Top 10 Ed Sheeran Songs

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Our Top 10 Ed Sheeran Songs list looks at the songs of one of the past twenty years’ most loved and successful musical artists. Ed Sheeran hails from the the city of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The magnificent artist was born 32 years ago in 1991 as of this writing in 2021. Ed Sheeran began singing when he was four years old in a local church choir. By the time he was seven, he was playing guitar.

He began recording songs as a teenager and playing gigs in Cambridge. He began collaborating with other English singers in the late-2000s. As his popularity began to rise in the clubs and in the local areas, Ed Sheeran found himself with a gig on the television show Later with Jools Holland. This was in 2011. On the show, he sang the song entitled “The A-Team.” Music fans went nuts over the song. The song was released as the lead single from Ed Sheeran’s debut album. It would eventually come close to selling almost a million copies. The legend of Ed Sheeran had begun.

Ed Sheeran began his career by releasing nine EPs. Ed Sheeran’s first studio album was released in September of 2011, titled Plus or +. The album would include his big hit “The A-Team.” Six singles would be released from the album. It would be tremendously successful. Ed Sheeran’s second album, entitled Multiply, was released in 2014. The 2014 album spawned five hit singles. In 2007, Ed Sheeran released his third album, Divide. This spectacular record won the Best Pop Vocal Album Of The Year 2017 Grammy Award. Four big-time hit singles were released from the record.

In the summer of 2019, Ed Sheeran released his fourth studio album, No. 6 Collaborations Project. The album featured collaborations with many of music’s most famous artists, including Cardi B, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Chris Stapleton, and Camila Cabello. Eight singles were released from the record.

Putting together a top 10 list of Ed Sheeran songs is quite challenging, even for an artist who hasn’t been around that long. I mean, hey, the kid is only 32 years old. Yet the impact he has had on the music industry is striking. More importantly, the songs he has released have just been so wonderful. This Ed Sheeran’s list will attempt to choose ten of our favorite Ed Sheeran songs.

During his short career, Ed Sheeran has released seven studio albums, forty-three singles, seventy-one music videos, one box set, and seventeen EPs. We hope you enjoy this top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list, and if we missed one of your favorites, leave it in the comments section and let the world know. We will also present chart data for how well Ed Sheeran’s songs did on the charts worldwide. Ed Sheeran seems to have enjoyed the most commercial success in his native home of the United Kingdom and the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

# 10 – The A-Team

We open our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list with the fabulous song “The A-Team.” This was the song where it all began for Ed Sheeran, and it’s just fitting to open up this Ed Sheeran song list with it. When I first heard this song, I thought that this artist sounded like an early 1970s artist. He had a certain quality that sounded like a Henry Gross or a Dan Fogelberg. It’s so easy to hear. This song is just so stunning and beautiful. The music is genuine; it touches your heart without any filters. It’s as real as it gets.

The song was released on the album entitled Plus. It was the first single released from the album. The album was released in 2011. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number three on the United Kingdom Music Charts. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at number sixteen. The song was also hit on the Australian Music Charts peaking at number two. On the New Zealand Music Charts, the song hit number three. The spirited song was composed by Ed Sheeran.

# 9 – Sing

Continuing with our list of top 10 Ed Sheeran songs, we listen to the great song entitled ” Sing.” This is a departure from our opening song in both feel and melody. We picked it at number nine to showcase the variety in Ed Sheeran’s music. The song was released on the album entitled Multiply. The album was released in 2013. This was a big song for Ed Sheeran as it became his first number-one single in his native home of the United Kingdom. Ed Sheeran put on his Bruno Mars dancing shoes for this one. I love Ed Sheeran’s falsetto, as it sounds so good. He delivers big time on the song with his incredible vocal skills.

“Sing” was the first single released from the album. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number one on the United Kingdom Music Charts. The song hit the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at number thirteen. The song was also a number one hit on the Australian Music Charts. In the New Zealand Music Charts, the song also hit number one. They also loved this pulsating song in Ireland, where it also hit number one

# 8 – Castle On The Hill

In the number eight spot on our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list, we present the song “Castle On The Hill.” The song was released on the album entitled Divide. The album was released in 2017. It was the first single released from the album, along with the song “Shape Of You.” Both songs were released as co-lead singles. Ed Sheeran reminisces about his home in this one, sounding much older than he is. But that’s the mark of a truly gifted songwriter and artist.

