After nearly two years, SZA's 'SOS' rockets back to the top of the album chart
NPRAfter nearly two years, SZA's 'SOS' rockets back to the top of the album chart toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images It's a colossal week for old music on this week's Billboard charts, as years- or decades-old holiday songs fill the Hot 100's top 16 spots — as well as 23 of the top 25. Before Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit the top five in 2018 — remember, the song came out in 1994 — a grand total of one holiday song had achieved that feat in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, which dates back to 1958. Yet SZA has only seemed to gain momentum since SOS's release; just last week, she was still in the top 10 with her featured performance in "Luther," a highlight of Kendrick Lamar's new album GNX. Just last week, two relatively recent-vintage songs — Ariana Grande's 2014 track "Santa Tell Me" and Kelly Clarkson's "Underneath the Tree," from 2013 — hit the top 10 for the very first time.
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