/em>below.<\/p>\n

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