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"The Weekend" was produced by ThankGod4Cody who was given 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 the website [[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 |work=The Washington Post |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref>
 
==Critical reception==
==Composition==
{{Album ratings
''Ctrl'' is a fourteen track set that departs from traditional R&B leanings. ''Ctrl's'' songs are predominantly alternative R&B, [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<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|accessdate=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|accessdate=June 16, 2017|last=Voynovskaya|first=Nastia}}</ref> and [[neo soul]].<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/sza-ctrl/|title=SZA: CTRL|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=July 20, 2017|accessdate=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|accessdate=June 16, 2017|last=Patrick|first=Ryan}}</ref> The album tests the borders of traditional R&B, drawing influences from 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|accessdate=July 15, 2017|last=Rob|first=Huskell}}</ref> The album contains a precise sonic methodology, with a fluent production, containing influences from pop, hip-hop and electronic genres. These influences were compared to a mixture of different artists work including Sade, [[Lauryn Hill]], Purity Ring, Yuki, Björk and Billie Holiday.<ref name="Patrick" />
| AOTY = 82/100<ref name="AOTY">{{cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/70504-sza-ctrl.php|title=SZA, Ctrl|publisher=[[Album of the Year (website)|Album of the Year]]|accessdate=May 10, 2020}}</ref>
The production was characterised as predominantly hip-hop-influenced with hints of soul and 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"/> A reviewer from 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"/>
| ADM = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8753/SZA-Ctrl.aspx|title=Ctrl by SZA reviews|website=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=June 28, 2017|accessdate=August 30, 2017|last=Carroll|first=Jim|authorlink=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=June 13, 2017|last=Lobenfeld|first=Claire}}</ref>
}}
''Ctrl'' received 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|accessdate=July 13, 2017|last=Pareles|first=Jon|authorlink=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
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" />
"Love Galore" is a trap-ballad that features American rapper [[Travis Scott]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/07/sza-travis-scott-love-galore-tonight-show-video/|title=Watch SZA & Travis Scott Perform "Love Galore" on The Tonight Show|date=July 21, 2017|website=spin.com}}</ref> Speaking on their collaboration SZA stated "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|date=June 15, 2017|accessdate=June 20, 2017}}</ref> "Doves in the Wind" features rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]] and is built over a "woozy" production. The songs themes revolves around sexual freedom, yet still having a hunger for intimacy. "Doves in the Wind," makes reference to Forrest Gump, describing the character as the kind of male who sees women as more than sexual objects.<ref name="Pitchfork" />
 
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|accessdate=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" />
"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 online publications called 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.<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>
 
===Accolades===
"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]]'' magazine 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>
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|''[[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=Nov 30, 2017|accessdate=Jan 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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
|-
|''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''
| The Top 10 Best Albums of 2017
| {{center|1}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5034987/best-albums-2017/|title=The Top 10 Albums of 2017|author=''Raisa Bruner''|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 4, 2017|accessdate=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|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>}}
|-
|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| Billboard 50 Best Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks
| {{center|2}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|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|work=Billboard|date=December 12, 2017|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
|-
|''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| Best Albums of 2017: EW Picks 25 Greatest
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/music/best-albums-of-2017/the-best-albums-of-2017/|title=Best Albums of 2017: EW Picks 25 Greatest|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 6, 2017|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
|-
|''[[The Irish Times]]''
| Ticket Awards 2017; The best music of the year
| {{center|3}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|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|work=[[The Irish Times]]|author=''Louise Bruton''|date=December 2, 2017|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=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=''NOW Staff''|date=December 12, 2017|accessdate=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|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=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=''Fuse Staff''|date=December 8, 2017|accessdate=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]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=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=''Stereogum'' Staff|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=December 5, 2017|accessdate=December 6, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=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=''NZ Herald Entertainment Staff''|date=December 14, 2017|accessdate=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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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]]|accessdate=November 27, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=November 25, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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]]|author=''Time Out editors''|date=December 12, 2017|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 15, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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=''Stranger Staff''|date=November 22, 2017|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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=''Slant Staff''|date=December 6, 2017|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| 50 Best Albums of 2017
| {{center|20}}
| {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-w511763|title=50 Best Albums of 2017|author=''Rolling Stone'' Staff|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 27, 2017|accessdate=November 27, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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=''Paste Staff''|date=November 27, 2017|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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]]|date=|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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|''[[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|accessdate=December 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
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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]].
 
==Release and promotion==
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