The Irish Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association. [1]
Issue date | Album | Artist | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
7 January | Purpose | Justin Bieber | [2] |
14 January | Blackstar | David Bowie | [3] |
21 January | [4] | ||
28 January | 25 | Adele | [5] |
4 February | Everything This Way | Walking on Cars | [6] |
11 February | [7] | ||
18 February | [8] | ||
25 February | 25 | Adele | [9] |
3 March | 2 | The Gloaming | [10] |
10 March | 25 | Adele | [11] |
17 March | [12] | ||
24 March | [13] | ||
31 March | [14] | ||
7 April | [15] | ||
14 April | [16] | ||
21 April | Cut Loose | Mike Denver | [17] |
28 April | Lemonade | Beyoncé | [18] |
5 May | Stayin' Up All Night | Nathan Carter | [19] |
12 May | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead | [20] |
19 May | Lemonade | Beyoncé | [21] |
26 May | Dangerous Woman | Ariana Grande | [22] |
2 June | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen | [23] |
9 June | Lemonade | Beyoncé | [24] |
16 June | [25] | ||
23 June | The Getaway | Red Hot Chili Peppers | [26] |
30 June | 25 | Adele | [27] |
7 July | Lemonade | Beyoncé | [28] |
14 July | Ellipsis | Biffy Clyro | [29] |
21 July | Chaleur Humaine | Christine and the Queens | [30] |
28 July | [31] | ||
4 August | [32] | ||
11 August | [33] | ||
18 August | Picture This EP | Picture This | [34] |
25 August | At Swim | Lisa Hannigan | [35] |
1 September | Glory | Britney Spears | [36] |
8 September | We Move | James Vincent McMorrow | [37] |
15 September | Skeleton Tree | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | [38] |
22 September | [39] | ||
29 September | Illuminate | Shawn Mendes | [40] |
6 October | x | Ed Sheeran | [41] |
13 October | Revolution Radio | Green Day | [42] |
20 October | Walls | Kings of Leon | [43] |
27 October | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | [44] |
3 November | [45] | ||
10 November | The Heavy Entertainment Show | Robbie Williams | [46] |
17 November | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | [47] |
24 November | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | Metallica | [48] |
1 December | Glory Days | Little Mix | [49] |
8 December | [50] | ||
15 December | You Want It Darker | Leonard Cohen | [51] |
22 December | [52] | ||
29 December | Glory Days | Little Mix | [53] |
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