The top-end of the Irish album chart is a predominantly female affair this week! Adele holds onto the No. 1 and 3 slots with 19 and 21 respectively, while our current cover star Beyoncé retains her place at No. 2 with newest offering 4.

Fellow US R&B star Rihanna is this week's No. 4 with Loud, while New Yorker Lady Gaga's Born This Way is at No. 5.

There are just two new entries this week, in the form of Nickelodeon act Big Time Rush's self-titled debut album, and UK rockers The Horrors' third album Skying.