Future chart hit?

Ed Sheeran

Sapphire

3rd single from Play

Released: 5th June 2025

Label: Gingerbread Man Records / Atlantic Records UK

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Biography

In a scene from Apple Music’s Songwriter documentary about Ed Sheeran, the singer-songwriter straggles out into a garden in Malibu at dawn. Jet-lagged and carrying a cup of tea, he sits down at his laptop and begins writing a song about the moment right in front of him: the crisp air, the birdsong, the hot tea, the day ahead. Sheeran gets a full verse in, melody and all, and then pauses. “Songs are weird things,” he says. “How so?” an interviewer asks. “They just come and go,” Sheeran says, smiling. “And they never give you any warning.” For Sheeran, songs have come rather reliably since he started writing in his youth. Born in 1991 in Halifax, he started out gigging on the pub circuit before releasing his first studio album, +, in 2011. Sheeran kept up the mathematical theme on subsequent album titles as he became one of the most unstoppable singer-songwriters in music, forging a light, polished blend of folk, pop and hip-hop that feels bittersweet and redemptive, intimate yet universal. Whether on his own songs (“Sing”, “The A Team”, “Shape of You”, “Perfect”) or in collaboration with artists such as Taylor Swift, Chance the Rapper and Beyoncé, Sheeran strikes a chord that feels good-natured and genuine: he’s the hopeless romantic who isn’t afraid to be vulnerable and show you his heart. Perhaps even more important, Sheeran isn’t afraid to take chances. His 2021 smash “Bad Habits” dabbled in modern dance-pop, while in 2023, he performed an Apple Music Live session in London and released two albums: −, a vulnerable album about grief and depression; and Autumn Variations, featuring collaborations with Aaron Dessner of The National. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

2011 03 The A Team -1- MILLION SELLER

2011 35 Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 feat. Ed Sheeran)

2011 04 You Need Me, I Don't Need You -2- MILLIONAIRE

2011 09 Drunk -4- MILLIONAIRE

2011 05 Lego House -3- MILLIONAIRE

2011 81 Gold Rush -AT-

2011 84 Autumn Leaves -AT-

2012 25 Small Bump -5-

2012 34 Wish You Were Here (Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold) -AT-

2012 07 (All Along The) Watchtower (Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 18 Give Me Love -6-

2012 07 Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran)

2013 13 I See Fire -OST- MILLIONAIRE

2014 18 One -IG-

2014 01 Sing -1- MILLIONAIRE

2014 08 Don't -2- MILLIONAIRE

2014 01 Thinking Out Loud -3- MILLION SELLER

2014 15 Photograph -5- MILLIONAIRE

2014 59 Afire Love -IG-

2014 49 I'm A Mess -AT-

2014 02 Bloodstream (Ed Sheeran & Rudimental) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2014 82 The Man -IG-

2014 62 Tenerife Sea -AT-

2014 46 All Of The Stars -OST-

2014 57 Nina -AT-

2014 71 Runaway -AT-

2014 85 Take It Back -AT-

2014 38 Make It Rain -OST-

2015 69 I Will Take You Home -B-SIDE-

2015 88 Dreams (Krept & Konan feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 92 Dark Times (The Weeknd feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 12 Lay It All On Me (Rudimental feat. Ed Sheeran)

2017 01 Shape Of You -1/2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 02 Castle On The Hill -1/2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 02 How Would You Feel (Paean) -IG-

2017 02 Galway Girl -3- MILLIONAIRE

2017 01 Perfect -4- MILLIONAIRE

2017 05 New Man -AT-

2017 06 Happier -5- MILLIONAIRE

2017 08 Dive -AT- MILLIONAIRE

2017 08 Supermarket Flowers -AT- MILLIONAIRE

2017 09 What Do I Know? -AT-

2017 12 Barcelona -AT-

2017 13 Nancy Mulligan -AT-

2017 14 Eraser -AT-

2017 15 Hearts Don't Break Around Here -AT-

2017 18 Bibia Be Ye Ye -AT-

2017 19 Save Myself -AT-

2017 52 Boa Me (Fuse ODG feat. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez)

2017 49 End Game (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future)

2017 01 River (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran) MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2019 04 Cross Me (feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock) -2-

2019 01 Beautiful People (feat. Khalid) -3- MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 Take Me Back To London (feat. Stormzy) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2019 04 South Of The Border (feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B) -5- MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 Own It (Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy) MILLIONAIRE

2020 12 Those Kinda Nights (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran)

2020 02 Afterglow -NAS-

2021 01 Bad Habits -1- MILLIONAIRE

2021 05 Visiting Hours -IG-

2021 01 Shivers -2- MILLIONAIRE

2021 04 Overpass Graffiti -3-

2021 02 Peru (Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran) MILLIONAIRE

2021 01 Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) -4-

2021 01 Sausage Rolls For Everyone (LadBaby feat. Ed Sheeran & Elton John)

