Getting to Number 1 is no easy feat, and holding on to the top spot is a tough task. Returning to the summit, well, that is even more difficult. Rebounding back to Number 1 on multiple occasions? It is pretty much unheard of.
In modern Irish chart history, just three songs have enjoyed three or more separate stints at Number 1, with just
one hitting Number 1 on four different occasions.
So what qualities make a song possess that magic, bounce-back ability? In the case of these three history makers, they’re all instantly catchy and are related to a popular TV show or film, putting the stars behind them in the eyes of wider audiences than perhaps they would have without that association.
Shane Codd to release new single in March After the Top 10 success of Get Out My Head, Shane is keeping his foot on the gas.
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Shane Codd is to release his next single in March.
Speaking with Hot Press, the DJ and producer from Cavan is lining up a spring release for his second single, which follows Get Out My Head, a Number 6 hit on both the Official Irish Singles Chart and the UK s Official Singles Chart.
This month, Shane s reworking of a track from a really big artist” will be released as official remix, so it is safe to say that the 23-year-old is keeping his pedal to the metal.
Take a look at our rundown of homegrown talent releasing new albums, EPs, mixtapes and more.
Imelda May
After releasing her first collection of poetry in 2020, an EP titled Slip of the Tongue, Imelda is to share her sixth studio album on April 23.
11 Past The Hour features the already-available title track, plus new single Just One Kiss with Noel Gallagher ft. Ronnie Wood. Available now for pre-save, and pre-order digitally and on CD and vinyl, the record is Imelda s first for four years since 2017 s Life Love Flesh Blood, which peaked at Number 2 on the Official Irish Albums Chart.
Collaborators on the 11 Past The Hour - which was co-written with Tim Bran (London Grammar, Primal Scream) and string arranger Davide Rossi (Coldplay, U2, Goldfrapp) - include Noel Gallagher, Miles Kane and Ronnie Wood.
09 January 2021
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The Weeknd takes pole position on Ireland’s Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020 with Blinding Lights. First released at the end of 2019, Blinding Lights stormed to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart in January, claiming four non-consecutive weeks at the top. The track was the most downloaded and streamed single of 2020, totalling 159.5k units, including 17.3m streams, it spent a total of 51 weeks inside the Top 50.
The year’s longest-reigning Number 1 single Roses by Saint Jhn ranks at Number 2 - a new remix of the US rapper’s breakthrough song by Kazakh producer Imanbek saw it gain popularity on TikTok, resulting in eight consecutive weeks atop the Official Irish Singles Chart.
Congratulations to Taylor Swift who claims this week’s highest new entries on both the Official Irish Albums and Singles Charts.
Taylor’s surprise-released ninth studio album Evermore opens at Number 3, behind Dermot Kennedy’s Without Fear (1) and Bruce Springsteen’s Letter To You (2). Taylor’s sixth consecutive Top 3 album, Evermore was the most downloaded and streamed album of the week.
On the Official Irish Singles Chart, Evermore’s lead single Willow matches the placement of its parent album, going in at Number 3. Album cut Champagne Problems opens at Number 6, and HAIM collaboration No Body, No Crime lands at Number 11. In total, Taylor now has 38 Top 50 hits to her name.