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'{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Ctrl | type = studio | artist = [[SZA]] | cover = SZA - Ctrl cover.png | alt = SZA sits on grass, facing the camera. Behind her are various computer monitors and keyboards in a pile. | released = {{Start date|2017|6|9}} | recorded = 2014–2017 | venue = | studio = {{hlist|No Excuses|The Lake House in Michigan|EngineEars|Platinum Sounds|Top Dawg House of Pain|Josef Leimberg's studios|Windmark|1500 or Nothin' Studios}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative R&B]]|[[neo soul]]}} | length = 49:01 | label = {{hlist|[[Top Dawg Entertainment|Top Dawg]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}} | producer = *[[Tyran Donaldson|The Antydote]] *Bēkon *Craig Balmoris *The Donuts *Ging *Hector Castro *[[Cam O'bi]] *LoveDragon *Prophit *[[Carter Lang]] *Josef Leimberg *[[Tyran Donaldson|Scum]] *[[ThankGod4Cody]] | prev_title = [[Z (EP)|Z]] | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = [[SOS (SZA album)|SOS]] | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Singles | name = Ctrl | type = studio | single1 = [[Drew Barrymore (SZA song)|Drew Barrymore]] | single1date = January 13, 2017 | single2 = [[Love Galore]] | single2date = April 28, 2017 | single3 = [[The Weekend (SZA song)|The Weekend]] | single3date = September 26, 2017 | single4 = [[Broken Clocks]] | single4date = January 9, 2018 | single5 = [[Garden (Say It like Dat)]] | single5date = June 19, 2018 }} }} '''''Ctrl''''' (pronounced "control") is the debut [[studio album]] by American singer [[SZA]]. It was released through [[Top Dawg Entertainment]] and [[RCA Records]] on June 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/06/08/sza-ctrl-album-stream|title=Stream SZA's Debut Album ''Ctrl''|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]}}</ref> The album features guest appearances from [[Travis Scott]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[James Fauntleroy]], and [[Isaiah Rashad]]. Production was handled by [[Best Kept Secret (production team)|Craig Balmoris]], [[Frank Dukes]], [[Carter Lang]], [[Tyran Donaldson|Scum]], and [[ThankGod4Cody]], among others. The album was supported by five [[Single (music)|singles]]: "[[Drew Barrymore (SZA song)|Drew Barrymore]]", "[[Love Galore]]", "[[The Weekend (SZA song)|The Weekend]]", "[[Broken Clocks]]", and "[[Garden (Say It like Dat)]]", all of which are certified Platinum or higher by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Upon release, ''Ctrl'' was a massive critical and commercial success, and catapulted Solana into stardom. The album received acclaim from music critics, many of whom praised its cohesiveness and production, as well as SZA's vocal delivery. The album debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], moving 60,000 equivalent-album units in its first week. The album and its songs were nominated for four [[Grammy Award]]s, while SZA was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]. It was also included in several year-end best music lists by publications. The album was ranked at 472 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|''Rolling Stone'']]'s [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=September 22, 2020|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|access-date=September 22, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>Ctrl by SZA is now eligible for 5x platinum (RIAA) in the US since the 9th of December 2023 ==Background== After meeting members of [[Top Dawg Entertainment]] during the [[CMJ]] 2011, a friend attending the show with her foisted early SZA songs onto TDE president [[Punch (rapper)|Terrence "Punch" Henderson]], who liked the material and stayed in touch.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6041313/sza-talks-z-album-being-the-only-girl-in-top-dawg-entertainment |title=SZA Talks 'Z' Album & Being the Only Girl In Top Dawg Entertainment |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 12, 2014}}</ref> Two years later, in June 2013, Top Dawg Entertainment announced they were planning to sign two more artists.<ref name="rashadsigning">{{cite web |last=Paine |first=Jake |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24176/title.tde-reportedly-signs-chattanooga-tennessee-rapper-isaiah-rashad |title=TDE Reportedly Signs Chattanooga, Tennessee Rapper Isaiah Rashad &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212025031/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24176/title.tde-reportedly-signs-chattanooga-tennessee-rapper-isaiah-rashad |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kendrick-lamar-confirms-theres-a-new-artist-joining-tde |title=Kendrick Lamar Confirms There's a New Artist Joining TDE |magazine=Complex |access-date=April 12, 2014}}</ref> On July 14, it was revealed Top Dawg had signed an upcoming female singer named SZA to the label; through this deal, SZA released ''[[Z (EP)|Z]]'' (2014).<ref name="thesource.com">{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2013/08/14/presenting-tdes-new-songstress-listen-to-szas-new-song-teen-spirit/ |title=Presenting TDE's New Songstress. Listen To SZA's New Song, "Teen Spirit" |publisher=TheSource |date=August 14, 2013 |access-date=April 12, 2014}}</ref> Following the release of ''Z'', SZA began working on her debut album and writing for other musicians including [[Beyoncé]] and [[Nicki Minaj]], and ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]''{{'}}s opening track "[[Consideration (song)|Consideration]]" for [[Rihanna]], which she featured on. The debut album faced various setbacks, initially promised at the end of 2015, then at the start of 2016. In October 2016, she criticized her label for the delays and stated she would be quitting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/29/sza-record-company-took-my-hard-drive-beyonce-kendrick-lamar|title=SZA: 'The record company took my hard drive from me'|first=Rebecca|last=Nicholson|newspaper=The Guardian |date=July 29, 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> SZA revealed that her debut would be similar to ''[[S (EP)|S]]'' (2013) and would include [[trap music|trap]] influences with more aggressive lyrics, she also announced that she began working with [[James Fauntleroy]], [[Hit-Boy]], and long time collaborator Felix Snow.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30608/title.kendrick-lamar-s-storytelling-on-new-album-is-on-a-grander-scale-sza-says-|title=Kendrick Lamar's Storytelling On New Album Is "On A Grander Scale," SZA Says|date=September 11, 2014|work=HipHopDX|access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230194221/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.30608/title.kendrick-lamar-s-storytelling-on-new-album-is-on-a-grander-scale-sza-says-|archive-date=December 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Speaking on the conception of the album, SZA stated that she had spent four years just doing music: "I've been burying friends, burying family members, burying weight, the way I feel about myself, the way I feel about God, the way I process information."<ref name="rap-up.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/06/08/sza-breakfast-club-interview/|title=SZA Talks 'Ctrl' Concept, TDE Support on 'The Breakfast Club'}}</ref> The album was also inspired by SZA's view of control in her life. Speaking on this she stated "''Ctrl'' is a concept. I've lacked control my whole life and I think I've craved it my whole life."<ref name="rap-up.com" /> ==Writing and recording== The album's sessions began in 2014 and took place at the TDE Red Room in [[Carson, California]]. The album's recording process was described as being analog and featured the unplugging and re-plugging of wires in order to create the desired sound. During the album's studio sessions, SZA and the album's producers would go into the studio, and filter through the recorded songs and beats to decide if the songs were good or worth experimenting with in order to make better. SZA would search songs that were in the top forty charts during various years including the 1940s and 1980s, she would then listen to their style, beats and synths to gain some inspiration.<ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/sza-breakout-rb-star-conquers-self-doubt-and-takes-ctrl-w487994|title=SZA: How the Breakout R&B Star Conquered Self-Doubt and Took 'Ctrl'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Throughout the album's recording process, record producer [[Rick Rubin]] helped SZA's creative process. "I had this mentality that 'more is more' -- more reverb, more background [vocals]," stating "I played him a bunch of songs, and he would tell me, 'The more you take away from any piece, the more room you create for everything else to be beautiful and grow.' I never felt that before, the editing urge. Once you strip everything down, you're forced to say something."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7775679/sza-love-galore-travis-scott-new-song-listen|title=SZA Refuses to Get Played on 'Love Galore' Featuring Travis Scott|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> In 2015, SZA was introduced to [[Carter Lang]] by Peter Cottontale in Chicago. After performing together at Lollapalooza that same year, SZA and Lang along with producer Tyron "Scum" Donaldson began to develop a rapport on the road to creating her debut album. The three held studio sessions across the country from Los Angeles to Chicago and even setting up shop in Carter's Michigan home in 2016, where they constructed the Travis Scott-assisted "Love Galore" in Lang's mom's office using studio equipment he brought there. Lang, [[Tyran Donaldson]], [[ThankGod4Cody]] and other producers would challenge each other and send each other different music to work on. SZA would then listen the music and want to create from that. During the producers' competition of who could create the better song, they collectively created "[[Broken Clocks]]". "Drew Barrymore" was conceived at Lang's studio in Chicago in 2016. Lang ended up notching production credits on eight tracks from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8078602/carter-lang-interview-ctrl-sza-vic-mensa|title=Carter Lang Talks Crafting 'CTRL' With SZA, Working With Vic Mensa & Why Chicago Keeps Winning|website=billboard.com|date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> [[File:Carson California.jpg|thumb|The album was recorded in [[Carson, California]].]] SZA contributed heavily to the album's lyrics, co-writing all fourteen tracks. SZA would freestyle the songs in a hope to "let the moments happen in the studio."<ref name="mtv_3019491"/> Initially she tried to record phone notes and write down ideas in journals in order to help her write.<ref name="mtv_3019491"/> SZA's record label TDE confiscated her hard drive during the album's recording, because SZA could not decide on the songs she wanted on the finished album, from the 150 – 200 she recorded.<ref name="hnhh">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/sza-record-company-took-my-hard-drive-from-me-news.35652.html|title=SZA: Record Company "Took My Hard Drive From Me"|website=HNHH|date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> She also detailed how her [[anxiety]] issues affected her songwriting process: "I [[Freestyle rap|freestyle]] everything, all the way down. And I listen back and think, what’s shitty? And if something’s too shitty and I can’t put my finger on it, and I think, wow this sucks to me, then I get way frustrated, and usually scrap the song."<ref name="hnhh" /> When recording the album, SZA would record from drafts of paper, recording one draft all the way down, before listening back and rephrasing it. However, with the album's opening track "Supermodel", SZA took on a different approach, stating, "Normally if I hear a beat, I hear an idea unfold. I see where it could go. But when I heard "Supermodel," I couldn't even imagine what the song would sound like. I just wanted. I just wanted to sing. I wanted to think."<ref name="rollingstone.com" /> SZA recorded "Drew Barrymore" after hearing a production that reminded her of the film ''[[Poison Ivy (1992 film)|Poison Ivy]]'', noting the emotion Ivy felt in film was something SZA connected with, stating her character was "lashing out because she was lonely and pissed that her life was like this".<ref name="rollingstone.com" /> "The Weekend" was produced by [[ThankGod4Cody]], who had the idea to sample "Set the Mood (Prelude)/[[Until the End of Time (Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé song)|Until the End of Time]]" from a member of his team. After being handed the sample he added chords, a "glittery layer", and bass. After some experimentation with the vocals from the sample, the drums, and some additions in the reverb, he placed the song's [[Snare drum|snares]] and [[hi-hat]]s, and rounded it all out with a [[cymbal]], as he told [[Genius (website)|Genius]]. The production was made with SZA in mind.<ref name="genius" /> SZA said about the sample in an interview with [[Associated Press]]: "I didn't even think about anything I was saying. I was just happy to be singing over that Justin Timberlake sample... I was just like, ‘This is for fun. This is crazy."<ref name="AP">{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/outtakes-sza-on-writing-for-beyonce-and-sampling-timberlake/2017/12/20/ebb46138-e5b0-11e7-927a-e72eac1e73b6_story.html |title=Outtakes: SZA on writing for Beyonce and sampling Timberlake |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=December 20, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629235608/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/outtakes-sza-on-writing-for-beyonce-and-sampling-timberlake/2017/12/20/ebb46138-e5b0-11e7-927a-e72eac1e73b6_story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Composition== ''Ctrl'' is primarily an [[alternative R&B]] and [[neo soul]] album, with elements of [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[pop music|pop]], [[soul music|soul]], [[electronic music|electronic]], and [[indie rock|indie]]. Originally scheduled for release in late 2015, it was delayed by SZA's experience of "a kind of blinding paralysis brought on by anxiety." She reworked the album until her record company took away her hard drive in the spring of 2017.<ref name="guardian record company took hard drive">{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=Rebecca|title=SZA: 'The record company took my hard drive from me'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/29/sza-record-company-took-my-hard-drive-beyonce-kendrick-lamar|access-date=January 5, 2018|work=The Guardian|date=July 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Chow">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/06/14/532856441/taking-ctrl-why-szas-new-album-means-so-much|title=Taking 'Ctrl': Why SZA's New Album Means So Much|work=[[NPR]]|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2017|last=Chow|first=Kat}}</ref><ref name="Voynovskaya">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/sza-ctrl-review.html|title=SZA: CTRL Review|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2017|last=Voynovskaya|first=Nastia}}</ref><ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/sza-ctrl/|title=SZA: CTRL|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|last=Rindner|first=Grant}}</ref><ref name="Patrick">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sza-ctrl|title=SZA – CTRL|work=[[Exclaim]]|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2017|last=Patrick|first=Ryan}}</ref> The album tests the borders of traditional R&B, drawing influences from [[trap music|trap]] and [[indie rock]].<ref name="Voynovskaya" /><ref name="Pitchfork" /><ref name="Huskell">{{cite web |url=http://vogue.com/article/sza-new-album-ctrl-interview|title=How SZA Gained Control By Losing It – and Made the Debut Album of the Year |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=June 16, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|last=Rob|first=Huskell}}</ref> The album contains a precise sonic methodology, with a fluent production, containing influences from [[pop music|pop]], [[hip-hop]] and [[electronic music|electronic]] genres. These influences were compared to a mixture of different artists' work, including [[Sade (band)|Sade]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Purity Ring]], Yuki, [[Björk]], [[Arca (musician)|Arca]] and [[Billie Holiday]].<ref name="Patrick" /> The production was characterised as predominantly hip-hop-influenced with hints of [[soul music|soul]] and [[pop music|pop]].<ref name="Patrick" /> The album has a confessional theme, which touch upon SZA's personal experiences of love. The album's lyrical content was seen as being "frank" and was noted as an insight into the complexities of modern love; of how desire, competition, jealousy, sexual politics, social media and low self-esteem can derail a relationship.