Sam Fender discography explained

Artist:	Sam Fender
Studio:	2
Ep:	5
Singles:	22
Music Videos:	20
Option Name:	Promotional singles
Option:	7

The discography of English singer, songwriter, and musician Sam Fender consists of two studio albums and one EP. In November 2017, Fender was named one of the BBC's Sound of 2018, alongside other emerging artists. In November 2018, he released his debut EP, Dead Boys. In 2019, he won the Critics' Choice Brit Award. Later that year, he released his debut studio album, Hypersonic Missiles. The album includes the singles "Play God", "Leave Fast", "Dead Boys", "That Sound", "Hypersonic Missiles", "Will We Talk?", and "The Borders". Fender's second studio album, Seventeen Going Under (2021), includes the titular track, which is his highest-charting single to date, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	BEL (FL) ^[4]	BEL (WA) ^[5]	GER ^[6]	IRE ^[7]	NL ^[8]	SCO ^[9]	SWI ^[10]
Hypersonic Missiles	Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP, cassette	1	62	67	14	69	19	6	40	1	19	BPI: Platinum^[11]
Seventeen Going Under	Released: 8 October 2021 Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP, cassette	1	46	56	16	87	6	4	27	1	5	BPI: Platinum

Live albums

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		UK Sales ^[14]
Dead Boys	Released: 20 November 2018^[15] Label: Polydor Formats: Digital download, streaming, cassette, LP	89	BPI: Gold
Spotify Singles	Released: 31 October 2018^[16] Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming	—
Live At Capitol Studios	Released: 20 December 2019^[17] Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming	—
Deezer Sessions	Released: 21 January 2022^[18] Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming	—
Apple Music Home Session: Sam Fender	Released: 28 January 2022^[19] Label: Polydor Formats: Streaming	—
"—" 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	AUS ^[20]	CAN ^[21]	IRE	MEX ^[22]	NL	NZ Hot ^[23]	SWE ^[24]	SWI Air. ^[25]	US Rock ^[26]
"Play God"	2017	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	—	BPI: Gold	Hypersonic Missiles
"Greasy Spoon"^[27]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		rowspan="4"
"Millennial"^[28]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Start Again"^[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Friday Fighting"^[30]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Leave Fast"^[31]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Dead Boys / Hypersonic Missiles
"Dead Boys"^[32]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver
"That Sound"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver
"Hypersonic Missiles"	2019	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	92	—	BPI: 2× Platinum	Hypersonic Missiles
"Will We Talk?"		43	—	—	96	18	—	—	—	86	—	BPI: Platinum
"The Borders"		59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold
"All Is on My Side"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver	rowspan="3"
"Hold Out"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Winter Song"^[33]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Seventeen Going Under"	2021	3	69	—	4	—	—	13	96	79	24	BPI: 3× Platinum	Seventeen Going Under
"Get You Down"^[34]		48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82	—	BPI: Silver
"Spit of You"^[35]		41	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold
"Long Way Off"^[36]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Dying Light"^[37]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Getting Started"^[38]	2022	47	—	—	70	—	—	38	—	92	—	BPI: Gold
"Alright"^[39]		61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver
"Wild Grey Ocean"^[40]		71	—	—	91	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Homesick" (with Noah Kahan)^[41]	2024	5	57	64	4	—	—	4	—	—	18	BPI: Gold	Stick Season (Forever)
"—" 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	CAN DL ^[42]	EU ^[43]	IRE	NL	NZ Hot	SCO ^[44]	US DL ^[45]	US Rock
"Times Like These" (as part of Live Lounge Allstars)	2020	1	39	8	2	64	—	5	1	18	12	BPI: Silver^[46]	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	Certifications	Album
"Poundshop Kardashians"	2018	BPI: Silver	Dead Boys
"Spice"		BPI: Silver
"Saturday"^[47]	2019	BPI: Silver	Hypersonic Missiles
"Back to Black"^[48] (BBC Radio 1 Live Session)	2020
"Sad but True"^[49]	2021		The Metallica Blacklist
"Aye"^[50]			Seventeen Going Under
"Howdon Aldi Death Queue"^[51]

Music videos

Title	Year	Director	Ref.
"Greasy Spoon"	2017		^[53]
"Millennial"	2018	Jack Whitefield	^[54]
"Start Again"			^[55]
"Leave Fast"			^[56]
"Dead Boys"		Vincent Haycock	^[57]
"That Sound"		Tim Mattia	^[58]
"Poundshop Kardashians"			^[59]
"Spice"	2019	Jack Whitefield	^[60]
"Play God"		Vincent Haycock	^[61]
"Hypersonic Missiles"			^[62]
"Will We Talk?"			^[63]
"The Borders"		Thomas James	^[64]
"Saturday"		James Slater	^[65]
"All Is on My Side"		Jack Whitefield	^[66]
"Hold Out"	2020		^[67]
"Seventeen Going Under"	2021	Brock Neal Roberts	^[68]
"Howdon Aldi Death Queue"		Semera Khan	^[69]
"Spit of You"		Philip Barantini	^[70]
"Get You Down"		Hector Dockrill	^[71]
"Getting Started"	2022	Brock Neal Roberts	^[72]

