Sam Smith’s Album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ Is The Biggest Debut Album Of The Decade

The Official Charts have revealed the biggest debut albums of the decade and Sam Smith’s ‘In The Lonely Hour’ ranked in first place, ‘Gay Times’ report.

The album, which features songs such as Stay With Me, I’m Not the Only One, Money on My Mind, Like I Can and Lay Me Down, has sold over 2.59 million copies.

The album sold “101,700 copies in its first week on sale, broke the record for most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 for a debut album – spending 69 weeks there from its initial debut in June 2014”.

‘In the Lonely Hour’ was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards, winning the latter, and sold over 12 million copies worldwide. It was also the third best-selling of 2014 in the United States.

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