National Album Day 2022: The biggest debut albums from every UK region and nation revealed
officialcharts.comThis year's National Album Day is focused on the brilliance of debut albums; that rare kind of record, which can see so many artists capture lightning in a bottle.
National Album Day 2022 ambassador Sam Ryder has recently announced the release of his own debut album, There's Nothing But Space, Man!, so you could say this list is both incredibly timely and helpful.
After all, you can only have one first album... As we head towards the big day itself (National Album Day 2022 will take place this year on October 15), we've crunched the numbers to reveal the biggest debut albums from up and down the UK; both in the regions of England and devolved nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, thanks to BPI/ERA analysis of Official Charts Company data.
The current Number 1 artist on the Official Singles Chart, Sam Smith comes out on top for the East of England with their debut record In The Lonely Hour (2014), beating out tough competition from Ed Sheeran and George Ezra.
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