Ed Sheeran earns Billboard #1 with the new album “=”.
This week’s Billboard charts numbers are in and UK artist Ed Sheeran earns the number 1 spot with his latest album “=“. The album reportedly moved 118,000 equivalent units in the first week, with 68,000 pure sales. The “Shape of You” singer dethroned Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy“, which topped the Billboard chart for its 5th week previously. The Toronto Rapper’s album moved 67,000 units this week.
Ed Sheeran’s fifth studio album “Equals” is a follow-up to his 2019’s project “No. 6 Collaborations Project”, which also topped the Billboard Charts. Ed Sheeran’s latest album also debuts atop the UK Albums Chart with 139,000 equivalent units in the first week, the biggest album-opening in the UK this year. The album was also the most-streamed project on Spotify this week.
Sheeran has now spent 13 weeks at the top of the Artist 100, breaking a tie with Adele and Billie Eilish for the eighth-most weeks spent at No. 1 since the chart’s inception in 2014. Taylor Swift is the most successful artist of all time, having spent 49 weeks at the top of the charts.
Billboard 200: #1(new) @edsheeran, = (Equals) 118,000 [61.69 million on-demand streams | 68,000 pure sales].
— chart data (@chartdata) November 7, 2021
Billboard 200: #2(-1) @Drake, Certified Lover Boy 67,000 (1,583,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 5 weeks*
— chart data (@chartdata) November 7, 2021
Billboard 200: #3(-1) @MorganWallen, Dangerous: The Double Album 42,000 (2,842,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 10 weeks*
— chart data (@chartdata) November 7, 2021
Billboard 200: #4(-1) @DojaCat, Planet Her 40,000 (1,031,000 units since release). *peak: #2 for 4 weeks*
— chart data (@chartdata) November 7, 2021
.@theestallion‘s ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ debuts at #5 on this week’s Billboard 200. It marks her fourth top 10 project.
— chart data (@chartdata) November 7, 2021
Most streamed albums on Spotify this week:
#1 = @edsheeran
#2 Planet Her @DojaCat
#3 MONTERO @LilNasX
#4 SOUR @oliviarodrigo
#5 Certified Lover Boy @Drake
#6 F*CK LOVE @thekidlaroi
#7 Future Nostalgia @DUALIPA
#8 Justice @justinbieber
#9 Happier Than Ever @billieeilish
#10 DONDA— chart data (@chartdata) November 8, 2021
