The Irish Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday. [1]
Issue date | Song | Artist | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
3 January | "Impossible" | James Arthur | [2] |
10 January | [3] | ||
17 January | "Scream & Shout" | will.i.am and Britney Spears | [4] |
24 January | [5] | ||
31 January | [6] | ||
7 February | [7] | ||
14 February | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | [8] |
21 February | "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" | One Direction | [9] |
28 February | "Let Her Go" | Passenger | [10] |
7 March | [11] | ||
14 March | [12] | ||
21 March | "High Hopes" | Kodaline | [13] |
28 March | [14] | ||
4 April | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Pink featuring Nate Ruess | [15] |
11 April | "Pompeii" | Bastille | [16] |
18 April | [17] | ||
25 April | "Get Lucky" | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams | [18] |
2 May | [19] | ||
9 May | [20] | ||
16 May | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell | [21] |
23 May | [22] | ||
30 May | [23] | ||
6 June | [24] | ||
13 June | [25] | ||
20 June | [26] | ||
27 June | [27] | ||
4 July | "Wake Me Up" | Avicii | [28] |
11 July | [29] | ||
18 July | [30] | ||
25 July | [31] | ||
1 August | [32] | ||
8 August | [33] | ||
15 August | [34] | ||
22 August | "Roar" | Katy Perry | [35] |
29 August | "The Last Great Love Song" | Finbar Furey | [36] |
5 September | "Roar" | Katy Perry | [37] |
12 September | [38] | ||
19 September | [39] | ||
26 September | [40] | ||
3 October | [41] | ||
10 October | "Royals" | Lorde | [42] |
17 October | "Wings" | Birdy | [43] |
24 October | "Royals" | Lorde | [44] |
31 October | "Story of My Life" | One Direction | [45] |
7 November | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | [46] |
14 November | [47] | ||
21 November | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Lily Allen | [48] |
28 November | [49] | ||
5 December | [50] | ||
12 December | [51] | ||
19 December | "Skyscraper" | Sam Bailey | [52] |
26 December | [53] |
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Pharrell Williams | 10 |
2 | Robin Thicke | 7 |
T.I. | ||
Avicii | ||
5 | Katy Perry | 6 |
6 | will.i.am | 4 |
Britney Spears | ||
Lily Allen | ||
9 | Passenger | 3 |
Daft Punk | ||
11 | James Arthur | 2 |
One Direction | ||
Kodaline | ||
Bastille | ||
Lorde | ||
Eminem | ||
Rihanna | ||
Sam Bailey | ||
19 | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | 1 |
Wanz | ||
Pink | ||
Nate Ruess | ||
Finbar Furey | ||
Birdy |
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