Irish Chart Thread 2012

[Shakyfan]

Chart runs for this week's drop-outs:

SUPERLUV - SHANE DAWSON COLLECTIVE 87

According to the IRMA website the artist is Shane Dawson with the label being COLLECTIVE DIGITAL STUDIO. Though I initially had it as Shane Dawson Collective last week.....

[Shakyfan]

w.e. 19th April 2012

Top 100 Singles

02 01 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
01 02 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
03 03 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
04 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
05 05 David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
Ne 06 Far East Movement - Live My Life
11 07 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
06 08 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
09 09 B.O.B. - So Good
08 10 Emeli Sande - Next To Me

10 11 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
07 12 Katy Perry - Part of Me
Ne 13 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
Ne 14 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
Ne 15 Damo & Ivor - Maniac 2012
12 16 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
16 17 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
13 18 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
Ne 19 John Legend - Ordinary People
18 20 Bressie - Breaking My Fall
17 21 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness

21 22 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
15 23 Jedward - Waterline
19 24 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
Ne 25 Glee Cast - Somebody That I Used To Know
35 26 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
23 27 LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
22 28 Ed Sheeran - Drunk
26 29 Swedish House Maffia - Greyhound
14 30 Alexandra Burke ft Erick Morillo - Elephant

20 31 Jessie J - Domino
Ne 32 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
25 33 Ryan Sheridan - The Dreamer
55 34 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
41 35 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Re 36 Birdy - Skinny Love
28 37 Flo Rida - Good Feeling
42 38 Rihanna ft Jay Z - Talk That Talk
38 39 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**az In Paris
33 40 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out

48 41 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
40 42 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rockin'
36 43 Avicii - Levels
27 44 Beyonce - End of Time
31 45 One Direction - One Thing
30 46 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
Ne 47 Pitbull - Back In Time
47 48 Lana Del Ray - Video Games
24 49 Labrinth - Last Time
39 50 Train - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)

37 51 Ed Sheeran - Lego House
34 52 Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars - Mirror
59 53 Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
Re 54 Coronas - Mark My Words
29 55 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Ne 56 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
45 57 Drake ft Rihanna - Take Care
Ne 58 Strypes - Young Gifted & Blue (EP)
50 59 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
43 60 David Guetta ft Usher - Without You

44 61 Coldplay - Paradise
56 62 Adele - Someone Like You
32 63 Coldplay - Charlie Brown
51 64 Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love
54 65 Sebastian Ingresso & Alesso - Calling (Lose My Mind)
53 66 Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
81 67 Ed Sheeran - The A Team
76 68 Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling
77 69 Usher - Climax
68 70 Rizzle Kicks - Traveller's Chant

Re 71 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
64 72 MGMT - Kids
61 73 Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
62 74 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
67 75 Train - Drive By
Ne 76 Keane - Silenced By The Night
71 77 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
70 78 Aslan - Too Late For Hallelujah
46 79 Labrinth ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake
58 80 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

82 81 Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
49 82 Pitbull ft Chris Brown - International Love
75 83 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
97 84 College ft Electric Youth - A Real Hero
57 85 Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover
66 86 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
78 87 Wanted - Glad You Came
74 88 Black Keys - Lonely Boy
72 89 Lloyd ft Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne - Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)
Re 90 Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

Re 91 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Re 92 Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
83 93 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
69 94 Taylor Swift ft The Civil Wars - Safe & Sound
99 95 Band Perry - If I Could Die Young
63 96 Script - Man Who Can't Be Moved
65 97 DJ Fresh ft Rita Ora - Hot Right Now
86 98 Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
93 99 Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello
Ne 100 Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home

Dropping out

52 Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom
60 Sinead O'Connor - The Wolf Is Getting Married
73 Alex Day - Lady Godiva
79 Florence & The Machine - Never Let Me Go
80 Kid Cudi ft MGMT & Ratatat - Pursuit of Happiness
84 Wiz Khalifa ft Bruno Mars - Young Wild & Free
85 Rizzle Kicks - Down With The Trumpets
87 Alyssa Reid ft Jump Smokers - Alone Again
88 Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans
89 Nadia Ali - Rapture
90 Dappy ft Brian May - Rockstar
91 Riptide Movement - Thieves In The Gallery
92 JLS - Proud
94 Tinchy Stryder ft Pixie Lott - Bright Lights
95 Beyonce - Love On Top
96 Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
98 Adele - Make You Feel My Love
100 Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

Top 20 Downloads

02 01 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
01 02 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
03 03 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
04 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
05 05 David Guetta ft SIA - Titanium
Ne 06 Far East Movement - Live My Life
11 07 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
06 08 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
09 09 B.O.B. - So Good
08 10 Emeli Sande - Next To Me

10 11 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
07 12 Katy Perry - Part of Me
Ne 13 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
Ne 14 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
Ne 15 Damo & Ivor - Maniac 2012
12 16 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
15 17 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
13 18 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
Ne 19 John Legend - Ordinary People
17 20 Bressie - Breaking My Fall

Dropping out

14 Alexandra Burke ft Erick Morillo - Elephant
16 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
18 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
19 Jessie J - Domino
20 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)

Top 100 Artist Albums

01 01 Mick Flannery - Red To Blue
03 02 Adele - 21
09 03 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
04 04 Moshi Monsters - Music Rox!
02 05 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
06 06 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
05 07 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
08 08 Ed Sheeran - +
07 09 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
11 10 One Direction - Up All Night

12 11 Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
17 12 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
13 13 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
23 14 Gotye - Making Mirrors
21 15 Black Keys - El Camino
16 16 Chieftans / Various - Voice of Ages
26 17 Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection
24 18 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
Ne 19 Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
28 20 Bressie - Colourblind Stero

15 21 Florence & The Machine - MTV Unplugged
14 22 Original Rudeboys - This Life
25 23 Lionel Richie - Back To Front
22 24 Abba - 18 Hits
18 25 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Ne 26 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
56 27 Dubliners - Dubliners Originals
29 28 Jessie J - Who You Are
10 29 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
27 30 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?

20 31 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
31 32 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
30 33 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
19 34 Madonna - MDNA
74 35 Coronas - Closer To You
34 36 Adele - 19
35 37 Imelda May - Mayhem / More Mayhem
33 38 Rihanna - Loud
60 39 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
59 40 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

36 41 Bruno Mars - Doowops & Hooligans
32 42 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
71 43 Elvis Presley - The Real Elvis: Ultimate Collection
45 44 Imelda May - Love Tattoo
43 45 Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
Ne 46 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Marley (OST)
44 47 Jedward - Victory
Ne 48 Hijackers - Negotiations
42 49 Bee Gees - No 1s
40 50 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

Ne 51 Hal - The Time The Hour
41 52 Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits
55 53 Andre Rieu - You Raise Me Up: Songs For Mum
39 54 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
67 55 Fleetwood Mac - Very Best of... [2010: Rhino]
87 56 Script - The Script
62 57 Van Morrison - Still On Top (Greatest Hits)
66 58 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of..
37 59 Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
54 60 Snow Patrol - Up To Now

Re 61 Sharon Shannon - Flying Circus
57 62 Black Keys - Brothers
76 63 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
58 64 Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical
53 65 Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
49 66 Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun: Best of...
80 67 Beautiful South / Housemartins - Soup
88 68 Phil Collins - ...Hits
50 69 Katie Melua - Secret Symphony
47 70 Christa Perri - Lovestrong

90 71 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Re 72 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits
Re 73 Shins - Port of Morrow
Ne 74 Train - California 37
75 75 Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits
63 76 Madonna - Immaculate Collection
68 77 Kris Kristofferson - Very Best of.....
61 78 Whitney Houston - The Essential...
78 79 Cure - Greatest Hits
83 80 Johnny Cash - Best of.... {Spectrum}

64 81 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
65 82 Saw Doctors - To Win Just Once: The Best of...
85 83 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
70 84 Dr John - Locked Down
Re 85 Birdy - Birdy
38 86 Labrinth - Electronic Earth
73 87 Andre Rieu - The Collection
97 88 Mick Flannery - White Lies
Re 89 Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits
82 90 James Horner - Titanic (OST)

Re 91 Carpenters - Gold
Re 92 Foster The People - Torches
Re 93 Noah & The Whale - Last Night On Earth
Re 94 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
69 95 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi: The Collection
Ne 96 Bic Runga - Belle
Ne 97 Elvis Costello - Best of The First Ten Years
Re 98 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
46 99 Counting Crows - Underwater Sunrise
Re 100 Celine Dion - My Love - The Essential Collection

Dropping out

48 Carpenters - The Singles: 1969 - 81
51 Il Divo - Wicked Game
52 Demi Lovato - Unbroken
72 Justin Bieber - My Worlds
77 Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
79 Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
81 Abba - Gold
84 Beyonce - 4
86 Notorious BIG - Greatest Hits
89 Stevie Wonder - Definitive Collection
91 Waterboys - Best of...
92 Mary Byrne - ... With Love
93 Lionel Richie - Tuskegee
94 Orbital - Wonky
95 Wallis Bird - Wallis Bird
96 Smiths - Sound of.....
98 Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
99 Madonna - Celebration
100 Barry White - The Collection

Top 30 Compilation Albums

01 01 Now 81
02 02 Now That's What I Call Running
03 03 Ultimate Clubland
04 04 Drive (OST)
05 05 Keep Calm & Relax
06 06 Absolutely Essential Irish Songs
Ne 07 Weekend Anthems 2012
07 08 Pop Princesses 2012
08 09 Now That's What I Call Disney
15 10 Titanic: The Last Farewell

10 11 Now 80
09 12 Hunger Games (OST)
18 13 No 1 Country Album
19 14 101 Ibiza Anthems
12 15 Urban Floorfillers
20 16 Kings of Country
22 17 Queens of Country
11 18 American Anthems
Re 19 100 Irish Hits
16 20 A Song For You

Ne 21 Country Heartbreak
28 22 Be My Baby
Re 23 A Stor Mo Chroi
30 24 Cream Club Anthems 2012
Re 25 Until One: Swedish House Maffia
Re 26 101 Running Songs
27 27 Irish Pub Favourites
Re 28 Rebel Songs of Ireland
14 29 The Muppets (OST)
29 30 Workout Mix 2012

Dropping out

13 Running Trax Extra 5K & 10K: 2012
17 Essential R&B: Clubmix
21 Ultimate 90s
23 Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
24 Now That's What I Call Love
25 Project X (OST)
26 Whiskey In The Jar

Top 20 Indie Artist Albums

01 01 Adele - 21
02 02 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
03 03 Original Rudeboys - This Life
Ne 04 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
04 05 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
11 06 Coronas - Closer To You
05 07 Adele - 19
09 08 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
Ne 09 Hijackers - Negotiations
Ne 10 Hal - The Time The Hour

06 11 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
16 12 Sharon Shannon - Flying Circus
08 13 Katie Melua - Secret Symphony
10 14 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
12 15 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
07 16 Counting Crows - Underwater Sunrise
13 17 Orbital - Wonky
14 18 Wallis Bird - Wallis Bird
20 19 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
17 20 Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew

Dropping out

15 M Ward - A Wasteland Companion
18 Hoodie Allen - All American
19 Dominic Kirwin - Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good

Chart Track Commentary

After two weeks in the runners-up spot, New York trio Fun climb to the top of the Singles Chart with ‘We Are Young’ (feat. Janelle Monae), having topped the charts in Australia, Canada and the USA - and it’s the first No 1 single in Ireland for their label Fueled By Ramen, whose previous best was No 2 for Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars ‘Billionaire’.

Carly Rae Jepsen slips to No 2 after four weeks at No 1 with ‘Call Me Maybe’, ahead of non-movers Gotye, Nicki Minaj and David Guetta. This week’s highest new entry is at No 6 for Far East Movement (feat. Justin Bieber) with ‘Live My Life’ – a personal best on this chart for both parties: F.E.M. peaked at No 12 with ‘Like A G6’ in 2010 and Justin Bieber reached No 9 with ‘Boyfriend’ two weeks ago. Hotly-tipped newcomer Azealia Banks continues her steady climb up the rankings, moving into the Top 10 this week from No 11 to No 7 with ‘212’ (feat. Lazy Jay). There are four other new arrivals in the Top 20: Conor Maynard at No 13 with his debut release ‘Can’t Say No’, Jessie J at No 14 with ‘Laserlight’ (feat. the ubiquitous David Guetta), Damo & Ivor at No 15 with ‘Maniac 2012’, Andy Quirke’s reworking of one of Ireland’s all-time best-selling singles – Mark McCabe’s ‘Maniac 2000’, and finally John Legend’s ‘Ordinary People’ at No 19 after the song was covered on ‘The Voice UK’.

Mick Flannery takes a third week at No 1 on this week’s Album Chart with ‘Red To Blue’, ahead of Adele’s ‘21’ at No 2 and a resurgent Lana Del Rey, up from No 9 to No 3 with ‘Born To Die’. Jason Mraz claims this week’s highest new entry at No 19 with his fourth studio album ‘Love Is A Four Letter Word’. Neither of his first two albums charted in Ireland but his breakthrough came with album No 3 ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things’ which reached No 20 exactly three years ago. Close behind at No 26 is the next new entry for Spiritualized with ‘Sweet Heart Sweet Light’. This is the band’s seventh studio album and their first new material since 2008’s ‘Songs In A&E’ which reached No 17. Their most successful album in terms of chart position was 2001’s ‘Let It Come Down’ which debuted at No 1, but in terms of sales their iconic third album ‘Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space’ is way ahead, despite peaking at No 23 in 1997.