<ref name="bbc_42427212"/> Claire Lobenfeld of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described the album's lyrics as being "honest" and "often comically blunt".<ref name="Pitchfork" /> SZA's vocals were noted for containing echoes that were achieved by turning down the reverb; this was done to give the album an "intimate, confessional tone".<ref name="bbc_42427212"/> The album opens with "Supermodel", which is built over an electric guitar riff, and reads as an "exposed diary entry" that lyrically talks about relationship betrayal and fallout. The song talks about SZA's ex-partner who left her on Valentine's Day.<ref name="Patrick" /><ref name="Pitchfork" /> Speaking about "[[Love Galore]]", which features [[Travis Scott]], SZA touched on working with him: "I think he merges that super-fine line between melody and syncopation and pocket. And I love his pockets, and I love his note choice. He's just gnarly. He's perfect."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5V6muCJR8|title=SZA "Love Galore" Official Lyrics & Meaning - Verified|website=[[YouTube]]|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> "Doves in the Wind" features rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]] and is built over a "woozy" production. The song's themes revolves around sexual freedom, yet still having a hunger for intimacy. "Doves in the Wind" makes a reference to [[Forrest Gump (character)|Forrest Gump]], describing the character as the kind of man who sees women as more than sexual objects.<ref name="Pitchfork" /> "Drew Barrymore" is a "sluggish" R&B song with introspective lyrics, whilst "Prom" is a pop song, that was noted for being built over muted guitars which were compared to those of [[the Police]], whilst the lyrics discuss teen angst.<ref name="nme" /> "[[The Weekend (SZA song)|The Weekend]]", features writing from [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Timbaland]], and [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], who were credited as the song samples "Set the Mood (Prelude)/[[Until the End of Time (Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé song)|Until the End of Time]]" from the 2006 album ''[[FutureSex/LoveSounds]]''.<ref name="genius"/> "The Weekend" is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/sza-ctrl-album-review |title=On 'Ctrl,' SZA Reveals Who She Really Is |date=June 13, 2017 |work=Complex}}</ref> and [[neo soul]]<ref name="exclaimca"/> track. Although some publications call the song's narrator a "[[Mistress (lover)|side chick]]", SZA sings from the perspective of a woman who only sees her partner on the weekend, while other girls have him during the week.<ref name="AP"/> "Go Gina" is a reference to [[Tisha Campbell]]'s role of Gina on the '90s sitcom [[Martin (TV series)|''Martin'']]. Lyrically, the song reflects on an environment that dislikes determined women, the song goes on to discuss how people try to simplify her problems in a self-serving way.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3022286/sza-ctrl-review/|title=SZA Comes Into Her Power On Ctrl|website=mtv.com}}</ref> "Broken Clocks" enfolds SZA amid blurry keyboard tones and a watery sample of men's voices as she ponders memories of an old romance that still haunts her."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jon Pareles|date=June 7, 2017|title=SZA's Songs Face Desire in All Its Complications|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/arts/music/sza-ctrl-review.html|work=New York Times|access-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref> Joshua Espinoza of ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' regarded the song as "a mid-tempo cut about optimism and perseverance".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joshua Espinoza|date=June 2, 2017|title=Listen to SZA's Latest Single, "Broken Clocks"|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/sza-releases-new-single-broken-clocks|work=Complex|access-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref> {{clear}} ==Release and promotion== {{See also|Ctrl the Tour}} [[File:SZA CTRL Tour Toronto 2017 8 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|185px|SZA performing in Toronto, Canada on the Ctrl the Tour in August 2017.]] SZA premiered "Drew Barrymore" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''. She also announced the title of her debut studio album, initially titled ''A'', but was later renamed to ''Ctrl''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/01/13/sza-announces-ctrl-album-drops-drew-barrymore-single/|title=SZA Announces 'CTRL' Album, Drops 'Drew Barrymore' Single|website=Rap-Up|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref> On April 28, 2017, SZA announced she had signed her first [[Major record label|major-label]] [[recording contract]] with [[RCA Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.43223/title.sza-signs-to-rca-records|title=SZA Signs To RCA Records|work=HipHopDX |first=Somhairle |last=Cinnsealach|date=April 28, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/sza-announces-deal-with-rca-news.31792.html|title=SZA Announces Deal With RCA|work=Hot New Hiphop|date=April 28, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref> Following the announcement of ''Ctrl'', SZA releases a promotional video narrated by rapper [[RZA]]. RZA opened with a dialogue stating "I’m zoning in with my homegirl, SZA—Self Savior, Zig-Zag-Zig Allah." Followed by a short verse "Yeah, I think you can take that far, Mama. Ya know what I mean? Cut loose the drama, no melodrama. Rise to the top, claim ya karma. And it’s my honor to drop this lesson, it’s my honor to give this blessing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/73764-rza-helps-sza-announce-ctrl-album-release-date/|title=RZA Helps SZA Announce CTRL Album Release Date – Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=May 25, 2017}}</ref> On June 2, 2017, "[[Broken Clocks]]" was released as a promotional single, before being sent to urban contemporary radio in January 2018, serving as the album's fourth single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/sza-releases-new-single-broken-clocks|title=Listen to SZA's Latest Single, "Broken Clocks"|website=Complex}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> On June 8, 2017, "Doves in the Wind" was released as a promotional single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/06/08/sza-doves-in-the-wind-kendrick-lamar|title=Listen To SZA's "Doves In The Wind" Featuring Kendrick Lamar|last=Craighead|first=Olivia|date=June 8, 2017|website=[[The Fader]]|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1945781/sza-doves-in-the-wind-feat-kendrick-lamar/music/|title=SZA – "Doves In The Wind" (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)|last=Helman|first=Peter|date=June 8, 2017|website=[[Stereogum]]|publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]]|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> On July 5, 2017, SZA announced an official North American headlining concert tour titled [[Ctrl The Tour|Ctrl the Tour]] to further promote the album. The tour began on August 20, 2017, in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], at Fête Music Hall, and concluded on December 22, 2017, in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania at [[The Fillmore#Locations|The Fillmore Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sza-announces-tour|title=SZA Announces Tour|work=Pitchfork|date=July 5, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> Despite there being no European leg of the tour, on July 10, 2017, American singer and rapper [[Bryson Tiller]] announced that SZA would be opening for the European portion of his Set It Off Tour in support of his studio album ''[[True to Self]]'' from October 17, 2017, to November 30, 2017, separate from Ctrl the Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/07/10/bryson-tiller-set-it-off-sza|title=Bryson Tiller Announces European Tour With SZA|date=June 24, 2017 }}</ref> Due to tickets for Ctrl the Tour quickly selling out, this prompted additional dates to be added. Due to health problems, the first three dates of the tour were rescheduled, causing the tour to begin on August 20 instead of August 16 as originally scheduled.