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Ed Sheeran's 'x' has sold over 10 million copies.
The 24-year-old singer took to Instagram to share the news that his second album had reached the impressive number of sales through physical, digital and streaming copies.
Posting a breakdown, he wrote: "Multiply hit 10 million sales this week. F**k yeah."
This comes after Ed performed the final UK show of his 'x' tour at Fusion Festival with Vimto on Friday (28.08.15).
He headlined the festival in Birmingham, England, after Justin Bieber pulled out of the slot, and played a 90-minute set, which was his only UK festival performance of the year.
He told the crowd: "This is my final UK show of this summer and this is the only festival show I'm doing!"
The fiery-haired superstar performed a flurry of his own hits which he mixed up with other classic tracks such as 'Feeling Good', 'Superstition' and 'I Can't Help Falling In Love With You'.
However, the 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker - who ended his set with the Pharrell Williams-produced track 'Sing' - was in for a surprise following one track after witnessing a brawl take place in the crowd.
Halfway through his set, he said: "I saw a fight break out in that. I think that's the first time there's been a fight break out in my show in a long time."

Miley Cyrus' new album "happened naturally".
The 22-year-old singer shocked fans when she released her new record, 'Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz', for free online on Sunday night (30.08.15), and the singer admits the more organic-sounding record is a big departure from 2013's 'Bangerz', but feels true to the way she feels at the moment.
She explained: "When I made 'Bangerz,' it was as true to me then as this record is now. It just happened naturally in my head. It's like anything -- styles just change."
The album cost Miley just $50,000 to make and was produced alongside The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne. Her record label, RCA Records, didn't have any input in the process and the album won't be considered part of her discography with them.
Speaking about her transformation between her two albums, Miley said: "It's really scary. If one of my friends doesn't see me for two or three weeks, you have to re-get to know me in a way. My soul will still be the same, but everything around me can be different, and I won't dress the same and maybe different kinds of people will be around."
Miley's long-time producer pal Mike WILL Made It compared the young star to Madonna, who is also known for constantly evolving.
He told the New York Times newspaper: Why would she drop another 'Bangerz'? Miley is the new Madonna."

Matt Cardle believes Mel C has saved his life.
The 32-year-old singer - who shot to fame on 'The X Factor' in 2005 - credits the former Spice Girls star for helping him when he spiralled into drugs and alcohol addiction in 2013.
He told The Sun newspaper: "Lots of people picked me up from my lowest... that includes my family and Mel. I know where I went wrong and I know I'll never go there again."
The 'When We Collide' hitmaker previously revealed he was just weeks away from death and only realised he needed to seek help for his problems when he collapsed in the street, began stripping on a train and nearly choked on his vomit.
He said last year: "I was so out of it - I was like a zombie. "The doctor said to me if I'd been left to my own devices for another three or four weeks I might not be here now."
After four weeks in the rehab facility The Priory last year, Matt managed to curb his addiction and is ready to focus on his music career and personal life.

Gigi Hadid's "inner 14-year-old" is "dying" when she's onstage with Taylor Swift.
The model has joined her close friend during concerts in Detroit and London this year and revealed she always feels ecstatic when she's alongside her performing pal as she was such a huge fan of her music as a teenager.
She explained: "It's been awesome. My inner 14-year-old has been dying because I have always sung along to Taylor's songs. To be up there has been so fun and I have been so proud."
The 20-year-old star - who is dating Joe Jonas following her split from Cody Simpson earlier this year - admitted it is odd to now be so friendly with the chart-topping musician due to the fact she has been listening to her music for so many years and connects her songs to different experiences during her upbringing.
Asked if it's weird being her pal, she said: "Yes. There was a song for everything when you were a 14 year old, especially from Taylor."
However, Gigi simply insists she is thrilled to see how well she is doing with her career.
She added to HELLO! magazine: "It's cool to see your friends succeeding and top be part of your life so you can all do it together."

Rudimental unveiled tracks from their new album to fans at Fusion Festival with Vimto.
The drum and bass quartet headlined the annual event - which raises money for youth charity the Prince's Trust - in Birmingham's Cofton Park on Saturday night (29.08.15) and played through a flurry of new songs from their album 'We the Generation' which is due to be released in October.
As well as new singles 'Never Let You Go' and 'Bloodstream', the band gave fans a hint of what they can expect from the new record, teasing the LP's first track 'I Will for Love' which was sung by Will Heard.
But the group also provided fans with exactly what they wanted by performing the party singles which filled their debut album such as 'Waiting All Night', set closer 'Feel the Love' and 'Not Giving In', which DJ Locksmith said they were playing for his son.
He told the crowd of more than 20,000 fans: "I want to dedicate this to a very special person in my life. I want to dedicate this to my five-year-old son."
Meanwhile, the eclectic lineup also featured performances from former N-Dubz star Dappy, rising stars Becky Hill and MNEK, Grammy Award winners Clean Bandit and 'Beneath Your Beautiful' hitmaker Labrinth.
Elsewhere, Ella Henderson took to the stage to pay homage to her pal and fellow musician OneRepublic with a rendition of 'Love Runs Out', while Sigma covered a selection of well-known hits including Rihanna's 'Diamonds'.
Fusion Festival with Vimto will end today (30.08.15) with a headline performance from McBusted.

