Ed Sheeran has been formally announced by the Official Charts Company as the UK’s ‘Artist of The Decade’. It would seem then as no surprise that the 28-year-old has achieved this milestone. With a list of feats as long as your arm, they include a combined run of 12 number one albums and singles from 2010 to 2019 – more than any other artist in the country.

Secondly, the ‘Divide’ singer has secured the most weeks at number one, spending a staggering 79 weeks in the top spot of both the album and singles charts. ‘Shape Of You’ spent 14 weeks at number one and sold in excess of 4.5m copies. It was also streamed 2.3 billion times on Spotify.

Drake topped the bill for the most streamed artist on Spotify with over 28 billion streams. Within the UK alone, his songs have been streamed 4.6 billion times. He has spent a total of 38 weeks at number one in the singles chart. He has shifted more than 53 million songs.

“Thank you to everyone who’s supported me over the past 10 years, especially my amazing fans. Here’s to the next 10!” Sheeran responded. Spotify also announced recently that Sheeran was one of the most-streamed acts of the 2010s.

Chief executive of the Official Charts Company, Martin Talbot said: “At the start of the decade, he was a little known, albeit highly-rated, young 18-year-old lad from Suffolk – but his catalogue of achievements since then are genuinely remarkable. Today, he is firmly established among the highest level of global music superstars.”

In October, Ed Sheeran was announced as the richest celebrity under the age of 30, doubling his considerable fortune to £170 million. In May, Adele turned 31 which meant Sheeran, (aged 27), succeeded her to the top. It is believed his fortune has shifted from £94 to £170 million.

In the rich list compiled by Heat Magazine, Sheeran took the number one spot, followed by Daniel Radcliffe, (£90m) and Harry Styles in third, (£64m).