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7933965/sza-ctrl-tour-dates-postponed|title=SZA's CTRL Tour Postponed Due to 'Unforeseen Circumstances'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sza/status/898638426404036608|title=1. I didn't postpone the tour . I rescheduled 3 days outta like 100 ! lol my body tried to play me but I beat it's ass n im back n ready!https://twitter.com/lashleyn/status/898630379099140096 …|last=SZA}}</ref> On July 31, 2017, SZA released a music video for "Supermodel", exclusively on [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7882208/sza-supermodel-new-video|title=Watch SZA Get the Last Laugh in 'Supermodel' Video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> On December 9, 2017, SZA appeared on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' making her the third artist from her label to appear on the program following Lamar and Rock. The performance received critical acclaim for its power and a new verse she added to single "Love Galore" due to the absence of Travis Scott being there to perform his verse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-sza-perform-the-weekend-and-love-galore-on-snl/|title = Watch SZA Perform "The Weekend" and "Love Galore" on "SNL"|website = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date = December 10, 2017}}</ref> ===Singles=== On January 13, 2017, SZA released the album's lead single "[[Drew Barrymore (SZA song)|Drew Barrymore]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/us/album/drew-barrymore-single/id1194815827|title=Drew Barrymore – Single by SZA on Apple Music|website=iTunes}}</ref> It was produced by The Antydote and Carter Lang. On June 20, 2017, SZA released the music video for "Drew Barrymore", which featured a cameo by [[Drew Barrymore]] herself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/sza/status/877254786248187905|title=Twitter|website=mobile.twitter.com}}</ref> Commercially, the song did not fare well since it was not released to radio but later earned the certification of Platinum by the RIAA. On April 28, 2017, SZA released the album's second single "[[Love Galore]]", which features American rapper and singer [[Travis Scott]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-galore-feat-travis-scott-single/id1230080297|title=Love Galore (feat. Travis Scott) – Single by SZA on Apple Music|website=iTunes}}</ref> It was produced by ThankGod4Cody, Carter Lang, Scum and [[Punch (rapper)|Punch]]. The [[music video]] for the song, directed by Nabil, premiered on April 27, 2017.<ref name="thefader">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/04/27/sza-love-galore-single-travis-scott-tde|title=SZA Shares A New Video For "Love Galore," Featuring Travis Scott|work=The Fader|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> It was uploaded to SZA's [[Vevo]] channel on April 28, 2017.<ref name="thefader" /> Commercially, the song fared well in North America, charting on Canadian charts and entering the top forty on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], reaching number thirty, later becoming certified 6× platinum by the RIAA. On September 26, 2017, "[[The Weekend (SZA song)|The Weekend]]" was sent to urban contemporary radio as the album's third single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924051454/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archive-date=September 24, 2017| title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> As of the chart dated January 3, 2018, it has peaked at number twenty-nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her highest charting solo single in that region. A music video for the song directed by [[Solange Knowles]] was officially released on December 22, 2017. It has been certified 5× platinum by the RIAA. "[[Broken Clocks]]" was sent to urban contemporary radio on January 9, 2018, as the album's fourth single after being previously released as a promotional single as a part of the album's pre-order.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104123032/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|archive-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> As of October 2020, it has been certified 3× platinum by the RIAA. "[[Garden (Say It like Dat)]]" was released as the album's fifth and final single on June 19, 2018, and has been 2× platinum by the RIAA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates|publisher=AllAccess Music Group|access-date=June 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610032039/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archive-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> ==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | ADM = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8753/SZA-Ctrl.aspx|title=Ctrl by SZA reviews|website=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> | MC = 86/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ctrl/sza|title=Reviews and Tracks for CTRL by SZA|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ctrl-mw0003047932|title=Ctrl – SZA|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 16, 2019|last=Kellman|first=Andy}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' | rev2score = A−<ref name="avclub">{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/thank-god-sza-finally-released-ctrl-256751|title=Thank god SZA finally released Ctrl|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=June 16, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=Purdom|first=Clayton}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' | rev3score = B+<ref name="cos">{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/06/album-review-sza-ctrl/|title=SZA – Ctrl|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|last=Lamb|first=Karas}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]'' | rev4score = 9/10<ref name="exclaimca"/> | rev5 = ''[[Financial Times]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="ft">{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/74de679e-ea9b-11e7-bd17-521324c81e23|title=SZA: Ctrl — 'mellow beats and jazzy textures'|work=[[Financial Times]]|date=December 29, 2017|access-date=May 11, 2019|last=Hunter-Tilney|first=Ludovic|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[The Irish Times]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="irishtimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/sza-ctrl-album-review-striking-debut-release-from-r-b-star-1.3132982|title=SZA – Ctrl album review: Striking debut release from R&B star|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=June 28, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|last=Carroll|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist)}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="nzherald">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11874897|title=Album review: SZA, CTRL|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=Yates|first=Siena}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/sza-ctrl-album-review-2088587|title=SZA – 'CTRL' Review|work=[[NME]]|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=Milton|first=Jamie}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[The Observer]]'' | rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/11/sza-ctrl-review|title=SZA: Control review – dreamy and delicious insights into vulnerability|work=[[The Observer]]|date=June 11, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=Joshi|first=Tara}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev10score = 8.4/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sza-ctrl/|title=SZA: CTRL|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=June 13, 2017|last=Lobenfeld|first=Claire}}</ref> }} ''Ctrl'' received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[weighted mean]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic" /> ''[[The Observer]]''{{'}}s Tara Joshi said the songs are "delicious slow jams with delicate yet powerful vocals and intimate insights into femininity, self-esteem and youth".<ref name="guardian" /> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Claire Lobenfeld called the album "an opulent, raw R&B album that constantly tests the borders of the genre", and named "Prom" as one of the standout tracks.<ref name="Pitchfork" /> Siena Yates of ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' described it as "a brutally honest, sonically rich leap down the rabbit hole."