Sam Fender discography
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The discography of British singer, songwriter, and musician Sam Fender consists of three studio albums, six EPs and one live album.
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| Sam Fender discography | |
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Fender in August 2021 | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 34 |
| Music videos | 24 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
In 2017, Fender released a series of singles, including his debut single "Play God", which became his first entry on the UK Singles Chart and earned a platinum certification. That same year, he was named one of the BBC's Sound of 2018, alongside other emerging artists.[1] In 2018 he issued his first EP, Dead Boys, featuring the singles "Leave Fast", "Dead Boys" and "That Sound".
Fender received the Brit Awards Critics’ Choice Award in 2019 and subsequently released his debut studio album, Hypersonic Missiles.[2] The album debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart and generated the multi-platinum singles "Will We Talk?" and its title track.
His second studio album, Seventeen Going Under, was preceded by the title track, which became his first top-ten single in both the UK and Ireland. It ranked among the most successful songs of the year in the United Kingdom, finishing tenth on the year-end chart and receiving a 4× Platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry.[3][4] The album was released on October 2021 and topped the UK Album Chart. It also earned nominations for British Album of the Year at the 2022 Brit Awards and for the Mercury Prize.[5][6]
In January 2024, Fender was featured on Noah Kahan's "Homesick", which reached the top ten in both the UK and Ireland and was certified Platinum in the UK. Later that year, he released "People Watching", the title track from his third studio album, which became another UK top-ten single and achieved Platinum status. The album followed in February 2025, debuting at number one with the biggest opening week for a British male solo artist since 2022 and the fastest-selling vinyl album by a British act in the 21st century.[7] Its deluxe edition produced an additional top-ten single, "Rein Me In", a collaboration with Olivia Dean. People Watching went on to win the 2025 Mercury Prize.[8]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [9] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
BEL (WA) [13] |
GER [14] |
IRE [15] |
NL [16] |
SCO [9] |
SWI [17] | ||||
| Hypersonic Missiles | 1 | 62 | 67 | 14 | 69 | 19 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 19 |
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| Seventeen Going Under |
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1 | 46 | 56 | 16 | 87 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 5 |
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| People Watching |
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1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
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Live albums
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK [9] |
NL Vinyl [22] |
SCO [9] | |||||||||||
| Dead Boys |
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—[D] | — | — |
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| Spotify Singles |
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| Live at Capitol Studios |
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| Deezer Sessions |
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| Apple Music Home Session: Sam Fender |
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—[E] | — | — | |||||||||
| Me and the Dog |
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14 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [9] |
AUS [30] |
CAN [31] |
IRE [15] |
NL [16] |
NZ [32] |
SWE [33] |
SWI Air. [34] |
US Rock [35] |
WW [36] | ||||
| "Play God" | 2017 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — |
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Hypersonic Missiles |
| "Greasy Spoon"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Millennial"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Start Again"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Friday Fighting"[40] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Leave Fast"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dead Boys / Hypersonic Missiles | ||
| "Dead Boys"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "That Sound" | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Hypersonic Missiles" | 2019 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | —[G] | — | Hypersonic Missiles | |
| "Will We Talk?" | 43 | — | — | 96 | —[H] | — | — | 86 | —[I] | — |
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| "The Borders" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Saturday"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "All Is on My Side" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album singles | |
| "Hold Out" | 2020 | —[J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Winter Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Seventeen Going Under" | 2021 | 3 | 69 | — | 4 | —[K] | —[L] | 96 | 79 | 24 | —[M] | Seventeen Going Under | |
| "Get You Down"[52] | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — |
