Inhaler debut at No.1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Cuts & Bruises

It's been a phenomenal few weeks for our current Hot Press dual cover stars – with Inhaler debuting at No.1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Cuts & Bruises, following The Academic's chart-topping success the week before.

Inhaler are followed on the chart by Pink, who scored the No.2 spot with her ninth studio album, Trustfall.

The Top 5 also includes The Weeknd's The Highlights (No.3), Taylor Swift's Midnights (No.4), and Harry Styles' Harry's House (No.5).

2021 saw Inhaler debut at the top of the charts on both sides of the Irish Sea, with their first album, It Won't Always Be Like This – which also became the fastest-selling debut album on vinyl by any band this century.

"Across eleven ear-worms, Inhaler conjure visions of delirious revellers howling their catchy choruses in festival fields across Europe and beyond," Will Russell wrote in his review of Cuts & Bruises for Hot Press. "By the end of the year they could be huge..."

Read his full review here.

Cork-based singer-songwriter John Blek also made his mark on the chart this week, entering at No.26 with Until The Rivers Run Dry.

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