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Top 50 Tracks (29/12/24 - 04/01/25) 01 01 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 02 06 Saw Doctors - Wha'D'ya Think A That? 03 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 04 27 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass 05 07 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 06 34 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You 07 10 Norman Beaton - Don't Scratch My Soca 08 05 The Undertones - Thrill Me 09 03 DJ Otzi - X-mas Time 10 04 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 11 12 Saw Doctors - All We Love 12 Re Bryan Adams - Just About Gone 13 13 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby 14 Re Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts 15 Re Bill Whelan - Marta's Dance / The Russian Dervish 16 15 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 17 Re Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me 18 22 Dasha - Austin 19 Re Bill Whelan - American Wake 20 Ne Bryan Adams - No Time For Love 21 19 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 22 08 Cast of Fairytale of New York - Toss The Feathers 23 Re Bill Whelan - Riverdance 24 24 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 25 11 Cast of Fairytale of New York - The Irish Rover / Lord of The Dance 26 Re Bill Whelan - The Countess Cathleen / Wonen of The Sidhe 27 Re Bryan Adams - Part Friday Night, Part Sunday Morning 28 Re Bill Whelan - Firedance 29 29 Hozier - Too Sweet 30 20 Teddy Swims - The Door 31 16 The Undertones - It's Going To Happen 32 Re Bryan Adams - On The Road 33 37 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 34 14 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 35 Ne Bryan Adams - Shine A Light 36 Re Bryan Adams - Go Down Rockin' 37 40 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 38 09 Shakin' Stevens - The Best Christmas of Them All 39 39 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 40 47 4 of Us - Waiting Game 41 32 DJ Otzi - Do Wah Diddy 42 48 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 43 21 The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer 44 17 Cast of Fairytale of New York - I'll Tell Me Ma 45 18 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 46 33 The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy 47 41 Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl 48 28 Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 49 35 The Undertones - I Need Your Love The Way It Used To Be 50 30 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me Top 10 Albums (29/12/24 - 04/01/25) 01 Re Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts 02 Re Bill Whelan - Riverdance: 25th Anniversary 03 Re Bryan Adams - Shine A Light 04 02 The Undertones - 16 Live Humdingers 05 Re Bryan Adams - Get Up 06 Re Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbours (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 07 05 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 08 09 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection: Live) 09 01 Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 10 04 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland Starting to look ahead to some of the concerts I'll be going to this year and first up it was Bryan Adams who I'll be going to see in May. Also dug out the Riverdance vinyl - I'll be going to see the show in December.

NI Hit 40 (Broadcast 12.01.2025) 01 01 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 02 02 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 03 03 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 08 04 Sam Fender - Peope Watching 05 05 Myles Smith - Stargazing 04 06 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 10 07 Gracie Abrams - That's So True 16 08 Lola Young - Messy 07 09 Hozier - Too Sweet 06 10 Teddy Swims - Lose Control 09 11 Teddy Swims - The Door 11 12 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You 13 13 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 12 14 Post Malone / Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 14 15 Noel Kahan - Stick Season 20 16 Chrystal - The Days 15 17 Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather 23 18 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 17 19 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 18 20 Dasha - Austin 30 21 Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem 19 22 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 22 23 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 21 24 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D - Somedays 24 25 Coldplay ft Burna Boy, Little Simz, Elyanna, & Tini - We Pray 27 26 Coldplay - All My Love 25 27 Coldplay - Feels Like I'm Falling In Love Ne 28 Putbull ft Flo Rida & Lunchmoney - Greenlight Re 29 Cynthia Erivo / Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity Re 30 Alex Warren - Carry You Home 28 31 Pawsa vs Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 29 32 Weeknd / Playboi Carti - Timeless 26 33 Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry Ne 34 Tyla - Push 2 Start 33 35 Tom Grennan - Higher 35 36 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please Re 37 Mark Ambor - Belong Together Re 38 Jungle - Back On 74 31 39 Adam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso and Malachiii - Move 37 40 Ella Henderson - Filthy Rich Future Breakers Griff - Last Night's Mascara Alex Warren and Joe Jonas - Burning Down Teddy Swims ft Giveon - Are You Even Real Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road Raye - Oscar Winning Tears During the show DJ Hix pointed out Coldplay's achievement of 3 consecutive tracks in the chart which he believed was the first time this has happened. It very nearly happened twice in this week's chart with Sabrina Carpenter and Teddy Swims both occupying 3 out of 4 consecutive positions. It is quite possible that it could happen again next week.

