The Irish Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
1 January | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | [1] |
8 January | [2] | ||
15 January | [3] | ||
22 January | [4] | ||
29 January | [5] | ||
5 February | "Love Me Like You Do" | Ellie Goulding | [6] |
12 February | [7] | ||
19 February | [8] | ||
26 February | [9] | ||
5 March | [10] | ||
12 March | [11] | ||
19 March | "FourFiveSeconds" | Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney | [12] |
26 March | "Hold Back the River" | James Bay | [13] |
2 April | "Cry for Help" | Hometown | [14] |
9 April | "Cheerleader" | OMI | [15] |
16 April | "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | [16] |
23 April | [17] | ||
30 April | [18] | ||
7 May | [19] | ||
14 May | "Cheerleader" | OMI | [20] |
21 May | [21] | ||
28 May | [22] | ||
4 June | [23] | ||
11 June | "Lean On" | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | [24] |
18 June | [25] | ||
25 June | [26] | ||
2 July | [27] | ||
9 July | "Are You with Me" | Lost Frequencies | [28] |
16 July | [29] | ||
23 July | [30] | ||
30 July | [31] | ||
6 August | "Drag Me Down" | One Direction | [32] |
13 August | "Marvin Gaye" | Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor | [33] |
20 August | "Can't Feel My Face" | The Weeknd | [34] |
27 August | [35] | ||
3 September | "What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | [36] |
10 September | [37] | ||
17 September | [38] | ||
24 September | [39] | ||
1 October | [40] | ||
8 October | [41] | ||
15 October | [42] | ||
22 October | "Perfect" | One Direction | [43] |
29 October | "Hello" | Adele | [44] |
5 November | [45] | ||
12 November | [46] | ||
19 November | [47] | ||
26 November | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | [48] |
3 December | [49] | ||
10 December | "Love Yourself" | [50] | |
17 December | [51] | ||
24 December | [52] | ||
31 December | [53] |
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Justin Bieber | 13 |
2 | Ellie Goulding | 6 |
3 | Mark Ronson | 5 |
Bruno Mars | ||
OMI | ||
Charlie Puth | ||
7 | Wiz Khalifa | 4 |
Major Lazer | ||
DJ Snake | ||
MØ | ||
Lost Frequencies | ||
Adele | ||
13 | The Weeknd | 2 |
One Direction | ||
15 | Rihanna | 1 |
Kanye West | ||
Paul McCartney | ||
Hometown | ||
James Bay | ||
Meghan Trainor |
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