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| "Spit of You"[53] | 41 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | —[N] | — |
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| "Long Way Off"[55] | —[O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Dying Light"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Getting Started"[58] | 2022 | 47 | — | — | 70 | — | —[P] | — | 92 | — | — |
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| "Alright"[60] | 61 | — | — | — | —[Q] | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Wild Grey Ocean"[62] | 71 | — | — | 91 | —[R] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Homesick" (with Noah Kahan) |
2024 | 5 | 57 | 64 | 4 | —[S] | —[T] | —[U] | — | 18 | — |
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Stick Season (Forever) |
| "People Watching" | 4 | — | — | 25 | —[V] | —[W] | — | — | —[X] | — |
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People Watching | |
| "Wild Long Lie"[69] | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Arm's Length" | 2025 | 14 | — | — | 46 | —[Y] | —[Z] | — | — | — | — |
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| "Remember My Name" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Little Bit Closer"[72] | 24 | — | — | 70 | — | —[AA] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tyrants"[74] | 78 | — | — | — | — | —[AB] | — | — | — | — | Me and the Dog / People Watching (Deluxe) | ||
| "Rein Me In" (solo or with Olivia Dean) |
1 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 23 | 2 [76] | 95 [77] | — | 18 | 54 | People Watching (Deluxe) | ||
| "Talk to You" (with Elton John)[79] |
20 | — | — | 31 | — | —[AC] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm Always on Stage"[81] | — | — | — | — | — | —[AD] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| UK [9] |
BEL (FL) Tip [12] |
CAN DL [83] |
EU [84] |
IRE [15] |
NL Tip [85] |
NZ Hot [86] |
SCO [87] |
US DL [88] |
US Rock [35] | ||||
| "Times Like These" (as part of Live Lounge Allstars) |
2020 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 |
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Non-album singles |
| "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)" (as part of Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes) |
2024 | 18 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 32 | — | 22 | —[AE] | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Back to Black"[91] (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) |
2020 | Non-album promotional single |
| "Sad but True"[92] | 2021 | The Metallica Blacklist |
| "Aye"[93] | Seventeen Going Under | |
| "Howdon Aldi Death Queue"[94] | Non-album promotional single |
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| UK [9] |
EST Air. [95] |
NZ Hot [86] | ||||
| "Poundshop Kardashians" | 2018 | — | * | — |
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Dead Boys |
| "Spice" | — | — |
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| "You're Not the Only One" | 2019 | — | — |
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Hypersonic Missiles | |
| "Call Me Lover" | — | — |
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| "Nostalgia's Lie" | 2025 | —[AF] | — | 24 | People Watching | |
| "Chin Up" | —[AG] | — | 27 | |||
| "Crumbling Empire" | —[AH] | — | 36 | |||
| "The Treadmill" | —[AI] | 89 | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. | ||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Iris"[96] | 2024 | Jackdaw |
| "The" | 2025 | Is This What We Want? |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Greasy Spoon" | 2017 | N/a | [97] |
| "Millennial" | 2018 | Jack Whitefield | [98] |
| "Start Again" | [99] | ||
| "Leave Fast" | [100] | ||
| "Dead Boys" | Vincent Haycock | [101] | |
| "That Sound" | Tim Mattia | [102] | |
| "Poundshop Kardashians" | N/a | [103] | |
| "Spice" | 2019 | Jack Whitefield | [104] |
| "Play God" | Vincent Haycock | [105] | |
| "Hypersonic Missiles" | [106] | ||
| "Will We Talk?" | [107] | ||
| "The Borders" | Thomas James | [108] | |
| "Saturday" | James Slater | [109] | |
| "All Is on My Side" | Jack Whitefield | [110] | |
| "Hold Out" | 2020 | [111] | |
| "Seventeen Going Under" | 2021 | Brock Neal Roberts | [112] |
| "Howdon Aldi Death Queue" | Semera Khan | [113] | |
| "Spit of You" | Philip Barantini | [114] | |
| "Get You Down" | Hector Dockrill | [115] | |
| "Getting Started" | 2022 | Brock Neal Roberts | [116] |
| "People Watching" | 2025 | Stuart A. McIntyre | [117] |
| "Remember My Name" | Hector Dockrill | [118] | |
| "Little Bit Closer" | Philip Barantini | [119] | |
| "Rein Me In" (with Olivia Dean) | Daniel Broadley | [120] |
Notes
- "That Sound" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[43]
- "Hypersonic Missiles" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 15 on the US Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[44]
- "Hold Out" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 100 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[48]
- "Seventeen Going Under" did not enter the Billboard Global 200, but peaked at number 161 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.[51]
- "Homesick" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[66]
- "Nostalgia's Lie" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Audio Streaming Chart.[9]