[CZB]

SUPERLUV - SHANE DAWSON COLLECTIVE
According to the IRMA website the artist is Shane Dawson with the label being COLLECTIVE DIGITAL STUDIO. Though I initially had it as Shane Dawson Collective last week.....

You're right! It's down as a recent UK top 200 entry too, just by "Shane Dawson".....





Chart runs of this week's drop-outs (complete):


VA VA VOOM - NICKI MINAJ 52

THE WOLF IS GETTING MARRIED - SINEAD O'CONNOR 79 40 63 47 72 63 60

LADY GODIVA - ALEX DAY 49 73

NEVER LET ME GO - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 73 79

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - KID CUDI FEATURING MGMT AND RATATAT
48 24 32 40 76 80

ALONE AGAIN - ALYSSA REID FEATURING JUMP SMOKERS
22 15 21 30 40 44 57 86 XX 82 87

BLUE JEANS - LANA DEL REY 88

ROCKSTAR - DAPPY FEATURING BRIAN MAY 15 22 33 55 73 67 90

THIEVES IN THE GALLERY - RIPTIDE MOVEMENT 91

PROUD - JLS 28 44 78 92

BRIGHT LIGHTS - TINCHY STRYDER FEATURING PIXIE LOTT 19 39 40 59 88 94


Chart runs of this week's drop-outs (incomplete):

YOUNG, WILD AND FREE - WIZ KHALIFA FEATURING BRUNO MARS
50 33 42 ?? ?? 72 69 68 82 100 97 82 86 84 [ and 4 more weeks ]

DOWN WITH THE TRUMPETS - RIZZLE KICKS
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RAPTURE - NADIA ALI XX 85 85 XX XX XX XX 89 [ and 4 more weeks ]

LOVE ON TOP - BEYONCÉ
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THE DRUGS DON'T WORK - VERVE
09 05 03 03 05 06 07 07 08 10 12 15 21 27 29 34 22 28 23 35 [1997/1998] / 96 [2012] [ and 14 more weeks ]

MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE - ADELE
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[KatyVenezuela]

Certifications are updated. I expected to see "Loud" & "Teenage Dream" re-certified

[Shakyfan]

w.e. 26th April 2012

Top 100 Singles

01 01 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
02 02 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Ne 03 Pat Byrne - What A Wonderful World
04 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
03 05 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Ne 06 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
05 07 David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
07 08 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
14 09 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
06 10 Far East Movement - Live My Life

08 11 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
11 12 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
09 13 B.O.B. - So Good
10 14 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
16 15 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
12 16 Katy Perry - Part of Me
15 17 Damo & Ivor - Maniac 2012
13 18 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
21 19 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
18 20 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On

20 21 Bressie - Breaking My Fall
41 22 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Ne 23 Richie Hayes - One Voice
78 24 Aslan - Too Late For Hallelujah
47 25 Pitbull - Back In Time
17 26 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
32 27 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
Ne 28 Vanessa Whelan - Who Wants To Live Forever?
27 29 LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
24 30 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump

34 31 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
22 32 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
54 33 Coronas - Mark My Words
23 34 Jedward - Waterline
35 35 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
28 36 Ed Sheeran - Drunk
31 37 Jessie J - Domino
57 38 Drake ft Rihanna - Take Care
71 39 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
29 40 Swedish House Maffia - Greyhound

Re 41 Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
44 42 Beyonce - End of Time
56 43 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
58 44 Strypes - Young Gifted & Blue (EP)
36 45 Birdy - Skinny Love
33 46 Ryan Sheridan - The Dreamer
46 47 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
43 48 Avicii - Levels
Ne 49 Empire Lights - Momentum
37 50 Flo Rida - Good Feeling

64 51 Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love
39 52 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**az In Paris
52 53 Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars - Mirror
90 54 Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
48 55 Lana Del Ray - Video Games
45 56 One Direction - One Thing
42 57 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rockin'
92 58 Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
75 59 Train - Drive By
49 60 Labrinth - Last Time

Ne 61 Jim Devine - The Dance
51 62 Ed Sheeran - Lego House
Re 63 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours
40 64 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out
Re 65 Johnny Cash - Hurt
61 66 Coldplay - Paradise
Re 67 Dusty Springfield - Son of A Preacher Man
60 68 David Guetta ft Usher - Without You
59 69 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
62 70 Adele - Someone Like You

65 71 Sebastian Ingresso & Alesso - Calling (Lose My Mind)
Re 72 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
25 73 Glee Cast - Somebody That I Used To Know
Ne 74 Nicki Minaj ft 2 Chainz - Beez In The Trap
53 75 Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
38 76 Rihanna ft Jay Z - Talk That Talk
50 77 Train - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
Re 78 Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse - Valerie
19 79 John Legend - Ordinary People
82 80 Pitbull ft Chris Brown - International Love

55 81 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
73 82 Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
Re 83 Jay Z - 99 Problems
Re 84 Cure - Friday I'm In Love
81 85 Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
68 86 Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling
99 87 Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello
Re 88 Imelda May - Johnny Got A Boom Boom
69 89 Usher - Climax
86 90 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die

Re 91 Killers - Human
Re 92 Philip Oakey & Giorio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams
83 93 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Re 94 Lonestar - Amazed
Re 95 Kanye West - All of The Lights
95 96 Band Perry - If I Could Die Young
77 97 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
Re 98 Florence & The Machine - Cosmic Love
66 99 Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
Re 100 Sinead O'Connor - The Wolf Is Getting Married

Dropping out

26 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
30 Alexandra Burke ft Erick Morillo - Elephant
63 Coldplay - Charlie Brown
67 Ed Sheeran - The A Team
70 Rizzle Kicks - Traveller's Chant
72 MGMT - Kids
74 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
76 Keane - Silenced By The Night
79 Labrinth ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake
80 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away
84 College ft Electric Youth - A Real Hero
85 Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover
87 Wanted - Glad You Came
88 Black Keys - Lonely Boy
89 Lloyd ft Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne - Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)
91 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
93 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
94 Taylor Swift ft The Civil Wars - Safe & Sound
96 Script - Man Who Can't Be Moved
97 DJ Fresh ft Rita Ora - Hot Right Now
98 Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
100 Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home

Top 20 Downloads

01 01 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
02 02 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Ne 03 Pat Byrne - What A Wonderful World
04 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
03 05 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Ne 06 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
05 07 David Guetta ft SIA - Titanium
07 08 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
14 09 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
06 10 Far East Movement - Live My Life

08 11 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
11 12 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
09 13 B.O.B. - So Good
10 14 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
12 15 Katy Perry - Part of Me
15 16 Damo & Ivor - Maniac 2012
13 17 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
16 18 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Re 19 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
18 20 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On

Dropping out

17 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
19 John Legend - Ordinary People
20 Bressie - Breaking My Fall

Top 100 Artist Albums

Ne 01 Aslan - Nudie Books & Frenchies
Ne 02 Jack White - Blunderbuss
01 03 Mick Flannery - Red To Blue
05 04 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
02 05 Adele - 21
Ne 06 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
10 07 One Direction - Up All Night
08 08 Ed Sheeran - +
06 09 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
03 10 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die

09 11 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
Ne 12 Rufus Wainwright - Out of The Game
07 13 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
04 14 Moshi Monsters - Music Rox!
11 15 Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
13 16 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
20 17 Bressie - Colourblind Stero
14 18 Gotye - Making Mirrors
16 19 Chieftans / Various - Voice of Ages
17 20 Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection

15 21 Black Keys - El Camino
12 22 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
24 23 Abba - 18 Hits
27 24 Dubliners - Dubliners Originals
Ne 25 Santigold - Master of My Makebelieve
29 26 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
30 27 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
Re 28 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
45 29 Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
22 30 Original Rudeboys - This Life

23 31 Lionel Richie - Back To Front
25 32 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
35 33 Coronas - Closer To You
28 34 Jessie J - Who You Are
33 35 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
32 36 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
49 37 Bee Gees - No 1s
18 38 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
46 39 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Marley (OST)
37 40 Imelda May - Mayhem / More Mayhem

21 41 Florence & The Machine - MTV Unplugged
31 42 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
38 43 Rihanna - Loud
50 44 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
19 45 Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
36 46 Adele - 19
53 47 Andre Rieu - You Raise Me Up: Songs For Mum
66 48 Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun: Best of...
39 49 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
41 50 Bruno Mars - Doowops & Hooligans

Ne 51 Paul Brady - Dancer In The Fire: Anthology
43 52 Elvis Presley - The Real Elvis: Ultimate Collection
44 53 Imelda May - Love Tattoo
52 54 Il Divo - Wicked Game
Ne 55 Backstreet Boys - Very Best of...
40 56 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
34 57 Madonna - MDNA
82 58 Saw Doctors - To Win Just Once: The Best of...
58 59 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of..
72 60 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits

42 61 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
63 62 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
88 63 Mick Flannery - White Lies
57 64 Van Morrison - Still On Top (Greatest Hits)
Re 65 Andrea Bocelli - Vivere (The Best of...)
89 66 Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits
54 67 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
65 68 Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
77 69 Kris Kristofferson - Very Best of.....
75 70 Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits

60 71 Snow Patrol - Up To Now
Re 72 Carpenters - The Singles: 1969 - 81
95 73 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi: The Collection
71 74 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
26 75 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Re 76 Beyonce - 4
80 77 Johnny Cash - Best of.... {Spectrum}
62 78 Black Keys - Brothers
70 79 Christa Perri - Lovestrong
55 80 Fleetwood Mac - Very Best of... [2010: Rhino]

47 81 Jedward - Victory
76 82 Madonna - Immaculate Collection
94 83 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
Re 84 Rebecca Ferguson - Heaven
67 85 Beautiful South / Housemartins - Soup
Ne 86 The Band Perry - The Band Perry
Ne 87 Engelbert Humperdinck - Spanish Eyes: The Best of...
56 88 Script - The Script
61 89 Sharon Shannon - Flying Circus
Re 90 Wanted - Battleground

64 91 Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical
Re 92 Maccabees - Given To The Wild
Ne 93 New Kids On The Block - Greatest Hits
59 94 Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
83 95 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Re 96 Shania Twain - Come On Over
Ne 97 Feeder - Generation Freakshow
Ne 98 Petula Clark - Downtown: The Collection
87 99 Andre Rieu - The Collection
90 100 James Horner - Titanic (OST)

Dropping out

48 Hijackers - Negotiations
51 Hal - The Time The Hour
68 Phil Collins - ...Hits
69 Katie Melua - Secret Symphony
73 Shins - Port of Morrow
74 Train - California 37
78 Whitney Houston - The Essential...
79 Cure - Greatest Hits
81 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
84 Dr John - Locked Down
85 Birdy - Birdy
86 Labrinth - Electronic Earth
91 Carpenters - Gold
92 Foster The People - Torches
93 Noah & The Whale - Last Night On Earth
96 Bic Runga - Belle
97 Elvis Costello - Best of The First Ten Years
98 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
99 Counting Crows - Underwater Sunrise
100 Celine Dion - My Love - The Essential Collection

Top 30 Compilation Albums

01 01 Now 81
02 02 Now That's What I Call Running
03 03 Ultimate Clubland
Ne 04 Tiesto Club Life Vol 2: Miami
04 05 Drive (OST)
05 06 Keep Calm & Relax
09 07 Now That's What I Call Disney
18 08 American Anthems
06 09 Absolutely Essential Irish Songs
11 10 Now 80

13 11 No 1 Country Album
07 12 Weekend Anthems 2012
08 13 Pop Princesses 2012
20 14 A Song For You
14 15 101 Ibiza Anthems
10 16 Titanic: The Last Farewell
30 17 Workout Mix 2012
Re 18 Get Fit
Re 19 Top Gun (OST)
26 20 101 Running Songs

16 21 Kings of Country
17 22 Queens of Country
21 23 Country Heartbreak
15 24 Urban Floorfillers
Re 25 Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
12 26 Hunger Games (OST)
Re 27 Ultimate Irish Pub Songs
Ne 28 Life Support
29 29 The Muppets (OST)
Re 30 A Woman's Heart: Then & Now

Dropping out

19 100 Irish Hits
22 Be My Baby
23 A Stor Mo Chroi
24 Cream Club Anthems 2012
25 Until One: Swedish House Maffia
27 Irish Pub Favourites
28 Rebel Songs of Ireland

Top 20 Indie Artist Albums

Ne 01 Jack White - Blunderbuss
01 02 Adele - 21
Ne 03 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
02 04 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
05 05 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
03 06 Original Rudeboys - This Life
06 07 Coronas - Closer To You
07 08 Adele - 19
08 09 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
11 10 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

04 11 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
12 12 Sharon Shannon - Flying Circus
15 13 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Ne 14 Feeder - Generation Freakshow
14 15 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
13 16 Katie Melua - Secret Symphony
10 17 Hal - The Time The Hour
Ne 18 Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol
16 19 Counting Crows - Underwater Sunrise
18 20 Wallis Bird - Wallis Bird

Dropping out

09 Hijackers - Negotiations
17 Orbital - Wonky
19 Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
20 Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew

Chart Track Commentary

In their 30th anniversary year, Dublin rock veterans Aslan claim their sixth No 1 album in Ireland with their seventh studio release ‘Nudie Books And Frenchies’ - their first new material since 2009 when ‘Uncase’d’ debuted at No 2.

