- Culture
- 15 Jul 22
Following their stellar Aviva Stadium show, Irish boyband – or should that be manband? – Westlife have re-entered the Official Irish Albums Chart at No.3.
Scottish DJ duo LF SYSTEM, comprising Conor Larkman and Sean Finnegan, may be marking their second week at No.1 in the UK, but here in Ireland, Kate Bush holds onto the top spot with her 1985 Hounds of Love classic 'Running Up That Hill'.
They may not have snatched the coveted No.1 slot, but LF SYSTEM's 'Afraid To Feel' – which samples soul group Silk’s 1975 track 'I Can’t Stop (Turning You On)' – sits at No.2 today (July 15).
Elsewhere in the Top 5, George Ezra continues his steady rise with the infectious 'Green Green Grass' – which climbs to No.4 from No.12. It is the second successful single lifted from his UK No.1 album Gold Rush Kid.
Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul' and Drake's 'Massive' round out the Top 5 Singles Chart, with Dermot Kennedy's 'Someone You Love' falling four places this week to No.6.
Harry Styles' 'As It Was', Ella Henderson and Nathan Dawe's '21 Reasons', OneRepublic's 'I Ain't Worried and Joji's 'Glimpse of Us' finish off the Top 10.
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In terms of Irish talent, the only other Emerald Isle act in the Top 20 is Belters Only at No.14 with 'I Will Survive'. Dermot Kennedy's eagerly-awaited sophomore album Sonder lands this September.
With Stranger Things to thank for Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' revival, Metallica have also entered the Irish Top 50 with 'Master of Puppets' thanks to Season 4 Vol.2 of the hit Netflix show.
Master of Puppets @Metallica ascends into the Official Irish Top 50 this week! @Stranger_Things
See where it stands - How high can the song climb? ➡️ https://t.co/Jy4VsvoeoK pic.twitter.com/vmfs3oR2Kh— Official Irish Charts (@irishcharts) July 15, 2022
Meanwhile in the Albums Chart, a big gig bounce is evident, with Westlife's Greatest Hits album entering the Top 5 at No.3, climbing 21 places as a result of their Aviva Stadium shows.
Harry Styles' third opus Harry's House climbs two places back to the No.1 spot, with = by Ed Sheeran at No.2. Olivia Rodrigo's debut SOUR is at No.4 while Dermot Kennedy's relentlessly sales-worthy Without Fear concludes the Top 5.
*Three* @westlifemusic albums land in this week’s Official Irish Charts, including a return to the Top 5! 👑 Take a look: https://t.co/LAXLyyPMxF pic.twitter.com/IIiXpVA6SZ
— Official Irish Charts (@irishcharts) July 15, 2022
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ABBA's Gold: Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Harry Styles' Fine Line, Elton John's Diamonds and Westlife's Wild Dream complete the Top 10.
Following the release of Love, Damini, Burna Boy has entered both the Official Irish Singles Chart with 'Last Last' at No. 39 and Albums Chart.
Wasteland by Brent Faiyaz is the highest new entry on the albums chart at No. 15.
Finally, Brent Faiyaz's Wasteland – No.15 on the main charts – is at No.1 in the Irish Independent Charts, dislodging Fontaines D.C.'s Skinty Fla, which drops from No.1 to No.3. Sandwiched between these two is Arctic Monkeys' AM – which has been an astonishing 456 weeks on the charts. A platinum album in Ireland, it has gone 5-times platinum in the UK.