His new album ÷ (Divide) has been a hit with fans and critics alike.

And Ed Sheeran’s third record has broken records since it’s release last Friday, selling 432,000 copies in just three days.

The Shape Of You hitmaker could be on track to enter the top three fastest-selling releases ever in the UK with his catchy collection of songs.

Ed explained on the Chris Evans Breakfast show on Friday morning that devising this structure help him in creating new songs.

The Daily Mail’s Adrian Thrills gave the record a strong four stars, declaring that Ed ‘looks sure to maintain his upwards trajectory’ with his new music, adding that this time around, ‘the quality control shows’.

The Telegraph awarded it with four stars, writing: ‘This is a set of direct, punchy, melodic, catchy, meaningful songs, with verses and choruses in all the right places.’

It was a view echoed by the Independent, who also gave ÷ four stars, though like the Guardian’s review, singled out Sheeran’s evident commercial ambitions with the record.

Ed even put himself out there on Twitter and asked for opinions on the full album after its release and received mostly positive response from fans around the world.