Ed Sheeran crowned UK's artist of the decade after 79 weeks at No 1

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1 / 2FILE PHOTO: UK premiere of"Yesterday" in LondonLONDON - Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been named the"UK's Official Number 1 Artist of the Decade" after a record-breaking run of hits, the Official Charts Company said on Wednesday.

And he scooped the"Official Chart Record Breaker" award for the most number 1 singles and albums from 2010-2019. In all, his releases spent 79 weeks in the top spot over that period, the company, which compiles Britain's weekly charts, added."At the start of the decade, he was a little known young 18-year-old lad from Suffolk - but his catalog of achievements since then are genuinely remarkable," Martin Talbot, chief executive of the Official Charts Company, said.

 

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