Ed Sheeran’s Subtract already fastest-selling album of 2023 so far, set to become Ed's sixth consecutive Number 1 LP
officialcharts.comEd Sheeran’s – (Subtract) is already the UK’s fastest-selling album of 2023 so far on its journey to become the pop superstar’s sixth consecutive Number 1 album, the Official Charts Company can confirm.
At the midweek mark, Subtract has already collected over 56,000 chart units, more than any other album released this year. The previous record was held by Lana Del Rey’s Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.
which pushed 41,000 chart units in total during its first week. Subtract comes hot on the heels of its lead single, the Official UK Number 1 Eyes Closed, and has been released alongside a special four-part Disney+ documentary, The Sum Of It All, which helps bring Ed’s decade-long Mathematics era to an end.
According to today’s Official Albums Chart Update, the record, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams) is set to join all of Ed’s previous studio albums in topping the Official Albums Chart, including 2011’s +, 2014’s x, 2017’s ÷, 2019’s No.
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