Ed Sheeran Debuts On A Billboard Chart He’s Never Reached Before

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentEd Sheeran Debuts On A Billboard Chart He’s Never Reached BeforeByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 30, 2026, 09:26am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Ed Sheeran hits Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the first time with "Repeat It," his collaboration with EDM producer Martin Garrix. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Ed Sheeran poses during TikTok Presents Ed Sheeran's Play, LIVE from New York at Domino Park on September 13, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for TikTok)Getty Images for TikTokEd Sheeran is less than a year removed from the release of his latest album, Play. The full-length, his eighth, dropped in September 2025 months after he first began promoting it with lead single "Azizam." Sheeran's Play era was not nearly as successful as some of his previous ones, and neither the full-length nor any of the songs featured on its track list remain on even a single Billboard chart. The English singer-songwriter, who recently left Atlantic Records, his longtime home, does appear on multiple tallies this week with a mix of older classics and a new win. Sheeran even manages to appear on a roster he's never seen before, thanks to his latest collaboration.Ed Sheeran Debuts on a Billboard Chart With "Repeat It"Earlier this month, Sheeran teamed up with electronic dance producer Martin Garrix, and the two dropped "Repeat It." After its first full tracking frame finished, that collaboration launches on two genre-specific lists in America. "Repeat It" opens highest on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, where it begins its time at No. 4. As the cut arrives, Sheeran appears on the list for t...