<ref name="nzherald" /> In his review of the album, ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s [[Jon Pareles]] said of SZA: "But now, she fully commands the foreground of her songs. Her voice is upfront, recorded to sound natural and unaffected, with all its grain and conversational quirks."<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/arts/music/sza-ctrl-review.html|title=SZA's Songs Face Desire In All Its Complications|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 7, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles}}</ref> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''{{'}}s Jessica McKinny said the album "has definitely kick-started her journey in the right direction. It's raw, soulful, rhythmic and uplifting in all the right places and will surely be a summer gift for old and new fans." She also referred to the album as "stripped down perfection".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2017/06/sza-ctrl-album-review/|title=Phenomenal Woman: The Vulnerability, Self-Awareness & Freedom Of SZA's 'Ctrl'|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=June 12, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=McKinney|first=Jessica}}</ref> Gerrick D. Kennedy of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the album "equal parts aching, brazen and gorgeously honest" and said of the songs, "The records are tender, vulnerable and often defiant."<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-what-to-listen-to-20170613-story.html|title=What to listen to now: SZA, Bleachers, Secret Sisters and more|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> Ryan B. Patrick of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' referred to SZA as "the full package in terms of artistry: killer singing and songwriting abilities with a distinct perspective on life, love and destiny". He went on to say that ''Ctrl'' "is craft in action, a uniquely excellent album from a uniquely excellent artist."<ref name="exclaimca" /> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''{{'}}s Nastia Voynovskaya called the album "strikingly relatable" and likened her vocals to that of [[Amy Winehouse]] and [[Billie Holiday]].<ref name="pastemagazine">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/sza-ctrl-review.html|title=SZA: CTRL Review|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=Voynovskaya|first=Nastia}}</ref> Jamie Milton of ''[[NME]]'' said it "effortlessly winds between narratives and genres like it's child's play" and went on to say that the artist "isn't a star in the making, it's a fully-fledged talent who's practically showing off." They also named "Prom" as the standout song of the album.<ref name="nme" /> In July 2022, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Ctrl'' at number 28 on its list of "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time", claiming that "she came out looking like a hero."<ref>{{cite magazine |last2=Browne |first2=David |last3=Dolan |first3=Jon |last4=Freeman |first4=Jon |last5=Hermes |first5=Will |last6=Hoard |first6=Christian |last7=Lopez |first7=Julyssa |last8=Reeves |first8=Mosi |last9=Rosen |first9=Jody |last10=Sheffield |first10=Rob |last1=Shachtman |first1=Noah |title=100 Best Debut Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-143608/sza-cntrl-2018-1376483/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=July 1, 2022}}</ref> ===Accolades=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |+Year-end lists ! Publication ! List ! Rank ! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |''[[Exclaim!]]'' | Top 10 Soul & R&B Albums of 2017 | {{center|1}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_s_top_10_soul_and_r_and_b_albums-best_of_2017/page/2|title=Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums of 2017|work=[[Exclaim!]]|author=Yasmine Shemesh|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>}} |- |''[[New York Daily News]]'' | The 25 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|1}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/25-best-albums-2017-article-1.3666278|title=The 25 best albums of 2017|work=[[New York Daily News]]|author=Amy Rowe and Spencer Dukoff|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Noisey]]'' | The 100 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|1}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/pazbwn/noisey-100-best-albums-of-2017|title=The 100 Best Albums of 2017|work=[[Noisey]]|date=December 6, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' | The Top 10 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|1}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://time.com/5034987/best-albums-2017/|title=The Top 10 Albums of 2017|author=Raisa Bruner|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' | The 100 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|1}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/pazbwn/noisey-100-best-albums-of-2017|title=The 100 Best Albums of 2017|website=Vice|date=December 6, 2017 |access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' | Billboard 50 Best Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8062834/billboard-50-best-albums-of-2017-critics-picks|title=Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Dazed]]'' | The 20 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38392/1/the-20-best-albums-of-2017|title=The 20 best albums of 2017 {{!}} Dazed|work=[[Dazed]]|date=December 13, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The New York Times]] (by Jon Caramanica)'' | The Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/arts/music/best-albums-2017.html?_r=0|title=The Best Albums of 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Jon Caramanica and Jon Pareles|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[NPR]]'' | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/12/12/568723777/the-50-best-albums-of-2017-page-3|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2017: NPR|work=[[NPR]]|date=December 12, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/?page=5|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2017|work=Pitchfork|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]'' | The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017 | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/albums-of-the-year/the-skinny-top-50-albums-of-2017|title=The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017|work=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|date=November 29, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Uproxx]]'' | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/music/best-albums-of-2017-ranked-list/|title=50 Best Albums Of 2017, Ranked|work=[[Uproxx]]|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Complex Networks (company)|Complex]]'' | The Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|3}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-2017/|title=The Best Albums of 2017|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | Best Albums of 2017: EW Picks 25 Greatest | {{center|3}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/best-albums-of-2017/the-best-albums-of-2017/|title=Best Albums of 2017: EW Picks 25 Greatest|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The Irish Times]]'' | Ticket Awards 2017; The best music of the year | {{center|3}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/ticket-awards-2017-the-best-music-of-the-year-1.3309674|title=Ticket Awards 2017: The best music of the year|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|author=Louise Bruton|date=December 2, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Mashable]]'' | 10 Favorite Albums of 2017 | {{center|3}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2017/12/08/best-albums-2017/#03mywK4joZq4|title=Our 10 favorite albums of 2017|work=[[Mashable]]|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Now (newspaper)|NOW]]'' | The Top 10 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|3}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/the-top-10-albums-of-2017/|title= The 10 best albums of 2017|work=[[Now (newspaper)|NOW]]|author=Staff|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Rap-Up]]'' | Rap-Up's 20 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|3}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/12/12/rap-up-20-best-albums-of-2017/|title=Rap-Up's 20 Best Albums of 2017|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Crack Magazine]]'' | The