Ariana Grande's 'thank u, next' outsells the rest of the Top 5 combined on the Irish Album Charts

Music
15 Feb 19

Ariana Grande’s major success continues on this week’s Official Irish Singles Chart as she earns her fourth Number 1 single in less than a year.

Ariana Grande de-thrones herself for the number one spot.

Singles

Ariana Grande earns fifth Irish chart-topper with new single 'Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored'. Taken from her new album Thank U, Next, the single debuts at the top spot this week. Grande holds three songs in the top 5, with '7 Rings' at Number 2 and Needy at Number 5.

The Floridian now ties with Rihanna as the female artists with the most Number 1s this decade.

Claiming four chart topping singles in just 294 days, Ariana joins Britney Spears as the only women this millennium to claim four Official Irish Singles Chart Number 1s in less than a year.

Elsewhere in the Top 10, Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man’s 'Giant' reaches a new peak of Number 4, while Ariana is back again with Needy at Number 5, which becomes her 11^th Top 5 single.

Khalid & Disclosure start at 19 with 'Talk', with more new entries not far behind including Lost by Dermot Kennedy at 26, and The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds of Summer’s 'Who Do You Love' at 27.

LA rapper Blueface secures his first Top 50 entry with 'Thotiana' at Number 40, and finally, Julia Michaels’ 'What A Time', a collaboration with Niall Horan rounds out the chart at Number 50.

Albums

Grande has claimed her third Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Thank U, Next. Outselling the rest of this week’s Top 5 combined, Thank U, Next is also the only female album released this decade to feature three Irish Number 1 singles.

The impact of Grande’s latest material sees her previous two chart topping collections scale the chart. Sweetener climbs three places to Number 8, while Dangerous Woman returns to the Top 50 at 43.

A further two new entries also impact this week’s Top 50. The self-titled debut album from London rapper AJ Tracey bows at Number 15, while Far Out Dust, the second album from Irish musician Talos becomes his first Top 50 effort at Number 24.

Finally, fresh from more tour dates across Ireland, Tommy Fleming lifts 35 slots to Number 23 with his former Top 10 album Voice of Hope II.