÷ has proved a global phenomenon, racing to the top of the iTunes charts in 97 countries. ÷ has broken week one Spotify records in the UK, racking up almost 74 million streams and beating the previous record held by Justin Bieber’s Purpose which recorded 20.5 million streams in the UK in November 2015. As a result ÷ has secured the third highest week one sales of any album in the history of the Official Albums Chart, ranking behind only Adele’s 25 (2015) and Oasis’ Be Here Now (1997).įirst week sales of ÷ in the UK are more than three times the volume of the week one sales of Sheeran’s second studio album x (Multiply), which shifted 182,000 units in its first week, and more than the rest of the Official Albums Chart’s ‘Top 500’ combined this week. ÷ shot to the top of the charts in Ed’s native UK, shifting 672,000 units in its first week of sales. In total, tracks from ÷ claimed five of the top 10 slots on the global Spotify chart this week. The landmark album made streaming history with the highest first week Spotify streams ever, with almost 375 million streams over the full week, beating the previous record of 223 million streams set by The Weeknd last November with Starboy. Singles from ÷ occupy a record-breaking nine places in the UK Top 10 ChartĮd Sheeran’s amazing third studio album ÷ (Divide) has lit up charts and smashed records around the globe. The album tops the iTunes albums chart in 97 countries

÷ has the third biggest opening week in UK Official Album Chart history with sales of 672,000 units

The album makes global streaming history by breaking the Spotify record for the highest first week streams with almost 375 million streams

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