Ed Sheeran scores eighth #1 UK album with greatest hits compilation [Video]

Ed Sheeran has scored his eighth #1 album in his native U.K. — with a record that’s been out since September 2024.

The album, +–=÷× [Mathematics] (Tour Collection), features Ed’s biggest hits from his “Mathematics” series of albums — Plus, Multiply, Divide, Equals and Subtract — as well as some of his singles from his 2019 album No. 6 Collaborations Project. It also includes live recordings captured on his current Mathematics tour.

The album initially reached #5 on the Official U.K. Album Chart, but when it was issued on vinyl for the first time over the holidays, it jumped to #1.

Ed wrote on Instagram, “My 8th UK number one album. Thank you to everyone who streamed or bought it. What a way to cap off Mathematics, and what a way to start 2025. Feeling very very grateful. Happy new year folks, love you all.”

All of Ed’s studio albums have now reached number …