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His global smash "Shape of You" - which spent
14 weeks at No. 1 in Britain in 2017 - was named top song of the
past 10 years.
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.
Previous recipients of that award include Paul McCartney and
Justin Bieber.
"At the start of the decade, he was a little known (albeit
highly rated) 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.
Sheeran first entered the UK charts in 2011 with debut single
"The A Team". He has since had eight UK no. 1 singles. His four
studio albums each topped the British charts.
“Thank you to everyone who’s supported me over the past 10
years, especially my amazing fans. Here’s to the next 10,”
Sheeran said in a statement about the awards.
"Shape of You" topped the Official Charts Company's list of the
top 100 biggest songs of the decade, followed by "Uptown Funk"
by Mark Ronson, featuring Bruno Mars.
Two other Sheeran songs, "Thinking Out Loud" and "Perfect", also
made the top 10 of that list.
Adele's "21" and "25" took the first two spots in the top 100
biggest albums of the decade. The British songstress picked up
six Grammys for "21" and five of the awards for "25", with both
records topping charts around the world.
Three of Sheeran's albums made the top 10.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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