Ed Sheeran's albums: Facts and figures for his super successful records
He's been making hits for well over a decade!
Last updated 10th Sep 2024
Ed Sheeran is one of the most prolific singer-songwriters we've ever seen in British music. Not only has he worked incredibly hard for his own career, releasing fantastic collaborations and topping the charts a few times a year for the past decade, but he's also written hugely successful tracks for other artists.
Among the plethora of awards he's won over the years are those specifically received for his albums - of which he's released seven, including 'Subtract' and his latest album 'Autumn Variations'. As he teased the theme of his next albums, read on for some pretty interesting facts and figures around Ed Sheeran's albums...
Ed Sheeran's albums: Facts about his records
1) '+' (Plus)
Release date: 9th September 2011
Track list: 1) 'The A Team', 2) 'Drunk', 3) 'U.N.I.', 4) 'Grade 8', 5) 'Wake Me Up', 6) 'Small Bump', 7) 'This', 8) 'The City', 9) 'Lego House', 10) 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You', 11) 'Kiss Me', 12) 'Give Me Love', 13) 'The Parting Glass' (hidden track)
Sales: 8x Platinum in the UK with 2,400,000 sales, certified by the BPI in 2018.
Tour: 'The + Tour' - Ed initially played 30 dates across the UK and Ireland, before performing 10 dates in Europe, six in Australia and New Zealand, 14 in North America and returning to the UK for a further 27.
Chart info: '+' debuted at Number 1 on the UK charts, staying at the top spot for three weeks before spending a whopping 444 weeks on the chart in total and going on to become the ninth best-selling album in the UK of the 2010s.
Personnel: Ed worked alongside longtime collaborator Jake Gosling for his debut record, who helped co-write many of the songs as well as performing backing vocals and instrumentation with some production credits too.
2) 'x' (Multiply)
Release date: 20th June 2014
Track list: 1) 'One', 2) 'I'm a Mess', 3) 'Sing', 4) 'Don't', 5) 'Nina', 6) 'Photograph', 7) 'Bloodstream', 8) 'Tenerife Sea', 9) 'Runaway', 10) 'The Man', 11) 'Thinking Out Loud', 12) 'Afire Love'
Sales: 13x Platinum in the UK with 3.9 million sales, certified by the BPI in May 2024.
Tour: 'The X Tour' - Ed performed an incredible 180 dates between August 2014 and December 2015, performing in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.
Chart info: 'x' also debuted at the top spot, staying there for an initial eight weeks. It has spent a total of 13 weeks at Number 1, and a total of 432 on the chart overall. It is the third best-selling album of the 2010s in the UK and 20th best-selling album in the history of the UK.
Personnel: Ed once again worked with Jake Gosling on his second album, beginning a long songwriting partnership with Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol on this record also. Of course, Pharrell Williams lended his vocals to 'Sing', with producer Benny Blanco working on 'Don't' and Rudimental featuring on 'Bloodstream' as well as Amy Wadge on 'Thinking Out Loud'.
Awards: Won the 2015 BRIT Award for British Album of the Year, nominated at the 2015 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year.
3) '÷' (Divide)
Release date: 3rd March 2017
Track list: 1) 'Eraser', 2) 'Castle on the Hill', 3) 'Dive', 4) 'Shape of You', 5) 'Perfect', 6) 'Galway Girl', 7) 'Happier', 8) 'New Man', 9) 'Hearts Don't Break Around Here', 10) 'What Do I Know?', 11) 'How Would You Feel (Paean)', 12) 'Supermarket Flowers'
Sales: 13x Platinum in the UK with 3,900,000 sales, certified by the BPI in 2022.
Tour: 'The ÷ Tour' saw Ed perform a whopping 260 dates starting in March 2017 and finishing in August 2019 - making it the highest-grossing concert tour and reportedly the most attended tour of all time, with more than 8.5 million people turning out.
Chart info: Ed went three for three when '÷' debuted atop the UK charts, having an initial run of nine weeks on the top spot with a total of 20 weeks at Number 1 overall and 299 weeks on the chart in total.
