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The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). The charts were previously compiled on behalf of IRMA by Chart-Track, and have been compiled by the Official Charts Company since 2017.[1] Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically each day from retailers' Point of sale systems and certain digital retailers. All major record stores and over forty independents submit data for the charts, accounting for over 80% of the market, according to Chart-Track. A new chart is compiled and released to the public by the Irish Recorded Music Association on Friday at noon. Each chart is dated with the "week-ending" date of the previous Thursday (i.e., the day before issue).

It is released as a Top 100; however, Chart-Track's records only record the Top 75 in the archives.

Chart achievements and trivia

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Albums with the most weeks at number one

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Number of
weeks
Artist Album Year(s)
35
Adele 21 2011–2012
28 Various Artists A Woman's Heart 1992–1993
Ed Sheeran ÷ 2017–2018
24 x 2014–2017
Dermot Kennedy Without Fear 2019–2021
22
Various artists The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2018–2019
21
Olivia Rodrigo Sour 2021–2022
17
Harry Styles Harry's House 2022–2023
15 Adele 25 2015–2016
Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent 2019–2020
14 James Blunt Back to Bedlam 2005–2006
11 The Killers Hot Fuss 2005
Snow Patrol Eyes Open 2006-2007
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born 2018
Noah Kahan Stick Season 2023-2024
10 Norah Jones Come Away with Me 2003-2004
Dido Life for Rent 2003-2004

Acts to occupy the top two positions

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In addition to the above, Taylor Swift also occupied the entire Top 5 on the chart dated 5 July 2024, with The Tortured Poets Department at the top spot, Lover at Number 2, 1989 (Taylor's Version) at Number 3, Midnights at Number 4 and Folklore at Number 5. Swift charted a total of fourteen albums in the Top 100, the most for any artist. Swift's success on the charts was largely attributable to her three sold-out concerts at the Aviva Stadium during the tracking week.[2] This is also the first time that the Top 10 has been fully occupied by female artists, with albums by Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and SZA also charting in the Top 10.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Charts to compile Ireland's national music charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Taylor Swift claims top five spots on Irish charts". RTÉ. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Irish Albums Chart - 5th July 2024". IRMA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.