Ed Sheeran tops Australia’s ARIA chart as his latest album Autumn Variations debuts at number one
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Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has rocketed to the top of Australia’s ARIA chart with his latest album, Autumn Variations.
This marks the second time this year that the 32-year-old hitmaker has debuted at number one, after his (Subtract) LP achieved the same feat when it was released in May.
The latest album also marks the seventh time he has topped the chart in Australia and the sixth time the British-born star has debuted at the top of the ARIA chart.
Still, according to the ARIA Chartsthe fan favorite must beat Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes before he can claim the most number one albums Down Under.
The Scottish-born singer, 67, has scored an impressive 15 top albums on the ARIA charts.
Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has rocketed to the top of Australia’s ARIA chart with his latest album, Autumn Variations. Pictured: Sheeran performed in Los Angeles last month
This is the second time this year that the 32-year-old hitmaker has debuted at number one Down Under after his (Subtract) LP performed the same when it was released in May. Pictured: the cover of Ed Sheeran’s latest hit album Autumn Variations
Meanwhile, Irish superstars U2 and American pop singer Taylor Swift are the next bestsellers, with eleven albums each reaching the number one position in ARIA.
Sheeran, meanwhile, has opted not to make music videos for his new album.
Instead, the red-haired singer made a series of videos visiting fans at their homes to promote the album.
In each of the fourteen videos, Sheeran plays a song from Autumn Variations for ga-ga fans.
Sheeran took to social media to explain the unusual promos.
The latest album is also his seventh number one in Australia overall and the British-born star’s sixth time to debut at the top of the ARIA chart.
Sheeran has created a series of videos visiting fans at their homes to promote the album (pictured)
‘So I did some surprise pop-up gigs in fans’ homes, secretly recording an Autumn Variations live album, with each song recorded in a different fan’s living room, but it was all a total surprise,” he said.
One of the sessions, recorded with fan Kari, includes a version of his song Wake Me Up from his + album.
The tune was included in the video after Sheeran discovered Kari had a piano.
The series, called Autumn Variations Fan Living Room Sessions, was released on October 2 and is available on You Tube.
In each of the fourteen videos, Sheeran plays a song from Autumn Variations for ga-ga fans