Notes and References

1. • For all except where noted: Web site: Sam Fender full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. 2 March 2019.
   • For "Times Like These": Web site: Live Lounge Allstars. Official Charts Company. 26 April 2020.
   • For "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)": Web site: Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes songs and albums. Official Charts Company. 3 April 2024.
2. Peaks in Australia:
   • Hypersonic Missiles: Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #543. auspOp. 21 September 2019. 21 September 2019.
   • Seventeen Going Under: Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 October 2021. 15 October 2021.
3. Web site: Discographie Sam Fender. austriancharts.at. 26 September 2019.
4. • For all except where noted: Web site: Discografie Sam Fender. Ultratop. 16 September 2019.
   • For "Times Like These": Web site: ultratop.be - Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These (BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge). Ultratop. 6 May 2020.
5. Web site: Discographie Sam Fender. Ultratop. 16 September 2019.
6. Web site: Discographie Sam Fender. GfK Entertainment Charts. 20 September 2019.
7. • For all except where noted: Web site: irishcharts.com - Discography Sam Fender. IRMA. 20 September 2019.
   • For "Times Like These": Web site: irishcharts.com - Discography Live Lounge Allstars. IRMA. 6 May 2020.
8. Web site: dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Sam Fender. Dutch Charts. 20 September 2019.
9. Peak positions on the Scottish Albums Chart:
   • For Hypersonic Missiles: Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 20 September 2019 – 26 September 2019. Official Charts Company. 29 March 2019. 20 September 2019.
   • For Seventeen Going Under: Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 15 October 2021 – 21 October 2021. Official Charts Company. 15 October 2021. 16 October 2021.
   • For Live from Finsbury Park: Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 16 December 2022 - 22 December 2022. Official Charts Company. 16 December 2022. 19 December 2021.
10. Web site: Discographie Sam Fender. hitparade.ch. 25 September 2019.
11. United Kingdom. Sam Fender. 19 August 2024.
12. Web site: Sam Fender - Getting Started - Live From Finsbury Park - dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts. 16 December 2022.
13. Web site: Sam Fender announces new 'Live From Finsbury Park' album, shares 'Getting Started' performance. NME. Skinner. Tom. 5 September 2022. 16 September 2022.
14. Web site: Dead Boys - Sam Fender - Official charts. . 24 April 2024.
15. Web site: Dead Boys EP – Sam Fender Releases. AllMusic . 28 January 2019.
16. Web site: Spotify Singles . . 5 November 2022.
17. Web site: Live At Capitol Studios - Single . . 5 November 2022.
18. Web site: Deezer Sessions . . 5 November 2022.
19. Web site: Apple Music Home Session: Sam Fender . 5 November 2022.
20. Peaks in Australia:
    • "Seventeen Going Under": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 November 2021. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1655. 4. 22 November 2021.
    • "Homesick": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 January 2024. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1769. 4. 29 January 2024.
21. Sam Fender Chart History: Canadian Hot 100. Billboard. 21 February 2024.
22. Sam Fender – Chart history (Mexico Airplay). Billboard. 8 February 2021.
23. Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
    • "Times Like These": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 4 May 2020. 2 May 2020.
    • "Seventeen Going Under"Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 15 November 2021. 12 November 2021.
    • "Getting Started": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 24 October 2022. 22 October 2022.
    • "Homesick": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 29 January 2024. 26 January 2024.
    • "Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 25 March 2024. 3 April 2024.
24. Web site: Discography Sam Fender . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien . 14 December 2021.
25. • "Play God": Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 09/2019 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 22 February 2022.
    • "Hypersonic Missiles": Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 24/2019 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 22 February 2022.
    • "Will We Talk?": Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 38/2019 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 22 February 2022.
    • "Seventeen Going Under": Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 31/2021 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 22 February 2022.
    • "Get You Down": Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 40/2021 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 22 February 2022.
    • "Getting Started": Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 29/2022 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 25 July 2022.
26. Peaks on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart:
    • All except noted:Sam Fender – Chart history (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs). Billboard. 16 November 2021.
    • For "Times Like These": Hot Rock & Alternative Songs 2020-05-02. Billboard. 2 May 2020. 14 December 2021.
27. Web site: Greasy Spoon – Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 14 July 2017 . 7 March 2019.
28. Web site: Millennial – Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 22 September 2017 . 7 March 2019.
