+ (album)

+ (pronounced "plus") is the first studio album by English artist Ed Sheeran. The album was released on September 9, 2011 and is considered to be Sheeran's breakthrough into the music industry.
Reception.
"+" was met with mostly positive reviews from critics on release. The album was on the UK Album Charts at no. 1. It became Triple Platinum certified, with over 1,958,000 copies being sold. This makes it the sixth best-selling album of the 2010s and the 44h best-selling album of the 21st century. The albums two preceding singles—"The A Team" and "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"— peaked at No. 3 and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.