Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper score the Official Irish Charts Double

'Shallow' is the lead single taken from the Motion Picture Cast Recording to A Star Is Born. It rockets from Number 12 to the top spot, spurred on by the movie’s success.

'Shallow' is Bradley’s first Irish Number 1 single, while it marks the sixth time Gaga has sat at the throne of the Irish Top 50. 'Just Dance', 'Poker Face', 'Bad Romance', 'Telephone' and 'Born This Way' are Lady Gaga’s previous Irish Number 1 hits.

The Star Is Born’s Motion Picture Cast Recording has also debuted at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart.

Comprising of 18 new songs sung by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, and some spoken word dialogue tracks featuring other cast members, the soundtrack album marks the third time Lady Gaga has reached the Irish Albums Chart top spot, following 2008’s The Fame and 2011’s Born This Way.

After a close race all week, Twenty One Pilots settle for the Number 2 spot with Trench, which becomes their second Top 10 album in Ireland, and highest charting so far.

New entries and climbers

George Ezra and Post Malone both return to the Top 10 after announcing Irish tour dates for 2019; both Staying at Tamara’s and Beerbongs & Bentleys ascend five positions to 6 and 8 respectively.

Fresh from announcing their return to music, Westlife’s Greatest Hits returns to the Top 50 at Number 26, while Echo & The Bunnymen make a dent at Number 32 with The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon, plus Lil Baby and Gunna’s collaborative album Drip Harder gives the Georgian rappers their first Irish Chart appearance at Number 39.

Finally, three albums re-enter the Top 50 this week: Queen’s The Platinum Collection is at Number 40 as hype surrounding the upcoming movie Bohemian Rhapsody continues to build, The Cure are at 42 with Greatest Hits after announcing a Dublin show for June 2019, and Niall Horan sits at 44 with Flicker.