An Irish No 1 continues to elude Jack White, whose first solo album ‘Blunderbuss’ enters the chart at No 2 – this is, however, an improvement on his previous best, No 3 with The White Stripes (twice) and No 4 with The Raconteurs. Mick Flannery dips to No 3 after three weeks on top, ahead of Nicki Minaj and Adele at No 3 and No 4 respectively. In a good week for Irish rock, The Riptide Movement have this week’s next new entry at No 6 with their independently-released second album ‘Keep On Keepin On’, the follow-up to ‘What About The Tip Jars?’ which reached No 16 in 2009. The fourth and final new entry in this week’s Top 20 is at No 12 for Rufus Wainwright with ‘Out Of The Game’ – his seventh studio release and fourth consecutive Top 40 album in Ireland: ‘Want Two’ reached No 34 in 2004, ‘Release The Stars’ made No 9 in 2007 and ‘All Days Are Nights’ peaked at No 33 in 2010.

Fun take a second week at No 1 on the Singles Chart with ‘We Are Young’ (feat. Janelle Monae), increasing their lead over runner-up Carly Rae Jepsen who holds at No 2 with ‘Call Me Maybe’. RTE’s The Voice Of Ireland makes an impact on this week’s chart as Team Bressie’s Pat Byrne debuts at No 3 with ‘What A Wonderful World’ , well ahead of the other 3 contestants Richie Hayes (No 23), Vanessa Whelan (No 28) and Jim Devine (No 61). The next new entry is at No6 for Calvin Harris with ‘Let’s Go’ (feat. Ne-Yo), his seventh appearance in the Top 10 including seven weeks at No 1 last October when he featured on Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’.

[CZB]

Week ending 19th April 2012
35 26 DANCE AGAIN JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. PITBULL EPIC 2
14 30 ELEPHANT ALEXANDRA BURKE FT. ERICK MORILLO SYCO MUSIC 6

Suspiciously sudden and sharp exits from the top hundred for these two this week?! I wonder if either or both have been accidentally omitted, or if the record companies have managed to withdraw them from sale - "Dance Again" especially, perhaps with a view to achieving a much higher re-entry when it's fully promoted as a single?

[CZB]

Chart runs for this week's drop-outs (complete}

DANCE AGAIN - JENNIFER LOPEZ FEATURING PITBULL 35 26

ELEPHANT - ALEXANDRA BURKE FEATURING ERICK MORILLO 07 12 18 23 14 30

THE A TEAM - ED SHEERAN
23 15 09 13 16 12 06 06 05 07 09 17 21 23 06 03 07 08 10 10 17 20 26 21
20 26 29 28 21 24 32 42 46 43 46 51 41 38 54 69 72 94 83 81 67

TRAVELLER'S CHANT - RIZZLE KICKS 68 70

SILENCED BY THE NIGHT - KEANE 76

EARTHQUAKE - LABRINTH FEATURING TINIE TEMPAH
17 22 19 25 17 16 24 20 16 14 14 12 20 16 13 19 24 49 51 45 62 64 36 36 46 79

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - KATY PERRY
22 25 38 25 17 16 14 13 22 25 20 20 21 22 22 14 26 38 57 57 70 72 89 62 46 58 80

HANGOVER - TAIO CRUZ FEATURING FLO RIDA 33 22 43 38 44 57 85

DEDICATION TO MY EX (MISS THAT) - LLOYD FEATURING ANDRE 3000 AND
LIL WAYNE 33 24 17 26 18 11 05 06 11 16 17 26 35 36 37 29 42 38 72 89

SAFE AND SOUND - TAYLOR SWIFT FEATURING THE CIVIL WARS
82 XX XX XX 74 57 51 69 94

HOT RIGHT NOW - DJ FRESH FEATURING RITA ORA
34 22 24 17 25 42 53 59 65 97

TO BUILD A HOME - CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA 100

Chart runs for this week's drop-outs (incomplete}

CHARLIE BROWN - COLDPLAY
47 29 ?? ?? 40 ?? ?? ?? 50 48 42 32 42 30 20 26 35 32 63 [plus six more weeks]

KIDS - MGMT
40 48 ?? 50 41 39 37 25 30 28 28 30 22 17 19 15 17 16 15 21 23 24 32 34
21 09 09 12 17 21 28 30 32 35 41 46 43 48 ?? ?? 43 50 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
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?? XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX 64 72 [plus twenty-eight more weeks]

NEED YOU NOW - LADY ANTEBELLUM
18 03 06 09 14 25 26 30 34 36 43 39 39 45 34 37 29 36 47 48 ?? ?? ?? ??
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 36 42 ?? ?? 38 48
38 43 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? XX 72
XX XX XX XX XX XX 62 74 [plus eight more weeks]

A REAL HERO - COLLEGE FEATURING ELECTRIC YOUTH
XX XX XX XX 94 71 89 97 84 [plus five more weeks]

GLAD YOU CAME - WANTED
01 01 01 01 01 02 04 04 08 06 09 20 27 27 23 26 30 38 36 49 IN IN IN IN
46 47 IN IN IN IN IN 95 87 74 84 43 69 70 55 78 87

LONELY BOY - BLACK KEYS 46 XX 44 40 55 62 78 51 52 61 74 88 [plus six more weeks]

WUTHERING HEIGHTS - KATE BUSH
01 01 01 02 02 06 11 [1978] / 91 [2012] [plus two more weeks]

PUMPED UP KICKS - FOSTER THE PEOPLE
45 40 34 30 19 18 15 14 16 11 14 15 17 17 12 18 23 26 33 41 39 47 XX XX
39 30 27 25 30 50 45 46 48 45 49 74 81 67 97 83 93 [plus five more weeks]

THE MAN WHO CAN'T BE MOVED - SCRIPT
09 03 03 03 03 02 03 03 05 03 05 07 15 21 27 30 35 31 40 36 44 48 36 29
39 40 49 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
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XX 99 63 96 [plus fifteen more weeks]

GIVE ME EVERYTHING - PITBULL FEATURING NEYO, AFROJACK AND NAYER
45 42 31 15 04 02 01 01 01 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 09 09 08 09 15 25 29 32
38 38 41 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 49 42 29 44 ?? ?? ?? XX 95 77 65
77 76 98 86 98 [plus eleven more weeks]

[Shakyfan]

Just updating my spreadsheets and I've noticed that while Imelda May's "Johnny Got A Boom Boom" is listed as being a re-entry on it's 17th week I don't seem to have it at all on the singles spreadsheet. Have I missed it out in error or has it spent all of it's previous 16 weeks between 51 and 100??

[CZB]

Just updating my spreadsheets and I've noticed that while Imelda May's "Johnny Got A Boom Boom" is listed as being a re-entry on it's 17th week I don't seem to have it at all on the singles spreadsheet. Have I missed it out in error or has it spent all of it's previous 16 weeks between 51 and 100??

I had never heard of this one until last week - it's nowhere on my spreadsheets either. So yes - like several other current / recent / almost permanent residents of the top hundred, it must have spent all those unknown weeks between 51 and 100.

Another one that had a 17-week-top-100 total a few weeks ago, but never appeared in the top 50, was I'M SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON - DROPKICK MURPHYS. I should think we'll see many more similar examples in the months / years ahead.....

[Shakyfan]

w.e. 3rd May 2012

Top 100 Singles

01 01 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
02 02 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
27 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
04 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
Ne 05 Tulisa - Young
03 06 Pat Byrne - What A Wonderful World
05 07 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Ne 08 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
07 09 David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
08 10 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212

09 11 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
Re 12 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
06 13 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
12 14 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
11 15 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
16 16 Katy Perry - Part of Me
13 17 B.O.B. - So Good
15 18 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
10 19 Far East Movement - Live My Life
14 20 Emeli Sande - Next To Me

21 21 Bressie - Breaking My Fall
18 22 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
31 23 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
38 24 Drake ft Rihanna - Take Care
26 25 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
25 26 Pitbull - Back In Time
20 27 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
24 28 Aslan - Too Late For Hallelujah
Ne 29 Coverdrive - Sparks
59 30 Train - Drive By

29 31 LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
Re 32 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
30 33 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
34 34 Jedward - Waterline
19 35 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
32 36 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
22 37 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
37 38 Jessie J - Domino
35 39 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
36 40 Ed Sheeran - Drunk

40 41 Swedish House Maffia - Greyhound
Re 42 Bruce Springsteen - The River
56 43 One Direction - One Thing
47 44 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
42 45 Beyonce - End of Time
50 46 Flo Rida - Good Feeling
57 47 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rockin'
64 48 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out
Re 49 Wanted - Glad You Came
Ne 50 Avicii - Silhouettes

17 51 Damo & Ivor - Maniac 2012
69 52 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
23 53 Richie Hayes - One Voice
65 54 Johnny Cash - Hurt
52 55 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**az In Paris
Ne 56 Glee Cast - How Will I Know?
55 57 Lana Del Ray - Video Games
39 58 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
48 59 Avicii - Levels
54 60 Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

75 61 Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
28 62 Vanessa Whelan - Who Wants To Live Forever?
41 63 Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
Re 64 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
51 65 Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love
Re 66 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
82 67 Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
Ne 68 Florence & The Machine - Breath of Life
70 69 Adele - Someone Like You
Ne 70 Alabama Shakes - Hold On

62 71 Ed Sheeran - Lego House
44 72 Strypes - Young Gifted & Blue (EP)
53 73 Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars - Mirror
71 74 Sebastian Ingresso & Alesso - Calling (Lose My Mind)
66 75 Coldplay - Paradise
68 76 David Guetta ft Usher - Without You
Re 77 Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover
Re 78 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
60 79 Labrinth - Last Time
67 80 Dusty Springfield - Son of A Preacher Man

Ne 81 Chiddy Bang ft Icona Pop - Mind Your Manners
45 82 Birdy - Skinny Love
86 83 Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling
80 84 Pitbull ft Chris Brown - International Love
33 85 Coronas - Mark My Words
Ne 86 Alex Clare - Too Close
63 87 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours
58 88 Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
Re 89 Beyonce - Listen
74 90 Nicki Minaj ft 2 Chainz - Beez In The Trap

46 91 Ryan Sheridan - The Dreamer
Ne 92 Glee Cast - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Re 93 Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Re 94 Train - Hey, Soul Sister
Re 95 Labrinth ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake
Re 96 Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans
83 97 Jay Z - 99 Problems
87 98 Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello
Re 99 Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
Re 100 Chris Brown ft Benny Benassi - Beautiful People

Dropping out

43 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
49 Empire Lights - Momentum
61 Jim Devine - The Dance
72 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
73 Glee Cast - Somebody That I Used To Know
76 Rihanna ft Jay Z - Talk That Talk
77 Train - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
78 Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse - Valerie
79 John Legend - Ordinary People
81 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
84 Cure - Friday I'm In Love
85 Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
88 Imelda May - Johnny Got A Boom Boom
89 Usher - Climax
90 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
91 Killers - Human
92 Philip Oakey & Giorio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams
93 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
94 Lonestar - Amazed
95 Kanye West - All of The Lights
96 Band Perry - If I Could Die Young
97 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
98 Florence & The Machine - Cosmic Love
99 Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
100 Sinead O'Connor - The Wolf Is Getting Married

Top 20 Downloads

01 01 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
02 02 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Ne 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
04 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
Ne 05 Tulisa - Young
03 06 Pat Byrne - What A Wonderful World
05 07 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Ne 08 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
07 09 David Guetta ft SIA - Titanium
08 10 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212

09 11 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
Ne 12 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
06 13 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
12 14 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
11 15 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
15 16 Katy Perry - Part of Me
13 17 B.O.B. - So Good
10 18 Far East Movement - Live My Life
14 19 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
Re 20 Bressie - Breaking My Fall

Dropping out

16 Damo & Ivor - Maniac 2012
17 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
18 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
19 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
20 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On

Top 100 Artist Albums

Ne 01 Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart
03 02 Mick Flannery - Red To Blue
01 03 Aslan - Nudie Books & Frenchies
02 04 Jack White - Blunderbuss
16 05 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
07 06 One Direction - Up All Night
05 07 Adele - 21
04 08 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
09 09 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
10 10 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die

19 11 Chieftans / Various - Voice of Ages
Ne 12 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
11 13 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
15 14 Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
13 15 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
08 16 Ed Sheeran - +
20 17 Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection
06 18 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
14 19 Moshi Monsters - Music Rox!
17 20 Bressie - Colourblind Stero

28 21 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
21 22 Black Keys - El Camino
38 23 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
29 24 Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
32 25 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
34 26 Jessie J - Who You Are
27 27 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
44 28 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
12 29 Rufus Wainwright - Out of The Game
23 30 Abba - 18 Hits

37 31 Bee Gees - No 1s
43 32 Rihanna - Loud
24 33 Dubliners - Dubliners Originals
18 34 Gotye - Making Mirrors
30 35 Original Rudeboys - This Life
35 36 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
22 37 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
Ne 38 Marilyn Manson - Born Villain
26 39 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
50 40 Bruno Mars - Doowops & Hooligans