2022 02 The Joker And The Queen (feat. Taylor Swift) -5-

2022 07 Bam Bam (Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran)

2022 96 Sigue (J Balvin & Ed Sheeran)

2022 09 2step (feat. Lil Baby) -6-

2022 18 For My Hand (Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran)

2022 47 Are You Entertained (Russ & Ed Sheeran)

2022 06 My G (Aitch & Ed Sheeran)

2022 06 Celestial -OST-

2023 50 F64 -NAS-

2023 85 Who We Love (Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran)

2023 01 Eyes Closed -1-

2023 15 Boat -IG-

2023 16 Curtains -AT-

2023 29 Life Goes On -AT-

2023 27 American Town -1-

2023 49 Magical -AT-

2023 84 England -AT-

2024 55 Under The Tree -OST-

2025 03 Azizam -1-

2025 17 Old Phone -2-

2025 xx Sapphire -3-

14 x #1 | 30 x Top 5 | 42 x Top 10 | 58 x Top 20 | 64 x Top 40 | 86 x Top 100

Social Media

Ed Sheeran

'Ordinary' is now the longest running #1, in consecutive weeks or total, since 'Shape Of You' in pre-ACR 2017 - with the caveat that a few songs would have had more weeks in total, and 'Bad Habits' one more consecutively, if ACR didn't exist.

3 minutes ago, jimwatts said:

'Ordinary' is now the longest running #1, in consecutive weeks or total, since 'Shape Of You' in pre-ACR 2017

Liked both songs but I’m taking Ordinary over shape of you. An anthem👏👏

Did he just say the longest running UK #1 ever?! ☠️

7 minutes ago, Paramore said:

How close are we to the end of Ordinary time?

I don't understand it. Its very mid.

It feels like the general population prefers songs like this to any other genre.

3 minutes ago, chrissmith276 said:

Did he just say the longest running UK #1 ever?! ☠️

No... Ordinary is that, of the entire 2020s so far.

As I say I’d take any of the current #2 to #9 at the top over “Ordinary”. Unfortunately the only serious challenger next week is weaker than “Ordinary” for me.

5 minutes ago, DanielCarey said:

It feels like the general population prefers songs like this to any other genre.

Sadly

5 minutes ago, gasman449 said:

At least 2 more weeks unless Sabrina has done enough with Manchild to knock him off next week

Urgh...its so X Factor Winner's Song...

Manchild is a bit 'more of the same' but at least it would be new

4 minutes ago, Stephen Emmett said:

No... Ordinary is that, of the entire 2020s so far.

He just said that at the end of the song yes, but I thought he said ever in the UK beforehand, which is clearly not correct. Perhaps I misheard though!

3 minutes ago, Julian_ said:

As I say I’d take any of the current #2 to #9 at the top over “Ordinary”. Unfortunately the only serious challenger next week is weaker than “Ordinary” for me.

Agreed although sabrina is growing on me

New peaks and new entries outside the top 40:

#46 Sammy Virja & Skepta - Cops & Robbers (NEW)

#50 James Hype - Don't Wake Me Up (+2)

#62 Lorde - Man Of The Year (NEW)

#64 Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover (NEW)

#68 Josh Baker & Omar+ - Back It Up (+12)

#73 Yungblud - Zombie (NEW)

#76 Lil Tecca - Owa Owa (NEW)

#90 CMAT - Take A Sexy Picture Of Me (NEW)

3 minutes ago, Paramore said:

Urgh...its so X Factor Winner's Song...

Manchild is a bit 'more of the same' but at least it would be new

Preach 🙌🙌

3 minutes ago, chrissmith276 said:

He just said that at the end of the song yes, but I thought he said ever in the UK beforehand, which is clearly not correct. Perhaps I misheard though!

James did say this: "it is the longest running UK number one single of the 2020s so far..", beating "Bad Habits" in 2021 which had 11 weeks.

4 minutes ago, chrissmith276 said:

He just said that at the end of the song yes, but I thought he said ever in the UK beforehand, which is clearly not correct. Perhaps I misheard though!

Maybe he’s a psychic

Also, overall, we now had a total amount of seventeen Radio 1 power intros this week.

Sorry to keep you on your toes!

4 minutes ago, DanielCarey said:

#62 Lorde - Man Of The Year (NEW)

#64 Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover (NEW)

Ouch! I thought these two would be at the very least within the top 60.

4 minutes ago, Stephen Emmett said:

Also, overall, we now had a total amount of seventeen Radio 1 power intros this week.

Sorry to keep you on your toes!

The suspense was killing me 😅

Omg CMAT actually getting a charting single. That is incredible!

I'd love to see it do a 'Messy'

1 hour ago, chrissmith276 said:

He just said that at the end of the song yes, but I thought he said ever in the UK beforehand, which is clearly not correct. Perhaps I misheard though!

I believe he said the longest running for an American male artist in the UK chart.