ED SHEERAN’s ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’ Tops Billboard’s 200 Album Charts

Ed Sheeran once again tops the Billboard 200 album chart, making it his third No. 1 in the said chat with his star-studded album No. 6 Collaborations Project.

According to Nielsen Music, the set got a record of 173,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending July 18 when it was released in July 12 through Atlantic Records. The record marks the largest week of the year for a pop album by a male artist. Aside from the equivalent album units earned, 70,000 were in album sales.

Since the self-titled album of Shawn Mendes ranked No. 1 on the June 8, 2018-dated list with 182,000 units, No. 6 tallies the biggest week in total units for a pop album by a male soloist in over a year.

According to Billboard, No. 6 nets the seventh largest week among all albums in total units in 2019. It follows the debut frames of : Jonas Brothers’ Happiness Begins (414,000), Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next (360,000), Billie Eilish’s When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (313,000), Backstreet Boys’ DNA (234,000), BTS’ Map of the Soul: Persona (230,000) and Khalid’s Free Spirit (202,000).

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