The masked rockers’ sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind is their fifth consecutive Top 5 album and was the best-selling album this week on CD and vinyl formats.

Slipknot get the top spot by a narrow margin of just 12 combined sales, edging out Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project, which drops to Number 2 after four weeks leading the Top 50.

Sean-nós vocalist Sibéal jumps four places to Number 6 with her self-titled album, a new peak, while Bon Iver debut just outside the Top 10 at Number 11 with i,i, only available to digitally download and stream - the CD and vinyl versions are released on August 30.

Finally, US rapper Trippie Redd claims his second Top 20 album with ! at Number 20.

Official Irish Albums Chart Top 5

1 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND - SLIPKNOT

2 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT - ED SHEERAN

3 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT - LEWIS CAPALDI

4 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO - BILLIE EILISH

5 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - THE GREATEST SHOWMAN OST