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Ed Sheeran
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ed Sheeran

Popularity today
95
Belgium 97 · the Netherlands 94 · Worldwide 96 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pinkpop 2024
84
Belgium 85 · Netherlands 84 · Worldwide 81 · level A

The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›

Chances for 2027

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalno concrete indication of a booking
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 95 points (A), now 2 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetprofile fits this festival lessno concrete indication of a booking
Figures
Spotify listeners
77.597.063
Deezer 20.958.603 · streams per day 12.017.114
Last.fm listeners
4.372.547
rank 180 in Belgium · rank 169 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
47.061.777
@teddysphotos · updated on 05/11/2026
Search interest
98
Belgium 98 · the Netherlands 98 · Worldwide 98 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
2.890.736
EN 2.627.041 · NL 32.366 · FR 231.329

Folk & singer-songwriteracousticbritishsinger-songwriterpopeasy-listening

Career

Line-ups
Pinkpop 2024
Active since
2011
Albums
  • Play 2025
  • Autumn Variations 2023
  • − 2023
  • = 2021
  • No.6 Collaborations Project 2019
Hits since 2015
  • Shape Of You BE #1, 2017
  • Shape Of You NL #1, 2017
  • Perfect NL #1, 2017
  • Perfect BE #1, 2017
  • I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber) NL #1, 2019
  • Bad Habits BE #1, 2021
Concerts per year
  • 2026 53
  • 2025 88
  • 2024 51
  • 2023 102
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

De Tijdloze 2025
  • 4 nummers, hoogste #1283 (Perfect)
  • in the list since 2021, 5 years
  • per song
Awards
  • Brit Award gewonnen x6 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019
  • Grammy Award gewonnen x4 2016, 2018
  • MTV Award gewonnen x2 2021
  • American Music Award gewonnen 2015
  • Echo gewonnen 2018
  • Grammy Award genomineerd 2014
Gold and platinum
Belgium: 6 albums, 35 singles
  • No. 6 Collaborations Project goud, 2019
  • ÷ [Divide] platina x3, 2018
  • x goud, 2018
  • ÷ [Divide] platina x2, 2018
  • and 2 more
the Netherlands: 5 albums, 3 singles
  • No. 6 Collaborations Project platina, 2019
  • ÷ (DIVIDE) platina, 2018
  • ÷ (DIVIDE) goud, 2018
  • ÷(DIVIDE) platina, 2017
  • and 1 more
Discogs
  • 18,585 times in a collection
  • 4,446 on a wishlist
  • 66 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • + 2011 · 2.050
  • X 2014 · 2.983
  • ÷ (Divide) 2017 · 2.540
  • No.6 Collaborations Project 2019 · 1.906
  • = (Equals) 2021 · 2.728

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
MNM1153.8 a day
Qmusic862.9 a day
Qmusic NL712.4 a day
BBC Radio 1541.8 a day
NPO 3FM431.4 a day
Studio Brussel230.8 a day
1LIVE180.6 a day
delta radio140.5 a day
Since we track the station
BBC Radio 13.4063.1 a daysince Nov 2023
Qmusic2.9984.7 a daysince Feb 2025
NPO 3FM2.8822.6 a daysince Nov 2023
Studio Brussel1.3761.2 a daysince Nov 2023
Qmusic NL2491.9 a daysince Jul 2026
MNM1692.6 a daysince Sep 2026
1LIVE180.5 a daysince Oct 2026
delta radio140.4 a daysince Oct 2026
Airplay Top 40 (NL)
66 weeks in the last twelve months, best position 3

De Tijdloze on StuBru

De Tijdloze is the all-time list of Studio Brussel, the Flemish rock station. Listeners vote for their favourite songs every year, and since 1987 StuBru has broadcast the top 100 at the end of December. Since 2019 the rest of the vote is known as well: 500 places in 2019, around 2,000 since 2021. A place above 100 did not make the broadcast. The figures come from tijdloze.rocks, an independent site that keeps every list since 1987. Click a column header to sort.

