The Irish Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association. [1]
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
7 January | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | [2] |
14 January | [3] | ||
21 January | [4] | ||
28 January | [5] | ||
4 February | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn | [6] |
11 February | [7] | ||
18 February | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | [8] |
25 February | [9] | ||
3 March | [10] | ||
10 March | [11] | ||
17 March | [12] | ||
24 March | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | [13] |
31 March | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia featuring Sean Paul | [14] |
7 April | [15] | ||
14 April | [16] | ||
21 April | [17] | ||
28 April | [18] | ||
5 May | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | [19] |
12 May | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | [20] |
19 May | "One Dance" | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | [21] |
26 May | [22] | ||
2 June | [23] | ||
9 June | [24] | ||
16 June | [25] | ||
23 June | [26] | ||
30 June | [27] | ||
7 July | [28] | ||
14 July | [29] | ||
21 July | [30] | ||
28 July | "Cold Water" | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | [31] |
4 August | [32] | ||
11 August | [33] | ||
18 August | [34] | ||
25 August | [35] | ||
1 September | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | [36] |
8 September | [37] | ||
15 September | [38] | ||
22 September | [39] | ||
29 September | [40] | ||
6 October | [41] | ||
13 October | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | [42] |
20 October | [43] | ||
27 October | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | [44] |
3 November | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | [45] |
10 November | [46] | ||
17 November | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | [47] |
24 November | [48] | ||
1 December | [49] | ||
8 December | [50] | ||
15 December | [51] | ||
22 December | [52] | ||
29 December | [53] | ||
Position | Country | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | JAM | Sean Paul | 12 |
2 | CAN | Drake | 11 |
NGR | WizKid | ||
UK | Kyla | ||
5 | CAN | Justin Bieber | 9 |
6 | UK | Clean Bandit | 7 |
UK | Anne-Marie | ||
8 | US | The Chainsmokers | 6 |
US | Halsey | ||
10 | DEN | Lukas Graham | 5 |
AUS | Sia | ||
US | Major Lazer | ||
DEN | MØ | ||
14 | UK | James Arthur | 4 |
15 | UK | Zayn | 2 |
16 | US | Mike Posner | 1 |
UK | Calvin Harris | ||
BAR | Rihanna | ||
UK | Little Mix |
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