31 41 Lionel Richie - Back To Front
51 42 Paul Brady - Dancer In The Fire: Anthology
40 43 Imelda May - Mayhem / More Mayhem
42 44 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
41 45 Florence & The Machine - MTV Unplugged
61 46 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
36 47 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
46 48 Adele - 19
33 49 Coronas - Closer To You
56 50 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

54 51 Il Divo - Wicked Game
59 52 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of..
60 53 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits
81 54 Jedward - Victory
62 55 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
39 56 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Marley (OST)
70 57 Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits
47 58 Andre Rieu - You Raise Me Up: Songs For Mum
65 59 Andrea Bocelli - Vivere (The Best of...)
53 60 Imelda May - Love Tattoo

52 61 Elvis Presley - The Real Elvis: Ultimate Collection
82 62 Madonna - Immaculate Collection
96 63 Shania Twain - Come On Over
84 64 Rebecca Ferguson - Heaven
58 65 Saw Doctors - To Win Just Once: The Best of...
88 66 Script - The Script
68 67 Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
78 68 Black Keys - Brothers
48 69 Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun: Best of...
63 70 Mick Flannery - White Lies

77 71 Johnny Cash - Best of.... {Spectrum}
87 72 Engelbert Humperdinck - Spanish Eyes: The Best of...
71 73 Snow Patrol - Up To Now
57 74 Madonna - MDNA
Re 75 Grimes - Visions
49 76 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
67 77 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Re 78 Doors - Very Best of.....
64 79 Van Morrison - Still On Top (Greatest Hits)
Re 80 Drake - Take Care

69 81 Kris Kristofferson - Very Best of.....
Re 82 Carpenters - Gold
95 83 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
74 84 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
45 85 Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
99 86 Andre Rieu - The Collection
25 87 Santigold - Master of My Makebelieve
72 88 Carpenters - The Singles: 1969 - 81
Re 89 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
91 90 Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical

79 91 Christa Perri - Lovestrong
Re 92 Phil Collins - ...Hits
83 93 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
80 94 Fleetwood Mac - Very Best of... [2010: Rhino]
85 95 Beautiful South / Housemartins - Soup
Re 96 Script - Science & Faith
Re 97 UB40 - Best of UB40: Vol 1
66 98 Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits
Re 99 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
73 100 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi: The Collection

Dropping out

55 Backstreet Boys - Very Best of...
75 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
76 Beyonce - 4
86 The Band Perry - The Band Perry
89 Sharon Shannon - Flying Circus
90 Wanted - Battleground
92 Maccabees - Given To The Wild
93 New Kids On The Block - Greatest Hits
94 Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
97 Feeder - Generation Freakshow
98 Petula Clark - Downtown: The Collection
100 James Horner - Titanic (OST)

Top 30 Compilation Albums

01 01 Now 81
02 02 Now That's What I Call Running
03 03 Ultimate Clubland
05 04 Drive (OST)
06 05 Keep Calm & Relax
04 06 Tiesto Club Life Vol 2: Miami
21 07 Kings of Country
08 08 American Anthems
07 09 Now That's What I Call Disney
14 10 A Song For You

22 11 Queens of Country
09 12 Absolutely Essential Irish Songs
18 13 Get Fit
11 14 No 1 Country Album
24 15 Urban Floorfillers
Ne 16 On The One Road
Re 17 Ultimate 80's [2010]
13 18 Pop Princesses 2012
10 19 Now 80
15 20 101 Ibiza Anthems

19 21 Top Gun (OST)
27 22 Ultimate Irish Pub Songs
Re 23 Rebel Songs of Ireland
12 24 Weekend Anthems 2012
Re 25 Irish Pub Favourites
17 26 Workout Mix 2012
20 27 101 Running Songs
Re 28 101 Power Ballads
Re 29 Running Trax Extra 5K & 10K: 2012
Re 30 Dirty Dancing (OST)

Dropping out

16 Titanic: The Last Farewell
23 Country Heartbreak
25 Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
26 Hunger Games (OST)
28 Life Support
29 The Muppets (OST)
30 A Woman's Heart: Then & Now

Top 20 Indie Artist Albums

01 01 Jack White - Blunderbuss
04 02 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
02 03 Adele - 21
03 04 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
05 05 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
06 06 Original Rudeboys - This Life
Ne 07 Marilyn Manson - Born Villain
08 08 Adele - 19
07 09 Coronas - Closer To You
Re 10 Grimes - Visions

09 11 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
10 12 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
13 13 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Ne 14 Brendan Benson - What Kind of World?
15 15 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
Ne 16 Time Is A Thief - We're Not Strangers
16 17 Katie Melua - Secret Symphony
Ne 18 Polica - Give You The Ghost
11 19 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
12 20 Sharon Shannon - Flying Circus

Dropping out

14 Feeder - Generation Freakshow
17 Hal - The Time The Hour
18 Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol
19 Counting Crows - Underwater Sunrise
20 Wallis Bird - Wallis Bird

Chart Track Commentary

Marina & The Diamonds storms straight to the top of the Album Chart this week with her second album ‘Electra Heart’, deposing Aslan’s ‘Nudie Books And Frenchies’ which drops to No 3 after one week at the top. This marks a significant improvement on her 2010 release ‘The Family Jewels’ which debuted and peaked at No 9.

Mick Flannery moves up a place to No 2 with ‘Red To Blue’, Jack White’s ‘Blunderbuss’ drops 2 places to No4 while Alabama Shakes get their first Top 10 placing in the Irish Album Chart as ‘Boys & Girls’ makes a healthy climb from No 16 to No 5. Norah Jones reached the top of the chart with her first two albums ‘Come Away With Me’ (2003) and ‘Feels Like Home’ (2004) and made No 2 with her third album ‘Not Too Late’ in 2007, but slipped with her fourth release ‘The Fall’ which debuted and peaked at No 20 in 2009. This week sees a partial return to form, with her fifth album ‘Little Broken Hearts’ entering the chart at No 12. The third new entry in this week’s chart is at No 38 for Marilyn Manson with ‘Born Villain’ - his eighth studio release and the first since signing to Cooking Vinyl. His only album to breach the Top 20 to-date is ‘The Golden Age Of Grotesque’ which came in at No 7 in 2003.

Fun hold on at the top of the Singles Chart for a third week with ‘We Are Young’ (feat. Janelle Monae), again holding off the challenge from Carly Rae Jepsen whose ‘Call Me Maybe’ has to be content with a third week at No 2. Marina & The Diamonds ‘Primadonna’ takes a giant leap up the chart from No 27 to No 3 – a personal best and first appearance in the Top 20 on this chart. This week’s highest new entry goes to Tulisa who releases her first solo single since the demise of N-Dubz and enters at No 5 with ‘Young’. Maroon 5 achieve their sixth Irish Top 10 hit with ‘Payphone’ (feat. Wiz Khalifa) which is the next new entry at No 8, not yet a match for last year’s massive hit ‘Moves Like Jagger’ which spent 4 weeks at No 1.

[Shakyfan]

Week ending 19th April 2012
35 26 DANCE AGAIN JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. PITBULL EPIC 2
14 30 ELEPHANT ALEXANDRA BURKE FT. ERICK MORILLO SYCO MUSIC 6

Suspiciously sudden and sharp exits from the top hundred for these two this week?! I wonder if either or both have been accidentally omitted, or if the record companies have managed to withdraw them from sale - "Dance Again" especially, perhaps with a view to achieving a much higher re-entry when it's fully promoted as a single?

....and as if by magic....

Week ending 3rd May 2012

Top 100 Singles

LW TW TITLE ARTIST LABEL WKS

Re 12 DANCE AGAIN JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. PITBULL EPIC 3

[CZB]

As so many of the chart-runs of the singles drop-outs are such an incomplete mess, I'll just post those known to be complete (to date!):

BURN IT DOWN - LINKIN PARK ---- 56 43 ----

MOMENTUM - EMPIRE LIGHTS ---- 49 ----

THE DANCE - JIM DEVINE ---- 61 ----

HUNGRY EYES - ERIC CARMEN ---- 72 ----

SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW - GLEE CAST ---- 25 73 ----

TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA FEATURING JAY-Z
---- 40 48 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX 53 38 24 22 25 42 38 76 ----

ORDINARY PEOPLE - JOHN LEGEND ---- 19 79 ----

CLIMAX - USHER ---- 90 79 XX 77 69 89 ----

BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY ---- 28 12 18 19 23 31 39 50 63 80 74 66 86 90 ----

IF I DIE YOUNG - THE BAND PERRY ---- 71 37 79 99 95 96 ----

THE WOLF IS GETTING MARRIED - SINEAD O'CONNOR
---- 79 40 63 47 72 63 60 XX 100 ----

[Shakyfan]

w.e. 10th May 2012

Top 100 Singles

Ne 01 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
01 02 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
Ne 03 Jedward - Put The Green Cape On
02 04 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
03 05 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
04 06 Nicki Minaj - Starships
05 07 Tulisa - Young
08 08 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
07 09 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
11 10 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight

Ne 11 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.
09 12 David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
32 13 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
16 14 Katy Perry - Part of Me
10 15 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
12 16 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
18 17 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
13 18 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
17 19 B.O.B. - So Good
15 20 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones

21 21 Bressie - Breaking My Fall
Ne 22 Sean Og - Dreaming
14 23 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
19 24 Far East Movement - Live My Life
20 25 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
30 26 Train - Drive By
25 27 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
27 28 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
Ne 29 Glee Cast - Shake It Out
24 30 Drake ft Rihanna - Take Care

34 31 Jedward - Waterline
26 32 Pitbull - Back In Time
31 33 LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
48 34 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out
64 35 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
49 36 Wanted - Glad You Came
33 37 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
23 38 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
22 39 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
66 40 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

36 41 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
28 42 Aslan - Too Late For Hallelujah
39 43 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
29 44 Coverdrive - Sparks
38 45 Jessie J - Domino
41 46 Swedish House Maffia - Greyhound
50 47 Avicii - Silhouettes
Re 48 Coldplay ft Rihanna - Princess of China
44 49 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
40 50 Ed Sheeran - Drunk

06 51 Pat Byrne - What A Wonderful World
94 52 Train - Hey, Soul Sister
35 53 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
52 54 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
55 55 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**az In Paris
59 56 Avicii - Levels
65 57 Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love
Ne 58 Neon Wolf - Love Lost In Design
75 59 Coldplay - Paradise
Re 60 Killers - Mr Brightside

46 61 Flo Rida - Good Feeling
45 62 Beyonce - End of Time
77 63 Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover
Re 64 Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
43 65 One Direction - One Thing
Re 66 Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
37 67 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Re 68 Keane - Silenced By The Night
Ne 69 Emeli Sande - My Kind of Love
Re 70 Radiohead - Creep

61 71 Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
67 72 Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
69 73 Adele - Someone Like You
47 74 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rockin'
Re 75 Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Ne 76 B.O.B. Ft Taylor Swift - Both of Us
81 77 Chiddy Bang ft Icona Pop - Mind Your Manners
86 78 Alex Clare - Too Close
76 79 David Guetta ft Usher - Without You
72 80 Strypes - Young Gifted & Blue (EP)

Ne 81 Deadmau5 - The Veldt
74 82 Sebastian Ingresso & Alesso - Calling (Lose My Mind)
Re 83 Maverick Sabre - Let Me Go
57 84 Lana Del Ray - Video Games
Re 85 Snoop Dogg Vs David Guetta - Sweat
71 86 Ed Sheeran - Lego House
79 87 Labrinth - Last Time
Re 88 Lady Gaga - Edge of Glory
Re 89 Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood
Re 90 College ft Electric Youth - A Real Hero

Re 91 Will I Am ft Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez - T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)
Re 92 Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?
Re 93 Paddy Casey - Saints and Sinners
98 94 Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello
Re 95 Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party
84 96 Pitbull ft Chris Brown - International Love
78 97 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
95 98 Labrinth ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake
73 99 Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars - Mirror
Ne 100 Glee Cast - Cry

Dropping out

42 Bruce Springsteen - The River
51 Damo & Ivor - Maniac 2012
53 Richie Hayes - One Voice
54 Johnny Cash - Hurt
56 Glee Cast - How Will I Know?
58 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
60 Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
62 Vanessa Whelan - Who Wants To Live Forever?
63 Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
68 Florence & The Machine - Breath of Life
70 Alabama Shakes - Hold On
80 Dusty Springfield - Son of A Preacher Man
82 Birdy - Skinny Love
83 Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling
85 Coronas - Mark My Words
87 Cyndi Lauper - True Colours
88 Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
89 Beyonce - Listen
90 Nicki Minaj ft 2 Chainz - Beez In The Trap
91 Ryan Sheridan - The Dreamer
92 Glee Cast - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
93 Ed Sheeran - The A Team
96 Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans
97 Jay Z - 99 Problems
99 Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
100 Chris Brown ft Benny Benassi - Beautiful People

Top 20 Downloads

Ne 01 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
01 02 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
02 03 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
03 04 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
04 05 Nicki Minaj - Starships
05 06 Tulisa - Young
08 07 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
07 08 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
11 09 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
Ne 10 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.

