The Irish Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.
Issue date | Album | Artist | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
1 January | x | Ed Sheeran | [1] |
8 January | [2] | ||
15 January | [3] | ||
22 January | Hozier | Hozier | [4] |
29 January | x | Ed Sheeran | [5] |
5 February | Shadows in the Night | Bob Dylan | [6] |
12 February | Coming Up for Air | Kodaline | [7] |
19 February | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | [8] |
26 February | x | Ed Sheeran | [9] |
5 March | Chasing Yesterday | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | [10] |
12 March | x | Ed Sheeran | [11] |
19 March | Hozier | Hozier | [12] |
26 March | Chaos and the Calm | James Bay | [13] |
2 April | [14] | ||
9 April | Hozier | Hozier | [15] |
16 April | Darling Arithmetic | Villagers | [16] |
23 April | Stories from the Surface | Ham Sandwich | [17] |
30 April | The Magic Whip | Blur | [18] |
7 May | Wilder Mind | Mumford & Sons | [19] |
14 May | Beautiful Life | Nathan Carter | [20] |
21 May | [21] | ||
28 May | [22] | ||
4 June | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence and the Machine | [23] |
11 June | Drones | Muse | [24] |
18 June | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence and the Machine | [25] |
25 June | [26] | ||
2 July | 1989 | Taylor Swift | [27] |
9 July | [28] | ||
16 July | Communion | Years & Years | [29] |
23 July | x | Ed Sheeran | [30] |
30 July | [31] | ||
6 August | [32] | ||
13 August | Compton | Dr. Dre | [33] |
20 August | x | Ed Sheeran | [34] |
27 August | Little Victories | The Strypes | [35] |
3 September | Here and Now | Ryan Sheridan | [36] |
10 September | One Good Night | Derek Ryan | [37] |
17 September | x | Ed Sheeran | [38] |
24 September | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | [39] |
1 October | Right Here | Shane Filan | [40] |
8 October | Joyland | Keywest | [41] |
15 October | [42] | ||
22 October | x | Ed Sheeran | [43] |
29 October | Sounds Good Feels Good | 5 Seconds of Summer | [44] |
5 November | x | Ed Sheeran | [45] |
12 November | Get Weird | Little Mix | [46] |
19 November | Made in the A.M. | One Direction | [47] |
26 November | 25 | Adele | [48] |
3 December | [49] | ||
10 December | [50] | ||
17 December | [51] | ||
24 December | [52] | ||
31 December | [53] |
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