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These are the Irish Recorded Music Association's number one albums of 2010, per the Top 100 Individual Artist Albums chart.
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These are the Irish Recorded Music Association's number one albums of 2010, per the Top 100 Individual Artist Albums chart.
| Artist | Album | Reached #1 | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Nutini | Sunny Side Up | 8 January 2010 | 2 |
| Lady Gaga | The Fame/The Fame Monster | 22 January 2010 | 3 |
| Michael Bublé | Crazy Love | 12 February 2010 | 1 |
| Cast of Glee | Glee: The Music, Volume 1 | 19 February 2010 | 3 |
| Boyzone | Brother | 12 March 2010 | 2 |
| Cast of Glee | Glee: The Music, Volume 2 | 26 March 2010 | 2 |
| Justin Bieber | My Worlds | 9 April 2010 | 1 |
| Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More | 16 April 2010 | 1 |
| AC/DC | Iron Man 2 | 23 April 2010 | 3 |
| Cathy Davey | The Nameless | 14 May 2010 | 1 |
| Villagers | Becoming a Jackal | 21 May 2010 | 1 |
| Cast of Glee | Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers | 28 May 2010 | 3 |
| Cast of Glee | Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals | 18 June 2010 | 1 |
| Eminem | Recovery | 25 June 2010 | 4 |
| Jedward | Planet Jedward | 23 July 2010 | 2 |
| Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | 6 August 2010 | 2 |
| Eminem | Recovery | 20 August 2010 | 2 |
| Katy Perry | Teenage Dream | 3 September 2010 | 1 |
| Imelda May | Mayhem | 10 September 2010 | 1 |
| The Script | Science & Faith | 17 September 2010 | 5 |
| Kings of Leon | Come Around Sundown | 22 October 2010 | 2 |
| Bon Jovi | Greatest Hits | 5 November 2010 | 2 |
| Take That | Progress | 19 November 2010 | 1 |
| Westlife | Gravity | 26 November 2010 | 3 |
| Take That | Progress | 17 December 2010 | 2 |
| Rihanna | Loud | 30 December 2010 | 2 |
The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) is a non-profit association set up in 1999 to promote certain interests of the music industry in the Republic of Ireland. It is particularly active in addressing copyright issues, and it compiles the official music charts for Ireland.
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