Top Albums of 2017 | {{center|4}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/albums-2017-50-1/|title=The Top Albums of 2017|work=[[Crack Magazine]]|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Fuse (magazine)|FUSE]]'' | The 20 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|4}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2017/12/best-albums-of-the-year-2017|title=The Best 20 Albums of 2017|work=[[Fuse (magazine)|Fuse]]|author=Staff|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The A.V. Club]]'' | The A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|5}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-a-v-club-s-20-best-albums-of-2017-1820857283|title=The A.V. Club's 20 best albums of 2017|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The Independent]]'' | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|5}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/best-albums-2017-loyle-carner-lorde-kendrick-lamar-taylor-swift-stormzy-j-hus-lists-a8071516.html|title=The 30 best albums of 2017|work=The Independent|author=Roisin O'Connor|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Stereogum]]'' | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|5}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2017|author=Staff|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=December 5, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[USA Today]]'' | USA Today's 10 Favourite albums of 2017 | {{center|5}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/12/04/usa-todays-10-favorite-albums-2017/911021001/|title=USA TODAY's 10 favourite albums of 2017|newspaper=[[USA Today (magazine)|USA Today]]|author=Maeve McDermott and Patrick Ryan|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' | The Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|6}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11958924|title=Aldous Harding, Lorde and Kendrick Lamar: Here are the best albums of 2017|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|author=Staff|date=December 14, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The Sunday Times]]'' | The 100 Best Albums of the Year | {{center|6}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/100-best-albums-of-the-year-2017-lp0wlrkq0|title=The 100 Best Albums of the Year|work=[[The Sunday Times Magazine]]|date=December 3, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Atlantic Monthly]]'' | The 10 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|7}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/12/best-albums-2017/547451/|title=The 10 Best Albums of 2017: Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Priests, and More|work=[[Atlantic Monthly|The Atlantic]]|author=Spencer Kornhaber|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' | The Top 50 Albums of 2017 | {{center|7}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/11/top-50-albums-of-2017/5/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2017|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=November 27, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041220/https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/11/top-50-albums-of-2017/5/|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |- |''[[NME]]'' | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | {{center|7}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/nmes-albums-of-the-year-2017-2161481|title=NME's Albums of The Year 2017|work=[[NME]]|date=November 23, 2017|access-date=November 25, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' | 29 Albums of 2017 You Need to Know | {{center|7}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/best-albums-of-2017|title=29 Best Albums of 2017 You Need to Know|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The New York Times]] (by Jon Pareles)'' | The Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|8}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/arts/music/best-albums-2017.html?_r=0|title=The Best Albums of 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Jon Caramanica and Jon Pareles|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Loud and Quiet]]'' | The Loud and Quiet Top 40 Albums of 2017 | {{center|9}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/best-albums-2017-loud-and-quiet-top-40/|title=The Loud and Quiet top 40 albums of 2017|work=[[Loud and Quiet]]|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' | 10 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|10}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://people.com/music/2017-best-albums-of-year-list/taylor-swift-reputation/|title=PEOPLE Picks the 10 Best Albums of 2017|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=December 8, 2017|first=Jeff|last=Nelson|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'' | The Top 10 Albums of 2017 | {{center|12}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/music/2017/11/22/25603512/top-10-albums-of-2017-local-and-national|title=Top 10 Albums of 2017, Local and National|work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|author=Staff|date=November 22, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' | The 25 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|15}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-albums-of-2017/P3|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2017|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|author=Staff|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|20}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-w511763|title=50 Best Albums of 2017|author=Staff|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' | The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|25}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2017.html?p=3|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2017|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|author=Staff|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|27}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/800-q-magazines-50-best-albums-of-2017/|title=Q Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2017|work=Q Magazine|publisher=Album of the Year|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Gorilla vs. Bear]]'' | Gorilla vs Bear Albums of 2017 | {{center|28}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2017/|title=Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2017|work=[[Gorilla vs. Bear]]|author=Chris|date=December 3, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' | Favourite Albums in 2017 | {{center|42}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151506-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2017|title=Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|author=Sam Adams|date=December 3, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=November 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123140446/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151506-drowned-in-sounds-favourite-albums-of-2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' | 75 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|53}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/795-uncuts-75-best-albums-of-2017/|title=Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2017|work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=November 16, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[Resident (magazine)|Resident]]'' | The Resident Annual 2017 | {{center|65}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.resident-music.com/annual|title=The Resident Annual 2017|work=[[Resident (magazine)|Resident]]|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |- |''[[The Quietus]]'' | Albums of the Year 2017 | {{center|68}} | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/23660-albums-of-the-year-2017|title=Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017, In Association With Norman Records|work=[[The Quietus]]|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}} |} SZA received five nominations at the [[60th Annual Grammy Awards]] (2018) including [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], [[Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album|Best Urban Contemporary Album]] for ''Ctrl'', [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance|Best R&B Performance]] for "[[The Weekend (SZA song)|The Weekend]]", [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] "Supermodel" and [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance|Best Rap/Sung Performance]] for "[[Love Galore (SZA song)|Love Galore]]" featuring [[Travis Scott]]. ==Commercial performance== ''Ctrl'' debuted at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, earning 60,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s (including 20,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.