One Direction still at No. 1

Simon Cowell-created pop act One Direction remain at the top of the Irish chart this week with Take Me Home.

This is the UK/Irish act's second album - it follows the five-piece's massive 2011 debut, Up All Night. Read Celina Murphy's review of Take Me Home in next week's issue of HP.

Straight in at No. 2 in the chart is Barbados-born R&B singer Rihanna, with latest offering Unapologetic (also reviewed in next week's mag), while UK pop act Little Mix are a new entry too, at this week's No. 3 with DNA.

At No. 4, it's the slightly longer-established Led Zeppelin with Celebration Day, while Scot singer Emeli Sandé completes the top 5 with Our Version Of Events.

Other new entries include Pat Byrne, who shot to fame on The Voice Of Ireland. His debut, All Or Nothing, is this week's No. 10. Dublin trio The Original Rudeboys re-enter the chart too, as they released a deluxe edition of This Life last week. It's at No. 22. Singer Sean 'Ned' Walsh tells us all about the band's rise to fame in next week's issue, as part of our annual Round Table Summit.