Ed Sheeran - Divide (breaks about 299 records - 16 songs in the UK Top 20)

[Shaun]

Two new songs out today, occupying #1 and #2 on iTunes, and most likely going to bore us to tears by the end of 2017, but hopefully they're good. *goes to find*

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[Shaun]

*ignores Shape of You and pretends the other one was released on its own*

[Denver]

Can he not

[DouglasS]

I love Ed Sheeran he's so talented.
Ed and Adele are the only people in the UK that just have that level of stardom that can reach a ridiculous level of sales within seconds of new material being released.

They really are the two names that will be throw about for the 2010s music period for history [UK wise].

[Black Dagger]

I really like Shape Of You. I still think he's an overrated, generic bot who doesn't deserve his major success though.

[Good King Glennceslas]

Both are boring as hell and do not deserve the creaming of knickers it's receiving.

[Gusto Brunt]

I really like Shape Of You. I still think he's an overrated, generic bot who doesn't deserve his major success though.

He's not in control of the success though is he. The fans are.

The people who push his videos up into multi-million views on YouTube.

The people round the world who love his music.

[Good King Glennceslas]

I really like Shape Of You. I still think he's an overrated, generic bot who doesn't deserve his major success though.

Preach it

[MB.]

I'm shook at neither of them being acoustic ballads

[Cal.]

I like Shape of You but haven't listened again since it'll still probably be in the Top 20 this time next year.

[Tom4784]

Both are ultimately dross but the second one is more listenable than the first.

[DouglasS]

Castle on the Hill is AMAZING. It's coming for TiBB's top song of 2017.
It's probs my fave song of the past few years

[Jordan.]

He peaked with Don't

[LukeB]

I love shape of you the most but Castle on hill is also good.

[Cal.]

A positive to both of these is that they've ended the possibility of another number one week for Rockabye and it'll hopefully **** off out of the top 10 soon.

[Firewire]

Ew at both

[LukeB]

He is for sure going to be number 1 this friday with impressive sales and a chart record. Both songs have sold more than 100,000 so he will be #1 and #2.

[Nancy.]

I really don't get the hype over this fool. His music is so boring. Zzzzz

[Black Dagger]

Hate them now. 4 ****ing times at work today. Each

[Shaun]

CotH is so much better it hurts that it'll lose the chart battle.

Other one is basically Cheap Thrills vs. Love Yourself

[LukeB]

Shape of you - #1
Castle on the hill #2

Shape Of You notched up 227,000 combined sales this week, made up of 137,000 downloads and 13.4 million streams, while Castle on the Hill managed 194,000 combined sales, split between 120,000 downloads and 11.07 million streams.

[Ross.]

Castle on the Hill is better tho

[LukeB]

Castle on the Hill is better tho

Stream it more imo

[TomC]

I don't like Castle on the Hill, Shape of You feels uneventful

[Ross.]

Stream it more imo

I'm only allowed to stream So Good or Tears

[LukeB]

I'm only allowed to stream So Good or Tears

what about she;s so lovely by scouting 4 girls?

[Shaun]

I'm only allowed to stream So Good or Tears

fake dua stan EXPOSED

[Ross.]

what about she;s so lovely by scouting 4 girls?

I love 2007

fake dua stan EXPOSED

BITCH I'm hurt that she's delayed the album ok

[LukeB]

I love 2007

you still listen to bleeding love :oh: (well i think you do, i'm not a creep)

[Jords]

Castle on the Hill >>>>>>

:love:

[joeysteele]

I love Ed Sheeran he's so talented.
Ed and Adele are the only people in the UK that just have that level of stardom that can reach a ridiculous level of sales within seconds of new material being released.

They really are the two names that will be throw about for the 2010s music period for history [UK wise].

I agree,I really like both these performers.

[Kazanne]

I love Ed Sheeran he's so talented.
Ed and Adele are the only people in the UK that just have that level of stardom that can reach a ridiculous level of sales within seconds of new material being released.

They really are the two names that will be throw about for the 2010s music period for history [UK wise].

I agree,no one to touch them really.

[Shaun]

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(other one released last Monday)

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[Shaun]

Another #1 incoming

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[Will.]

stage 6

[Denver]

Sickening

[Joelle.]

How Would You Feel... if I ****ed off and stopped infecting the airways with the plague that is my utterly dross music?

****ING DELIGHTED ED!

[Denver]

I normally hate Ed but most of the album is fantastic

[TomC]

I will hear Ed's music the same way after Shape of You :omgno:

Can't stand it

[Shaun]

This is offensive

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39231296/ed-sheeran-has-nine-of-top-10-but-thinks-its-weird

[MB.]

RIP music

circa 1979-2017

[Smithy]

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a801321/streaming-and-ed-sheeran-have-ruined-the-charts-forever-heres-why/

Streaming (and Ed Sheeran) have ruined the charts forever – here's why

Ouch this tea burnt me

[Black Dagger]

People are scum.

[Denver]

Streaming should not exist

[Cal.]

Gosh how pathetic.

[T*]

Embarassing

[Cal.]

It's made me feel a bit sick

[Brother Leon]

Great album and fella. Well done, Ed. :worship:

[Jack_]

Great album and fella. Well done, Ed. :worship:

Brother Leon EXPOSED

https://twitter.com/bigbillystock1/with_replies

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

scum

[reece(:]

Tragic

[Ashsleigh]

Jesus Christ.

Poor whoever it is who hosts the Chart Show on Radio 1...

