“=”: Ed Sheeran returns to the top of the UK album chart

Ed Sheeran There is so much to celebrate the end of the year! is that the British singer finishes 2021 at the top of the UK album chart, with his new studio album “=” (Equal). This is his second overall week at number one, having spent the past three weeks at number two.

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according to Information released on Friday (31) by Official ChartsAnd Redhead’s new job sales this week surpassed album sales Adele, the “30”Only 500 copies. Until then, the singer was at number one on the British chart.

At the time of its debut, “=” became the UK’s best-selling album of the year, although it was surpassed only a few weeks later by “30”, From Adele – who took second place this week, according to the official charts.

.Tweet embed‘s = (Equals)’ returns to #1 on the UK Albums Chart for this week. He has now spent two weeks at number one.

– chart data December 31, 2021

in sequence, Michael Buble It rises one place to third in the rankings this week after Christmas. The one who also showed his strength there was simple mixing, jumped four places with the Memorial Disc closing to the top 5, in fifth.

Among other albums, several albums returned to the Top 10. Sao him “sour”, From Olivia Rodrigo, in sixth place. Queen, with “best songs” In the eighth as well Elton John, with “Diamondat #9. Outside of the top ten, several other pillars of the charts also saw an increase over the Christmas holidays, including “÷ “, by Ed Sheeran, at No. 11 and“gold”, Act daddy, at number 12.

This is Sheeran’s fourth album to reach #1. It actually led the rankings in 2014, with “x”, in 2017, with “÷ “, and in 2019, with “No. 6 Collaboration Project.” Of the 118 thousand units counted, about 68 thousand correspond to album sales. Another 46 thousand five hundred units equal to the fluxes received by the disk, and they were about 61.69 million.