So Lewis Capaldi looks like being the biggest album of the year on about 625k roughly based on current weekly sales. I’m glad he will be the biggest seller rather than Sheeran.

Me too (although being released a couple of months earlier helped). Ed got to 500k in a shorter time, but on current form Lewis would have the bigger seller in the long run.

I know, meant double platinum

shocking underperformance

Ed Sheeran audiences are divided this year and he's already on his way to his ten years as a mainstream music artist.

From Music Week -

 

Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (Virgin EMI) has sold 574,610 copies to date and bounced back into the UK Top 5 following the recent release of its extended edition

Thanks for the info on the Xmas songs guys.

 

Yeh delighted that Lewis is looking like being the years biggest seller, well deserved and the biggest new artist of the year!

Almost half of the top 40 are 2019 releases - that’s good!