X [Multiply]
by Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran bestography
X [Multiply] is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Ed Sheeran on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ed Sheeran is + [Plus] which is ranked number 3411 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 441.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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X [Multiply] track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
X [Multiply] rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 24 Music Albums of 2014 | 3/24 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 2010s | 10/86 | - |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 5 Music Albums of 2014 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 20 Music Albums of 2014 | 13/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 4 | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 2010s | 7/68 | - |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 15 Music Albums of 2014 | 7/15 | 3 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 95 Music Albums of 2014 | 63/95 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 105 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 256 | |||
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X [Multiply] ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/24/2026 00:21 | juanr1096 | 6,311 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 05:09 | alexandermause | 1,590 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 22:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,986 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 58.5/100, a mean average of 57.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 57.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.6.
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CharlieBarley 01/06/2020 21:09 in What album are you listening to right now? CharlieBarley 03/26/2017 00:04 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayX [Multiply] comments
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The ballads on this album get really mushy, especially on the banal "Photograph" ("When it gets hard/You know it can get hard sometimes/[Love] is the only thing that makes us feel alive") and the cliche-riddled "Thinking Out Loud" (Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars), but when Ed wishes to brag of his drunkenness and(nonexistent)rugged street-smart personality I find the resultant songs even more annoying. This song contains one good one: "I'm a Mess", the first track in which Ed brags of his drunkenness and (nonexistent) rugged street-smart personality, and unfortunately not the last. (Edited)
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/31/2018 09:52 | #223639 | TOP COMMENT
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The names of the albums pretty much say enough about his music. It’s basically the same album as last (except the songs that weren’t written by him). And “Sing” is a shameless rip-off “Moves Like Jagger”... there are no excuses for this album.
You know that an artist starts to take him/herself too seriously when the album is filled with tracks whose title is one word... don’t know why, but somehow this rule works. (Edited)
A sizeable step up in quality from his first two album releases, this one, IMO, put Sheeran firmly on the musical map. (Edited)
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2015 Grammys. the winner was Morning Phase by Beck (Edited)
luigybetis TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/07/2018 19:31 | #214407
Better than I expected, but still so poor... 5/10. (Edited)
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