09 11 David Guetta ft SIA - Titanium
Ne 12 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
16 13 Katy Perry - Part of Me
10 14 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
Ne 15 Jedward - Put The Green Cape On
12 16 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
13 17 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
17 18 B.O.B. - So Good
15 19 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
Re 20 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend

Dropping out

06 Pat Byrne - What A Wonderful World
14 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
18 Far East Movement - Live My Life
19 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
20 Bressie - Breaking My Fall

Top 100 Artist Albums

Ne 01 Keane - Strangeland
07 02 Adele - 21
01 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart
02 04 Mick Flannery - Red To Blue
06 05 One Direction - Up All Night
Ne 06 Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge
08 07 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
05 08 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
13 09 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
03 10 Aslan - Nudie Books & Frenchies

09 11 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
15 12 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
17 13 Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection
04 14 Jack White - Blunderbuss
10 15 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
14 16 Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
16 17 Ed Sheeran - +
23 18 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
19 19 Moshi Monsters - Music Rox!
11 20 Chieftans / Various - Voice of Ages

Ne 21 My Bloody Valentine - EPs 1988-91
Ne 22 B.O.B. - Strange Clouds
26 23 Jessie J - Who You Are
30 24 Abba - 18 Hits
59 25 Andrea Bocelli - Vivere (The Best of...)
12 26 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
20 27 Bressie - Colourblind Stero
37 28 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
Ne 29 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
24 30 Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave

25 31 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
21 32 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
36 33 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
31 34 Bee Gees - No 1s
22 35 Black Keys - El Camino
28 36 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
43 37 Imelda May - Mayhem / More Mayhem
34 38 Gotye - Making Mirrors
18 39 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
39 40 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas

27 41 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
47 42 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
44 43 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
33 44 Dubliners - Dubliners Originals
32 45 Rihanna - Loud
40 46 Bruno Mars - Doowops & Hooligans
52 47 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of..
48 48 Adele - 19
Ne 49 My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
Ne 50 Damon Albarn - Dr Dee

35 51 Original Rudeboys - This Life
65 52 Saw Doctors - To Win Just Once: The Best of...
42 53 Paul Brady - Dancer In The Fire: Anthology
46 54 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
88 55 Carpenters - The Singles: 1969 - 81
51 56 Il Divo - Wicked Game
29 57 Rufus Wainwright - Out of The Game
49 58 Coronas - Closer To You
54 59 Jedward - Victory
69 60 Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun: Best of...

41 61 Lionel Richie - Back To Front
Re 62 Christy Moore - The Collection (81-91)
53 63 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits
64 64 Rebecca Ferguson - Heaven
67 65 Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
60 66 Imelda May - Love Tattoo
81 67 Kris Kristofferson - Very Best of.....
63 68 Shania Twain - Come On Over
61 69 Elvis Presley - The Real Elvis: Ultimate Collection
83 70 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning

50 71 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
Re 72 UB40 - Very Best of UB40
73 73 Snow Patrol - Up To Now
82 74 Carpenters - Gold
98 75 Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits
Re 76 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
71 77 Johnny Cash - Best of.... {Spectrum}
58 78 Andre Rieu - You Raise Me Up: Songs For Mum
57 79 Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits
Re 80 Elvis Costello - Best of The First Ten Years

78 81 Doors - Very Best of.....
45 82 Florence & The Machine - MTV Unplugged
94 83 Fleetwood Mac - Very Best of... [2010: Rhino]
55 84 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
79 85 Van Morrison - Still On Top (Greatest Hits)
Re 86 Wanted - Battleground
66 87 Script - The Script
92 88 Phil Collins - ...Hits
Re 89 Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
Re 90 Tina Turner - Simply The Best

Re 91 Barbra Streisand - Ultimate Collection
80 92 Drake - Take Care
89 93 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
62 94 Madonna - Immaculate Collection
74 95 Madonna - MDNA
90 96 Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical
86 97 Andre Rieu - The Collection
70 98 Mick Flannery - White Lies
Ne 99 Cover Drive - Bajan Style
91 100 Christa Perri - Lovestrong

Dropping out

38 Martilyn Manson - Born Villain
56 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Marley (OST)
68 Black Keys - Brothers
72 Engelbert Humperdinck - Spanish Eyes: The Best of...
75 Grimes - Visions
76 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
77 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
84 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
85 Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
87 Santigold - Master of My Makebelieve
93 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
95 Beautiful South / Housemartins - Soup
96 Script - Science & Faith
97 UB40 - Best of UB40: Vol 1
99 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
100 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi: The Collection

Top 30 Compilation Albums

01 01 Now 81
02 02 Now That's What I Call Running
16 03 On The One Road
Ne 04 Voices
04 05 Drive (OST)
05 06 Keep Calm & Relax
03 07 Ultimate Clubland
06 08 Tiesto Club Life Vol 2: Miami
Ne 09 Eurovision Song Contest 2012
08 10 American Anthems

09 11 Now That's What I Call Disney
12 12 Absolutely Essential Irish Songs
19 13 Now 80
11 14 Queens of Country
07 15 Kings of Country
Ne 16 Avengers Assemble (OST)
14 17 No 1 Country Album
18 18 Pop Princesses 2012
27 19 101 Running Songs
Ne 20 Mash Up Mix: Bass 2012

10 21 A Song For You
20 22 101 Ibiza Anthems
24 23 Weekend Anthems 2012
28 24 101 Power Ballads
Re 25 Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
21 26 Top Gun (OST)
13 27 Get Fit
Re 28 American Anthems II
Re 29 50 Children's Favourites
Re 30 Essential Trad Collection

Dropping out

15 Urban Floorfillers
17 Ultimate 80's [2010]
22 Ultimate Irish Pub Songs
23 Rebel Songs of Ireland
25 Irish Pub Favourites
26 Workout Mix 2012
29 Running Trax Extra 5K & 10K: 2012
30 Dirty Dancing (OST)

Top 20 Indie Artist Albums

03 01 Adele - 21
02 02 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
01 03 Jack White - Blunderbuss
04 04 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
05 05 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
08 06 Adele - 19
06 07 Original Rudeboys - This Life
09 08 Coronas - Closer To You
13 09 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
12 10 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

07 11 Martilyn Manson - Born Villain
Ne 12 Cribs - In The Belly of The Brazen Bull
11 13 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
15 14 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
20 15 Sharon Shannon - Flying Circus
Re 16 Mary Black - Stories From The Steeples
10 17 Grimes - Visions
Ne 18 Kilfenora Ceili Band - Chapter 8
Re 19 Wallis Bird - Wallis Bird
Re 20 Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History

Dropping out

14 Brendan Benson - What Kind of World?
16 Time Is A Thief - We're Not Strangers
17 Katie Melua - Secret Symphony
18 Polica - Give You The Ghost
19 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Chart Track Commentary

Ten years after ‘Here Come The Good Times’ topped the Singles Chart for the Irish World Cup Squad, ‘The Rocky Road To Poland’ scores a No 1 for the Irish Euro 2012 Squad with Damien Dempsey, Danny O’Reilly, Bressie And the Dubliners. Prior to 2002 there were No 1’s for the 1988 Euro Squad with ‘Boys In Green’, the 1990 World Cup Squad with ‘Put ‘Em Under Pressure’ and the 1994 World Cup Squad with ‘Watch Your House For Ireland’.

With Fun slipping to No 2 after three weeks on top with ‘We Are Young’, Jedward debut at No 3 with ‘Put The Green Cape On’ – a remix of their Eurovision 2011 song ‘Lipstick’, and the unofficial single for Euro 2012. This is their fifth Top 5 single in Ireland, including three No 1’s. Rita Ora makes a second appearance in the Irish Chart this week with ‘R.I.P’ (feat. Tinie Tempah) new at No 11 – previously she reached No 17 featuring on ‘Hot Right Now’ with DJ Fresh back in March. The only other new entry in this week’s Top 20 is for Rihanna who climbs nineteen places from No 32 to No 13 with ‘Where Have You Been’ – her thirtieth Top 20 single in Ireland since 2005, when her first hit ‘Pon De Replay’ reached No 2.

Keane debut at No 1 on this week’s Album Chart with their fifth studio album ‘Strangeland’ – their only other chart-topper in Ireland was second album ‘Under The Iron Sea’ in 2006. Adele’s ‘21’ climbs back to No 2, passing Marina & The Diamonds’ ‘Electra Heart’ which drops to No 3 after a week on top. Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley records a personal best with a No 6 debut for his seventh solo album ‘Standing At The Sky’s Edge’, a major advance on his previous best ‘Lady’s Bridge’ which reached No 20 in 2007 and ‘Truelove’s Gutter’, No 37 in 2009. Also noteworthy this week is the return to the chart for Dublin legends My Bloody Valentine: the compilation ‘EP’s 1988-1991’ is new at No 21 and their two remastered studio albums ‘Loveless’ and ‘Isn’t Anything’ arrive at No 29 and No 49 respectively.

Shaky Fan's Commentary

For the first time in ages 2 of this week's Top 3 singles are available on CD!

[Blondini]

That's a pretty decent song for a football song.

[Shakyfan]

Should be safe for another week - they performed it live on last night's Late Late Show (minus the squad!). Jedward were also on the show but performed "Waterline". And also this year as well as the tradional performance of the Irish entry on the last show before they head off to the contest we had for possibly the first pre-contest performance of the UK entry as well as an interview with Engelbert Humperdinck!

[CZB]

Complete chart-runs known for this week's drop-outs:

MANIAC 2012 - DAMO AND IVOR ---- 15 17 51 ----

ONE VOICE - RICHIE HAYES ---- 23 53 ----

HOW WILL I KNOW - GLEE CAST ---- 56 ----

WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER - VANESSA WHELAN ---- 28 62 ----

BREATH OF LIFE - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE ---- 68 ----

HOLD ON - ALABAMA SHAKES ---- 70 ----

GOLD ON THE CEILING - BLACK KEYS ---- 90 XX 45 45 76 68 86 83 ----

BEEZ IN THE TRAP - NICKI MINAJ FEATURING 2 CHAINZ ---- 74 90 ----

I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - GLEE CAST ---- 92 ----

THE A TEAM - ED SHEERAN ---- 23 15 09 13 16 12 06 06 05 07 09 17 21 23 06 03 07 08 10 10 17 20 26 21 20 26 29 28 21 24 32 42 46 43 46 51 41 38 54 69 72 94 83 81 67 XX 93 ----

BLUE JEANS - LANA DEL REY ---- 88 XX XX 96 ----

[Blondini]

Should be safe for another week - they performed it live on last night's Late Late Show (minus the squad!). Jedward were also on the show but performed "Waterline". And also this year as well as the tradional performance of the Irish entry on the last show before they head off to the contest we had for possibly the first pre-contest performance of the UK entry as well as an interview with Engelbert Humperdinck!

Graham Norton had him first! Well, pre-recorded but broadcast same time on Friday night!

[MoonNova]

Does Ireland have any sales figures? I see the postings every week, but didn't know if they published the shipments/sales?

If so, any 2011 year end numbers? Thanks!

[Shakyfan]

Sales info is extremely hard to come by for Ireland and the only details that seem to appear are those mentioned from time to time in the chart-track commentary. No certifications are published in Ireland until the entire list of possible certifications for the previous year been submitted and verified. This list is published only once a year and refers always to trade deliveries made up to the end of the previous calendar year. Therefore, the 2009 certifications were published in 2010 - the 2010 certifications were published in 2011 etc. This takes time.

[Shakyfan]

w.e. 17th May 2012

Top 100 Singles

01 01 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
02 02 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
05 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
06 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
04 05 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
03 06 Jedward - Put The Green Cape On
08 07 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
13 08 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
07 09 Tulisa - Young
15 10 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212

10 11 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
09 12 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Ne 13 Saturdays - 30 Days
11 14 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.
12 15 David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
17 16 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
38 17 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
14 18 Katy Perry - Part of Me
18 19 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
16 20 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again

26 21 Train - Drive By
19 22 B.O.B. - So Good
20 23 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
23 24 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
24 25 Far East Movement - Live My Life
25 26 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
Ne 27 Justin Bieber - Turn To You
31 28 Jedward - Waterline
32 29 Pitbull - Back In Time
48 30 Coldplay ft Rihanna - Princess of China

33 31 LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
Ne 32 Scissor Sisters - Only The Horses
Ne 33 Professor Green ft Ruth Anne - Remedy
27 34 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
40 35 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
21 36 Bressie - Breaking My Fall
Ne 37 Rascal Flatts - Bless The Broken Road
30 38 Drake ft Rihanna - Take Care
44 39 Coverdrive - Sparks
28 40 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On

53 41 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
34 42 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out
46 43 Swedish House Maffia - Greyhound
77 44 Chiddy Bang ft Icona Pop - Mind Your Manners
41 45 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
71 46 Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
43 47 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
37 48 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
49 49 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
54 50 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

84 51 Lana Del Ray - Video Games
39 52 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
47 53 Avicii - Silhouettes
57 54 Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love
78 55 Alex Clare - Too Close
45 56 Jessie J - Domino
69 57 Emeli Sande - My Kind of Love
68 58 Keane - Silenced By The Night
42 59 Aslan - Too Late For Hallelujah
61 60 Flo Rida - Good Feeling

79 61 David Guetta ft Usher - Without You
36 62 Wanted - Glad You Came
60 63 Killers - Mr Brightside
50 64 Ed Sheeran - Drunk
Ne 65 Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter & Gold
55 66 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**az In Paris
Ne 67 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump
29 68 Glee Cast - Shake It Out
35 69 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
59 70 Coldplay - Paradise

