Ariana Grande collects sixth week at Irish Singles Number 1

Ariana Grande comes in at No. 1 once again on the Official Irish Singles Chart this week.

'thank u, next', the Floridian’s second Number 1 of 2018, spends a sixth week in pole position. With her new single 'Imagine' out today, apparently the only question worth asking is: could Ariana replace herself as Christmas Number 1 on next week’s chart?

Finally, nine Christmas tracks flood the Top 50. They are: Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (9); Fairytale of New York from The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (10); Wham!’s Last Christmas (15); Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid (25); Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (31); It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Michael Buble (33); Ariana Grande’s Santa Tell Me (38); John & Yoko’s Happy Xmas (War is Over) (43); and Driving Home For Christmas from Chris Rea (48).

Elsewhere in the Top 5, Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus’ 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart climbs' seven to a new peak of Number 4, and Post Malone’s 'Sunflower' ft. Swae Lee returns to its Number 5 personal best.

Closer to home, Picture This claim this week’s highest new entry with 'Everything Or Nothing'; the second cut from their upcoming second album MDRN LV. It enters at Number 7, marking their second Top 10 hit and 9th Top 50 appearance.

On top of that, nine Christmas tracks flood the Top 50 this week. They are: Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (9); Fairytale of New York from The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl (10); Wham!’s Last Christmas (15); Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid (25); Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (31); It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Michael Buble (33); Ariana Grande’s Santa Tell Me (38); John & Yoko’s Happy Xmas (War is Over) (43); and Driving Home For Christmas from Chris Rea (48).