GRAMMY®, BRIT, Golden Globe?and Academy Award winning artist Sam Smith celebrates another incredible milestone for their multi-platinum debut album ‘In the Lonely Hour’ which has now surpassed 3 million UK Sales on the Official Charts. Recently marking a decade of their debut project, Sam sits amongst global icons such as, The Beatles, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse and Madonna who have also reached this rare and significant achievement.?
Throughout 2024 Sam has hosted some exceptional moments in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of ‘In The Lonely Hour’ including the release of the ‘In The Lonely Hour - 10th Anniversary Edition', an unforgettable and critically acclaimed performance at the prestigious BBC Proms, a new recording of the global hit ‘I’m Not The Only One’ with Alicia Keys, and a very special 2024 Pride party at the iconic Julius’ Bar in New York, featuring a surprise, impromptu performance from Sam and Alicia..??
This anniversary year also marked the launch of ‘The Pink House’, an overarching new brand, inspired by the home Sam grew up in, and saw the inception of Sam’s charitable foundation intended to provide support for people within the LGBTQIA+ community.? Season One of their seminal podcast series saw Sam sit down with an amazing cast of friends and queer cultural icons including Elliot Page, Ocean Vuong, Ben Platt and Gloria Estefan.?
Released in 2014 ‘In the Lonely Hour’ was Sam’s debut into the music industry and the first of many global successes that they have achieved over the course of their standout career. The GRAMMY® award winning, now 6 x RIAA Platinum Certified album became the biggest selling debut album of the decade. The album includes the breakthrough hit “Stay with Me” (certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2020), “I’m Not the Only One” (7xPlatinum), “Lay Me Down” (5xPlatinum) and the Platinum-certified “Money on My Mind” and “Like I Can.” ?
Sam said ‘I am blown away by the response to this album, In The Lonely Hour was my first declaration in music and I will always be proud of that, I still love singing the songs on this album and I am so honoured to now be in the company of some of the greatest artists in the world. Thank you to my incredible fans, I hope my music is enjoyed by many more for years to come.’
Jo Charrington, President of Capitol Records UK says “I can’t quite believe it’s been 10 years since the release of In the Lonely Hour, a decade in which we have seen Sam become a truly global artist. They have been a joy to work with from day one and we are looking forward to many more years working with this once in a generation talent”.
Sam Smith is one of the most celebrated musical artists and cultural figures to emerge in recent history. A portrait of the five-time GRAMMY® winner, created by revered French artists Pierre et Gilles, was recently unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London; they have been awarded Cultural Innovator at the British Fashion Council’s. The Fashion Awards; they have been featured in exhibitions in some of the UK’s finest institutions, the V&A Museum and The Design Museum and they have won two podcast awards for their work with the BBC on A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today. Sam also holds two Guinness World Records– for the most consecutive weeks in the U.K .Top 10 Album Chart (for their 2014, “In The Lonely Hour”) and for having the first James Bond Theme to reach No.1 on the U.K. charts (for the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning “Writing’s on the Wall”). Now Sam is celebrating this new achievement, amassing over 3 million UK sales for their debut album and 50 million adjusted global album sales overall plus 300 million single sales and 84 billion career streams across their catalogue of critically acclaimed albums “In The Lonely Hour”, “The Thrill of It All”, “Love Goes” and “GLORIA”.