Week ending 9th January 2025 (Week 02) Top 100 Singles 01 01 Gracie Abrams - That’s So True 02 02 Lola Young - Messy 03 03 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt 04 04 Billie Eilish - Birds of A Feather 05 05 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 06 06 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 10 07 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies 07 08 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 11 09 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 08 10 Chappell Roan - Hot To Go 14 11 Hozier - Too Sweet 16 12 Teddy Swims - Lose Control 13 13 Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 19 14 Chrystal - The Days 09 15 Zach Bryan ft Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything 17 16 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please 24 17 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 12 18 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 21 19 Myles Smith - Stargazing 15 20 Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange 23 21 Post Malone / Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 22 22 Fontaines DC - Bug 20 23 Gracie Abrams - I Love You I'm Sorry 45 24 Sza - BMF 26 25 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 25 26 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club 36 27 Noah Kahan - You're Gonna Go Far 35 28 Bl3ss / Camrinwatsin / Bbyclose - Kisses 27 29 Casso / Raye / D-Block Europe - Prada 32 30 Police - Every Breath You Take 30 31 Gracie Adams - Close To You 44 32 Sam Barber ft Avery Anna - Indigo 31 33 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 28 34 Lord Huron - The Night We Met Re 35 Benson Boone - Slow It Down 18 36 Dasha - Austin 40 37 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You 42 38 Tyler, The Creator - Like Him 43 39 Cynthia Erivo / Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity 38 40 Adam Port / Stryv / Keinemusik - Move Re 41 Pitbull / Flo Rida / LunchMoney - Greenlight 33 42 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 41 43 Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) 34 44 Charli XCX - Apple 39 45 Pawsa vs Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) Ne 46 Morgan Wallen - Smile 46 47 Kendrick Lamar / Lefty Gunplay - TV Off Ne 48 Jade Lemac - Constellations 48 49 Kendrick Lamar & Sza - Luther Re 50 Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith - La La La 29 51 Charli XCX ft Billie Eilish - Guess 37 52 Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners - Evergreen 49 53 Noah Kahan - Everywhere Everything Ne 54 Doechii - Denial Is A River 54 55 Alex Warren - Burning Down 47 56 Kneecap - H.O.O.D. 50 57 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D - Somedays 52 58 Sam Fender - People Watching 55 59 Ariana Grande / Cynthia Erivo - What Is This Feeling 56 60 Teddy Swims - The Door 66 61 Imogen Heap - Headlock 53 62 Fontaines DC - I Love You 59 63 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 62 64 Weeknd / Playboi Carti - Timeless 67 65 Tyla - Push 2 Start 65 66 Alex Warren - Carry You Home 71 67 Sza - Scorcesse Baby Daddy 63 68 Ariana Grande - Popular 72 69 Tyler, The Creator - Sticky 57 70 Tate McRae - 2 Hands 70 71 Stromae / Pomme - Ma Meilleure Ennemie 74 72 Coldplay - Viva La Vida 61 73 Kneecap ft Grian Chatten - Better Way To Live 68 74 Amble - Mary's Pub 77 75 Billie Eilish - Wildflower 75 76 Kingfishr - Eyes Don't Lie 73 77 Sza - Another Life 81 78 Marias - No One Noticed 84 79 Coldplay - Yellow 79 80 Hunter Metts - Weathervane Re 81 Fontaines DC - Favourite 89 82 Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody 87 83 Mary Wallopers - Cod Liver Oil & The Orange Juice 80 84 Killers - Mr Brightside 90 85 Michael Marcagi - The Other Side 91 86 Amble - Little White Chapel 82 87 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 88 88 Kendrick Lamar - Squabble Up 92 89 Obskur & Tomike - I've Arrived Re 90 Kettama / Interplanetary - Yosemite 95 91 Amble - Lonely Island Ne 92 Rankins / Somolu / Pierre - I Always Wanted A Brother Ne 93 Chezile - Beanie Ne 94 Don Toliver - No Pole Ne 95 Kingfishr - Killeagh 93 96 Raye - Oscar Winning Tears Re 97 Nimino - I Only Smoke When I Drink 94 98 ASAP Rocky / Heap / Claims Casino - I Smoked Away My Brain Re 99 Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over Re 100 Djo - End of Beginning Top 100 Artist Albums 03 01 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 01 02 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 04 03 SZA - SOS 11 04 Fontaines DC - Romance 02 05 Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us 06 06 Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall of A Midwest Princess 05 07 Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft 09 08 Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department 16 09 Weeknd - The Highlights 14 10 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years - Don't Stop 07 11 Olivia Rodrigo - Guts 08 12 Charli XCX - Brat 10 13 Ed Sheeran - +-=DivideX - Tour Collection 12 14 Olivia Rodrigo - Sour 13 15 Elton John - Diamonds 17 16 Abba - Gold 15 17 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 21 18 Taylor Swift - Folklore 18 19 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 25 20 Kendrick Lamar - GNX 22 21 Hozier - Hozier 31 22 Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan 20 23 Arctic Monkeys - AM 37 24 Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes By Cocomelon 38 25 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994 - 2009 32 26 Taylor Swift - Midnights Ne 27 Lil Baby - Wham 27 28 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 35 29 Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia 44 30 Billy Joel - Piano Man: The Very Best of... 47 31 Calvin Harris - 96 Months 23 32 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 28 33 Taylor Swift - Lover 29 34 Taylor Swift - Reputation 48 35 Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene 40 36 Michael Jackson - The Essential 30 37 Queen - Greatest Hits 43 38 Pitbull - Greatest Hits 24 39 Hozier - Unreal Unearth 45 40 Kanye West - Graduation 52 41 Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak 55 42 Maroon 5 - Singles 34 43 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 26 44 Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go 57 45 Eminem - Curtain Call 2 74 46 Post Malone - The Diamond Collection 66 47 Benson Boone - Fireworks & Rollerblades 61 48 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 75 49 Frank Ocean - Blonde 46 50 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 36 51 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever 73 52 Script - Tales From The Script - Greatest Hits 72 53 Linkin Park - Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000 - 2023 88 54 Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1) 42 55 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend 80 56 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits 76 57 50 Cent - Best of... 33 58 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 51 59 Nirvana - Nirvana 67 60 Ed Sheeran - [Divide] 79 61 Kneecap - Fine Art 54 62 George Michael - Twenty Five 60 63 Taylor Swift - Evermore 62 64 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 63 65 Bruce Springsteen - Best of… 59 66 Beatles - 1/1+ 82 67 Cranberries - Stars: The Best of 1992 - 2002 70 68 Dermot Kennedy - Without Fear 65 69 U2 - U218 Singles 39 70 Nirvana - Nevermind 56 71 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 81 72 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad 19 73 Tyler, The Creator - Igor 71 74 Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine 50 75 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 95 76 Harry Styles - Harry's House 68 77 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster 94 78 Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa 98 79 Elvis Presley - 30 No 1 Hits 91 80 Sabrina Carpenter - Emails I Can't Send 84 81 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection Re 82 Amble - The Commons Re 83 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent Re 84 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour Re 85 Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time Re 86 Killers - Rebel Diamonds 89 87 Harry Styles - Fine Line Re 88 Smiths - Sound of The Smiths Re 89 Sting & The Police - Very Best of... Re 90 Robbie Williams - In And Out of Consciousness - Greatest Hits 69 91 Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me 90 92 Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) Ne 93 Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal Re 94 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin' 77 95 Bob Dylan - The Essential Re 96 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of... Re 97 Rolling Stones - Forty Licks Re 98 Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy - Pt 1 78 99 Cure - Greatest Hits Re 100 Adele - 25 Top 30 Compilation Albums 01 01 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Wicked 02 02 OST - Arcane League of Legends - Season 2 03 03 Motion Picture Cast Recording - The Greatest Showman 04 04 Original Broadway Cast - Hamilton 05 05 OST - Moana 08 06 OST - Frozen 06 07 OST - Suicide Squad: The Album 07 08 OST - Mama Mia 09 09 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Moana 2 17 10 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Mufasa - The Lion King 19 11 OST - The Lion King [2019] 11 12 Original Broadway Cast - Wicked 10 13 V/A - Phil Collins Plays Well With Others 15 14 Celine Dion / Redi Hasa - I Am - Celine Dion (OST) 20 15 OST - Fifty Shades of Grey 22 16 OST - Arcane - League of Legends - Season 1 25 17 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Encanto 24 18 OST - Frozen 2 21 19 OST - Sing 12 20 OST - Grease 18 21 Original Soundtrack - Barbie: The Album 27 22 Motion Picture Cast Recording - A Star Is Born 16 23 V/A - Sensational 70s 28 24 V/A - Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Malmo 26 25 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Mama Mia - Here We Go Again 34 26 OST - The Fault In Our Stars 33 27 Original Cast Recording - Hazbin Hotel - Season One - OST 32 28 OST - Twisters - The Album 31 29 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Sing 2 23 30 V/A - 70s Hits - The Collection Top 20 Independent Albums 01 01 Fontaines DC - Romance 02 02 Arctic Monkeys - AM 04 03 Frank Ocean - Blonde 03 04 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 05 05 Kneecap - Fine Art 09 06 Adele - 25 11 07 Adele - 21 06 08 Radiohead - OK Computer 10 09 Dubliners - 50 Years 08 10 Radiohead - In Rainbows 07 11 Fontaines DC - Dogrel 14 12 Mary Wallopers - The Mary Wallopers 16 13 Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex 13 14 Radiohead - The Bends 15 15 Wunderhorse - Midas 20 16 Adrianne Lenker - Songs & Instrumentals 12 17 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What... 19 18 Wunderhorse - Cub 18 19 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare 28 20 Raye - My 21st Century Blues Top 20 Homegrown Tracks 01 01 Fontaines DC - Favourite 02 02 Amble - Little White Chapel 03 03 Kingfishr - Killeagh 06 04 Allie Sherlock - How Love Works Re 05 Kneecap - Fine Art 04 06 Belters Only - Awstopbro 07 07 Picture This - Drink It Down To There 08 08 Hozier - Hymn To Virgil 10 09 Inhaler - Your House 09 10 Casso & Jazzy ft Headie One - Zeros 12 11 Simon Casey - A Iosa 11 12 Mary Wallopers - Home Boys Home 13 13 Darren Kiely - Avalon 16 14 49th & Main - Self Sabotage Ne 15 Dart - Emergency Ne 16 Ryan Mack & Robert Grace - Memories 14 17 2 Johnnies - I'm So Hungover I Could Die 19 18 Keywest - The Things I Wish I'd Done 17 19 CamrinWatsin ft Elje - Crazy Re 20 Coronas & Gabrielle Aplin - That's Exactly What Love Is CLASSIC COUNTDOWN 11/01/25 2006 https://www.rte.ie/radio/gold/clips/11686920/

Albums now sorted! Turned out to be a minor issue. In week 51 Nirvana and Ariana Grande were in consecutive positions. The following week they moved up to 66 and she dropped out - I credited the climb to her in error.

