Sam Fender scores fastest-selling album by a British artist this century with ‘People Watching’
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Sam Fender scores fastest-selling album by a British artist this century with ‘People Watching’

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Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sam Fender has said he is “overwhelmed” as his third album secured a record-breaking opening week at the top of the UK chart. Fender, 30, also scored the biggest opening week for a UK act since Harry Styles released his Grammy-winning album, Harry’s House, in 2022, to first-week sales of 113,000. “Thank you to everyone who’s supported us and listened to the album this week.” Sam Fender topped the charts with his third album 'People Watching' People Watching achieved a significantly bigger first week than his first two albums, including his 2019 debut Hypersonic Missiles and his 2021 follow-up, Seventeen Going Under, with sales of 40,900 and 43,700, respectively. “His new album People Watching not only sets a new first-week high for himself, it’s also a record-breaking first week on vinyl.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 30-day free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 30-day free trial Sign up Reviewing the record for The Independent, critic Mark Beaumont said: “’Rein Me In’, concerning a drunken breakup, is built around some vivifying junk piano and Coldplay arpeggios.

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Sam Fender scores fastest-selling album by a British artist this century with ‘People Watching’
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