Sam Fender has soared to the top of the U.K. Albums Chart with the biggest opening week for a British solo act since 2022 (Feb. 28). His third album, People Watching, took the No. 1 spot with 107,000 units across physicals and streaming.

Sam Fender secures a record-breaking opening week, with People Watching netting the North Shields native a hat-trick of chart-topping albums.

This weekend could be a massive one for North Shields' own Sam Fender with the reveal of the album charts and the Brit Awards

English singer-songwriter Sam Fender spends the bulk of his third studio album putting his observations about others to anthemic pop rock. The concept is simple.

Sam Fender has topped the UK charts with his third studio album. People Watching has been named the the biggest opening week for a British album since Harry's House by Harry Styles, the Official Charts company has said.

Sam Fender's latest release, People Watching, is his third studio album and has rocketed to number one, marking the biggest opening week for a British album since Harry Styles' Harry's House

Sam Fender's new album Poeple Watching has soared to number 1 on the charts as he thanks fans for over a decade of support.

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