Well the glitch was finally sorted this morning so I've been able to add in (most of) the previously missing positions. Unfortunately in my rush to get the pre-Christmas charts sorted I had managed to switch 2 albums round at some point so there will be a slight delay there while I get that sorted! In the meantime all the other positions have now been added.

NI Hit 40 (Broadcast 05.01.2025) 05 01 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 17 02 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 10 03 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 20 04 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 23 05 Myles Smith - Stargazing 25 06 Teddy Swims - Lose Control 28 07 Hozier - Too Sweet 11 08 Sam Fender - Peope Watching 26 09 Teddy Swims - The Door 27 10 Gracie Abrams - That's So True 18 11 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You 22 12 Post Malone / Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 19 13 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 33 14 Noel Kahan - Stick Season Re 15 Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather Ne 16 Lola Young - Messy Re 17 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 40 18 Dasha - Austin Re 19 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 35 20 Chrystal - The Days Re 21 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D - Somedays Re 22 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 39 23 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song Re 24 Coldplay ft Burna Boy, Little Simz, Elyanna, & Tini - We Pray Re 25 Coldplay - Feels Like I'm Falling In Love Re 26 Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry Re 27 Coldplay - All My Love Ne 28 Pawsa vs Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) Re 29 Weeknd / Playboi Carti - Timeless Re 30 Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem Re 31 Adam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso and Malachiii - Move Re 32 Chappell Roan - Hot To Go Re 33 Tom Grennan - Higher Re 34 Bl3ss / Camrinwatsin / Bbyclose - Kisses Re 35 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please Re 36 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten Re 37 Ella Henderson - Filthy Rich Re 38 Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor Re 39 Chase ft Status ft Stormzy - Backbone Re 40 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams Future Breakers Tyla - Push To Start Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road Perrie - You Go Your Way Sophie Ellis Bextor - Freedom of The Night Celeste - This Is Who I Am I'm assuming that there was no chart compiled last week as DJ Hix didnt make any references to previous chart positions this week. All 17 of the tracks that held on from the Christmas chart have climbed this week and the other 23 positions are occupied by 21 re-entries and 2 new entries. During the week when I checked the show's website I was surprised to see a chart posted with Mariah Carey at number 1 and the remainder of the chart looking like it was a new one that hadn't been broadcast. Had I struck gold? Well.. no! By the time I reached the mid 20s I realised that it was actually the chart from the previous week (the pre-Christmas one) with Mariah and Wham! accidentlyy put in the wrong order. The future breakers were back though why Perrie's track was played in that slot is a mystery as it has already appeared there twice and subsequently charted as a result.

Top 50 Tracks (22/12/24 - 28/12/24) 01 03 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 02 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 03 01 DJ Otzi - X-mas Time 04 10 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 05 16 The Undertones - Thrill Me 06 04 Saw Doctors - Wha'D'ya Think A That? 07 07 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 08 Re Cast of Fairytale of New York - Toss The Feathers 09 05 Shakin' Stevens - The Best Christmas of Them All 10 09 Norman Beaton - Don't Scratch My Soca 11 Re Cast of Fairytale of New York - The Irish Rover / Lord of The Dance 12 18 Saw Doctors - All We Love 13 06 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby 14 17 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 15 13 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 16 24 The Undertones - It's Going To Happen 17 Re Cast of Fairytale of New York - I'll Tell Me Ma 18 08 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 19 14 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 20 19 Teddy Swims - The Door 21 31 The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer 22 26 Dasha - Austin 23 Ne Roman Holiday - Don't Try To Stop It 24 22 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 25 Re Cast of Fairytale of New York - Galway Girl 26 11 Zig and Zag - Christmas No 1 27 Re Bryan Adams - Kick Ass 28 33 Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 29 30 Hozier - Too Sweet 30 25 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 31 Ne Chas & Dave - Dry Bones 32 12 DJ Otzi - Do Wah Diddy 33 36 The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy 34 Re Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You 35 40 The Undertones - I Need Your Love The Way It Used To Be 36 Ne Oasis - Live Forever 37 43 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 38 Re Oasis - Cigarettes and Alcohol 39 45 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 40 32 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 41 Re Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl 42 47 Eminem - Houdini 43 Re Oasis - Whatever 44 29 David Essex - A Winter's Tale 45 39 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree 46 42 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts 47 48 4 of Us - Waiting Game 48 20 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 49 27 Midge Ure - If I Was 50 34 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things Top 10 Albums (22/12/24 - 28/12/24) 01 02 Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 02 Ne The Undertones - 16 Live Humdingers 03 Ne Chas & Dave - A Little Bit of Us 04 Re Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland 05 03 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 06 Re Original Cast Recording - Fairytale of New York (Coming Home For Christmas) 07 05 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 08 06 4 of Us - Crescent Nights 09 Ne Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection: Live) 10 01 DJ Otzi - Never Stop The Alpenpop Didn't listen to as much music this week though there are still 3 new entries in the album chart and a couple of re-entries. The highest of these is the newest album by The Undertones - a live collection recorded in Glasgow in March 2023 which is only available on vinyl and only being sold at gigs. Chas & Dave was sitting with a few other albums that I was looking through and I streamed part of the new Ed Sheeran album when it appeared on Spotify on Friday. The Fairytale of New York album returned after I went to see the show on Monday night while Oasis return to the singles list after I went to see tribute band Roll With It again on Friday.

