"A Seat at the Table" was widely acclaimed by music critics and became Solange's first number-one album on the "Billboard" 200 in the United States, debuting with 46,000 copies sold (72,000 with additional album-equivalent units). The album's lead single, "Cranes in the Sky", won the Grammy for Best R&amp;B Performance, becoming Solange's first Grammy nomination and win. In 2020, the album was ranked at 312 on "Rolling Stone"'s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.