Singer Ed Sheeran has topped the iTunes end of year chart with his hit album ‘X’. Sheeran, also picked up three Grammy nominations last week for the same album. The singer grabbed the top slot with his second album ‘X’ which was released in June. The album became the instant hit and has been named as the most downloaded record in Britain for 2014.
It's been a good year for the singer as this revelation comes just days after his album was named as the ‘most-streamed album’ in the world for 2014 on digital music service Spotify, with more than 430 million plays since its release.
As source revealed, ‘Stay with Me’ crooner Sam Smith placed second on the iTunes chart with his debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’, while the soundtrack to the animated Disney film ‘Frozen’ came third. “Absolutely buzzing to hear I've got the best selling album on iTunes this year”, Sheeran said.
The iTunes chart revealed the best-selling singles from the past year, including Pharrell Williams' catchy hit ‘Happy' as well as the Grammy Award-nominated track 'Rather Be' by Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne, which was also labeled as iTunes UK's pick for best song.
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