Top 50 Tracks (15/12/24 - 21/12/24) 01 24 DJ Otzi - X-mas Time 02 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 03 04 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 04 05 Saw Doctors - Wha'D'ya Think A That? 05 15 Shakin' Stevens - The Best Christmas of Them All 06 10 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby 07 11 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 08 19 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 09 01 Norman Beaton - Don't Scratch My Soca 10 Re Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 11 07 Zig and Zag - Christmas No 1 12 03 DJ Otzi - Do Wah Diddy 13 12 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 14 09 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 15 Ne Visage - Fade To Grey 16 Re The Undertones - Thrill Me 17 Re Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 18 29 Saw Doctors - All We Love 19 18 Teddy Swims - The Door 20 14 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 21 Ne Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 22 16 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 23 Ne Shakin' Stevens - Silent Night 24 Re The Undertones - It's Going To Happen 25 Ne Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 26 31 Dasha - Austin 27 Ne Midge Ure - If I Was 28 08 Gerry Anderson & Sean Coyle - A Boy Named Sue 29 21 David Essex - A Winter's Tale 30 30 Hozier - Too Sweet 31 Re The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer 32 28 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 33 Re Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 34 25 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 35 Re Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode 36 Re The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy 37 Ne Shakin' Stevens - Blue Christmas 38 Re Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 39 Ne Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree 40 Re The Undertones - I Need Your Love The Way It Used To Be 41 23 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 42 20 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts 43 26 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 44 06 David Essex - Hold Me Close 45 34 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 46 Ne DJ Otzi - Anton Aud Tyrol 47 39 Eminem - Houdini 48 36 4 of Us - Waiting Game 49 Re Bay City Rollers - Rock n Roll, It's Christmas Time 50 13 Salt n Pepa - Push It Top 10 Albums (15/12/24 - 21/12/24) 01 01 DJ Otzi - Never Stop The Alpenpop 02 Re Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 03 02 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 04 Ne Brian Setzer - Boogie Woogie Christmas 05 07 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 06 08 4 of Us - Crescent Nights 07 03 David Essex - I'll Be Missing You Tour (The Final Show) 08 05 Saw Doctors - If This Is Rock n Roll I Want My Old Job Back 09 06 Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent 10 04 V/A - Now Yearbook 88 Getting close to Christmas and time to dust off Shaky's festive album. Also came across a couple of Brian Setzer's Christmas albums and had a listen to Boogie Woogie Christmas. Two concerts this week - Midge Ure on Monday and The Undertones on Saturday. In between times I went to see a production of A Christmas Carol which inevitably put a Shamen song in my head.

Top 50 Tracks (08/12/24 - 14/12/24) 01 01 Norman Beaton - Don't Scratch My Soca 02 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 03 Ne DJ Otzi - Do Wah Diddy 04 03 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 05 09 Saw Doctors - Wha'D'ya Think A That? 06 Ne David Essex - Hold Me Close 07 18 Zig and Zag - Christmas No 1 08 04 Gerry Anderson & Sean Coyle - A Boy Named Sue 09 11 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 10 Ne DJ Otzi - Hey Baby 11 07 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 12 05 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 13 19 Salt n Pepa - Push It 14 06 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 15 25 Shakin' Stevens - The Best Christmas of Them All 16 15 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 17 Ne David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star 18 20 Teddy Swims - The Door 19 Re Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 20 13 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts 21 Ne David Essex - A Winter's Tale 22 10 Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule 23 16 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 24 Ne DJ Otzi - X-mas Time 25 12 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 26 08 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 27 Ne David Essex - Me & My Girl (Nightclubbing) 28 14 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 29 22 Saw Doctors - All We Love 30 Ne Hozier - Too Sweet 31 34 Dasha - Austin 32 17 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - White Lines (Don't Do It) 33 32 PAWSA ft Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 34 24 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 35 21 Pitbull ft Bon Jovi - Now or Never 36 33 4 of Us - Waiting Game 37 39 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz 38 28 Dire Straits - Walk of Life 39 36 Eminem - Houdini 40 43 Saw Doctors - Uber Valu 41 46 Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind 42 30 Saw Doctors - I Useta Lover 43 38 Dire Straits - Why Worry? 44 42 Lewis Capaldi - Burning 45 49 Lewis Capaldi - How I'm Feeling Now 46 41 4 of Us - Carry Me To The Water 47 45 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World 48 23 Tone Loc - Wild Thing 49 26 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout 50 27 Tanita Tikarim - Good Tradition Top 10 Albums (08/12/24 - 14/12/24) 01 Ne DJ Otzi - Never Stop The Alpenpop 02 03 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 03 Ne David Essex - I'll Be Missing You Tour (The Final Show) 04 01 V/A - Now Yearbook 88 05 08 Saw Doctors - If This Is Rock n Roll I Want My Old Job Back 06 02 Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent 07 05 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 08 04 4 of Us - Crescent Nights 09 07 Public Service Broadcasting - The Last Flight 10 06 Christy Moore - A Terrible Beauty Went to see David Essex in concert in Belfast during the week and the album which charts is a live recording of a concert from his 2016 tour. Sean Coyle has been playing DJ Otzi's Hey Baby quite a bit recently and as we are getting close to Christmas I had to play Otzi's brilliant festive offering which has a version of Hey Baby as track 2. That led to me sticking on the Never Stop The Alpenpop album as well.

Top 50 Tracks (01/12/24 - 07/12/24) 01 02 Norman Beaton - Don't Scratch My Soca 02 01 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 03 04 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 04 03 Gerry Anderson & Sean Coyle - A Boy Named Sue 05 05 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 06 11 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 07 06 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 08 07 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 09 08 Saw Doctors - Wha' D'ya Think A That? 10 Ne Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule 11 09 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 12 15 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 13 13 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts 14 20 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 15 10 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 16 16 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 17 Ne Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - White Lines (Don't Do It) 18 Re Zig and Zag - Christmas No 1 19 Ne Salt n Pepa - Push It 20 23 Teddy Swims - The Door 21 12 Pitbull ft Bon Jovi - Now or Never 22 19 Saw Doctors - All We Love 23 Ne Tone Loc - Wild Thing 24 27 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 25 Re Shakin' Stevens - The Best Christmas of Them All 26 Ne Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout 27 Ne Tanita Tikarim - Good Tradition 28 21 Dire Straits - Walk of Life 29 Ne Herbie Hancock - Rockit 30 17 Saw Doctors - I Useta Lover 31 Ne Malcolm McLaren & The World Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals 32 Ne PAWSA ft Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 33 38 4 of Us - Waiting Game 34 26 Dasha - Austin 35 Ne Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight 36 37 Eminem - Houdini 37 Ne Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? 38 22 Dire Straits - Why Worry? 39 25 Sweet - Ballroom Blitz 40 Ne Fairground Attraction - Perfect 41 Ne 4 of Us - Carry Me To The Water 42 Re Lewis Capaldi - Burning 43 29 Saw Doctors - Uber Valu 44 14 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know 45 Ne Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World 46 Re Lewis Capaldi - Heavenly Kind of State of Mind 47 Ne Saw Doctors - Quicksand 48 Ne 4 of Us - Boneshaker 49 Re Lewis Capaldi - How I'm Feeling Now 50 46 The Undertones - Thrill Me Top 10 Albums (01/12/24 - 07/11/24) 01 Re V/A - Now Yearbook 88 02 Re Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent 03 02 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 04 Re 4 of Us - Crescent Nights 05 03 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 06 Re Christy Moore - A Terrible Beauty 07 Re Public Service Broadcasting - The Last Flight 08 01 Saw Doctors - If This Is Rock n Roll I Want My Old Job Back 09 04 Bill Whelan - Riverdance: 25th Anniversary 10 08 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill This week I dug out a few albums that I hadn't heard for a while and a couple of more recent releases that I hadn't listened to properly. Samantha Lawrence from Wee Papa Girl Rappers died during the week and Wee Rule makes it's debut as a result (coincidentally it appears on Now Yearbook 88). That led to a rap / hip hop playlist on Spotify which accounts or several of the other entries on the tracks chart. At number 47 we have a new entry for the latest single from the Saw Doctors. Despite the band's other new tracks from this year doing well I'm not as keen on this one - maybe it will grow on me like a couple of the others.

