Irish Albums Chart

The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association. The charts were previously compiled on behalf of IRMA by Chart-Track, and have been compiled by the Official Charts Company since 2017. 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.
It is released as a top 100, although the Official Charts Company website only archives the top 50. As of the issue dated 30 January 2026, the current number-one album on the chart is The Art of Loving by Olivia Dean.

Chart achievements and trivia

Albums with the most weeks at number one

Acts to occupy the top two positions

Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II.
Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch and Lucky Town.
Norah Jones – Feels Like Home and Come Away With Me.
Norah Jones – Come Away With Me and Feels Like Home.
Michael Jackson – The Essential Michael Jackson and Number Ones.
Glee Cast – Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals and Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers.
Adele – 21 and 19.
Bruce Springsteen –- Greatest Hits and Wrecking Ball.
Ed Sheeran – ÷ and x.
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell and Hits Out of Hell.
Ed Sheeran – = and ÷.
Harry Styles – Harry's House and Fine Line.
Taylor Swift – Speak Now and Midnights.
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department and Lover.
Zach Bryan – American Heartbreak and Zach Bryan.
Oasis - Time Flies... 1994–2009 and Morning Glory?.

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 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. 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.
On the chart dated 22 August 2025, Oasis held the top three places with Time Flies... 1994–2009, Morning Glory? and Definitely Maybe.