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Ed Sheeran · 2021

Ed Sheeran

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

August 31, 2021Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Ed Sheeran was at No. 1 on the British singles chart with "Bad Habits", the lead track from his fifth studio album, "=". The song spent eleven consecutive weeks at the top of the British and Irish singles charts and became the best-selling single of the year in both countries. In the United States, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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