Ed Sheeran Albums 2021
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The discography of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran consists of seven studio albums, seventeen extended plays, one video album, sixty-five singles (including twenty-eight as a featured artist), eight promotional singles, one box set, and seventy-one music videos. As of October 2021, Sheeran has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history.[1][2] According to RIAA, Sheeran is the 13th best-selling digital singles artist in the United States with certified sales of 80.5 million.[3]
Originally an indie artist selling music independently on his own label starting in 2005, Sheeran released nine EPs, steadily gaining public and critical acclaim, resulting in his signing to Atlantic Records in January 2011. Five months later, Sheeran released his first single, "The A Team", on 12 June 2011. It debuted at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 57,607 copies. The track attained international chart success, reaching the top ten in numerous countries including Australia and New Zealand, where it peaked at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. The release was succeeded by a second single, "You Need Me, I Don't Need You", in August 2011, which peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom. Sheeran released his major label debut studio album, +, on 9 September 2011. In its first week, + debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, selling over 100,000 copies in its first week and was certified 7 Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of 2.1 million copies. The album spawned a further three singles, including "Lego House", which reached the top five in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. "Drunk" was released in February 2012, becoming Sheeran's fourth consecutive top ten single when it peaked at No. 9. "Small Bump" was released in May 2012, peaking at No. 25 in the UK. The final single from +, "Give Me Love", was released on 21 November 2012 and peaked at No. 18 in the UK.
Sheeran released two singles, "Shape of You", "Castle on the Hill", his first solo material in two years, on 6 January 2017. His third studio album, , followed on 3 March 2017. It debuted at No. 1 in 14 countries, including the UK, where it sold 672,000 units in its first week to become the fastest-selling album by a male solo artist there and the third-highest opening ever (behind Adele's 25 and Oasis' Be Here Now). It also topped the charts in the United States, Canada, and Australia. All the tracks on the album reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart in the week of the album's release, due mainly to heavy streaming.[5] Sheeran also surpassed Calvin Harris' record of top 10 hits from one album.[6] The next two singles, "Galway Girl" and "Perfect", both reached the summit in Ireland.
On 23 May 2019, Sheeran announced his fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project through an Instagram post. The lead single, a collaboration with Justin Bieber titled "I Don't Care", was released on 10 May 2019. The album was released on 12 July 2019.
On 6 May 2021, it was announced that Sheeran became the new sponsor of the football shirt of Ipswich Town Football Club, and simultaneously revealed the title of his fifth studio album, =.[7] His sixth studio album, -, was highly-anticipated and released in 2023.
Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.[2] He has 101 million RIAA-certified units in the US,[3] and two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. In December 2019, the Official Charts Company named him artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s.[4] As of April 2022, he is the most followed artist on Spotify.[5] Beginning in March 2017, his Tour became the highest-grossing of all time in August 2019. An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, Sheeran's acting roles include appearing in the 2019 film Yesterday, playing himself.
Edward Christopher Sheeran was born on 17 February 1991 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.[7][8] His early childhood home was on Birchcliffe Road in nearby Hebden Bridge.[9] His father was a curator at Cartwright Hall in Bradford, and his mother worked at Manchester City Art Gallery.[9][10][11] In December 1995, he moved with his family from Hebden Bridge to Framlingham in Suffolk,[12][13] where he attended the independent Brandeston Hall preparatory school (now Framlingham College Prep School),[14][15][16] then Thomas Mills High School, also in Framlingham.[17][18] He has an older brother named Matthew, who works as a composer.[19] Sheeran's parents, John and Imogen, are from London. His father is Irish,[20][21][22] and Sheeran has stated that his father is from a "very large" Catholic family.[23] John is an art curator and lecturer, and Imogen is a culture publicist turned jewellery designer.[21][24] His parents ran Sheeran Lock, an independent art consultancy, from 1990 to 2010.[25]
Sheeran began to be seen by more people over the internet through YouTube and his fan base expanded, with him also receiving praise from The Independent newspaper and Elton John.[43] He played a Station Session in St. Pancras International in June 2010.[44][45] Some of the episode is on their Facebook page[46] Sheeran also self-released two other EPs in 2010, Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford and Songs I Wrote with Amy, which is a collection of love songs he wrote in Wales with Amy Wadge.[47] When in Los Angeles in 2010, he was invited to perform at The Foxxhole, a club run by actor Jamie Foxx, which ended with an invitation to stay at Foxx's home.[48]
On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released another independent EP, No. 5 Collaborations Project, featuring grime artists such as Wiley, Jme, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts.[49] With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for having reached number 2 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in the first week.[50] Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden Town. Over 1,000 fans turned up, so Sheeran played four different shows to ensure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. Later that month, Sheeran was signed to Asylum Records.[50]
On 26 April 2011, Sheeran appeared on the BBC music show Later... with Jools Holland, where he performed his debut single "The A Team". Six weeks later, "The A Team" was released as a digital download in the UK. The release served as the lead single from Sheeran's debut studio album, + ("Plus").[51] "The A Team" entered the UK Singles Chart at number three, selling over 58,000 copies in the first week. It was the best-selling debut single and the overall eighth-best selling single of 2011, selling 801,000 copies.[52] The lead single also became a top ten hit in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands. During a headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran announced that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be released on 26 August as the second single from the album. The second single peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.[53] "Lego House" was released as the third single, reaching the top ten on the Australian, Irish and New Zealand Singles Charts.[54] The music video for "Lego House" features actor Rupert Grint, as a play on their similar appearance.[55] "Drunk", released on 19 February 2012, became Sheeran's fourth consecutive top-ten single in the UK, peaking at number nine.[56]
Sheeran released + on 12 September 2011. The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics[57] and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart for sales of 102,000 copies.[58] By end of 2011, sales of the album in the UK stood at 791,000; it became the second-best-selling debut album and the ninth-biggest-selling album there.[59] The album has been certified platinum six times by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of 1.8 million copies.[60] As of March 2012, the album had sold 1,021,072 copies in the UK.[61] The album also reached the top five in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the US.[62][63][64]
The song, "Moments", on the debut album by boy band One Direction, released in November 2011, was co-written by Sheeran.[65] At the 2012 Brit Awards on 21 February, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough Act of the Year.[66][67] On 10 January 2012, it was announced that Sheeran would support Snow Patrol on their US tour from late March until May.[68] His song, "Give Me Love", was featured in the episode "Dangerous Liaisons" of The Vampire Diaries.[69] At the Ivor Novello Awards in May 2012, Sheeran's "The A Team" bested Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" and Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out" for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[70] Sheeran performed "The A Team" at the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II concert held on The Mall outside Buckingham Palace on 4 June 2012 and a cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on 12 August 2012.[71]
From March to September 2013, Sheeran played at arenas and stadiums across North America as the opening act for Swift's The Red Tour.[77][78] According to Sheeran, it was then his biggest tour, and he added a scarlet RED tattoo to commemorate it.[79] In October 2013, Sheeran headlined three sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden.[78][80][81] At the concert, Sheeran debuted new songs, including "Tenerife Sea",[82] a future track on his second studio album. Sheeran released "I See Fire" on 5 November 2013. The song is featured in the end credits of the film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the film's soundtrack, and on the deluxe version of his second album.[83] Sheeran was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Grammy Awards.[84]
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