72 71 Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
Ne 72 Labrinth - Express Yourself
63 73 Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover
83 74 Maverick Sabre - Let Me Go
73 75 Adele - Someone Like You
65 76 One Direction - One Thing
56 77 Avicii - Levels
74 78 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rockin'
90 79 College ft Electric Youth - A Real Hero
Ne 80 One Direction - More Than This

Re 81 Coronas - Mark My Words
87 82 Labrinth - Last Time
94 83 Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello
Ne 84 David Guetta - I Can Only Imagine
Re 85 DJ Fresh ft Rita Ora - Hot Right Now
Ne 86 D'banj - Oliver Twist
82 87 Sebastian Ingresso & Alesso - Calling (Lose My Mind)
52 88 Train - Hey, Soul Sister
75 89 Carly Simon - You're So Vain
98 90 Labrinth ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake

70 91 Radiohead - Creep
81 92 Deadmau5 - The Veldt
86 93 Ed Sheeran - Lego House
Ne 94 Bella Thorne - Ttylxox
Ne 95 Mark Ronson ft Katy B - Anywhere In The World
Re 96 Alabama Shakes - Hold On
Re 97 Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
67 98 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Ne 99 Fureys & Davey Arthur - Lonsesome Boatman
Ne 100 Glee Cast - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Dropping out

22 Sean Og - Dreaming
51 Pat Byrne - What A Wonderful World
58 Neon Wolf - Love Lost In Design
62 Beyonce - End of Time
64 Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
66 Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
76 B.O.B. Ft Taylor Swift - Both of Us
80 Strypes - Young Gifted & Blue (EP)
85 Snoop Dogg - Sweat
88 Lady Gaga - Edge of Glory
89 Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood
91 Will I Am ft Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez - T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)
92 Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?
93 Paddy Casey - Saints and Sinners
95 Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party
96 Pitbull ft Chris Brown - International Love
97 Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
99 Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars - Mirror
100 Glee Cast - Cry

Top 20 Downloads

01 01 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
02 02 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
04 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
05 04 Nicki Minaj - Starships
03 05 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
07 06 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
12 07 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
06 08 Tulisa - Young
14 09 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
09 10 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight

08 11 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Ne 12 Saturdays - 30 Days
10 13 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.
11 14 David Guetta ft SIA - Titanium
Ne 15 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
13 16 Katy Perry - Part of Me
17 17 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
15 18 Jedward - Put The Green Cape On
16 19 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
Ne 20 Train - Drive By

Dropping out

18 B.O.B. - So Good
19 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
20 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend

Top 100 Artist Albums

03 01 Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart
02 02 Adele - 21
05 03 One Direction - Up All Night
Ne 04 Tenacious D - Rize of The Fenix
09 05 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
07 06 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
04 07 Mick Flannery - Red To Blue
01 08 Keane - Strangeland
17 09 Ed Sheeran - +
Ne 10 Beach House - Bloom

12 11 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
11 12 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
08 13 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Ne 14 Original Cast - Glee The Music: The Graduation Album
15 15 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
16 16 Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
18 17 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
13 18 Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection
19 19 Moshi Monsters - Music Rox!
24 20 Abba - 18 Hits

10 21 Aslan - Nudie Books & Frenchies
30 22 Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
64 23 Rebecca Ferguson - Heaven
14 24 Jack White - Blunderbuss
06 25 Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge
Re 26 Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
32 27 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
25 28 Andrea Bocelli - Vivere (The Best of...)
31 29 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
28 30 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials

23 31 Jessie J - Who You Are
35 32 Black Keys - El Camino
46 33 Bruno Mars - Doowops & Hooligans
37 34 Imelda May - Mayhem / More Mayhem
45 35 Rihanna - Loud
34 36 Bee Gees - No 1s
42 37 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
39 38 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
33 39 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
27 40 Bressie - Colourblind Stero

20 41 Chieftans / Various - Voice of Ages
Ne 42 Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
44 43 Dubliners - Dubliners Originals
38 44 Gotye - Making Mirrors
89 45 Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
36 46 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
54 47 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
59 48 Jedward - Victory
40 49 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
41 50 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?

61 51 Lionel Richie - Back To Front
65 52 Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
58 53 Coronas - Closer To You
71 54 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
48 55 Adele - 19
63 56 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits
43 57 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
47 58 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of..
52 59 Saw Doctors - To Win Just Once: The Best of...
56 60 Il Divo - Wicked Game

Ne 61 Fureys - The Fureys' Finest
26 62 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
66 63 Imelda May - Love Tattoo
67 64 Kris Kristofferson - Very Best of.....
55 65 Carpenters - The Singles: 1969 - 81
Ne 66 Gossip - A Joyful Noise
51 67 Original Rudeboys - This Life
21 68 My Bloody Valentine - EPs 1988-91
81 69 Doors - Very Best of.....
78 70 Andre Rieu - You Raise Me Up: Songs For Mum

94 71 Madonna - Immaculate Collection
22 72 B.O.B. - Strange Clouds
75 73 Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits
77 74 Johnny Cash - Best of.... {Spectrum}
87 75 Script - The Script
80 76 Elvis Costello - Best of The First Ten Years
69 77 Elvis Presley - The Real Elvis: Ultimate Collection
60 78 Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun: Best of...
79 79 Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits
62 80 Christy Moore - The Collection (81-91)

92 81 Drake - Take Care
97 82 Andre Rieu - The Collection
29 83 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
73 84 Snow Patrol - Up To Now
70 85 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Ne 86 Best Coast - The Only Place
85 87 Van Morrison - Still On Top (Greatest Hits)
Re 88 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi: The Collection
90 89 Tina Turner - Simply The Best
72 90 UB40 - Very Best of UB40

Re 91 Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2
95 92 Madonna - MDNA
Re 93 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
Re 94 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Marley (OST)
Re 95 Beyonce - 4
84 96 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
96 97 Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical
53 98 Paul Brady - Dancer In The Fire: Anthology
57 99 Rufus Wainwright - Out of The Game
76 100 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Dropping out

49 My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
50 Damon Albarn - Dr Dee
68 Shania Twain - Come On Over
74 Carpenters - Gold
82 Florence & The Machine - MTV Unplugged
83 Fleetwood Mac - Very Best of... [2010: Rhino]
86 Wanted - Battleground
88 Phil Collins - ...Hits
91 Barbra Streisand - Ultimate Collection
93 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
98 Mick Flannery - White Lies
99 Cover Drive - Bajan Style
100 Christa Perri - Lovestrong

Top 30 Compilation Albums

01 01 Now 81
02 02 Now That's What I Call Running
03 03 On The One Road
05 04 Drive (OST)
07 05 Ultimate Clubland
04 06 Voices
06 07 Keep Calm & Relax
08 08 Tiesto Club Life Vol 2: Miami
11 09 Now That's What I Call Disney
20 10 Mash Up Mix: Bass 2012

15 11 Kings of Country
10 12 American Anthems
12 13 Absolutely Essential Irish Songs
13 14 Now 80
09 15 Eurovision Song Contest 2012
14 16 Queens of Country
17 17 No 1 Country Album
27 18 Get Fit
Re 19 Ultimate Irish Pub Songs
21 20 A Song For You

18 21 Pop Princesses 2012
26 22 Top Gun (OST)
Re 23 Hunger Games (OST)
22 24 101 Ibiza Anthems
19 25 101 Running Songs
Re 26 Irish Pub Favourites
Re 27 Whiskey In The Jar
16 28 Avengers Assemble (OST)
Re 29 Country Heartbreak
Re 30 Rebel Songs of Ireland

Dropping out

23 Weekend Anthems 2012
24 101 Power Ballads
25 Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
28 American Anthems II
29 50 Children's Favourites
30 Essential Trad Collection

Top 20 Indie Artist Albums

01 01 Adele - 21
Ne 02 Beach House - Bloom
02 03 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
03 04 Jack White - Blunderbuss
04 05 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
Ne 06 Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
05 07 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
08 08 Coronas - Closer To You
06 09 Adele - 19
07 10 Original Rudeboys - This Life

09 11 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Ne 12 Best Coast - The Only Place
10 13 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Re 14 Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Ne 15 Mike Denver - Vintage Country
14 16 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
13 17 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
Re 18 Django Django - Django Django
18 19 Kilfenora Ceili Band - Chapter 8
Ne 20 Simian Mobile Disco - Unpatterns

Dropping out

23 Weekend Anthems 2012
24 101 Power Ballads
25 Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
28 American Anthems II
29 50 Children's Favourites
30 Essential Trad Collection

Chart Track Commentary

After debuting at No 1 two weeks ago and then dipping to No 3 last week, Marina & The Diamonds’ ‘Electra Heart’ returns to the top spot this week, deposing last week’s leaders Keane, whose ‘Strangeland’ drops seven places to No 8.

With Adele’s ‘21’ holding at No 2 and One Direction’s ‘Up All Night’ rising to No 3, Jack Black and Kyle Gass comedy rock duo Tenacious D has this week’s highest new entry at No 4 with ‘Rize Of The Fenix’. This is their third album following ‘Tenacious D’ which reached No 18 ten years ago and ‘The Pick Of Destiny’ which debuted and peaked at No 9 in 2006. Another duo land at No 10 to claim the next new entry – Beach House with their fourth album ‘Bloom’. The third album ‘Teen Dream’ was their only previous chart entry in Ireland, reaching No 48 in 2010. The third and final new entry in this week’s Top 20 is at No 14 for the latest offering from the Glee Cast – ‘The Graduation Album’, their sixteenth album in just over two years. Of the previous fifteen, four made No 1 and all but two made the Top 30.

With three weeks still to go until the first ball is kicked, the Irish Euro 2012 Squad & Friends take a second week at No 1 on the Singles Chart with ‘The Rocky Road To Poland’ – and it’s the fastest selling single of the year so far in Ireland with more than 10,000 sales in the first two weeks. Fun hold on at No 2 with ‘We Are Young’, ahead of Marina & The Diamonds who climbs back to No 3 with ‘Primadonna’. This week’s highest new entry is at No 13 for The Saturdays who record their eleventh Irish hit with ‘30 Days’. Five of their previous singles made the Top 10, and three of these reached No 6, but they’re still to breach the Irish Top 5.

[CZB]

Complete chart runs known for this week's drop-outs:

DREAMING - SEAN OG ---- 22 ----

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD - PAT BYRNE ---- 03 06 51 ----

LOVE LOST IN DESIGN - NEON WOLF ---- 58 ----

END OF TIME - BEYONCÉ ---- 75 57 27 44 42 45 62 ----

BOTH OF US - B.O.B. FEATURING TAYLOR SWIFT ---- 76 ----

YOUNG GIFTED AND BLUE (EP) - STRYPES ---- 58 44 72 80 ----

T.H.E. (THE HARDEST EVER) - WILL.I.AM FEATURING MICK JAGGER
AND JENNIFER LOPEZ ---- 13 16 20 30 47 73 XX XX 92 XX XX XX XX 91 ----

CRY - GLEE CAST ---- 100 ----

[Shakyfan]

w.e. 24th May 2012

Top 100 Singles

01 01 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
02 02 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
03 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
Ne 04 Wanted - Chasing The Sun
07 05 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
04 06 Nicki Minaj - Starships
05 07 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
08 08 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
06 09 Jedward - Put The Green Cape On
28 10 Jedward - Waterline

12 11 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
21 12 Train - Drive By
10 13 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
09 14 Tulisa - Young
14 15 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.
11 16 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
15 17 David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
20 18 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
19 19 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
18 20 Katy Perry - Part of Me

29 21 Pitbull - Back In Time
16 22 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
30 23 Coldplay ft Rihanna - Princess of China
17 24 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
13 25 Saturdays - 30 Days
33 26 Professor Green ft Ruth Anne - Remedy
23 27 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
22 28 B.O.B. - So Good
26 29 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
25 30 Far East Movement - Live My Life

36 31 Bressie - Breaking My Fall
41 32 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
31 33 LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
70 34 Coldplay - Paradise
24 35 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
32 36 Scissor Sisters - Only The Horses
60 37 Flo Rida - Good Feeling
38 38 Drake ft Rihanna - Take Care
46 39 Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
42 40 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out

57 41 Emeli Sande - My Kind of Love
80 42 One Direction - More Than This
51 43 Lana Del Ray - Video Games
45 44 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
72 45 Labrinth - Express Yourself
66 46 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**az In Paris
55 47 Alex Clare - Too Close
40 48 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
47 49 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
49 50 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight

Ne 51 Angus & Julia Stone - You're The One That I Want
54 52 Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love
59 53 Aslan - Too Late For Hallelujah
44 54 Chiddy Bang ft Icona Pop - Mind Your Manners
56 55 Jessie J - Domino
Re 56 Christy Moore - Joxer Goes To Stuttgart
43 57 Swedish House Maffia - Greyhound
48 58 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
39 59 Coverdrive - Sparks
58 60 Keane - Silenced By The Night

50 61 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Re 62 Donna Summer - I Feel Love
100 63 Glee Cast - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
76 64 One Direction - One Thing
53 65 Avicii - Silhouettes
86 66 D'banj - Oliver Twist
77 67 Avicii - Levels
Re 68 Gavin Degraw - I Don't Wanna Be
Re 69 Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
34 70 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music

