Posted March 17, 201411 yr In honour of St Patrick's Day, Billboard has compiled a list of the top 10 performing Irish artists on the Hot 100. Top 10 Irish Artists on Billboard Hot 100 rank. artist - highest charting song (peak position & date) 10. Thin Lizzy - highest charting song: The Boys Are Back In Town (#12 - 7/24/1976) 9. The Irish Rovers - highest charting song: The Unicorn (#7 - 5/25/1968) 8. The Cranberries - highest charting song: Linger (#8 - 2/12/1994) 7. The Script - highest charting song: Breakeven (#12 - 5/15/2010) 6. Enya - highest charting song: Mario Winans featuring Enya & P Diddy - I Don't Wanna Know (#2 - 4/24/2004) 5. Snow Patrol - highest charting song: Chasing Cars (#5 - 10/14/2006) 4. Van Morrison - highest charting song: Domino (#9 - 1/2/1971) 3. Sinéad O'Connor - highest charting song: Nothing Compares 2 U (#1 - 4 wks, 4/21/1990) 2. Gilbert O'Sullivan - highest charting song: Alone Again (Naturally) (#1 - 6 wks, 7/29/1972) and surprise, surprise ... 1. U2 - highest charting song: With Or Without You (#1 - 3 wks, 5/16/1987) http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/593...f-all-time-ever
March 17, 201411 yr Absolute chart domination from the Irish there, I'm sure everyone will agree. I've actually never heard of Gilbert O'Sullivan :blush:.
March 17, 201411 yr Says a lot that the Irish Rovers have two top 40 hits on the Hot 100 and are top 10 :drama: Poor Samantha Mumba snubbed. I've never heard of that Gilbert person either but I know the title 'Alone Again (Naturally)' because it was parodied in the Simpsons :kink:
March 17, 201411 yr Author I reckon Enya would have been much higher if they'd gone by album sales. And how is 'Chasing Cars' not Snow Patrol's highest charting hit?
March 17, 201411 yr The fact that they went only on Hot 100 charting makes it even stranger that Sam didn't feature :unsure: She had three songs on that chart and 'Gotta Tell You' being bigger than the biggest hits of everyone lower than Enya should have made up the difference over people with more Hot 100 hits...
March 17, 201411 yr ^ 'Chasing Cars' is their highest charting hit though?! Yeah album sales would've shaken up the list considerably, with The Corrs possibly making an appearance as well. Surprised Niall Horan and his glorified backing singers failed to make the cut :(.
March 17, 201411 yr Author ^ 'Chasing Cars' is their highest charting hit though?! I'm getting 'The Script' & 'Snow Patrol' mixed up :lol:
March 17, 201411 yr Author Yeah album sales would've shaken up the list considerably, with The Corrs possibly making an appearance as well. Of course, The Corrs. But they haven't sold that many albums in the US, have they?
March 18, 201411 yr Of course, The Corrs. But they haven't sold that many albums in the US, have they? According to Wikipedia, no not really :P - they've a platinum and two gold certifications. But that (plus trickle sales and whatever else their other albums have sold) would possibly be enough to get onto a top 10 list? I don't really know. They'd definitely be ahead of The Script and Snow Patrol anyway. Edited March 18, 201411 yr by Noahspike
March 18, 201411 yr Author I thought 'Zombie' would have been the highest charting hit for The Cranberries. Had a look on Wikipedia ... It didn't even appear on the Hot 100. I'm guessing it was during that phase when you had to have a physical release to appear on the Hot 100.
March 18, 201411 yr Snow Patrol actually have a Gold and Platinum certification in their discography :o No other album certifications though. Kinda surprised to see The Script have no certifications to their name, they've never had a hit as big as 'Chasing Cars' but they actually have more than one significant hit in the US, unlike Snow Patrol.
March 18, 201411 yr So happy Enya insisted on full credit as a featured artist on I Don't Wanna Know after the Fugees screwed her over back in the 90s.
March 18, 201411 yr Author So happy Enya insisted on full credit as a featured artist on I Don't Wanna Know after the Fugees screwed her over back in the 90s. It's not as if she didn't get paid for the Fugees sample :lol:
March 18, 201411 yr It's not as if she didn't get paid for the Fugees sample :lol: Well true but she had to threaten a lawsuit to get anything! I thought 'Zombie' would have been the highest charting hit for The Cranberries. Had a look on Wikipedia ... It didn't even appear on the Hot 100. I'm guessing it was during that phase when you had to have a physical release to appear on the Hot 100. I think you're right that both Zombie and Salvation didn't get CD single releases so they were not eligible for the Hot 100. And even those aside, Dreams is by far their most enduring single. Don't forget B*witched had two Hot 100 entries (C'est la Vie went top 10) and as for the Corrs... Can't believe their only Hot 100 entry was Runaway but I guess The Right Time and much later Summer Sunshine only made the Adult Contemporary chart...
March 18, 201411 yr and as for the Corrs... Can't believe their only Hot 100 entry was Runaway but I guess The Right Time and much later Summer Sunshine only made the Adult Contemporary chart...Don't forget Breathless! :o
March 18, 201411 yr Author Don't forget B*witched had two Hot 100 entries (C'est la Vie went top 10) Can't believe I didn't know that :o
March 18, 201411 yr Author Can't believe The Script never made the top 10 :o As of July 2013, 'Breakeven' had sold 2.7m in the US. I reckon it's around 2.84m now.
March 18, 201411 yr As of July 2013, 'Breakeven' had sold 2.7m in the US. I reckon it's around 2.84m now. Amazing, especially since it's their best song by a mile
March 19, 201411 yr I'm very old-fashoined music fan, if I know who is Gilbert O'Sullivan (Thought that "Clair" was his most popular hit), but never heard about Script.
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