The discography of British singer, songwriter, and musician Sam Fender consists of three studio albums, six EPs and one live album.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK For all except where noted: For "Times Like These": For "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)": AUSPeaks in Australia: Hypersonic Missiles: Seventeen Going Under: AUT BEL(FL) For all except where noted: For "Times Like These": BEL(WA) GER IRE For all except where noted: For "Times Like These": For "Talk to You": For "Rein Me In": NLD SCO SWI Hypersonic Missiles Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming,CD, LP, cassette, MD 1 62 67 14 69 19 6 40 1 19 UK: 600,000 BPI: 2x Platinum Seventeen Going Under Released: 8 October 2021 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming,CD, LP, cassette, MD 1 46 56 16 87 6 4 27 1 5 UK: 377,819 BPI: Platinum People Watching Released: 21 February 2025 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming,CD, LP, cassette, MD 1 17 9 2 21 4 2 2 1 7 UK: 224,260 BPI: Platinum
Live albums Title Details Peak chart positions UK NLVinyl SCO Live from Finsbury Park Released: 9 December 2022 Label: Polydor Format: LP 17 21 8
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK NLVinyl SCO Dead Boys Released: 20 November 2018 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming,cassette, LP — — — BPI: GoldSpotify Singles Released: 31 October 2018 Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming — — — Live at Capitol Studios Released: 20 December 2019 Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming — — — Deezer Sessions Released: 21 January 2022 Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming — — —Apple Music Home Session: Sam Fender Released: 28 January 2022 Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming — — — Me and the Dog Released: 12 April 2025 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 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 AUSPeaks in Australia: "Seventeen Going Under": "Homesick": "Rein Me In": BEL(FL) CAN IRE NLD NZ SWE US WW "Play God" 2017 89 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum Hypersonic Missiles "Greasy Spoon" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" "Millennial" — — — — — — — — — — "Start Again" — — — — — — — — — — "Friday Fighting" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Leave Fast" — — — — — — — — — — Dead Boys /Hypersonic Missiles "Dead Boys" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "That Sound" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Hypersonic Missiles" 2019 48 — — — — — — — — — BPI: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Hypersonic Missiles "Will We Talk?" 43 — — — 96 — — — — — BPI: 2× Platinum "The Borders" 59 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum "Saturday" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold "All Is on My Side" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver rowspan="3" "Hold Out" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Winter Song" — — — — — — — — — — "Seventeen Going Under" 2021 3 69 — — 4 — — 96 — — BPI: 5× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Seventeen Going Under "Get You Down" 48 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold "Spit of You" 41 — — — 81 — — — — — BPI: Platinum "Long Way Off" — — — — — — — — — — "The Dying Light" — — — — — — — — — — "Getting Started"2022 47 — — — 70 — — — — — BPI: Platinum "Alright" 61 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Wild Grey Ocean" 71 — — — 91 — — — — — "Homesick"(with Noah Kahan) 2024 5 57 — 64 4 — — — — — BPI: Platinum ARIA: PlatinumStick Season (Forever) "People Watching" 4 — — — 25 — — — — — BPI: Platinum People Watching "Wild Long Lie" 94 — — — — — — — — — "Arm's Length" 2025 14 — — — 46 — — — — — BPI: Gold "Remember My Name" 48 — — — — — — — — — "Little Bit Closer" 24 — — — 70 — — — — — BPI: Silver "Tyrants" 78 — — — — — — — — — Me and the Dog / People Watching (Deluxe) "Rein Me In" (solo or with Olivia Dean) 1 1 37 35 1 3 2 29 45 39 BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum People Watching (Deluxe) "Talk to You" (with Elton John) 20 — — — 31 — — — — — "I'm Always on Stage" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK BEL(FL)Tip CANDLPeaks on the Canada Digital Songs chart: For all except noted: "Times Like These": EU IRE NLTip NZHotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: "Times Like These": "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)": "Nostalgia's Lie", "Chin Up", "Crumbling Empire" and "Little Bit Closer": SCOPeak positions on the Scottish Singles Chart: For "Play God": For "That Sound": For "Hypersonic Missiles": For "Will We Talk?": For "Hold Out": For "Times Like These": USDLPeaks on the US Digital Songs chart: For all except noted: "Times Like These": USRockPeaks on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart: All except noted: For "Times Like These": "Times Like These"(as part of Live Lounge Allstars) 2020 1 39 8 2 64 15 5 1 18 12 BPI: Silver rowspan="2" "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)"(as part of Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes) 2024 18 — 19 — — — 32 — 22 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title Year Album "Back to Black"(BBC Radio 1 Live Session) 2020 "Sad but True" 2021 The Metallica Blacklist "Aye" Seventeen Going Under "Howdon Aldi Death Queue"
Other charted and certified songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK Peak chart positions for singles in Estonian Airplay: "The Treadmill": NZHot "Poundshop Kardashians" 2018 — rowspan="4" — BPI: Silver Dead Boys "Spice" — — BPI: Silver "You're Not the Only One" 2019 — — BPI: Silver Hypersonic Missiles "Call Me Lover" — — BPI: Silver "Angel in Lothian" 2021 — — — BPI: Silver Seventeen Going Under "Nostalgia's Lie" 2025 — — 24 People Watching "Chin Up" — — 27 "Crumbling Empire" — — 36 "The Treadmill" — 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 "Iris" 2024 Jackdaw"The"2025Is This What We Want?
Music videos Title Year Director Ref. "Greasy Spoon" 2017 "Millennial" 2018 Jack Whitefield "Start Again" "Leave Fast" "Dead Boys" Vincent Haycock "That Sound" Tim Mattia "Poundshop Kardashians" "Spice" 2019 Jack Whitefield "Play God" Vincent Haycock "Hypersonic Missiles" "Will We Talk?" "The Borders" Thomas James "Saturday" James Slater "All Is on My Side" Jack Whitefield "Hold Out" 2020 "Seventeen Going Under" 2021 Brock Neal Roberts "Howdon Aldi Death Queue" Semera Khan "Spit of You" Philip Barantini "Get You Down" Hector Dockrill "Getting Started" 2022 Brock Neal Roberts "People Watching" 2025 Stuart A. McIntyre "Remember My Name" Hector Dockrill "Little Bit Closer" Philip Barantini "Rein Me In" Daniel Broadley
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