[Black Dagger]

Great album and fella. Well done, Ed. :worship:

Shut up.

[Jack_]

Jesus Christ.

Poor whoever it is who hosts the Chart Show on Radio 1...

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I mean jfc that is absurd, I don't hate Ed as much as this forum seems to but streaming really has ruined the entire point of the chart

[Jordan.]

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[Daniel.]

His new stuff scalps

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

His new stuff scalps

http://33.media.tumblr.com/3f050dd86af1fdc7ec7ac6238a34ff07/tumblr_ngt6auUVSk1sb91y1o1_500.gif

[Daniel.]

Castle on Hill confirmed as song of year so far though

[Brother Leon]

Not sure why people are crying about the charts. Ed has moved like 700k albums. He's going to be invading the chart. Independent artists are still charting high or topping charts regularly these days, so the opportunity is there for anyone nowadays. That was never the case before.

I always felt the factor of how much an album is being played by people should be signified too aside from just copies sold. I mean there wasn't all the outcry when the likes of Taylor Swift, Bieber or Beyoncé were having songs from albums all over the top 40. .

[Denver]

Not sure why people are crying about the charts. Ed has moved like 700k albums. He's going to be invading the chart. Independent artists are still charting high or topping charts regularly these days, so the opportunity is there for anyone nowadays. That was never the case before.

I always felt the factor of how much an album is being played by people should be signified too aside from just copies sold. I mean there wasn't all the outcry when the likes of Taylor Swift, Bieber or Beyoncé were having songs from albums all over the top 40. .

Adele Shifted over 800k in her 1st week but this still didnt happen

[reece(:]

Glory and Anti deserved it over this dullard!

[Brother Leon]

Adele Shifted over 800k in her 1st week but this still didnt happen

Because the singles didn't have the replayability factor of Ed's. Seriously, I've heard the album Non stop wherever I've gone this week.

[MB.]

...but if the entire album (not just a few singles, like the examples you gave)'s going to make it to the top of the singles chart then what's the point of an album chart?

[Denver]

Because the singles didn't have the replayability factor of Ed's. Seriously, I've heard the album Non stop wherever I've gone this week.

But her songs did though

[Jamie89]

Not sure why people are crying about the charts. Ed has moved like 700k albums. He's going to be invading the chart. Independent artists are still charting high or topping charts regularly these days, so the opportunity is there for anyone nowadays. That was never the case before.

I always felt the factor of how much an album is being played by people should be signified too aside from just copies sold. I mean there wasn't all the outcry when the likes of Taylor Swift, Bieber or Beyoncé were having songs from albums all over the top 40. .

The problem is though that it's only albums that are being streamed that'll see that impact, the article Smithy posted was really interesting and it pointed out that generally it's younger people streaming and older people buying, so artists that appeal more to older people might be being listened to over and over again but not seeing that impact their chart placings in the same way someone younger streaming a particular album over and over again will. It's a big generalisation but I think there's truth in it and it will mean the charts aren't fairly representative because of it.

I think there's always been a lot of different ways people listen to music but the whole point in the charts is to show sales... so including streaming makes no sense to me, 150 streams doesn't equal a sale, they're completely different things, I can't help think that the inclusion of it is just to pander to the radio 1 target audience to increase interest in the charts but it'll just end up (already has?) backfiring.

[y.winter]

It's ridiculous. Today they had on MTV something like 5 song of him in one hour. I mean, it's not that his music his bad - but someone is clearly getting carried away. It reminds me of how mainstream music can be so antagonistic - not because of the music itself, but because of the overloaded conformism of the masses. :umm2:

[Ronald.]

There is no point in a " singles" chart if it's gonna be clogged up with album tracks . R.

[Good King Glennceslas]

With the exception of a couple of tracks the album is dire. Overrated Rosie and Jim looking turnip

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i don't want him to die but if he did die i wouldn't be overly bothered

[Shaun]

There is no point in a " singles" chart if it's gonna be clogged up with album tracks . R.

Pretty much the be all and end all of the opposition in here.

But no, mean old music snobs strike again etc etc or w/e

[Iceman]

Delighted. Well deserved. The bitterness of some people though! :)

[Cherry Christmas]

Ed :clap1:

[Black Dagger]

Because the singles didn't have the replayability factor of Ed's. Seriously, I've heard the album Non stop wherever I've gone this week.

Go to better places x

[Alf]

A generation denied of great music. No wonder they're all angry.

[Smithy]

Go to better places x

:joker:

[Black Dagger]

And I'm sorry but when the UK top 40 was on one of the music channels yesterday and like half the songs sound the same anyway, so I don't get why he's hailed as a genius.

[Jordan.]

He's a fad, he'll be remembered for his success more than his music.

[TomC]

I've gone from liking to disliking this about 3 times in the last 2 days. I dislike it. Shape of You is truly dull, and of the rest of the album, his rapping is cringeworthy, his ballads are unoriginal, his 'humble' attitudes in some of the tracks is embarrassing, and it's ****ing full to the brim of cliches. Where is the creativity here? I like a bit of originality with my albums. I also like artists who progress to a new vision with each album; there is no evolution with Ed at all.

[Greg!]

He's ****e

[Tom4784]

He's generic as **** and his music is uncreative and mediocre. It's honestly a mystery to me why he is successful.

[Ross.]

He's generic as **** and his music is uncreative and mediocre. It's honestly a mystery to me why he is successful.

I'm in love with the shape of you