List of number-one albums of 2015 (Ireland) explained

The Irish Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.

Issue dateAlbumArtistReference
1 JanuaryxEd Sheeran[1]
8 January[2]
15 January[3]
22 JanuaryHozierHozier[4]
29 JanuaryxEd Sheeran[5]
5 FebruaryShadows in the NightBob Dylan[6]
12 FebruaryComing Up for AirKodaline[7]
19 FebruaryIn the Lonely HourSam Smith[8]
26 FebruaryxEd Sheeran[9]
5 MarchChasing YesterdayNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds[10]
12 MarchxEd Sheeran[11]
19 MarchHozierHozier[12]
26 MarchChaos and the CalmJames Bay[13]
2 April[14]
9 AprilHozierHozier[15]
16 AprilDarling ArithmeticVillagers[16]
23 AprilStories from the SurfaceHam Sandwich[17]
30 AprilThe Magic WhipBlur[18]
7 MayWilder MindMumford & Sons[19]
14 MayBeautiful LifeNathan Carter[20]
21 May[21]
28 May[22]
4 JuneHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence and the Machine[23]
11 JuneDronesMuse[24]
18 JuneHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence and the Machine[25]
25 June[26]
2 July1989Taylor Swift[27]
9 July[28]
16 JulyCommunionYears & Years[29]
23 JulyxEd Sheeran[30]
30 July[31]
6 August[32]
13 AugustComptonDr. Dre[33]
20 AugustxEd Sheeran[34]
27 AugustLittle VictoriesThe Strypes[35]
3 SeptemberHere and NowRyan Sheridan[36]
10 SeptemberOne Good NightDerek Ryan[37]
17 SeptemberxEd Sheeran[38]
24 SeptemberHoneymoonLana Del Rey[39]
1 OctoberRight HereShane Filan[40]
8 OctoberJoylandKeywest[41]
15 October[42]
22 OctoberxEd Sheeran[43]
29 OctoberSounds Good Feels Good5 Seconds of Summer[44]
5 NovemberxEd Sheeran[45]
12 NovemberGet WeirdLittle Mix[46]
19 NovemberMade in the A.M.One Direction[47]
26 November25Adele[48]
3 December[49]
10 December[50]
17 December[51]
24 December[52]
31 December[53]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 1 January 2015 . . 14 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418045656/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=1 . 18 April 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 8 January 2015 . Chart-Track . 14 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418044328/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=2 . 18 April 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 15 January 2015 . Chart-Track . 16 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418050653/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=3 . 18 April 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 22 January 2015 . Chart-Track . 24 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185236/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=4 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 29 January 2015 . Chart-Track . 31 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040201/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=5 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 5 February 2015 . Chart-Track . 6 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206225919/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=6 . 6 February 2015 . dead .
  7. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 12 February 2015 . Chart-Track . 13 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040205/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=7 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  8. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 19 February 2015 . Chart-Track . 20 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227163647/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=8 . 27 February 2015 . dead .
  9. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 26 February 2015 . Chart-Track . 27 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227172226/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=9 . 27 February 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 5 March 2015 . Chart-Track . 7 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121136/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=10 . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  11. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 12 March 2015 . Chart-Track . 13 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112511/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=11 . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  12. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 19 March 2015 . Chart-Track . 20 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140259/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=12 . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  13. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 26 March 2015 . Chart-Track . 27 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143347/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=13 . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  14. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 2 April 2015 . Chart-Track . 9 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312061344/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=14 . 12 March 2016 . dead .
  15. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 9 April 2015 . Chart-Track . 10 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071127/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=15 . 11 March 2016 . dead .
  16. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 16 April 2015 . Chart-Track . 17 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181116114627/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=16 . 16 November 2018 . dead .
  17. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 23 April 2015 . Chart-Track . 24 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150827064454/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=17 . 27 August 2015 . dead .
  18. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 30 April 2015 . Chart-Track . 1 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045052/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=18 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  19. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 7 May 2015 . Chart-Track . 13 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105001/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=19 . 18 May 2015 . dead .
  20. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 14 May 2015 . Chart-Track . 15 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105232/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=20 . 18 May 2015 . dead .
  21. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 21 May 2015 . Chart-Track . 22 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074026/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=21 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  22. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 28 May 2015 . Chart-Track . 30 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530224230/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=22 . 30 May 2015 . dead .
  23. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 4 June 2015 . Chart-Track . 5 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610201258/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=23 . 10 June 2015 . dead .
