Ed Sheeran is no stranger to seeing himself printed at #1 on Billboard charts and, thanks to his 7th studio album ‘Autumn Variations,’ this week serves as no deviation.
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Ed Sheeran’s ‘Autumn Variations’
First-Week Sales (SPS): 62,000
First-Week Sales (Pure): 46,500
First-Week Billboard Placement: #4
Five months after opening at #1 on the ‘Album Sales’ chart with his May-released effort, ‘Subtract,’ Sheeran has added yet another win by repeating the feat.
Despite the 62,000 first-week total sum amounting to the lowest inaugural sales he’s collected for a studio album since his debut LP ‘+ (Plus)’ (which arrived on the wings of 42,000 units sold in 2011), ‘Autumn’ – in shifting nearly 47,000 pure sales – still landed at #1 on the current ‘Album Sales’ chart.
His first independent effort (delivered courtesy of his imprint Gingerbread Man Records), ‘Autumn’ falls as his his seventh top 5-charting album on the Billboard 200 with its #4 premiere and continues his streak of top 5 debuts.
The feat is all the more impressive given that ‘Autumn’ has no official singles or music videos to support the era.
Look below to see who joins Sheeran on the updated TGJ Chart Check: Billboard 200.