Top 50 Tracks (24/11/24 - 30/11/24) 01 02 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 02 Ne Norman Beaton - Don't Scratch My Soca 03 Ne Gerry Anderson & Sean Coyle - A Boy Named Sue 04 01 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 05 04 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 06 03 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 07 09 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 08 08 Saw Doctors - Wha' D'ya Think A That? 09 06 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 10 11 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 11 19 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 12 30 Pitbull ft Bon Jovi - Now or Never 13 26 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts 14 05 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know 15 15 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 16 31 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 17 28 Saw Doctors - I Useta Lover 18 22 UB40 - Kingston Town 19 35 Saw Doctors - All We Love 20 16 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 21 25 Dire Straits - Walk of Life 22 27 Dire Straits - Why Worry? 23 17 Teddy Swims - The Door 24 Ne Ram Jam - Black Betty 25 Re Sweet - Ballroom Blitz 26 Ne Dasha - Austin 27 45 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 28 Ne Thomas Dolby - Silk Pyjamas 29 42 Saw Doctors - Uber Valu 30 34 Dire Straits - So Far Away 31 07 The Corrs - Breathless 32 14 Bad Manners - Can Can 33 Re Abba - Little Things 34 12 Alanis Morissette - Ironic 35 23 Bad Manners - Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu 36 40 Bruce Springsteen - Last Man Standing 37 Re Eminem - Houdini 38 Re 4 of Us - Waiting Game 39 41 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 40 36 UB40 - Home 41 49 Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds of Love 42 Ne Smokie - Livin' Next Door To Alice 43 10 Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket 44 13 The Corrs - Toss The Feathers 45 Re Snow Patrol - All 46 Re The Undertones - Thrill Me 47 18 Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet 48 24 Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry 49 20 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go 50 38 Therapy? - Screamager Top 10 Albums (24/11/24 - 30/11/24) 01 02 Saw Doctors - If This Is Rock n Roll I Want My Old Job Back 02 09 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 03 05 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 04 01 Bill Whelan - Riverdance: 25th Anniversary 05 Ne Tears For Fears - Songs For A Nervous Planet 06 Re Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/05/09 Belfast, Northern Ireland 07 06 Bon Jovi - Forever 08 03 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 09 04 Hothouse Flowers - People 10 07 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/10/31 Montreal, Canada This week saw the arrival of the new Tears For Fears double CD which came with a signed art card courtesy of Banquet Records. A lot of the entries to the singles chart were random plays on Spotify based on my listening history. There are 3 exceptions! Austin has been growing on me over the last few weeks. I had started rewatching the Channel 4 sitcom Desmonds and came across the theme tune which had been recorded as a full song by the lead actor Norman Beaton. I've mentioned the radio broadcaster Gerry Anderson in the past - while he was presenting his Radio Ulster show he and producer Sean Coyle recorded a single on which the lead track was a cover of A Boy Named Sue as it would have sounded if recorded by Daniel O'Donnell. These days Sean Coyle has an afternoon show on Radio Foyle and this week he discovered a copy of the CD and played the track a couple of times.

Top 50 Tracks (17/11/24 - 23/11/24) 01 01 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 02 20 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 03 06 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 04 07 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 05 08 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know 06 12 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 07 02 The Corrs - Breathless 08 03 Saw Doctors - Wha' D'ya Think A That? 09 18 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 10 04 Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket 11 13 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 12 14 Alanis Morissette - Ironic 13 05 The Corrs - Toss The Feathers 14 Re Bad Manners - Can Can 15 31 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 16 09 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 17 38 Teddy Swims - The Door 18 23 Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet 19 17 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 20 Ne Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go 21 10 Alanis Morissette - All I Want 22 Ne UB40 - Kingston Town 23 Re Bad Manners - Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu 24 Ne Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry 25 29 Dire Straits - Walk of Life 26 47 Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts 27 34 Dire Straits - Why Worry? 28 Re Saw Doctors - I Useta Lover 29 19 Bruce Springsteen - Ghostbusters 30 32 Pitbull ft Bon Jovi - Now or Never 31 43 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 32 Ne UB40 - Cherry Oh Baby 33 Re Bill Whelan - The Countess Cathleen / Wonen of The Sidhe 34 40 Dire Straits - So Far Away 35 15 Saw Doctors - All We Love 36 Ne UB40 - Home 37 21 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass 38 11 Therapy? - Screamager 39 Re Saw Doctors - Irish Post 40 50 Bruce Springsteen - Last Man Standing 41 Re Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 42 16 Saw Doctors - Uber Valu 43 Ne Saw Doctors - Freedom Fighters 44 36 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You 45 46 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 46 49 Bon Jovi - Legendary 47 26 Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me 48 Re Shania Twain - Giddy Up! 49 Ne Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds of Love 50 45 Christy Moore - Cumann na Mná Top 10 Albums (17/11/24 - 23/11/24) 01 Re Bill Whelan - Riverdance: 25th Anniversary 02 Re Saw Doctors - If This Is Rock n Roll I Want My Old Job Back 03 01 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 04 Ne Hothouse Flowers - People 05 02 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 06 07 Bon Jovi - Forever 07 04 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/10/31 Montreal, Canada 08 Ne Damian McKee - moyola cottage 09 05 Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 10 08 Public Service Broadcasting - The Last Flight This week saw the announcement of the return of Riverdance to the SSE Arena in Belfast for December 2025 and as a fan I was straight on for tickets. Hothouse Flowers announced live dates for next year where they will be playing their first 2 albums (though sadly no sign of any Irish shows yet!) which persuaded me to dig out their debut. Damian McKee is the accordion player with Beoga who have charted previously and moyola Cottage is one of 2 solo albums he has released. Over on the singles chart there are a couple of new entries for UB40 who I wnent to see (the non-Ali version) on Saturday 23rd and Bad Manners who I was looking forward to seeing the following night.

And here are the last 2 months worth of charts! Again these were compiled at the time but I never got round to posting them. My new years resolution is to keep up to date with the posts. Top 50 Tracks (10/11/24 - 16/11/24) 01 01 Saw Doctors - I Love To Go Awanderin' 02 06 The Corrs - Breathless 03 07 Saw Doctors - Wha' D'ya Think A That? 04 02 Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket 05 11 The Corrs - Toss The Feathers 06 19 Saw Doctors - Sound Sham 07 08 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 08 10 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know 09 04 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 10 05 Alanis Morissette - All I Want 11 03 Therapy? - Screamager 12 13 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 13 31 Saw Doctors - Man On The Moon 14 18 Alanis Morissette - Ironic 15 39 Saw Doctors - All We Love 16 Re Saw Doctors - Uber Valu 17 20 Jade Thirwell - Angel of My Dreams 18 09 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 19 Ne Bruce Springsteen - Ghostbusters 20 Ne Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 21 17 Bryan Adams - Kick Ass 22 35 The Corrs - Bring On The Night 23 30 Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet 24 Ne Christy Moore - The Voyage 25 22 Public Service Broadcasting - Go! 26 16 Bryan Adams - You Belong To Me 27 23 The Corrs - White Light 28 Ne Alisha's Attic - The Incidentals 29 38 Dire Straits - Walk of Life 30 Ne Natalie Imbruglia - Torn 31 34 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 32 Ne Pitbull ft Bon Jovi - Now or Never 33 21 Public Service Broadcasting - Gagarin 34 47 Dire Straits - Why Worry? 35 25 The Corrs - Ellis Island 36 29 Bryan Adams - I've Been Looking For You 37 14 Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - I Don't See Them 38 Re Teddy Swims - The Door 39 Re Beatmasters ft Betty Boo - Hey DJ 40 49 Dire Straits - So Far Away 41 Ne Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver 42 28 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 43 Re Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 44 36 Christy Moore - Black & Amber 45 26 Christy Moore - Cumann na Mná 46 44 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 47 Re Bruce Springsteen - Ghosts 48 Ne Duran Duran - Evil Woman 49 48 Bon Jovi - Legendary 50 Re Bruce Springsteen - Last Man Standing Top 10 Albums (10/11/24 - 16/11/24) 01 01 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 02 06 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 03 02 The Corrs - White Light 04 Ne Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2024/10/31 Montreal, Canada 05 Re Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You 06 05 The Corrs - Talk On Corners 07 10 Bon Jovi - Forever 08 03 Public Service Broadcasting - The Last Flight 09 04 Christy Moore - A Terrible Beauty 10 Re 4 of Us - Crescent Nights Decided to treat myself to another Bruce Springsteen concert recording this week and went for the Halloween show. Also had a brief listen to the new 4 of Us album which returns to the bottom end of the chart. Natalie Imbruglia debuts in the singles list - she was opening for The Corrs at their shows. The writer of Christy Moore's hit "The Voyage" - Johnny Duhan died during the week so naturally the song was featured in news reports on Irish TV and radio. Duran Duran's latest single has belatedly entered the chart as well. And of the current crop of singles I've taken to Apt and Pitbull's reworking of the Bon Jovi classic.

