Smith has reportedly sold 40 million albums, 250 million singles worldwide and over 45 billion career streams, becoming one of the best-selling British pop artists of the past decade.[1][2]Billboard ranked Smith as the 12th most successful male solo artist of the 2010s decade (25th overall).[3] According to RIAA, Smith has sold 51 million certified digital singles in the United States.[4] Smith has scored 8 number-one singles and 3 number-one albums in the United Kingdom.[5]Official Charts named Smiths debut album In the Lonely Hour as the biggest selling debut album of the decade, as well as the sixth most successful album of the decade in the UK.[6]
In the Lonely Hour, Smith's debut album, was released in May 2014. Smith debuted in October 2012 as a featured artist on English electronic duo Disclosure's single "Latch", which peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In February 2013 "Lay Me Down" as the lead single from the album. In May 2013, they featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La". The single was released on 19 May 2013 and peaked to number one in the UK. In October 2013 Smith released their first EP Nirvana. "Money on My Mind" was released as the second single from the album on 16 February 2014, the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. "Stay with Me" was released as the third single from the album on 14 April 2014, the song peaked to number one on the UK Singles Chart. "I'm Not the Only One" was the album's fourth single. It was released on 31 August 2014, peaking to number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. "Like I Can" was released as the album's fifth single on 5 December 2014, peaking at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Smith's fourth consecutive top-ten hit as a lead artist in the UK.
A re-release of "Lay Me Down" was released as the sixth single from the album on 22 February 2015, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. In the same month Smith recorded another version of the song, featuring John Legend, for the British charity television Comic Relief, the song reached number one in the UK. In July 2015, Smith was featured on Disclosure's single "Omen", peaking at number 13 in the UK. On 8 September 2015, Smith confirmed that their new song "Writing's on the Wall" would be the theme song to the 24th James Bond film Spectre. The song was released on 25 September 2015 and became the first Bond theme ever to go to number one in the UK. Smith's second album, The Thrill of It All, followed in 2017 and topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. Its lead single "Too Good at Goodbyes" reached number one in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand and also reached the top 5 in Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States.
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^The film soundtrack edition of the album was also released on 4 January 2019.[35][36]
^"Lay Me Down" originally did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 on its first release, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[60]
^"Money on My Mind" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[60]
^ abcdeThis song also appears on Smith's EP Heartbreak.
^"Lay Me Down" features on the Drowning Shadows Edition of In the Lonely Hour.
^"Lay Me Down" featuring John Legend did not enter the Dutch Top 40 but peaked at number 18 on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Dutch Top 40[77]
^"Writing's on the Wall" was released as a standalone single for the 2015 film, Spectre.
^"Writing's on the Wall" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 4 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[78]
^"One Last Song" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[81]
^"One Last Song" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[60]
^"Pray" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100 but peaked at number 12 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[82]
^"Burning" originally did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 on its first release, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[60]
^This song also appears on the Japanese edition of Smith's third studio album Love Goes.[133]
^"Fix You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[135]
^"Perfect" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[136]
^"Latch" (Acoustic) did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[140]
^"Not in That Way" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[140]
^"Restart" did not enter the Dutch Singles Chart but peaked at number 1 on the Tipparade chart.[143]
^"Say It First" originally did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 on its first release, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[60]
^"Nothing Left for You" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[145]
^"Scars" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[145]
^"Palace" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[145]
^"Palace" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[60]
^"The Thrill of It All" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[145]
^"One Day at a Time" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[145]
^"River" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[146]
^"Love Goes" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[101]
^"Who We Love" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100 but peaked at number 14 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[82]
^"Who We Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[113]
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