  24. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 11 June 2015 . Chart-Track . 12 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040132/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=24 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  25. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 18 June 2015 . Chart-Track . 20 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183320/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=25 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  26. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 25 June 2015 . Chart-Track . 26 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918094528/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=26 . 18 September 2017 .
  27. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 2 July 2015 . Chart-Track . 9 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150710165025/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=27 . 10 July 2015 . dead .
  28. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 9 July 2015 . Chart-Track . 10 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712084858/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=28 . 12 July 2015 . dead .
  29. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 16 July 2015 . Chart-Track . 17 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721054152/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=29 . 21 July 2015 . dead .
  30. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 23 July 2015 . Chart-Track . 24 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040146/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=30 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  31. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 30 July 2015 . Chart-Track . 31 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172209/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=31 . 13 October 2017 . dead .
  32. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 6 August 2015 . Chart-Track . 7 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040148/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=32 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  33. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 13 August 2015 . Chart-Track . 14 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040150/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=33 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  34. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 20 August 2015 . Chart-Track . 21 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172757/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=34 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  35. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 27 August 2015 . Chart-Track . 28 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910100526/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=35 . 10 September 2015 . dead .
  36. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 3 September 2015 . Chart-Track . 7 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040156/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=36 . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  37. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 10 September 2015 . Chart-Track . 12 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024135042/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=37 . 24 October 2015 . dead .
  38. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 17 September 2015 . Chart-Track . 18 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114836/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=38 . 8 December 2015 . dead .
  39. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 24 September 2015 . Chart-Track . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926013630/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=39 . 26 September 2015 . dead .
  40. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 1 October 2015 . Chart-Track . 3 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035231/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=40 . 25 September 2017 . dead .
  41. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 8 October 2015 . Chart-Track . 17 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165933/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=41 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  42. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 15 October 2015 . Chart-Track . 17 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184509/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%252Fmusicvideo%252Fmusic%252Farchive%252Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=42 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  43. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 22 October 2015 . Chart-Track . 23 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183241/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=43 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  44. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 29 October 2015 . Chart-Track . 30 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107081010/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=44 . 7 January 2016 . dead .
  45. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 5 November 2015 . Chart-Track . 13 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025430/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=45 . 17 November 2015 . dead .
  46. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 12 November 2015 . Chart-Track . 13 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015539/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=46 . 17 November 2015 . dead .
  47. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 19 November 2015 . Chart-Track . 24 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151125061617/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%252Fmusicvideo%252Fmusic%252Farchive%252Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=47 . 25 November 2015 . dead .
  48. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 26 November 2015 . Chart-Track . 27 November 2015 . https://archive.today/20151127135721/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=48 . 27 November 2015 . dead .
  49. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 3 December 2015 . Chart-Track . 8 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151210194515/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=49 . 10 December 2015 . dead .
  50. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 10 December 2015 . Chart-Track . 15 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222074416/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=50 . 22 December 2015 . dead .
  51. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 17 December 2015 . Chart-Track . 19 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510080300/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=51 . 10 May 2017 . dead .
  52. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 24 December 2015 . Chart-Track . 26 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226032752/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=52 . 26 December 2015 . dead .
  53. Web site: Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 31 December 2015 . Chart-Track . 2 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045551/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=53 . 4 March 2016 . dead .

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