<ref name="Ctrl Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7833967/katy-perry-witness-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart|title=Katy Perry Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Witness'|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=Billboard|date=June 18, 2017|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> This became SZA's first US top-ten debut.<ref name="Ctrl Billboard"/> The album also accumulated 49.52 million streams for its songs that week.<ref name="Ctrl Billboard"/> In its second week, the album dropped to #11 on the charts. In August 2022, the album was certified triple platinum by the RIAA for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over three million units in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=November 23, 2020|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}</ref> As of June 2023, the album has spent 311 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the second longest-charting R&B album by a woman, behind ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'' by [[Rihanna]], according to ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Danyel |date=February 8, 2023 |title=SZA's Ruination Brought Her Everything |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/magazine/sza.html |access-date=February 9, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Ctrl'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Supermodel | writer1 = {{hlist|[[SZA|Solána Rowe]]|[[Punch (rapper)|Terrence Henderson]]|[[Nico Segal#2014-present: The Social Experiment|Greg Landfair, Jr.]]|[[Tyran Donaldson]]}} | extra1 = [[Tyran Donaldson|Scum]] | length1 = 3:01 | title2 = [[Love Galore]] | note2 = featuring [[Travis Scott]] | writer2 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Travis Scott|Jacques Webster II]]|Henderson|Donaldson|[[Carter Lang]]|[[ThankGod4Cody|Cody Fayne]]}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang|[[ThankGod4Cody]]}} | length2 = 4:35 | title3 = Doves in the Wind | note3 = featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Kendrick Lamar|Kendrick Duckworth]]|[[Cam O'bi|Cameron Osteen]]|[[Redman (rapper)|Reggie Noble]]|[[DJ Kool|John Bowman]]|[[Rockwilder|Dana Stinson]]|[[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]]|[[J Dilla|James Yancey]]}} | extra3 = [[Cam O'bi]] | length3 = 4:26 | title4 = [[Drew Barrymore (SZA song)|Drew Barrymore]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Kids These Days (band)|Macie Stewart]]|Henderson|Donaldson|Lang}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang}} | length4 = 3:51 | title5 = Prom | writer5 = {{hlist|Rowe|Donaldson|Lang}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length5 = 3:16 | title6 = [[The Weekend (SZA song)|The Weekend]] | writer6 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Justin Timberlake]]|[[Timbaland|Timothy Mosley]]|[[Danja (record producer)|Nathaniel Hills]]|Fayne}} | extra6 = ThankGod4Cody | length6 = 4:32 | title7 = Go Gina | writer7 = {{hlist|Rowe|Donaldson|Lang|[[Frank Dukes|Adam Feeney]]}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang|[[Frank Dukes]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length7 = 2:41 | title8 = [[Garden (Say It like Dat)]] | writer8 = {{hlist|Rowe|Daniel Tannenbaum|[[Best Kept Secret (production team)|Craig Balmoris]]}} | extra8 = {{hlist|[[Bēkon]]|The Donuts{{ref|a|[a]}}|Balmoris{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 3:28 | title9 = [[Broken Clocks]] | writer9 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[River Tiber (musician)|Thomas Paxton-Beesley]]|[[Daniel Caesar|Ashton Simmonds]]|Feeney|Fayne}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Frank Dukes|ThankGod4Cody}} | length9 = 3:51 | title10 = Anything | writer10 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Donna Summer]]|[[Giorgio Moroder]]|[[Pete Bellotte]]|Peter Wilkins|Donaldson|Lang}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length10 = 2:29 | title11 = Wavy (Interlude) | note11 = featuring [[James Fauntleroy]] | writer11 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[James Fauntleroy|James Fauntleroy II]]|Fayne|Lukasz Plas}} | extra11 = {{hlist|ThankGod4Cody|Prophit}} | length11 = 1:15 | title12 = Normal Girl | writer12 = {{hlist|Rowe|Henderson|Donaldson|Lang}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang}} | length12 = 4:13 | title13 = Pretty Little Birds | note13 = featuring [[Isaiah Rashad]] | writer13 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Isaiah Rashad|Isaiah McClain]]|Donaldson|Lang|Josef Leimberg}} | extra13 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang|Leimberg}} | length13 = 4:05 | title14 = 20 Something | writer14 = {{hlist|Rowe|Donaldson|Lang}} | extra14 = {{hlist|Scum|Lang}} | length14 = 3:18 | total_length = 49:01 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition (bonus tracks) | extra_column = Producer(s) | title15 = Love Galore (Alt Version) | writer15 = {{hlist|Rowe|Henderson|Donaldson|Lang|Fayne}} | extra15 = {{hlist|ThankGod4Cody|Scum|Lang}} | length15 = 4:33 | title16 = [[TwoAM]] | writer16 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Drake (musician)|Aubrey Graham]]|[[PartyNextDoor|Jahron Brathwaite]]|[[40 (record producer)|Noah Shebib]]|Fayne}} | extra16 = ThankGod4Cody | length16 = 4:02 | title17 = Miles | writer17 = {{hlist|Rowe|Donaldson}} | extra17 = Scum | length17 = 1:09 | title18 = Percolator | writer18 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Tweet (singer)|Charlene Keys]]|[[Craig Brockman]]|[[Nisan Stewart]]|Donaldson|Fayne}} | extra18 = {{hlist|Scum|ThankGod4Cody}} | length18 = 1:24 | title19 = Tread Carefully | writer19 = {{hlist|Rowe|Fayne}} | extra19 = ThankGod4Cody | length19 = 3:02 | title20 = Awkward | writer20 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Michael Uzowuru]]}} | extra20 = Uzowuru | length20 = 2:58 | title21 = Jodie | writer21 = {{hlist|Rowe|[[Tyler, the Creator|Tyler Okonma]]}} | extra21 = [[Tyler, the Creator]] | length21 = 2:45 }} '''Notes''' * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer '''Sample credits''' * "Doves in the Wind" contains a sample of the recording "[[Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)]]", written by [[Redman (rapper)|Reggie Noble]], [[DJ Kool|John Bowman]] and [[Rockwilder|Dana Stinson]] and performed by [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], and an interpolation from "Turn Me Up Some", written by [[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]] and [[J Dilla|James Yancey]] and performed by [[Busta Rhymes]]. * "The Weekend" contains elements of "[[FutureSex/LoveSounds|Set the Mood (Prelude)]]", written by [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Timbaland|Timothy Mosley]] and [[Danja (record producer)|Floyd Hills]] and performed by Justin Timberlake. * "Broken Clocks" embodies portions of "West", written by [[River Tiber (musician)|Thomas Paxton-Beesley]], [[Frank Dukes|Adam Feeney]] and [[Daniel Caesar|Ashton Simmonds]] and performed by [[River Tiber (musician)|River Tiber]] featuring [[Daniel Caesar]]. * "Anything" contains a sample of the recording "[[Spring Affair]]", written by [[Giorgio Moroder]], [[Pete Bellotte]] and [[Donna Summer]] and performed by Donna Summer. * "Normal Girl" contains an interpolation of "[[Controlla]]" by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. * "TwoAM" interpolates "[[Come and See Me]]" by [[PartyNextDoor]] and Drake. ==Personnel== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Technical''' * Lukasz Plas – recording * James Hunt – recording * Juan Carlos – recording, engineering {{small|(track 7)}} * Jared "JT" Gagarin – recording, engineering {{small|(track 12)}} * Blake Harden – recording, engineering {{small|(Travis Scott on track 2; track 14)}} * Tyler Page – recording * Cyrus Taghipour – recording * Ivan Corpening – recording * Chris Classick – recording, engineering {{small|(tracks 2, 6, 9)}} * Hector Castro – recording, engineering {{small|(track 8)}}, mixing {{small|(track 8)}} * Prophit – engineering {{small|(tracks 