What is the best Ed Sheeran album?

Loop-pedal busking, stadium ballads, grief-soaked folk and a detour through Persian melodies all live in one catalogue. Each record marks a different chapter of the same restless songwriter.

1. 1
   ÷ (Divide)

   2017 blockbuster album with Shape of You, Perfect and Castle on the Hill.
   1000pts
2. 2
   × (Multiply)

   2014 album with Thinking Out Loud and Sing that made him a global star.
   772pts
3. 3
   = (Equals)

   2021 album about marriage and fatherhood featuring Bad Habits and Shivers.
   331pts
4. 4
   Play

   2025 album drawing on Persian, Indian and Irish folk sounds, featuring Azizam.
   331pts
5. 5
   + (Plus)

   His 2011 debut album featuring The A Team and Lego House.
   331pts
6. 6
   No.6 Collaborations Project

   2019 album of duets with stars including Justin Bieber, Stormzy and Camila Cabello.
   154pts
7. 7
   − (Subtract)

   Stripped-back 2023 album written through grief, produced with Aaron Dessner.
   154pts
8. 8
   Autumn Variations

   Surprise 2023 album of autumnal songs about friends' lives, self-released.
   154pts

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