I think it's a glitch! Something similar has happened in the past - not sure of the ins and outs of how the site works but looks like they haven't figured in the new year and it just isn't showing though I reckon it is there - the fact that when you go to the chart page it is blank would suggest that to me!

And off to a bad start! There seems to be what looks like a glitch, with the new year not appearing in the drop drown menu, so the charts are not showing (though I believe they are actually there). In the meantime we're stuck again with what we can see on the OCC website. Week ending 2nd January 2025 (Week 01) Top 100 Singles 03 01 Gracie Abrams - That’s So True 19 02 Lola Young - Messy 28 03 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt 69 04 Billie Eilish - Birds of A Feather 70 05 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 74 06 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 89 07 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 84 08 Chappell Roan - Hot To Go 41 09 Zach Bryan ft Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything 42 10 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies 40 11 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 91 12 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things Re 13 Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) Re 14 Hozier - Too Sweet 48 15 Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange Re 16 Teddy Swims - Lose Control Re 17 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please Re 18 Dasha - Austin 58 19 Chrystal - The Days 61 20 Gracie Abrams - I Love You I'm Sorry Re 21 Myles Smith - Stargazing 54 22 Fontaines DC - Bug Re 23 Post Malone / Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 66 24 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile Re 25 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club Re 26 Mark Ambor - Belong Together Re 27 Casso / Raye / D-Block Europe - Prada 86 28 Lord Huron - The Night We Met Re 29 Charli XCX ft Billie Eilish - Guess Re 30 Gracie Adams - Close To You 76 31 Noah Kahan - Stick Season Re 32 Police - Every Breath You Take Re 33 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer Re 34 Charli XCX - Apple Re 35 Bl3ss / Camrinwatsin / Bbyclose - Kisses Re 36 Noah Kahan - You're Gonna Go Far Re 37 Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners - Evergreen Re 38 Adam Port / Stryv / Keinemusik - Move 95 39 Pawsa vs Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 92 40 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You Re 41 Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) 88 42 Tyler, The Creator - Like Him 82 43 Cynthia Erivo / Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity 97 44 Sam Barber ft Avery Anna - Indigo Ne 45 Sza - BMF 83 46 Kendrick Lamar / Lefty Gunplay - TV Off 90 47 Kneecap - H.O.O.D. 100 48 Kendrick Lamar & Sza - Luther Re 49 Noah Kahan - Everywhere Everything Re 50 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D - Somedays 01 51 Wham! - Last Christmas Re 52 Sam Fender - People Watching Re 53 Fontaines DC - I Love You Re 54 Alex Warren - Burning Down Re 55 Ariana Grande / Cynthia Erivo - What Is This Feeling Re 56 Teddy Swims - The Door Re 57 Tate McRae - 2 Hands Re 58 Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start Re 59 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 02 60 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Re 61 Kneecap ft Grian Chatten - Better Way To Live Re 62 Weeknd / Playboi Carti - Timeless Re 63 Ariana Grande - Popular 04 64 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You Re 65 Alex Warren - Carry You Home Re 66 Imogen Heap - Headlock Ne 67 Tyla - Push 2 Start Re 68 Amble - Mary's Pub Re 69 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris Re 70 Stromae / Pomme - Ma Meilleure Ennemie Re 71 Sza - Scorcesse Baby Daddy Re 72 Tyler, The Creator - Sticky Ne 73 Sza - Another Life Re 74 Coldplay - Viva La Vida Re 75 Kingfishr - Eyes Don't Lie 06 76 Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York Re 77 Billie Eilish - Wildflower Re 78 Fontaines DC - In The Modern World Ne 79 Hunter Metts - Weathervane Re 80 Killers - Mr Brightside Ne 81 Marias - No One Noticed Re 82 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 05 83 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock Re 84 Coldplay - Yellow Re 85 Vance Joy - Riptide Ne 86 St Paul - Colder Ne 87 Mary Wallopers - Cod Liver Oil & The Orange Juice Re 88 Kendrick Lamar - Squabble Up Re 89 Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody Re 90 Michael Marcagi - The Other Side Re 91 Amble - Little White Chapel Re 92 Obskur & Tomike - I've Arrived Re 93 Raye - Oscar Winning Tears Re 94 ASAP Rocky / Heap / Claims Casino - I Smoked Away My Brain Re 95 Amble - Lonely Island Re 96 Lady Gaga - Disease Re 97 Journey - Don't Stop Believin' Re 98 Gunna - On One Tonight Ne 99 Kneecap - Cearta Re 100 Paolo Nutini - Candy Top 100 Artist Albums 02 01 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 07 02 Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us 05 03 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 04 04 SZA - SOS 10 05 Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft 03 06 Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall of A Midwest Princess 13 07 Olivia Rodrigo - Guts 09 08 Charli XCX - Brat 06 09 Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department 20 10 Ed Sheeran - +-=DivideX - Tour Collection 08 11 Fontaines DC - Romance 21 12 Olivia Rodrigo - Sour 17 13 Elton John - Diamonds 16 14 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years - Don't Stop 11 15 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 19 16 Weeknd - The Highlights 18 17 Abba - Gold 24 18 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 27 19 Tyler, The Creator - Igor 35 20 Arctic Monkeys - AM 29 21 Taylor Swift - Folklore 32 22 Hozier - Hozier 37 23 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 14 24 Hozier - Unreal Unearth 25 25 Kendrick Lamar - GNX 57 26 Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go 40 27 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 44 28 Taylor Swift - Lover 48 29 Taylor Swift - Reputation 26 30 Queen - Greatest Hits 43 31 Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan 54 32 Taylor Swift - Midnights 22 33 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 28 34 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 51 35 Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia 84 36 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever 55 37 Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes By Cocomelon 50 38 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994 - 2009 30 39 Nirvana - Nevermind 64 40 Michael Jackson - The Essential 39 41 Sabrina Carpenter - Fruitcake 23 42 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend 67 43 Pitbull - Greatest Hits 68 44 Billy Joel - Piano Man: The Very Best of... 62 45 Kanye West - Graduation 86 46 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 70 47 Calvin Harris - 96 Months 65 48 Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene 59 49 Jeff Buckley - Grace 38 50 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 66 51 Nirvana - Nirvana 82 52 Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak 01 53 Michael Buble - Christmas 69 54 George Michael - Twenty Five 87 55 Maroon 5 - Singles 34 56 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black Re 57 Eminem - Curtain Call 2 Re 58 Tame Impala - Currents 58 59 Beatles - 1/1+ 74 60 Taylor Swift - Evermore 97 61 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 83 62 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 73 63 Bruce Springsteen - Best of… Re 64 Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence Re 65 U2 - U218 Singles 93 66 Benson Boone - Fireworks & Rollerblades 100 67 Ed Sheeran - [Divide] Re 68 Lady Gaga - The Fame / The Fame Monster Re 69 Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me Re 70 Dermot Kennedy - Without Fear Re 71 Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine 78 72 Linkin Park - Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000 - 2023 96 73 Script - Tales From The Script - Greatest Hits 98 74 Post Malone - The Diamond Collection Re 75 Frank Ocean - Blonde 94 76 50 Cent - Best of... 75 77 Bob Dylan - The Essential 89 78 Cure - Greatest Hits 41 79 Kneecap - Fine Art Re 80 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits Re 81 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Re 82 Cranberries - Stars: The Best of 1992 - 2002 99 83 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Re 84 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection Re 85 Killers - Direct Hits 36 86 Pogues - Best of... 47 87 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon Re 88 Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1) Re 89 Harry Styles - Fine Line Re 90 Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) Re 91 Sabrina Carpenter - Emails I Can't Send 85 92 Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) Re 93 Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost Re 94 Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa Re 95 Harry Styles - Harry's House 88 96 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits Re 97 Paul Simon - Ultimate Collection 92 98 Elvis Presley - 30 No 1 Hits 80 99 Radiohead - OK Computer 52 100 Fontaines DC - Dogrel Top 30 Compilation Albums 01 01 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Wicked 02 02 OST - Arcane League of Legends - Season 2 03 03 Motion Picture Cast Recording - The Greatest Showman 06 04 Original Broadway Cast - Hamilton 08 05 OST - Moana 12 06 OST - Suicide Squad: The Album 10 07 OST - Mama Mia 11 08 OST - Frozen 16 09 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Moana 2 17 10 V/A - Phil Collins Plays Well With Others 09 11 Original Broadway Cast - Wicked 22 12 OST - Grease 14 13 V/A - 60s Soul Classics 13 14 OST - Guardians of The Galaxy - Awesome Mix 1 21 15 Celine Dion / Redi Hasa - I Am - Celine Dion (OST) 61 16 V/A - Sensational 70s 48 17 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Mufasa - The Lion King 25 18 Original Soundtrack - Barbie: The Album 27 19 OST - The Lion King [2019] 26 20 OST - Fifty Shades of Grey 29 21 OST - Sing 24 22 OST - Arcane - League of Legends - Season 1 15 23 V/A - 70s Hits - The Collection 31 24 OST - Frozen 2 40 25 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Encanto 43 26 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Mama Mia - Here We Go Again 35 27 Motion Picture Cast Recording - A Star Is Born 37 28 V/A - Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Malmo 23 29 V/A - The Annual 2025 33 30 OST - Guardians of The Galaxy - Awesome Mix 2 Top 20 Independent Albums 01 01 Fontaines DC - Romance 03 02 Arctic Monkeys - AM 02 03 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 09 04 Frank Ocean - Blonde 04 05 Kneecap - Fine Art 07 06 Radiohead - OK Computer 05 07 Fontaines DC - Dogrel 08 08 Radiohead - In Rainbows 10 09 Adele - 25 06 10 Dubliners - 50 Years 15 11 Adele - 21 18 12 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What... 21 13 Radiohead - The Bends 11 14 Mary Wallopers - The Mary Wallopers 14 15 Wunderhorse - Midas 23 16 Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex 13 17 Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death 20 18 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare 22 19 Wunderhorse - Cub 30 20 Adrianne Lenker - Songs & Instrumentals Top 20 Homegrown Tracks 01 01 Fontaines DC - Favourite 02 02 Amble - Little White Chapel 03 03 Kingfishr - Killeagh 04 04 Belters Only - Awstopbro 05 05 Kneecap - Sick In The Head 07 06 Allie Sherlock - How Love Works 06 07 Picture This - Drink It Down To There 08 08 Hozier - Hymn To Virgil 09 09 Casso & Jazzy ft Headie One - Zeros 10 10 Inhaler - Your House 11 11 Mary Wallopers - Home Boys Home Ne 12 Simon Casey - A Iosa 18 13 Darren Kiely - Avalon 15 14 2 Johnnies - I'm So Hungover I Could Die 13 15 Coronas - Speak Up 17 16 49th & Main - Self Sabotage 20 17 CamrinWatsin ft Elje - Crazy Re 18 Snow Patrol - The Beginning Ne 19 Keywest - The Things I Wish I'd Done 19 20 Danny Byrne Band - Brown Boots CLASSIC COUNTDOWN 04/01/25 1979 https://www.rte.ie/radio/gold/clips/11685270/ And this week it was an Irish chart that was featured. Although presenter Will Leahy said it was from the first week of the year it was actually the 3rd new chart broadcast in 1979 - on 21st January to be precise!