29. Web site: Start Again - Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 27 October 2017 . 7 March 2019.
30. Web site: Friday Fighting – Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 9 February 2018 . 7 March 2019.
31. Web site: Leave Fast – Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 14 June 2018 . 7 March 2019.
32. Web site: Dead Boys – Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 14 August 2018 . 7 March 2019.
33. Web site: Winter Song - Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 1 December 2020.
34. Web site: Get You Down - Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 15 October 2021.
35. Web site: Spit of You by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 15 October 2021.
36. Web site: Long Way Off 7" - Sam Fender. samfender.com. 15 October 2021.
37. Web site: The Dying Light (Winter Edit) by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 14 December 2021.
38. Web site: Getting Started by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 31 May 2022.
39. Web site: Alright - Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 25 October 2022.
40. Web site: Sam Fender - Wild Grey Ocean (Official Lyric Video). YouTube. 25 October 2022.
41. Web site: Noah Kahan and Sam Fender have teamed up for a new version of 'Homesick' - listen. Dork. 19 January 2024. 19 January 2024. Stephen. Ackroyd.
42. Peaks on the Canada Digital Songs chart:
    • For all except noted: Sam Fender Chart History - Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales. Billboard. 3 April 2024.
    • "Times Like These": Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales: May 9, 2020. Billboard. 5 May 2020.
43. Euro Digital Song Sales: May 9, 2020. Billboard. 14 December 2021.
44. Peak positions on the Scottish Singles Chart:
    • For "Play God": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 29 March 2019 – 4 April 2019. Official Charts Company. 29 March 2019. 29 March 2019.
    • For "That Sound": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 18 January 2019 - 24 January 2019. Official Charts Company. 18 January 2019. 19 May 2020.
    • For "Hypersonic Missiles": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 24 May 2019 – 30 May 2019. Official Charts Company. 24 May 2019. 25 May 2019.
    • For "Will We Talk?": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 20 September 2019 – 26 September 2019. Official Charts Company. 20 September 2019. 21 September 2019.
    • For "Hold Out": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 21 February 2020 – 27 February 2020. Official Charts Company. 21 February 2020. 22 February 2020.
    • For "Times Like These": Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 01 May 2020 - 07 May 2020. Official Charts Company. 1 May 2020. 6 May 2020.
45. Peaks on the US Digital Songs chart:
    • For all except noted: Sam Fender Chart History - Digital Song Sales. Billboard. 3 April 2024.
    • "Times Like These": Digital Song Sales: May 9, 2020. Billboard. 26 August 2020.
46. Web site: BRIT Certified - bpi. British Phonographic Industry. 21 August 2020. To access, enter the search parameter "Live Lounge Allstars" and select "Search by Keyword".
47. Web site: Saturday by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 15 October 2021.
48. Web site: Back To Black (BBC Radio 1 Live Session) - Single. Apple Music. 2 April 2020.
49. Web site: Sad but True (live) - Single by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 15 October 2021.
50. Web site: Listen to Sam Fender's thumping new song 'Aye'. NME. 20 August 2021. 14 December 2021.
51. Web site: Howdon Aldi Death Queue by Sam Fender. Apple Music. 15 October 2021.
52. Web site: Listen to Sam Fender’s soulful new song ‘Iris’. NME. 17 January 2024. 10 January 2024. Andrew. Trendell.
53. Web site: Sam Fender − Greasy Spoon. YouTube. 27 September 2017. 16 September 2019.
54. Web site: Sam Fender − Millennial. YouTube. 24 January 2018. 16 September 2019.
55. Web site: Sam Fender − Start Again. YouTube. 5 February 2018. 16 September 2019.
56. Web site: Sam Fender − Leave Fast. YouTube. 14 June 2018. 16 September 2019.
57. Web site: Sam Fender − Dead Boys. YouTube. 29 August 2018. 16 September 2019.
58. Web site: Sam Fender − That Sound (Official Video). YouTube. 15 November 2018. 16 September 2019.
59. Web site: Sam Fender − Poundshop Kardashians. YouTube. 23 November 2018. 16 September 2019.
60. Web site: Sam Fender − Spice. YouTube. 5 January 2019. 16 September 2019.
61. Web site: Sam Fender − Play God (Official Video). YouTube. 22 January 2019. 16 September 2019.
62. Web site: Sam Fender − Hypersonic Missiles. YouTube. 4 April 2019. 16 September 2019.
63. Web site: Sam Fender − Will We Talk? (Official Video). YouTube. 29 August 2019. 16 September 2019.
64. Web site: Sam Fender − The Borders. YouTube. 22 October 2019. 11 January 2020.
65. Web site: Sam Fender − Saturday. YouTube. 28 November 2019. 11 January 2020.
66. Web site: Sam Fender − All Is On My Side (European Tour 2019). YouTube. 10 December 2019. 11 January 2020.
67. Web site: Sam Fender − Hold Out. YouTube. 13 February 2020. 29 March 2020.
68. Web site: Sam Fender − Seventeen Going Under (Official Video). YouTube. 17 July 2021. 12 October 2021.
69. Web site: Sam Fender − Howdon Aldi Death Queue (Official Video). YouTube. 11 August 2021. 12 October 2021.
70. Web site: Sam Fender − Spit Of You (Official Video). YouTube. 6 October 2021. 12 October 2021.
71. Web site: Sam Fender − Get You Down (Official Video). YouTube. 22 October 2021. 22 October 2021.
72. Web site: Sam Fender − Getting Started (Official Video). YouTube. 23 May 2022. 15 October 2022.