Sam Smith Sets New Record With First Week Album Sales
Congrats are in order for Sam Smith!
After soaring through a sold-out show at the Apollo (that Mary J. Blige crashed) and getting "Stay With Me" stuck on an emotional loop in everyone's heads, his debut album, In The Lonely Hour, has broken records on both sides of the pond.
In The Lonely Hour sold 166,000 copies in its first week, and that gives it the distinction of being the highest-selling debut album in its first week from a UK male artist since the dawn of SoundScan.
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