Ed Sheeran has executed it once more.

The British singer and songwriter holds high spot on the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart with = (equals by way of Asylum), for its third non-consecutive crown.

Sheeran’s newest album was the No. 2 best-seller within the U.Okay. in 2021, behind solely Adele’s 30 (Columbia), based on information revealed by the Official Charts Firm. 

A raft of best hits assortment are on the rise this week, together with Little Combine’s Between Us (up 5-4 by way of RCA), Elton John’s Diamonds (up 9-7 by way of Mercury/UMC), The Weeknd’s The Highlights (up 18-9 by way of Republic Information/XO), Fleetwood Mac’s 50 Years – Don’t Cease (up 15-10 by way of Rhino), ABBA Gold (12-11 by way of Polydor), Eminem’s Curtain Name – The Hits (27-17 by way of Interscope), George Michael’s Twenty 5 (32-19 by way of Aegean), The Beatles’ 1 (30-23 by way of Apple Corps), Michael Jackson’s Quantity Ones (48-27 by way of Epic) and David Bowie’s Legacy (54-38 by way of Parlophone).

Additional down the record, a handful of former leaders have discovered new chart life, together with Sheeran’s Divide (11-8), Kylie Minogue’s Disco (51-28 by way of BMG), Tom Grennan’s Evering Highway (42-31 by way of Madness), Dave’s We’re All Alone In This Collectively (47-33 by way of Dave Neighbourhood), Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever (46-34 by way of Interscope) and Taylor Swift’s Folklore (66-40 by way of EMI).

The newest tally is notable for its absence of recent releases. No titles debut within the Prime 100 on this newest, post-Christmas chart.