Personnel: Ed teamed up with Johnny McDaid once again for '÷', also roping in the likes of Julia Michaels, Steve Mac, Ryan Tedder and Jessie Ware for songwriting.
Awards: Ed won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2018.
4) 'No.6 Collaborations Project'
Release date: 12th July 2019
Track list: 1) 'Beautiful People' (featuring Khalid), 2) 'South of the Border' (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B), 3) 'Cross Me' (featuring Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock), 4) 'Take Me Back to London' (featuring Stormzy), 5) 'Best Part of Me' (featuring Yebba), 6) 'I Don't Care' (with Justin Bieber), 7) 'Antisocial' (with Travis Scott), 8) 'Remember the Name' (featuring Eminem and 50 Cent), 9) 'Feels' (featuring Young Thug and J Hus), 10) 'Put It All on Me' (featuring Ella Mai), 11) 'Nothing on You' (featuring Paulo Londra and Dave), 12) 'I Don't Want Your Money' (featuring H.E.R.), 13) '1000 Nights' (featuring Meek Mill and A Boogie wit da Hoodie), 14) 'Way to Break My Heart' (featuring Skrillex), 15) 'Blow' (with Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars)
Sales: 3x Platinum in the UK with 900,000 sales, certified by the BPI in 2022.
Tour: Ed did not tour his fourth album, having released the record as he was finishing up his previous tour.
Chart info: The album debuted at the top spot, spending an initial four weeks at Number 1 with a total of 159 weeks on the chart.
Personnel: Aside from the aforementioned featured artists, Ed also worked with Max Martin, André 3000 among others.
Awards: It was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
5) '=' (equals)
Release date: 29th October 2021
Track list: 1) 'Tides', 2) 'Shivers', 3) 'First Times', 4) 'Bad Habits', 5) 'Overpass Graffiti', 6) 'The Joker and the Queen', 7) 'Leave Your Life', 8) 'Collide', 9) '2step', 10) 'Stop the Rain', 11) 'Love in Slow Motion', 12) 'Visiting Hours', 13) 'Sandman', 14) 'Be Right Now'
Sales: 2x Platinum in the UK with 600,000 sales, certified by the BPI in 2022.
Tour: 'The +–=÷× Tour' (Mathematics Tour) kicked off in April 2022 and will end in September 2023. Ed will perform a total of 88 shows across Europe, North America and Oceania.
Chart info: Ed's 100% record of albums debuting at the top spot was kept in check here, with a total of four weeks at Number 1. It's currently spent 56 weeks on the charts in total.
Personnel: Returning pals Johnny McDaid, Amy Wadge and Steve Mac all contributed to the record, as well as Taylor Swift and Bring Me The Horizon contributing to remixes of 'The Joker and the Queen' and 'Bad Habits' respectively.
6) '-' (subtract)
Release date: 5th May 2023.
Track list: 1) 'Boat' 2) 'Salt Water' 3) 'Eyes Closed' 4) 'Life Goes On' 5) 'Dusty' 6) 'End of Youth' 7) 'Colourblind' 8) 'Curtains' 9) 'Borderline' 10) 'Spark' 11) 'Vega' 12) 'Sycamore' 13) 'No Strings' 14) 'The Hills of Aberfeldy'
Sales: Certified Gold in the UK with 100,000 sales.
Chart info: The album reached Number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
Personnel: Aaron Dessner worked as a producer on each of the tracks on the album, with Fred Again, Max Martin and Shellback also joining on the production of the lead single 'Eyes Closed'.
7) 'Autumn Variations'
Release date: 29th September 2023
Track list: 1) 'Magical' 2) 'England' 3) 'Amazing' 4) 'Plastic Bag' 5) 'Blue' 6) 'American Town' 7) 'That's on Me' 8) 'Page' 9) 'Midnight' 10 'Spring' 11) 'Punchline' 12) 'When Will I Be Alright' 13) 'The Day I Was Born' 14) 'Head > Heels'
Chart info: The album reached Number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
Personnel: Aaron Dessner worked as a producer on the album.
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