Ed Sheeran carved himself a slice of chart history in June, becoming the first British solo artist to spend 50 weeks at No.1 on the albums chart. In all of chart history, only The Beatles (176 weeks), Elvis Presley (66) and ABBA (58) have occupied the summit for longer.  

The 34-year-old singer/songwriter’s eighth studio album, Play, emulates its predecessors by debuting at No.1, and earns him his 51st week on top in total, with first week consumption of ...