I never anticipated it, which makes it even better. I just wrote a record that I’d play in the clubs. “I never sat down and thought ’I’m going to write a single that could do well at radio’. I’m amazed to see an underground record end up where it has. Thanks to everyone for buying it and supporting it from the start.

SecondCity said: “I can’t believe my single, I Wanna Feel, has gone to Number 1. I Wanna Feel sold more than 82,000 copies in the last seven days to take the top spot. Other articles where In the Lonely Hour is discussed: Sam Smith: The breakout single from In the Lonely Hour, Stay with Me, a keening falsetto ballad that wistfully implores a one-night stand for affection, became a radio staple following its release in 2014. In the singles chart, French deep house duo Klingande entered at three with Jubel, while Waves by Mr Probz slipped two places to four and Rita Ora’s I Will Never Let You Down dropped one to complete the top five. The Elusive Chanteuse, entered at Number 14 today.Ĭanadian singer/songwriter Neil Young’s 35th album, A Letter Home, entered at Number 17, while Norwegian duo Royksopp and Swedish pop star Robyn are new in at 20 with their collaboration album, Do It Again. There were new entries from Stateside songstress Mariah Carey whose 14th studio album Me. Paloma Faith’s A Perfect Contradiction and Michael Jackson’s Xscape complete the Top 5. It is also the third fastest selling artist album overall this year behind Coldplay’s Ghost Stories (168,000 copies in its first week on sale, and second in today’s album chart) and Paolo Nutini’s Caustic Love (109,000 copies), which trails Smith and Coldplay in today’s list. In The Lonely Hour sold 101,000 copies over the last seven days, making it the fastest selling debut album of 2014 so far. I was a bit scared a few days ago because I knew that Coldplay’s album had come out. The Money on my Mind singer said: “It’s amazing.

Smith, from London, scored his third number one last week with Stay With Me - but had to settle for the runner-up spot today after 27-year-old Anglo American house and techno producer SecondCity edged it the top spot with I Wanna Feel. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter, whose first number one came in the singles charts in May last year providing guest vocals on Naughty Boy’s La La La, knocked Coldplay’s Ghost Stories from the summit with his maiden long-player. New kid on the block Sam Smith’s impressive 12-months continued as he soared to the top of the album charts with the fastest selling debut album of the year, In The Lonely Hour.

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