Re 71 Katy Perry - Wide Awake
75 72 Adele - Someone Like You
52 73 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
87 74 Sebastian Ingresso & Alesso - Calling (Lose My Mind)
71 75 Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
84 76 David Guetta - I Can Only Imagine
62 77 Wanted - Glad You Came
Re 78 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
64 79 Ed Sheeran - Drunk
Ne 80 Glee Cast - Mean

67 81 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump
Ne 82 Paloma Faith - Picking Up The Pieces
94 83 Bella Thorne - Ttylxox
Ne 84 Rob Kelly & Rebecca Creighton - The Real Thing
73 85 Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover
Re 86 Lady Gaga - Edge of Glory
Re 87 Plan B - Ill Manors
81 88 Coronas - Mark My Words
98 89 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
93 90 Ed Sheeran - Lego House

83 91 Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello
Re 92 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
63 93 Killers - Mr Brightside
69 94 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
Ne 95 Bee Gees - You Win Again
Re 96 Faith Hill - There You'll Be
78 97 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rockin'
82 98 Labrinth - Last Time
90 99 Labrinth ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake
92 100 Deadmau5 - The Veldt

Dropping out

27 Justin Bieber - Turn To You
35 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
37 Rascal Flatts - Bless The Broken Road
61 David Guetta ft Usher - Without You
65 Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter & Gold
68 Glee Cast - Shake It Out
74 Maverick Sabre - Let Me Go
79 College ft Electric Youth - A Real Hero
85 DJ Fresh ft Rita Ora - Hot Right Now
88 Train - Hey, Soul Sister
89 Carly Simon - You're So Vain
91 Radiohead - Creep
95 Mark Ronson ft Katy B - Anywhere In The World
96 Alabama Shakes - Hold On
97 Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
99 Fureys & Davey Arthur - Lonsesome Boatman

Top 20 Downloads

02 01 Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
03 02 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
Ne 03 Wanted - Chasing The Sun
06 04 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
04 05 Nicki Minaj - Starships
01 06 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
05 07 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
07 08 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
11 09 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
20 10 Train - Drive By

09 11 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
08 12 Tulisa - Young
13 13 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.
10 14 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
14 15 David Guetta ft SIA - Titanium
19 16 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
17 17 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
16 18 Katy Perry - Part of Me
Ne 19 Jedward - Waterline
Ne 20 Pitbull - Back In Time

Dropping out

12 Saturdays - 30 Days
15 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
18 Jedward - Put The Green Cape On

Top 100 Artist Albums

03 01 One Direction - Up All Night
02 02 Adele - 21
01 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart
Ne 04 Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
15 05 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
06 06 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
36 07 Bee Gees - No 1s
05 08 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
09 09 Ed Sheeran - +
Re 10 Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Scala & Kolacny Brothers

11 11 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
17 12 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
07 13 Mick Flannery - Red To Blue
Ne 14 John Mayer - Born & Raised
Ne 15 Fun. - Some Nights
13 16 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
14 17 Original Cast - Glee The Music: The Graduation Album
12 18 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
Ne 19 This Club - Highlife
08 20 Keane - Strangeland

18 21 Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection
16 22 Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
45 23 Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
30 24 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
Ne 25 Temper Trap - The Temper Trap
34 26 Imelda May - Mayhem / More Mayhem
04 27 Tenacious D - Rize of The Fenix
20 28 Abba - 18 Hits
19 29 Moshi Monsters - Music Rox!
52 30 Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne

27 31 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
29 32 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
21 33 Aslan - Nudie Books & Frenchies
46 34 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
41 35 Chieftans / Various - Voice of Ages
37 36 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
10 37 Beach House - Bloom
32 38 Black Keys - El Camino
31 39 Jessie J - Who You Are
48 40 Jedward - Victory

22 41 Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
55 42 Adele - 19
24 43 Jack White - Blunderbuss
35 44 Rihanna - Loud
47 45 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
39 46 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
56 47 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits
43 48 Dubliners - Dubliners Originals
44 49 Gotye - Making Mirrors
28 50 Andrea Bocelli - Vivere (The Best of...)

Ne 51 Tom Jones - Spirit In The Room
63 52 Imelda May - Love Tattoo
54 53 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
25 54 Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge
38 55 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
23 56 Rebecca Ferguson - Heaven
Ne 57 Slash ft Myles Kennedy - Apocalyptic Love
33 58 Bruno Mars - Doowops & Hooligans
58 59 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of..
74 60 Johnny Cash - Best of.... {Spectrum}

57 61 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
67 62 Original Rudeboys - This Life
Ne 63 Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight
60 64 Il Divo - Wicked Game
59 65 Saw Doctors - To Win Just Once: The Best of...
Ne 66 Mike Denver - Vintage Country
Ne 67 Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
Re 68 Michael Buble - Crazy Love
53 69 Coronas - Closer To You
49 70 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas

79 71 Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits
26 72 Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
40 73 Bressie - Colourblind Stero
93 74 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
51 75 Lionel Richie - Back To Front
70 76 Andre Rieu - You Raise Me Up: Songs For Mum
89 77 Tina Turner - Simply The Best
73 78 Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits
87 79 Van Morrison - Still On Top (Greatest Hits)
Re 80 Carpenters - Gold

96 81 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
80 82 Christy Moore - The Collection (81-91)
Ne 83 Soulsavers - The Light The Dead Sea
84 84 Snow Patrol - Up To Now
78 85 Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun: Best of...
Ne 86 Cult - Choice of Weapon
77 87 Elvis Presley - The Real Elvis: Ultimate Collection
Ne 88 Donna Summer - The Journey: The Very Best of....
Re 89 Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
62 90 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts

Re 91 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
98 92 Paul Brady - Dancer In The Fire: Anthology
Re 93 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
69 94 Doors - Very Best of.....
Re 95 Phil Collins - ...Hits
Ne 96 Original Cast - Smash
Re 97 Jedward - Planet Jedward
64 98 Kris Kristofferson - Very Best of.....
85 99 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Re 100 Wanted - Battleground

Dropping out

42 Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
50 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
61 Fureys - The Fureys' Finest
65 Carpenters - The Singles: 1969 - 81
66 Gossip - A Joyful Noise
68 My Bloody Valentine - EPs 1988-91
71 Madonna - Immaculate Collection
72 B.O.B. - Strange Clouds
75 Script - The Script
76 Elvis Costello - Best of The First Ten Years
81 Drake - Take Care
82 Andre Rieu - The Collection
83 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
86 Best Coast - The Only Place
88 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi: The Collection
90 UB40 - Very Best of UB40
91 Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2
92 Madonna - MDNA
94 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Marley (OST)
95 Beyonce - 4
97 Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical
99 Rufus Wainwright - Out of The Game
100 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Top 30 Compilation Albums

01 01 Now 81
02 02 Now That's What I Call Running
Ne 03 Dance Party 2012
03 04 On The One Road
04 05 Drive (OST)
05 06 Ultimate Clubland
07 07 Keep Calm & Relax
06 08 Voices
13 09 Absolutely Essential Irish Songs
15 10 Eurovision Song Contest 2012

11 11 Kings of Country
08 12 Tiesto Club Life Vol 2: Miami
19 13 Ultimate Irish Pub Songs
17 14 No 1 Country Album
16 15 Queens of Country
09 16 Now That's What I Call Disney
18 17 Get Fit
21 18 Pop Princesses 2012
10 19 Mash Up Mix: Bass 2012
12 20 American Anthems

Re 21 Eistigi: Essential Trad Collection
Re 22 Saturday Night Fever (OST)
14 23 Now 80
Re 24 Weekend Anthems 2012
Re 25 Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
22 26 Top Gun (OST)
Re 27 A Stor Mo Chroi
27 28 Whiskey In The Jar
Re 29 Dirty Dancing (OST)
Re 30 101 Power Ballads

Dropping out

20 A Song For You
23 Hunger Games (OST)
24 101 Ibiza Anthems
25 101 Running Songs
26 Irish Pub Favourites
28 Avengers Assemble (OST)
29 Country Heartbreak
30 Rebel Songs of Ireland

Top 20 Indie Artist Albums

01 01 Adele - 21
Ne 02 Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
14 03 Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
03 04 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Ne 05 This Club - Highlife
Ne 06 Temper Trap - The Temper Trap
02 07 Beach House - Bloom
09 08 Adele - 19
04 09 Jack White - Blunderbuss
05 10 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On

10 11 Original Rudeboys - This Life
Ne 12 Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight
15 13 Mike Denver - Vintage Country
08 14 Coronas - Closer To You
Ne 15 Cult - Choice of Weapon
11 16 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
06 17 Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
07 18 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
Ne 19 Gaz Coombes - Here Come The Bombs
Ne 20 Saint Etienne - Words & Music

Dropping out

12 Best Coast - The Only Place
13 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
16 Lisa Hannigan - Passenger
17 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
18 Django Django - Django Django
19 Kilfenora Ceili Band - Chapter 8
20 Simian Mobile Disco - Unpatterns

Chart Track Commentary

Six months ago One Direction released their debut album ‘Up All Night’ and they’ve resided in the Irish Top 20 ever since. Until now they’ve never climbed higher than No 2, despite reaching No 1 in the USA, Canada & beyond, but this week they finally hit the Irish No 1 spot.

Adele’s run of success continues this week, holding at No 2 for a third consecutive week with ‘21’, which has now spent all seventy weeks since release in the Top 10, including a record-breaking thirty-four weeks at No 1. Former Blue Nile front man Paul Buchanan has this week’s highest new entry at No 4 with his first solo release ‘Mid Air, well ahead of the No 63 peak for his band’s last album ‘High’ back in 2004. There are two re-entries in this week’s Top 10: The Bee Gees at No 7 with their ‘Number Ones’ collection, in response to the death of Robin Gibb, and Scala & Kolacny Brothers at No 10, following their Olympia gigs at the weekend. John Mayer has the next new entry with his fifth studio album ‘Born And Raised’. Of the previous four, ‘Battle Studies’ was the most successful, reaching No 48 on release in 2009. With a No 1 single ‘We Are Young’ under their belts, New York trio Fun have the next new entry at No 15 with their third album ‘Some Nights’, their first to make the Irish Chart. The fourth and final new entry in this week’s Top 20 is at No 19 for Dublin’s This Club with their debut album ‘Highlife’.

The Irish Euro 2012 Squad & Friends hold at No 1 on the Singles Chart for a third week with ‘The Rocky Road To Poland’, heading a Top 3 unchanged since last week: Fun at No 2 and Marina & The Diamonds at No 3. The Wanted claim this week’s highest new entry at No 4 with ‘Chasing The Sun’, their eighth Irish hit single in less than two years, but only the third to make the Top 10. Unsurprisingly Jedward have this week’s highest climber with ‘Waterline’ soaring from No 28 to No 10 following their Eurovision semi-final success – giving them two concurrent Top 10 hits, with their unofficial Euro 2012 single ‘Put The Green Cape On’ at No 9.

[CZB]

Complete chart runs known for this week's singles drop-outs:

TURN TO YOU - JUSTIN BIEBER ---- 27 ----

BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD - RASCAL FLATTS ---- 37 ----

GLITTER AND GOLD - REBECCA FERGUSON ---- 65 ----

SHAKE IT OUT - GLEE CAST ---- 29 68 ----

HOT RIGHT NOW - DJ FRESH FEATURING RITA ORA
---- 34 22 24 17 25 42 53 59 65 97 XX XX XX 85 ----

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD - MARK RONSON FEATURING KATY B ---- 95 ----

HOLD ON - ALABAMA SHAKES ---- 70 XX 96 ----

[francisplaiy]

Your updates are still appreciated Shakyfan.
Keep up the good work and thanks for the Irish info.

[Shakyfan]

w.e. 31st May 2012

Top 100 Singles

Ne 01 Loreen - Euphoria
01 02 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
02 03 Fun. ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
03 04 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
05 05 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
06 06 Nicki Minaj - Starships
10 07 Jedward - Waterline
Ne 08 Flo Rida - Whistle
07 09 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
04 10 Wanted - Chasing The Sun

08 11 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
12 12 Train - Drive By
13 13 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
09 14 Jedward - Put The Green Cape On
23 15 Coldplay ft Rihanna - Princess of China
11 16 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
18 17 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
21 18 Pitbull - Back In Time
19 19 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
15 20 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.