A new year and a new thread! And before we get down to business a few links and some background information...... The Irish chart is revealed online every Friday afternoon and covers sales between Friday and Thursday. Since the beginning of 2007 the main sales chart has included all physical and download sales as in the UK. Also following the UK's lead streaming data was added with effect from the chart dated w/e 10th July 2014 and from w/e 6th July 2018 video streams were also added. The chart also uses the 3 songs per artist rule that was introduced in the UK following the influx of Ed Sheeran singles in 2017. The main charts are the singles chart (a Top 100), the artist albums chart (a Top 100) and the compilation album chart (a Top 30). These can be found at http://www.irma.ie. A new Homegrown Chart was launched on 7th June 2019 . This highlights the biggest tracks by Irish acts each week based on combined sales across physical, download and streaming and is a Top 20. The chart is featured briefly on the 2FM Chart show with a countdown and a play of the number 1 just ahead of the main top 10. To prevent the chart getting clogged up there is a 1 song per artist rule similar to the one on the main Top 100. A weekly airplay chart is compiled by Neilsen but since the middle of 2008 this has been unavailable to the public. During 2009 IRMA also started publishing the Indie Album Chart - initially a Top 20 but this was reduced to a Top 10 after a couple of weeks, returning to a Top 20 again in April 2010 which has continued to be published. During 2012 IRMA briefly published a Top 10 Classical albums chart. With effect from 1st January 2017 Chart-Track have been replaced as chart compilers by the Official Charts Company. Initially the Chart-Track site continued to hold the various archive charts but these disappeared in 2018. The OCC site carries the Top 50 singles, Top 50 artist albums and Top 10 compilation albums along with the Homegrown Chart. The official Irish chart was first broadcast on RTE Radio on Sunday 4th June 1978 – an hour long “Top Twenty” (also featuring Irish tracks appearing between 21 and 30) beginning at 2.00pm and presented by Jimmy Greeley. A year later, national pop station RTE Radio 2, later renamed 2FM, began - the Irish equivalent of Radio 1 in the UK! – and a two-hour weekly chart show has appeared in its schedules for the vast majority of the four decades since then. Originally aired at 2.00pm on Sundays, in April 2020 the show was extended to three hours, usually between 7pm and 10pm on Fridays - and, after some initial experimentation, the first two hours are now generally used to play most of the official Top 30 singles, then around fifteen of the Top 20 Homegrown hits are played in the last hour. Nowadays, the show is occasionally reduced in length or removed entirely to accommodate programming regarded as more important (mainly commentary on live sports events) – but it had also disappeared completely for most of 1980 and for several weeks in early 1992, on both occasions due to industrial disputes. Later, in August 2006, it was reduced to one hour, featuring not very much more than the top ten – and then it disappeared completely in January 2010. While there had been many stand-in presenters over nearly thirty years, the regular presenter throughout almost all of that period was Larry Gogan – the only other regulars were Tony Fenton (May 1999 until January 2003) and Rick O’Shea (August 2006 until March 2007). Apart from a brief shift to starting an hour earlier (from June until September 2019) the show remained in a new regular slot of 8pm - 10pm on Fridays when it unexpectedly returned in March 2014. It was presented until September 2015 by Mark McCabe (the man behind the long running number one single "Maniac 2000”- which actually re-entered the chart in a week when he was the presenter!). He was then temporarily replaced by Alan McQuillan - who had been the regular stand-in, and would continue in this role until his death in January 2019. But the regular presenter since December 2015 has been Blathnaid Treacey - whose claim to fame is that as a child she appeared in the hit Irish soap opera “Glenroe” (Mick Lally, who played her character’s father, reached number one in the Irish charts back in 1990 with a song featured in the show, "The Byroad To Glenroe"). For well over a decade – including the whole of the period during which the official chart couldn’t be heard on 2FM – various regional stations broadcasted "Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann" (“Ireland's Official Top 40”). This weekly programme was presented entirely in the Irish language by Daithi O'Daibhin, and was produced by a company called Digital Audio Productions - which ironically was set up by former 2FM presenter Dusty Rhodes. For several years, Spin 103.8 and Spin Southwest aired a different version of the show, "Hit 30 na hÉireann" which used the same chart and had the same presenter, but only covered the top thirty – however, from 31st August 2014, this show was dropped and these stations also aired "Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann". In July 2019, at much the same time as 2FM rebranded “The National Chart Show” as “The Official Chart Show”, "Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann" ceased broadcasting. Its replacement, with new presenter Louise Cantillon, reuses the "Hit 30 na hÉireann" title - but it doesn’t use the official Irish chart, Most weeks, all of the “Hit 30” - whatever that might be - are played except for the tracks at number 24 and 14. And, despite what Wikipedia may inaccurately claim, it is currently aired on these stations, at the following times: Raidio Ri-Ra Listen at: http://www.rrr.ie/player.asx Station Website: http://www.rrr.ie Broadcast every day, 18:00 - 20:00 Beat 102-103 Listen at: http://www.beat102103.com/player_new.php Station Website: http://www.beat102103.com/ Broadcast at: Sun 08:00 - 09:50 (repeated 22:00 - 00:00) Spin103.8 Listen at: http://media.spin1038.com/listen_live/popup Station Website: http://spin1038.com Broadcast at: Sun 20:00 - 21:55 Spin Southwest (sister station to Spin103.8) Listen at: http://media.spinsouthwest.com Station Website: http://media.spinsouthwest.com/listen_live/popup Broadcast at: Sun 20:00 - 21:55 From the start of 2017 the Top 50 Singles, Top 50 Artist albums, Top 30 compilations and DVD charts have been published on http://www.officialcharts.com. Also worth checking out is http://www.irishcharts.ie which contains a fully searchable singles database going right back to 1962 when the first recognised chart was compiled (though there was a Top 10 published regularly from 1959). It is restricted to Top 30 hits but seems to be updated on a regular basis. This site also contains various other facts and figures and does have a certifications section though this is rather limited in content. Sales info is extremely hard to come by for Ireland and the only details that seem to appear are those mentioned from time to time in the chart-track commentary. No certifications are published in Ireland until the entire list of possible certifications for the previous year been submitted and verified. This list is published only once a year and refers always to trade deliveries made up to the end of the previous calendar year. Therefore, the 2017 certifications were published in 2018 - the 2018 certifications were published in 2019 etc. These were normally published along with the complete year end charts in the Hot Press Yearbook which is published annually. However the most recent editions dropped this section completely, presumably down to costs. Starting from the begining of January 2017 the OCC has been carrying the Top 50 Singles, Top 50 Artist Albums, Top 10 Compilations and the Top 50 DVD chart. The certifications can be found on the irishcharts website at the following link http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/index.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many pre-2000 singles charts were posted on the UKMix forums back in 2006. Normally at this point I post the links here but in the past they have had a habit of becoming non working links. A while back we were able to create a sticky thread on UK Mix which contains all known links so if you want to click here >> https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussio...scussions-index <<< you should be able to find what you need. Any broken links now can be fixed in seconds so if you are having any problems accessing anything let me know. For any Haven or Buzzjack members I will add links to the annual threads in the respective 2025 discussions when I get a chance.

