The Australian charts are in great “Shape” thanks to Ed Sheeran.
The singer’s latest hit, “Shape of You,” has now broken the record for most weeks at #1 Down Under, according to Billboard. The record was 13 weeks, set way back in 1995 by Coolio‘s “Gangsta’s Paradise.” Ed’s “Shape of You” spent 13 weeks at #1, got knocked out for a week, but has now returned to #1 for a record-setting 14 weeks. In addition, his latest album Divide is #1 for a seventh straight week.
As huge a star as Ed is in the U.S. and the U.K., he’s absolutely massive in Australia. His last album, X (Multiply), was #1 for six weeks there and was Australia’s biggest-selling album of 2014. He was also the first artist to tour Australian arenas and then stadiums completely solo, with no band or backing musicians.
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