''Edna'' is the debut studio album by British rapper

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. It was released by

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on 9 October 2020. The album features guest appearances from

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, Stormzy,

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, Future,

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, Skepta, Ivorian Doll,

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, Haile,

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, and

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. A deluxe version of the album was released on 12 February 2021 which features guest appearances from Rich the Kid,

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and RV.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the

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, selling 15,494 copies in its first week and earning a total of 25.5 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during that week. It also charted in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Scotland.

Critical reception

''Edna'' was met with critical acclaim. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 87 based on five reviews. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.9 out of 10, based on seven reviews.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

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