If he were to somehow manage to have the whole Top5 it would be a remarkable achievement.

It would certainly be a big achievement if he could get the entire top five - and possibly top ten once the album comes out!

 

My problem with this though is that it'll be harder for new acts to get into the top ten when there's Ed dominating for weeks on end, but I imagine the album tracks will die down after a few weeks.

Just WOW. He's the definition of HUGE.

The problem I have which I echo what danG said. It is going to much harder for new & established acts to reach the Top10.

 

I hate to think how many album tracks will be in the Top40 when it is released.

Yeah, I'd assume that a majority of his album tracks (with the exception of Castle On The Hill, Shape Of You, the new collab and a couple more accessible cherrypicks) will debut somewhere in the top 15, then after the initial first week high streams, hang around between 20-40 for a good few weeks.

 

He'll dominate the top 40 for a while for sure (especially with the singles/tracks that the public take to), but I doubt he'll take up the entire top 10/15 for more than a week.

His releases are adding excitement to the higher end of the charts which is welcoming. As i do like him i would be happy for him to have the entire top 5 and have a new record.

 

I am excited for his album as i hope he can open on huge sales.

I wonder who the collaboration is?

I wonder who the collaboration is?

There's some speculation here. At this point I think we can rule out JB and Drake.

5 tracks have duration times on iTunes which is usually a sign of a pre release, so I guess we'll get 5 more before the album is released.

Yeah, not buying for even a second that Ed doesn't give a shit about the charts and is just releasing music and it's not his fault he's popular blah blah blah. NO ONE stays huge this long without an idea of how to play at business.

 

I'm just miffed that it's showing just how dull the general population's music taste has become.

Yeah, not buying for even a second that Ed doesn't give a shit about the charts and is just releasing music and it's not his fault he's popular blah blah blah. NO ONE stays huge this long without an idea of how to play at business.

THIS. We've seen his obsession with trying really hard to get Castle On The Hill to #1. His releases have all been very strategic - his team have definitely at least got the charts in mind in their decision to release these tracks.

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Not many people in the general public care about the Official Chart anymore so who can blame him? people who like his music are going to buy/stream it solely because they like it and without awareness of the consequences it has for the charts.

 

 

For me he can do whatever he likes, the Official Chart died a long time ago in my opinion.

Of course he and his team are being smart about it, but that doesn't mean he's being greedy or selfish, it's business-minded and will create headlines if he does manage to break official chart records!

Not many people in the general public care about the Official Chart anymore

The media can have a field day with it, giving Ed a subtle plug :magic:

 

Labels still care about charts as they're a reflection of a songs popularity, and even if the public don't pay as much attention to the Official Chart anymore, nearly all of them let the iTunes and Spotify chart dictate what they listen to. Even if the chart doesn't mean as much as it used to it still plays a MASSIVE part in getting a song popular, and that probably won't ever change.

There's some speculation here. At this point I think we can rule out JB and Drake.

I'm guessing it's going to be Taylor Swift...

 

I've not claimed he's greedy or selfish. Just that he's boring.

 

So there'll be another record to add to his collection that makes him seem better than he actually is.

Someone like Ed should release 40 tracks at once as a protest to show how pointless the charts have become

Someone like Ed should release 40 tracks at once as a protest to show how pointless the charts have become

They're not pointless though. If anything they're better now, they're a more genuine reflection of a songs popularity.

 

EDIT - I mean don't get me wrong, sometimes they're as boring as watching paint dry, but they're more accurate than ever.

Edited February 21, 20178 yr by mdh

It's sad but I find this frustrating.

The problem I have which I echo what danG said. It is going to much harder for new & established acts to reach the Top10.

 

I hate to think how many album tracks will be in the Top40 when it is released.

All 16 tracks will go top 40 I think. As well as 'Thinking Out Loud' and 'Photograph' getting significant streaming boosts from his back catalogue. That's potentially nearly half the top 40 being Ed Sheeran, oh joy! :mansoncheer: