Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Bad Boy Chiller Crew boast highest new Albums Chart entry while Ed Sheeran reclaims the top spot
officialcharts.comIn a close week which saw new entries from Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Sea Power vying for Number 1, Ed Sheeran reclaims the top spot with = (Equals), as Bad Boy Chiller Crew boast this week’s highest new entry with Disrespectful.
Following the release of his Bad Habits remix with Bring Me The Horizon last week, Ed’s album – which first topped the chart in November 2021 and has accumulated over 524,000 UK chart sales to date – rises one place to reclaim the Number 1 spot.
This week’s highest new entry at Number 2 comes courtesy of Bradford-born bassline connoisseurs Bad Boy Chiller Crew, with their second mixtape Disrespectful.
The group – made up of Gareth ‘GK’ Kelly, Kane Welsh and Sam ‘Clive’ Robinson – also reach Number 3 on the Official Record Store Chart today.
Read more on officialcharts.com