Irish Album Charts: Ed Sheeran's Subtract' surpasses Springsteen

Ed Sheeran keeps his unwavering streak of chart-topping albums as Subtract debuts at No.1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart, ahead of Bruce Springsteen's Greatest Hits.

The singer-songwriter's sixth studio album also achieved best-selling vinyl of the week, and hit No.1 in his native UK as well.

In a video posted by Official Irish Charts, Ed accepts his Official Number 1 Album Award humbly and graciously. "To everyone that bought and streamed and listened to Subtract this week, thank you so much for making it number one," he said. "This album means the absolute world to me and I think it's going to be a very, very important album for me for a very, very long time."

The release of Subtract followed its lead single, the Official UK Number 1 'Eyes Closed'. The album was debuted alongside a four-part Disney+ special, The Sum Of It All, tidily wrapping up Ed's decade long Mathematics era.

Subtract will join all of Ed's previous studio albums in topping the Official Albums Chart, including 2011’s +, 2014’s x, 2017’s ÷, 2019’s No. 6 Collaborations Project and 2021’s =.

Bruce Springsteen's Greatest Hits jumps up 14 places to No.2 following his trio of RDS shows this week, followed by Taylor Swift's Midnights, The Weeknd's Highlights and Fleetwood Mac's 50 Years - Don't Stop. Post Malone's The Diamond Collection, Elton John's Diamonds, Lewis Capaldi's 2019 debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Harry Styles' Harry's House, Taylor Swift's 1989 round out the Top 10.

Over on the Irish Singles Charts, Irish DJ Jazzy has stormed up the ranks with her debut solo dance anthem 'Giving Me', while Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding's collaboration 'Miracle' stays at No.1. David Kushner's 'Daylight', Ed Sheeran's 'Eyes Closed' and Libianca's 'People' make up the Top 5, followed by Lewis Capaldi's 'Wish You The Best', SZA hit 'Kill Bill', Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night', Niall Horan's The Show track 'Heaven' and former No.1 'Flowers' from Miley Cyrus.