14 21 Tulisa - Young
16 22 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
17 23 David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
45 24 Labrinth - Express Yourself
22 25 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Ne 26 Kylie Minogue - Timebomb
27 27 Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones
Ne 28 Justin Bieber - Die In Your Arms
28 29 B.O.B. - So Good
71 30 Katy Perry - Wide Awake

25 31 Saturdays - 30 Days
Ne 32 Ivi Adamou - La La Love
54 33 Chiddy Bang ft Icona Pop - Mind Your Manners
26 34 Professor Green ft Ruth Anne - Remedy
20 35 Katy Perry - Part of Me
30 36 Far East Movement - Live My Life
35 37 Sean Paul - She Doesn't Mind
29 38 Emeli Sande - Next To Me
33 39 LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
24 40 Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up

Ne 41 Alexandra Burke - Let It Go
42 42 One Direction - More Than This
40 43 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out
53 44 Aslan - Too Late For Hallelujah
Ne 45 Fun. - Some Nights
Ne 46 Lawson - When She Was Mine
74 47 Sebastian Ingresso & Alesso - Calling (Lose My Mind)
36 48 Scissor Sisters - Only The Horses
41 49 Emeli Sande - My Kind of Love
55 50 Jessie J - Domino

38 51 Drake ft Rihanna - Take Care
49 52 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Ne 53 Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band - Sing
Ne 54 Usher - Scream
47 55 Alex Clare - Too Close
44 56 Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
37 57 Flo Rida - Good Feeling
46 58 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**az In Paris
61 59 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
65 60 Avicii - Silhouettes

Ne 61 Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody
85 62 Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover
81 63 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump
67 64 Avicii - Levels
34 65 Coldplay - Paradise
79 66 Ed Sheeran - Drunk
Ne 67 Roman Lob - Standing Still
39 68 Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
76 69 David Guetta - I Can Only Imagine
66 70 D'banj - Oliver Twist

58 71 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
Ne 72 Wretch 32 ft Ed Sheeran - Hush Little Baby
100 73 Deadmau5 - The Veldt
64 74 One Direction - One Thing
60 75 Keane - Silenced By The Night
32 76 Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
50 77 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
57 78 Swedish House Maffia - Greyhound
Re 79 Jedward - Lipstick
82 80 Paloma Faith - Picking Up The Pieces

Ne 81 Rudimental ft John Newman - Feel The Love
52 82 Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love
Re 83 Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
70 84 Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
75 85 Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
Re 86 Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Re 87 Ram Jam - Black Betty
Re 88 Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Summertime
Ne 89 Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac
91 90 Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello

56 91 Christy Moore - Joxer Goes To Stuttgart
Ne 92 Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
43 93 Lana Del Ray - Video Games
Re 94 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
31 95 Bressie - Breaking My Fall
48 96 David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
Ne 97 Azealia Banks - 1991
Ne 98 Soluma Samay - Should've Known Better
72 99 Adele - Someone Like You
89 100 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

Dropping out

51 Angus & Julia Stone - You're The One That I Want
59 Coverdrive - Sparks
62 Donna Summer - I Feel Love
63 Glee Cast - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
68 Gavin Degraw - I Don't Wanna Be
69 Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
73 Conor Maynard - Can't Say No
77 Wanted - Glad You Came
78 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
80 Glee Cast - Mean
83 Bella Thorne - Ttylxox
84 Rob Kelly & Rebecca Creighton - The Real Thing
86 Lady Gaga - Edge of Glory
87 Plan B - Ill Manors
88 Coronas - Mark My Words
90 Ed Sheeran - Lego House
92 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
93 Killers - Mr Brightside
94 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
95 Bee Gees - You Win Again
96 Faith Hill - There You'll Be
97 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rockin'
98 Labrinth - Last Time
99 Labrinth ft Tinie Tempah - Earthquake

Top 20 Downloads

Ne 01 Loreen - Euphoria
01 02 Fun. ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
02 03 Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
04 04 Maroon 5 ft Wiz Khailfa - Payphone
05 05 Nicki Minaj - Starships
Ne 06 Flo Rida - Whistle
07 07 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
06 08 Damian Dempsey, Bressie, Danny O'Reilly & The Dubliners - Rocky Road To Poland
08 09 Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
03 10 Wanted - Chasing The Sun

19 11 Jedward - Waterline
10 12 Train - Drive By
11 13 Azealia Banks ft Lazy Jay - 212
Ne 14 Coldplay ft Rihanna - Princess of China
09 15 Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
16 16 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
20 17 Pitbull - Back In Time
17 18 Calvin Harris ft Neyo - Let's Go
13 19 Rita Ora ft Tinnie Tempah - R.I.P.
12 20 Tulisa - Young

Dropping out

14 Jessie J ft David Guetta - Laserlight
15 David Guetta ft SIA - Titanium
18 Katy Perry - Part of Me

Top 100 Artist Albums

Ne 01 Sigur Ros - Valtari
02 02 Adele - 21
01 03 One Direction - Up All Night
07 04 Bee Gees - No 1s
05 05 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die
06 06 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
08 07 Emeli Sande - Our Version of Events
Ne 08 Rumer - Boys Don't Cry
09 09 Ed Sheeran - +
03 10 Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart

12 11 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
11 12 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
30 13 Jay Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
21 14 Whitney Houston - Ultimate Collection
Ne 15 Scissor Sisters - Magic Hour
16 16 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
18 17 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
13 18 Mick Flannery - Red To Blue
22 19 Olly Murs - In Case You Didn't Know
23 20 Ben Howard - Every Kingdom

Ne 21 Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace
Ne 22 Melody Gardot - The Absence
41 23 Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
29 24 Moshi Monsters - Music Rox!
33 25 Aslan - Nudie Books & Frenchies
Ne 26 Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
24 27 Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
15 28 Fun. - Some Nights
32 29 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
28 30 Abba - 18 Hits

14 31 John Mayer - Born & Raised
20 32 Keane - Strangeland
17 33 Original Cast - Glee The Music: The Graduation Album
40 34 Jedward - Victory
39 35 Jessie J - Who You Are
36 36 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
38 37 Black Keys - El Camino
35 38 Chieftans / Various - Voice of Ages
04 39 Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
49 40 Gotye - Making Mirrors

48 41 Dubliners - Dubliners Originals
53 42 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
43 43 Jack White - Blunderbuss
31 44 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
37 45 Beach House - Bloom
44 46 Rihanna - Loud
58 47 Bruno Mars - Doowops & Hooligans
61 48 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
26 49 Imelda May - Mayhem / More Mayhem
42 50 Adele - 19

45 51 Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
46 52 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
50 53 Andrea Bocelli - Vivere (The Best of...)
34 54 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
Re 55 Celine Dion - My Love - The Essential Collection
47 56 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits
52 57 Imelda May - Love Tattoo
59 58 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of..
76 59 Andre Rieu - You Raise Me Up: Songs For Mum
70 60 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas

65 61 Saw Doctors - To Win Just Once: The Best of...
Re 62 Script - The Script
99 63 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
71 64 Bon Jovi - Greatest Hits
57 65 Slash ft Myles Kennedy - Apocalyptic Love
79 66 Van Morrison - Still On Top (Greatest Hits)
73 67 Bressie - Colourblind Stero
51 68 Tom Jones - Spirit In The Room
74 69 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
27 70 Tenacious D - Rize of The Fenix

81 71 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster
64 72 Il Divo - Wicked Game
75 73 Lionel Richie - Back To Front
69 74 Coronas - Closer To You
85 75 Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun: Best of...
56 76 Rebecca Ferguson - Heaven
77 77 Tina Turner - Simply The Best
55 78 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
62 79 Original Rudeboys - This Life
25 80 Temper Trap - The Temper Trap

Ne 81 Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band - Sing
Re 82 UB40 - Very Best of UB40
80 83 Carpenters - Gold
Re 84 Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
60 85 Johnny Cash - Best of.... {Spectrum}
84 86 Snow Patrol - Up To Now
98 87 Kris Kristofferson - Very Best of.....
Ne 88 ALTJ - An Awesome Wave
Re 89 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Re 90 Drake - Take Care

78 91 Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits
Re 92 Christy Moore - Live At The Point
Re 93 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
Re 94 Fureys - The Fureys' Finest
Re 95 Waterboys - Best of...
87 96 Elvis Presley - The Real Elvis: Ultimate Collection
93 97 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
54 98 Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge
Re 99 Andre Rieu - The Collection
19 100 This Club - Highlife

Dropping out

10 Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
63 Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight
66 Mike Denver - Vintage Country
67 Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
68 Michael Buble - Crazy Love
72 Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
82 Christy Moore - The Collection (81-91)
83 Soulsavers - The Light The Dead Sea
86 Cult - Choice of Weapon
88 Donna Summer - The Journey: The Very Best of....
89 Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
90 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
91 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
92 Paul Brady - Dancer In The Fire: Anthology
94 Doors - Very Best of.....
95 Phil Collins - ...Hits
96 Original Cast - Smash
97 Jedward - Planet Jedward
100 Wanted - Battleground

Top 30 Compilation Albums

01 01 Now 81
02 02 Now That's What I Call Running
04 03 On The One Road
03 04 Dance Party 2012
10 05 Eurovision Song Contest 2012
06 06 Ultimate Clubland
Ne 07 R&B In The Mix 2012
05 08 Drive (OST)
07 09 Keep Calm & Relax
12 10 Tiesto Club Life Vol 2: Miami

08 11 Voices
Ne 12 The Boys Are Back In Town
23 13 Now 80
09 14 Absolutely Essential Irish Songs
13 15 Ultimate Irish Pub Songs
16 16 Now That's What I Call Disney
11 17 Kings of Country
Ne 18 Britpop Anthems
20 19 American Anthems
29 20 Dirty Dancing (OST)

18 21 Pop Princesses 2012
Ne 22 Pacha Ibiza Dance Anthems
14 23 No 1 Country Album
15 24 Queens of Country
Ne 25 90's Groove
17 26 Get Fit
27 27 A Stor Mo Chroi
Re 28 Irish Pub Favourites
19 29 Mash Up Mix: Bass 2012
26 30 Top Gun (OST)

Dropping out

21 Eistigi: Essential Trad Collection
22 Saturday Night Fever (OST)
24 Weekend Anthems 2012
25 Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
28 Whiskey In The Jar
30 101 Power Ballads

Top 20 Indie Artist Albums

01 01 Adele - 21
04 02 Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
02 03 Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
09 04 Jack White - Blunderbuss
07 05 Beach House - Bloom
08 06 Adele - 19
16 07 James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
14 08 Coronas - Closer To You
10 09 Riptide Movement - Keep On Keepin' On
11 10 Original Rudeboys - This Life

06 11 Temper Trap - The Temper Trap
Ne 12 ALTJ - An Awesome Wave
18 13 Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
05 14 This Club - Highlife
13 15 Mike Denver - Vintage Country
Re 16 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
12 17 Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight
Re 18 Ryan Sheridan - Day You Live Forever
Ne 19 Public Image Ltd - This Is P.I.L.
15 20 Cult - Choice of Weapon

Dropping out

03 Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Scala & Kolacny Brothers
17 Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
19 Gaz Coombes - Here Come The Bombs
20 Saint Etienne - Words & Music

Chart Track Commentary

Following her Eurovision victory in Baku last weekend, Sweden’s Loreen debuts at No 1 on this week’s chart with ‘Euphoria’. She’s the first Eurovision winner to top the Irish Singles Chart since 1993, when Ireland’s own Niamh Kavanagh spent five weeks at No 1 with ‘In Your Eyes’.

Apart from Jedward, who move up from No 10 to No 7 with ‘Waterline’, only three of the other contestants make an impression on the Irish Chart: the surprise leader of this group is Ivi Adamou with the Cyprus entry ‘La La Love’ at No 32 (No 16 on the night), ahead of Buranovskiye Babushki at No61 with the Russian entry ‘Party For Everybody’ (runner-up in the contest) and Roman Lob at No 67 with the German entry ‘Standing Still’ (No 8 on the night). Aside from Eurovision, the only other new entry in this week’s Top 20 is at No 8 for Flo Rida with ‘Whistle’, bringing his tally of Irish hits to thirteen, including five No 1’s.

It’s a good week for Nordic artists, as Iceland’s Sigur Rós debut at No 1 with their sixth studio album ‘Valtari’. They’ve been hitting higher and higher with every album: their debut ‘Von’ failed to chart, second album ‘Ágætis byrjun’ debuted at No 38 in 2000, third album ‘( )’ came in at No 17 in 2002, fourth album ‘Takk…’ made No 6 in 2005 and their previous album ‘Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust’ peaked at No 4 in 2008. The next new entry is at No 8 for Rumer with ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, the follow-up to her debut release ‘Seasons Of My Soul’ which reached No 7 in 2010. The third and final new entry in this week’s Top 20 is for The Scissor Sisters at No 15 with their fourth album ‘Magic Hour’. Their first two albums both made No 1, but their previous album ‘Night Work’ debuted and peaked at No 11 two years ago.

Shakyfan's Commentary

7 of this year's Eurovision songs are in the Irish Top 100 though only 3 actually received points from Ireland on Saturday night. Also only 3 actually made the Top 10 on the night with the others finishing between 16th and 23rd.

Ne 01 EUPHORIA - LOREEN Sweden (1st) (12 pts)
10 07 WATERLINE - JEDWARD Ireland (19th) (N/A)
Ne 32 LA LA LOVE - IVI ADAMOU Cyprus (16th) (0 pts)
Ne 61 PARTY FOR EVERYBODY - BURANOVSKIYE BABUSHKI Russia (2nd) (6 pts)
Ne 67 STANDING STILL - ROMAN LOB Germany (8th) (10 pts)
Ne 89 APHRODISIAC - ELEFTHERIA ELEFTHERIOU Greece (17th) (0 pts)
Ne 98 SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - SOLUNA SAMAY Denmark (23rd) (0 pts)

Also this week we have the return of last year's Irish entry - Lipstick - which appears twice: at 79 is the original version and 14 in a newly reworded version (Put The Green Cape On).

09 14 PUT THE GREEN CAPE ON JEDWARD UNIVERSAL IRELAND 4
Re 79 LIPSTICK JEDWARD UNIVERSAL IRELAND 42