3-5, 11, 13)}} * Ray Charles Brown – engineering {{small|(track 1)}} * Matt Schaeffer – engineering {{small|(Kendrick Lamar on track 3)}} * Bēkon – engineering {{small|(track 8)}} * [[Tyran Donaldson|Scum]] – engineering {{small|(track 10)}} * Josef Leimberg – engineering {{small|(Isaiah Rashad on track 13)}} * [[Top Dawg Entertainment|Derek "MixedByAli" Ali]] – mixing * [[Mike Bozzi]] – mastering {{col-2}} '''Performance''' * Stix – additional drums {{small|(track 1)}} * [[Pharrell Williams]] – additional vocals {{small|(track 1)}} * [[Marrow (band)|Macie Stewart]] – strings {{small|(track 4)}} * Peter Cottontale – bass {{small|(track 10)}} * Mommy – skit {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 14)}} * Granny – skit {{small|(track 3)}} '''Design''' * [[SZA]] – creative direction, visual direction, styling, A&R * [[Punch (rapper)|Terrence "Punch" Henderson]] – creative direction, A&R * Sage Adams – visual direction, photography * Vlad Sepetov – graphic design and packaging * Joshua "Script" Patrick - A&R Coordinator * Roberto "Ret One" Reyes – graphic design and packaging * Christopher Parsons – photography * Jason Chandler – photography * Dianne Garcia – styling * Integral Studio - technical direction {{col-end}} ==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2017–2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|30|artist=SZA|album=Ctrl|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1425.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170612140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20170613-0000/Issue1425.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2017 |title=ARIA Urban Albums Chart – Week Commencing 19th June 2017 |journal=[[ARIA Charts]] |issue=1425 |page=19 |date=June 19, 2017 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | 5 |- {{album chart|Flanders|125|artist=SZA|album=Ctrl|rowheader=true|access-date=June 16, 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|10|artist=SZA|rowheader=true|access-date=June 19, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|58|artist=SZA|album=Ctrl|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2017}} |- {{album chart|France|166|artist=SZA|album=Ctrl|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Ireland3|27|date=20210115|rowheader=true|access-date=January 16, 2021}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|11|artist=SZA|album=Ctrl|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Spain|79|artist=SZA|album=Ctrl|rowheader=true|access-date=June 15, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|96|artist=SZA|album=Ctrl|rowheader=true|access-date=June 21, 2017}} |- {{album chart|UK2|45|date=20220617|rowheader=true|access-date=June 17, 2022}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|11|date=20170616|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2017}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=SZA|rowheader=true|access-date=June 19, 2017}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=SZA|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2017}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2017 year-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2017/urban-albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Urban Albums 2017|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref> | 50 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> | 42 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> | 18 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2018 year-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4568|title=Top Selling Albums of 2018|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> | 45 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> | 31 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> | 19 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2019 year-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> | 99 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2020 year-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> | 110 |- ! scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> | 99 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2021 year-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> | 89 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> | 63 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> | 35 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2022 year-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref> | 97 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5467|title=Top Selling Albums of 2022|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=December 22, 2022|archive-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221072418/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5467|url-status=live}}</ref> | 32 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> | 50 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> | 23 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2023 year-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5732|title=Top Selling Albums of 2023|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=December 22, 2023|archive-date=December 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221165646/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5732}}</ref> | 27 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref> | 28 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref> | 11 |} ===Decade-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Decade-end chart performance for ''Ctrl'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2010-2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Decade-End|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref> | 111 |} {{col-end}} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Ctrl''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|access-date=June 6, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=SZA|title=Ctrl|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|access-date=April 10, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Ctrl|artist=SZA|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|access-date=September 19, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|title=Ctrl|artist=SZA|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|id=13225|access-date=December 6, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Ctrl: Deluxe|note=Deluxe edition|artist=SZA|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|id=5572|access-date=May 12, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Ctrl|artist=SZA|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|access-date=March 22, 2021|id=15238-4680-2}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Ctrl|artist=SZA|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|access-date=August 5, 2020}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | noshipments=true|nosales=true}} ==See also== * [[List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2017|List of ''Billboard'' number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2017]] ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="mtv_3019491">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/video/3019491/sza-ctrl-nostalgia/|title=SZA Talks Ctrl, Getting Corrected By Travis Scott, And The Psychology Of Nostalgia|website=[[MTV]]}}</ref> <ref name="genius">{{Cite news |url=https://genius.com/a/the-making-of-sza-s-the-weekend-with-thankgod4cody |title=The Making Of SZA's "The Weekend" With ThankGod4Cody |date=September 29, 2017 |work=Genius}}</ref> <ref name="bbc_42427212">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42427212|title=The top 10 albums of 2017|first=Mark|last=Savage|work=BBC News|date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> <ref name="exclaimca">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sza-ctrl|title=SZA: CTRL|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017|last=Patrick|first=Ryan B.}}</ref> }} ==External links== * {{Discogs master|type=album|1193369}} {{SZA}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2017 debut albums]] [[Category:Top Dawg Entertainment albums]] [[Category:SZA albums]] [[Category:RCA Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Best Kept Secret (production team)]] [[Category:Albums produced by Frank Dukes]] [[Category:Albums produced by Pharrell Williams]] [[Category:Albums produced by Terrace Martin]] [[Category:Albums produced by Dave Free]] [[Category:Albums produced by Michael Uzowuru]]'