Sam Fender is heading for his second Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with his second record Seventeen Going Under. The Geordie singer-songwriter currently has a healthy lead of 20,000 chart sales over his nearest rival Drake on today’s Official Chart Update, and is currently outperforming the rest of the Top 10 combined.
Sam’s first album, 2019’s Hypersonic Missiles – which has boosted up to Number 38 midweek - debuted at the top spot following his win of the BRITs Critics Choice Award that same year.
View Sam Fender’s Official UK Chart history here. Meanwhile, US heavy metal band Trivium are eyeing up their highest-ever peak on the Official Albums Chart as their tenth album In The Court of the Dragon starts at Number 3 – on track
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