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PEOPLE WATCHING
by SAM FENDER
People Watching is the third studio album from North Shields singer-songwriter Sam Fender.
Released on February 21 2025, People Watching includes the singles Arm's Length, Remember My Name, Wild Long Lie and its title track.
People Watching sees Sam explore "colourful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives," with Sam co-writing every track on the record. Collaborators on the LP include Dean Thompson, Joe Atkinson, Markus Dravs and Adam Granduciel.
On 28 February People Watching became Sam Fender's record-breaking third Number 1 album, earning Sam the biggest opening week of his career with over 107,000 units sold, the fastest-selling album by a British artist since Harry Styles' Harry's House three years prior, while Official Charts named it as the fastest-selling vinyl album of the century so far.
In April 2025, Official Charts announced that People Watching was one of the UK's biggest album of 2025 so far.
In September 2025 it was announced that Sam Fender's album People Watching was nominated for the Mercury Prize Album of the Year 2025.
Tracklist - People Watching by Sam Fender
1. People Watching
2. Nostalgia's Lie
3. Chin Up
4. Wild Long Lie
5. Arm's Length
6. Crumbling Empire
7. Little Bit Closer
8. Rein Me In
9. TV Dinner
10. Something Heavy
11. Remember My Name
Chart history of PEOPLE WATCHING
Official Albums Chart
Official Albums Chart
Official Albums Chart Update
Official Albums Chart Update
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelPOLYDOR
- Catalogue number5550313
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 3Top 10
- 9Top 20
- 11Top 40
- 32Top 75
- 38Top 100
Chart run
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Official Scottish Albums Chart
Official Scottish Albums Chart Official Albums Streaming Chart
Official Albums Streaming ChartChart facts
- Peak position3
- LabelPOLYDOR
- Catalogue number5550313
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 3Top 10
- 4Top 20
- 9Top 40
- 25Top 75
- 34Top 100
Chart run
31 weeks - 06/03/2025 to 02/10/2025
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Official Albums Sales Chart
Official Albums Sales Chart Official Album Downloads Chart
Official Album Downloads ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelPOLYDOR
- Catalogue number5550313
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 5Top 10
- 13Top 20
- 21Top 40
- 33Top 75
- 34Top 100
Chart run
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Official Physical Albums Chart
Official Physical Albums Chart Official Vinyl Albums Chart
Official Vinyl Albums ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelPOLYDOR
- Catalogue number5550322
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 5Top 10
- 11Top 20
- 24Top 40
- 24Top 75
- 24Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 30/10/2025
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Official Record Store Chart
Official Record Store ChartChart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelPOLYDOR
- Catalogue number5550313
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 1Top 10
- 5Top 20
- 13Top 40
- 13Top 75
- 13Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 29/05/2025
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