The Start of Mathematical Sign Albums of Ed Sheeran: +

Ed Sheeran has debuted in his homeland United Kingdom with his album "+". Eventually, it was released in other parts of the world including the United States. The album which was entitled "+" is obviously a mathematical sign and pronounced as "Plus". Ed's subsequent albums also had titles based on mathematical signs.

"+" was preceded by the single "The A Team" which was released worldwide. It was a hit in UK for reaching number 3 while it became a number 16 hit in Billboard Hot 100, whilst it peaked at 9 in Mainstream chart. It even received 7x platinum mark in the US and 5x platinum in UK.

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Ed Sheeran released the upbeat song "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" which was a number 4 hit in UK, and was platinum. It received minimal attention in other countries despite going Gold Record in the US. Another ballad "Lego House" became the third single, and the song reached number 5 in UK Singles Chart, 42 in the US, and 20 in Mainstream chart. It was 2x platinum in America, and 3x platinum in UK.

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"Drunk", the fourth single, became his fourth UK top 10 reaching number 9, and had gone platinum. The fifth single was "Small Bump" only peaked at number 25 in UK though. The final single "Give Me Love" peaked at number 18 in UK but it still went platinum. Its official music video was very successful on YouTube with more than 600 million views.

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"+" was a blockbuster in UK after reaching number 1, and exceeding 9x platinum. In the US, it was a number 5 peaking album, and had gone 3x platinum.