SongFromYears in the list2025HighestLowest
Perfect20173 (2022–2025)#1283#1184 (2023)#1597 (2022)
The A Team20111 (2025)#1478#1478 (2025)#1478 (2025)
Shape of You20173 (2021–2025)#1933#1588 (2021)#1933 (2025)
I See Fire20142 (2024–2025)#1993#1993 (2025)#2052 (2024)
Thinking Out Loud20141 (2021)–#1655 (2021)#1655 (2021)

Records

Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
Play2025#1 (30 wk)#2 (27 wk)––
Autumn Variations2023#2 (12 wk)#1 (9 wk)––
No.6 Collaborations Project2019#1 (101 wk)#1 (151 wk)gold BE, platinum NL1.906

Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
+-=÷× Tour Collection2024#13 (13 wk)#25 (3 wk)––
52017#180 (1 wk)#64 (3 wk)––
÷ [Divide]2017#1 (502 wk)#1 (499 wk)2x platinum BE, 3x platinum BE, gold BE, gold NL, platinum BE, platinum NL2.540
x2014#2 (353 wk)#1 (444 wk)gold BE2.983
+2012#1 (330 wk)#1 (315 wk)gold NL2.050

Discogs: 18.585 keer in een collectie. 4.446 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 35, the Netherlands 3.

Awards

Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).

AwardWonNominated
Brit Award6 (2012, 2015, 2018, 2019)–
Grammy Award4 (2016, 2018)1
MTV Award2 (2021)–
American Music Award1 (2015)–
Echo1 (2018)–

How popular is Ed Sheeran compared with other countries?

Poland×2,3
Italy×2,0
Spain×1,8
Denmark×1,7
France×1,6
Germany×1,5
Zweden×1,5
United Kingdom×1,4
Belgium×0,9
Netherlands×0,9

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Upcoming concerts

Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
07/11/2026TampaUnited StatesRaymond James StadiumEd Sheeran: LOOP Tour

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Perfect
÷ (Deluxe)
op Deezer
Azizam
Azizam
op Deezer
Shape of You
Shape of You
op Deezer

Per edition, historical

Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Pinkpop 202484A1 / 6041858481Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Pinkpop 2024Pinkpop 2024 (Festivaldag 3): De grote Ed Sheeran showDansende Beren24/06/2024about this act
Pinkpop 20245 must-sees op de zondag van Pinkpop 2024Festileaks05/06/2024dagverslag

Over the years

◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.

Festivals and own concerts

21 earlier dates

Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.

Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.

Songs per station, last 18 months
StationCountryMost played
MNMBelgiumRepeat It 101 · Azizam 21 · Sapphire 16 · Bad Habits 11 · Celestial 5
NPO 3FMNetherlandsBad Habits 1 · Sing 1 · Castle On The Hill 1 · Celestial 1 · Thinking Out Loud 1
QmusicBelgiumSapphire 921 · Azizam 609 · Camera 606 · Castle On The Hill 82 · Shape Of You 54
Qmusic NLNetherlandsAzizam 87 · Sapphire 72 · Shape Of You 16 · I Don't Care 13 · Bad Habits 13
Studio BrusselBelgiumAzizam 360 · Castle On The Hill 71 · Sing 65 · Shape Of You 64 · You Need Me, I Don't Need You 59
VRT Radio 1BelgiumShape Of You 1 · Lay It All On Me 1
1LIVEGermanySapphire 3 · I Don't Care 2 · Celestial 2 · Azizam 2 · Own It 1
BBC Radio 1United KingdomAzizam 1 · Sing 1 · Shivers 1 · I Don't Care 1
DR P3DenmarkBad Habits 2 · Shivers 2 · Azizam 1
KEXPUnited StatesOwn It 1 · Yours Eternally 1
Oui FMFranceGalway Girl 1
delta radioGermanyRiver 1 · I Don't Care 1 · Castle On The Hill 1
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