Sarah Harding finds writing about her relationship woes "cathartic".
The former Girls Aloud singer - who recently split from boyfriend Jason, was previously engaged to DJ Tom Crane and dated childhood friend Mark Foster for two years - admits she has been "burnt" several times in love and has found the right way to deal with her feelings is to get them all down on paper.
Discussing the inspiration behind her new single 'Threads', she said: "I made the fatal mistake several times and got burnt and that's what my new single is about.
"Kiss and tells, ex-boyfriends, friends, family members, the song could relate to a lot of people who've really hurt me.
"What I've learned is you have to let it go because if you carry all that negativity it will drag you down. It was cathartic. I've put it on paper and now I'm like, 'See ya, bitches.'"
Despite her relationship problems, Sarah does want to marry and have children in the future.
She told Closer magazine: "Eventually I would love to get married, settle down and have some rug rats but who knows.
"It's a very fickle world. You have to be wary of people's intentions."

Jess Glynne is "terrible" at "handling" drugs and alcohol.
The 25-year-old singer admits she has experimented with various substances in the past, but doesn't enjoy narcotics and never gets too drunk because of how she feels afterwards.
She said: "I'm terrible at handling drink and drugs so I tend to stay away from them. I'm not going to lie and say I haven't tried anything - I have, we're all human.
"But drugs aren't for me, and although I may have a couple of drinks, I never get wasted. I just don't enjoy being drunk and it actually affects my voice a lot - it dehydrates me to the point where I can't talk sometimes."
The 'Rather Be' singer - who recently underwent surgery on her vocal chords - is also careful about her diet, especially as she is gluten intolerant.
She told OK! magazine: "I'm naturally food-conscious because I found out last year I'm intolerant to wheat and gluten.
"So that's forced me to cut things like bread and pasta out of my diet - I feel much healthier and it means I'm eating things like fish, rice, vegetables."

Ed Sheeran performed the final UK show of his 'x' tour at Fusion Festival with Vimto on Friday (28.08.15).
The 24-year-old singer headlined the festival in Birmingham, England, after Justin Bieber pulled out of the slot, but proved to be an excellent replacement with his 90-minute set, which was his only UK festival performance of the year.
He told the crowd: "This is my final UK show of this summer and this is the only festival show I'm doing!"
Proving to be the only man in music who can command the attention of an entire crowd without any other musicians joining him on stage, the fiery-haired superstar performed a flurry of his own hits which he mixed up with other classic tracks such as 'Feeling Good', 'Superstition' and 'I Can't Help Falling In Love With You'.
However, the 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker - who ended his set with the Pharrell Williams-produced track 'Sing' - was in for a surprise following one track after witnessing a brawl take place in the crowd.
Halfway through his set, he said: "I saw a fight break out in that. I think that's the first time there's been a fight break out in my show in a long time."
But Ed wasn't the only star to entertain thousands of music lovers on the first of the three-day event.
Earlier on in the day, guests had been treated to sets from Aston Merrygold, Luke Friend, DJ Fresh, Fuse ODG and Rixton, whose set was watched by frontman Jake Roche's dad, 'EastEnders' acting legend Shane Richie.
And Tinie Tempah had a treat in store during his set, as he premiered a brand new song he has created with Steve Aoki and DJ Fresh, while also rattling through his greatest hits.
Acts scheduled to perform on the second day of the event include Rudimental, Clean Bandit and Ella Henderson.

Pete Doherty says it feels like The Libertines have "died and been buried and come back".
The group imploded in acrimony just two and a half years after forming in 1997 but now that they are returning with comeback album 'Anthems For Doomed Youth', recovering drug addict Pete, 36, feels they have been reborn.
Speaking to the Guardian about the split, he said: ""It was this colossal f**king row that took 10 years to get over, basically. And, also, I stopped taking heroin, all day, every day, intravenously. That helped, too.
"It feels like we've died and been buried and come back."
Pete - who has been clean since January - revealed that when bandmate Carl Barat, 37, told him he believed in him, he felt like it was a "miracle".
He explained: "When Carl looked me in the eye and actually believed me when I said I was going to give it a f**king go, it was like a miracle. Everything else was forgotten. This self-absorbed vision, this decadent artistic life, it didn't mean anything when you're squatting in that dank, decaying place. And Carl said, 'Look, I know somewhere you're still in there, the person I used to know. Come out to play.'"
Meanwhile, drummer Gary Powell insisted that the ups and downs of the past have made them appreciate the group much more.
He said: "I'm a lot more positive now than I was before. Everybody truly understands the position we're in and the friendships we've cultivated over the years. There's less chance of us throwing it away.
And bassist John Hassall added: "I wasn't waiting for it because that would have been quite a stupid thing to do. To have a new album and be touring festivals seemed like an impossible dream."