Ed Sheeran’s ‘X’ tops British album chart again

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran topped the British album chart for a fourth consecutive week on Sunday, setting a record for the longest run in the top spot this year, the Official Charts Company said.

British sales of Sheeran’s second full-length album X reached 367,000 copies as he held off the challenge of second-placed new entry World Peace is None of Your Business by Morrissey.

The rest of the album chart was unchanged from last week with Dolly Parton in third with Blue Smoke — The Best Of, Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour in fourth and Wanted on Voyage by George Ezra at number five.

British band “Rixton” claimed a debut number one single with Me and my Broken Heart which pushed last week’s chart-topper It’s My Birthday by will.i.am into third place. Problem by Ariana Grande was unmoved at number two.

Ella Henderson’s Ghost slipped once place into fourth and George Ezra’s Budapest completed the top five.