In the United Kingdom, the song “Castle On The Hill” hit number two on the United Kingdom Music Charts. It hit number two because his other song, “Shape of You,” hit number one. This made Ed Sheeran the only artist in the history of the United Kingdom music charts to debut two singles at the number one and two positions. Unbelievable! The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at number six. The song was also hit on the Australian Music Charts, peaking at number two. On the New Zealand Music Charts, the song also hit number two. The song also hit number two in Canada and Denmark.

# 7 – Eyes Closed

In the number seven position on our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list is the sweet song entitled “Eyes Closed.” The song was released on the album entitled − (“Subtract“). The album was released in 2023. It was the first single released from the album. We love how this one starts with a very simple guitar picking. It’s a tender track that defines the soulfulness of Ed Sheeran and why people love him so much.

# 6 – South Of The Border

Okay, so this is how you make a video. Jason Koenig does a fantastic job directing the video for the song “South Of The Border,” it almost makes the song secondary to the visuals, which is probably not good for the song. Still, in this case, it works exceptionally well. The song showcases guest vocal appearances from both Cardi B and Camila Cabello. The video stars Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Alexis Ren, and Paul Karmiryan. Camila Cabello is so gorgeous she just steals it all the moment she appears on the screen. What song?

# 5 – Bad Habits

At the halfway point on our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list is the song entitled “Bad Habits.” The pulsating song was issued on the Equals album. It was the first single to be released from the album. In the United Kingdom, the song has already hit number one on the United Kingdom Music Charts. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at number two. The song was also a hit on the Australian Music Charts, reaching number one. On the New Zealand Music Charts, the song also hit number one.

# 4 – I Don’t Care

Dancing along on our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list, we present the cheery song entitled “I Don’t Care.” This is just one of the songs that you want to sing along with and feel good. The song was released on the album entitled No. 6 Collaborations Project. The song also featured vocals by Justin Bieber. The album was released in 2019. It was the fifth single released from the album. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number one on the United Kingdom Music Charts. The song hit the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at number two. The song was also a hit on the Australian Music Charts, again reaching the number-one spot. On the New Zealand Music Charts, the song hit number two. It would also hit number one in Switzerland, France and Ireland.

# 3 – Perfect

In the number three spot on our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list, we celebrate the song entitled “Perfect.” The song was released on the album entitled Divide. It’s hard to be any more successful on the pop charts than this song….and, of course, the next one. The album was released in 2017. It was the fourth single released from the album. This one hit number one everywhere, even on Krypton.

“Perfect” hit number one in the United Kingdom’s music charts. The song was a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song was also a number hit on the Australian Music Charts and the New Zealand Music Charts; the song hit number one. Ed Sheeran nailed it on this one.

# 2 – Thinking Out Loud

At number four on our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list, we present the song “Thinking Out Loud.” Now, talk about a song that sounds like it was released in the mid-1970s or 1980s. This is such a classic sounding song with an incredible melody and lyrics that are just so captivating. It reminds me of a classic Kenny Loggins or Loggins and Messina song.

The song was released on the album entitled Multiply. The album was released in 2014. It was the third single released from the album. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number one on the United Kingdom Music Charts. The song hit the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at number two. The song was also hit on the Australian Music Charts, reaching number one. On the New Zealand Music Charts, the song hit number one. The song was composed by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge. The song “Thinking Out Loud” won two Grammy Awards. It won for Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

# 1 – Shape Of You

We close out our top 10 Ed Sheeran songs list with the song “Shape Of You.” We could have put many songs on this list in the number one spot based on many factors, especially chart success, as so many of Ed Sheeran’s songs hit number one in multiple countries worldwide. It just felt right to put “Shape Of You” in the number one spot because the song contains so many different types of song styles that make Ed Sheeran’s music so unique.

The song was released on the album entitled Divide. The album was released in 2017. It was the first single released from the album, along with the song “Castle On The Hill.” In the United Kingdom, the song hit number one on the United Kingdom Music Charts. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at number one. The song was also a hit on the Australian Music Charts, peaking at number one. On the New Zealand Music Charts, the song also hit….number one. The song hit number one in thirty-four separate countries. The man knows how to write a hit single.