<P> Sheeran released two singles, "Shape of You", "Castle on the Hill", his first solo material in two years, on 3 January 2017 . His third studio album, ÷, followed on 3 March 2017 . It debuted at No. 1 in 14 countries, including the UK, where it sold 672,000 units in its first week to become the fastest - selling album by a male solo artist there and the third - highest opening ever (behind Adele's 25 and Oasis' Be Here Now). It also topped the charts in the United States, Canada, and Australia . All the tracks on the album reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart in the week of the album's release, due mainly to heavy streaming . Sheeran also surpassed Calvin Harris' record of top 10 hits from one album . The third single, "Galway Girl", peaked at No. 2 in the UK . </P> <P> As of July 2015, Sheeran's song sales surpassed 16.9 million downloads in the United States . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Album details </Th> <Th_colspan="10"> Peak chart positions </Th> <Th> Sales </Th> <Th> Certifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> UK </Th> <Th> AUS </Th> <Th> CAN </Th> <Th> DEN </Th> <Th> FRA </Th> <Th> GER </Th> <Th> IRE </Th> <Th> NZ </Th> <Th> SWE </Th> <Th> US </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> + </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Released: 9 September 2011 </Li> <Li> Label: Atlantic </Li> <Li> Format: CD, download, vinyl </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> WW: 4,000,000 </Li> <Li> UK: 2,153,796 </Li> <Li> US: 1,210,000 </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> BPI: 7 × Platinum </Li> <Li> ARIA: 6 × Platinum </Li> <Li> BVMI: Platinum </Li> <Li> GLF: Platinum </Li> <Li> IFPI DEN: Platinum </Li> <Li> IRMA: 6 × Platinum </Li> <Li> MC: 2 × Platinum </Li> <Li> RIAA: 2 × Platinum </Li> <Li> RMNZ: 5 × Platinum </Li> <Li> SNEP: Gold </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> × </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Released: 23 June 2014 </Li> <Li> Label: Atlantic </Li> <Li> Format: CD, download, vinyl </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> WW: 9,657,000 </Li> <Li> UK: 3,009,639 </Li> <Li> CAN: 240,000 </Li> <Li> US: 2,170,000 </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> BPI: 10 × Platinum </Li> <Li> ARIA: 9 × Platinum </Li> <Li> BVMI: 3 × Platinum </Li> <Li> GLF: Platinum </Li> <Li> IFPI DEN: 5 × Platinum </Li> <Li> MC: 4 × Platinum </Li> <Li> RIAA: 4 × Platinum </Li> <Li> RMNZ: 9 × Platinum </Li> <Li> SNEP: 2 × Platinum </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ÷ </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Released: 3 March 2017 </Li> <Li> Label: Atlantic </Li> <Li> Format: CD, download, vinyl </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> WW: 6,998,000 </Li> <Li> UK: 1,220,000 </Li> <Li> US: 743,000 </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> BPI: 7 × Platinum </Li> <Li> ARIA: 5 × Platinum </Li> <Li> BVMI: 2 × Platinum </Li> <Li> GLF: 2 × Platinum </Li> <Li> IFPI DEN: 3 × Platinum </Li> <Li> IRMA: 8 × Platinum </Li> <Li> MC: 4 × Platinum </Li> <Li> RIAA: 2 × Platinum </Li> <Li> RMNZ: 5 × Platinum </Li> <Li> SNEP: 3 × Platinum </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="14"> "--" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Album details </Th> <Th_colspan="10"> Peak chart positions </Th> <Th> Sales </Th> <Th> Certifications </Th> </Tr>

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