Sam Smith tops the 2015 Grammy nominations table

Sam Smith appeared to be very excited about his six Grammy nominations on Twitter. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Sam Smith leads a wave of British music stars in the running for gongs at next year's Grammy Awards.

Smith garnered six Grammy nominations in total, taking him to the top of the table along aside Beyonce and Pharrell Williams.

He tweeted after the news was revealed:

Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Bastille are among the other British acts up for Grammys at next year's awards ceremony.

Here is a full list of the Grammy nominees for next year:

Album of the Year

  • Morning Phase - Beck

  • Beyonce - Beyonce

  • X - Ed Sheeran

  • In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith

  • Girl - Pharrell Williams

Record of the Year

  • Fancy - Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX

  • Chandelier - Sia

  • Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) - Sam Smith

  • Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

  • All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor

Song of the Year

  • All About That Bass - Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor, songwriters

  • Chandelier - Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters

  • Shake It Off - Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, songwriters

  • Stay With Me" (Darkchild Version) - James Napier, William Phillips and Sam Smith, songwriters

  • Take Me To Church - Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter

Best New Artist

  • Iggy Azalea

  • Bastille

  • Brandy Clark

  • Haim

  • Sam Smith

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Ghost Stories - Coldplay

  • Bangerz - Miley Cyrus

  • My Everything - Ariana Grande

  • Prism - Katy Perry

  • X - Ed Sheeran

  • In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith

Best Rock Album

  • Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams

  • Morning Phase - Beck

  • Turn Blue - The Black Keys

  • Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

  • Songs Of Innocence - U2

Best Urban Contemporary Album

  • Sail Out - Jhene Aiko

  • Beyonce - Beyonce

  • X - Chris Brown

  • Mali Is... - Mali Music

  • Girl - Pharrell Williams

Best Country Album

  • Riser - Dierks Bentley

  • The Outsiders - Eric Church

  • 12 Stories - Brandy Clark

  • Platinum - Miranda Lambert

  • The Way I'm Livin' - Lee Ann Womack

Best Dance/Electronic Album

  • Syro - Aphex Twin

  • While (1-2) - Deadmau5

  • Nabuma Rubberband - Little Dragon

  • Do It Again - Royksopp & Robyn

  • Damage Control - Mat Zo

Best Alternative Music Album

  • This Is All Yours - Alt-J

  • Reflektor - Arcade Fire

  • Melophobia - Cage The Elephant

  • St. Vincent - St. Vincent

  • Lazaretto - Jack White

Rapper Iggy Azalea is nominated for Best Rap Album. Credit: Kobby Dagan/ABACA USA/Empics Entertainment

Best Rap Album

  • The New Classic - Iggy Azalea

  • Because The Internet - Childish Gambino

  • Nobody's Smiling - Common

  • The Marshall Mathers LP2 - Eminem

  • Oxymoron - Schoolboy Q

  • Blacc Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Paul Epworth

  • John Hill

  • Jay Joyce

  • Greg Kurstin

  • Max Martin