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Ed Sheeran has secured his eighth No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with his greatest hits compilation +–=÷× (Tour Collection). 

The collection is made up of Sheeran’s hits from his Mathematical series of records: 2011’s + (Plus), 2014’s × (Multiply), 2017’s ÷ (Divide), 2021’s = (Equals) and 2023’s – (Subtract). A number of songs from 2019’s standalone No. 6 Collaborations Project, including team-ups with Justin Bieber (“I Don’t Care”) and Rudimental (“Lay It on Me”), also feature.

First released in September 2024, +–=÷× (Tour Collection) has appeared on the charts for 14 weeks and initially peaked at No. 5. The album received a boost over the festive period when it was issued on vinyl for the first time, ultimately earning the compilation the top spot in 2025’s opening week (Jan. 3). All seven of Sheeran’s studio albums have previously reached No. 1 in the U.K. over the past decade.

Sheeran’s +–=÷× Tour, which kicked off in April 2022, is set to conclude this year after 165 shows. His upcoming slate will kick off in Bhutan on Jan. 24, before heading to a number of cities in India, China, Qatar and more, later returning to European stadiums throughout the summer. 

In December, Sheeran teased that his new album would be a return to the bigger sounds heard on the compilation. “It feels like I’m getting back into big pop for the first time in a long time,” he told Variety. “It’s quite exciting.”

Sheeran’s most recent studio LP was 2023’s Autumn Variations, which landed at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

Elsewhere, there’s little movement week-on-week in the the top five, with Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet (No. 2), SZA’s SOS (No. 3), Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (No. 4) and Charli XCX’s Brat (No. 5) all staying put.

Gracie Abrams‘ “That’s So True” has returned to the top spot on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart for a sixth non-consecutive week.

Following a three-week stint at No. 1 for Wham!‘s 1984 classic “Last Christmas” over the festive period, Abrams’ single returns to the top for 2025’s opening week (Jan. 3).

“That’s So True” first hit the top spot back in November and lasted at the summit for five consecutive weeks into mid-December. The song was the singer-songwriter’s first No. 1 hit in the U.K., and followed the release of a deluxe edition of her sophomore LP, The Secret of Us. She capped off 2024 by performing on Saturday Night Live in an episode hosted by comedian Chris Rock in December.

Elsewhere, ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “A.P.T” returns to its previous high of No. 2 and spends a 10th week inside the top 10.

Lola Young’s rise continues as her viral hit “Messy” reaches a new high of No. 3, her highest charting placing in the U.K. so far. The song rises 30 places week-on-week, and tops the song’s previous placing at No. 7. Speaking to Billboard U.K. in November, Young discussed the success of the single and why the message of self-acceptance had resonated with fans. “For a long time, I wanted to represent this ideal of Westernized beauty – but then I realized I’m not that,” Young said. “I now choose to give realness and truth. I’ve got a bit of a belly out, I f–cking swear a bunch and I have fun. And that’s what people are resonating with.” 

Gigi Perez’s “Sailor Song” lands at No. 3, and Bolton-born DJ Chrystal rounds out the top five with her dance track “The Days,” which previously peaked at No. 24. Teddy Swims, meanwhile, lands two entries inside the top 10 with “The Door ”(No. 6) and “Bad Dreams” (No. 7).