Confounding normal protocol by spending 120 weeks in the Irish Charts is one thing, but now the redheaded Yorkshire singer has worked his way all the to the Number 1 spot once again.
X goes into the top position as Sheeran's debut album+ takes third spot and Rihanna's Anti climbs to second.
It was a week of returns on the IRMA music chart as Nick Cave's Skeleton Tree and Shawn Mendes' newcomer Illuminate disappear from the top 10 and make way for some old favourites.
U2's Songs of Innocence comes in at number 6 (no doubt partly due to Hot Press' feature on their 40th anniversary) and The Rolling Stones' seminal album Sticky Fingers enjoys seventh spot as they announce plans to release a new album.
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The only newcomer in the top 10 is Bon Iver, whose long awaited third album 22, A Million comes in at number 4.
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