I tend to judge music on the quality of the song! Whether the artist has a c*ck & b*lls or not makes no difference.

Everything now up to date and here are the latest charts! Week ending 26th December 2024 (Week 52) Top 100 Singles 02 01 Wham! - Last Christmas 04 02 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 01 03 Gracie Abrams - That’s So True 05 04 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 07 05 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 08 06 Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 20 07 Laufey - Winter Wonderland 12 08 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 26 09 Mark Ambor - Run Rudolph Run 15 10 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 17 11 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree 09 12 Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas 13 13 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year 16 14 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 24 15 Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 22 16 Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 23 17 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 21 18 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 03 19 Lola Young - Messy 19 20 Sia - Snowman 28 21 Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 29 22 John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 45 23 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song 46 24 Kesha - Holiday Road 27 25 Michael Buble - Holly Jolly Christmas 34 26 Elton John - Step Into Christmas 43 27 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas 06 28 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt 37 29 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas 42 30 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 52 31 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe 38 32 John Williams - Carol of The Bells 50 33 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 51 34 Perry Como - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 56 35 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 96 36 Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 71 37 Laufey - Santa Baby Re 38 Bing Crosby - White Christmas 60 39 Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 10 40 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 11 41 Zach Bryan ft Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything 14 42 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies 76 43 Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 65 44 Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run 73 45 Coldplay - Christmas Lights Ne 46 Celine Dion - O Holy Night 87 47 Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick 18 48 Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange 81 49 Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song Re 50 Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas 83 51 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep 82 52 Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) 92 53 Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 30 54 Fontaines DC - Bug 99 55 Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells Re 56 Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande - Santa Can't You Hear Me? 66 57 Bleachers - Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call 31 58 Chrystal - The Days Ne 59 Tom Grennan - It Can't Be Christmas 90 60 Nat King Cole - Deck The Halls 25 61 Gracie Abrams - I Love You I'm Sorry Re 62 Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby 95 63 Dasha - Driving Home For Christmas Re 64 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here Re 65 Gwen Stefani ft Blake Shelton - You Make It Feel Like Christmas 33 66 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile Ne 67 Pentatonix - Hallelujah Re 68 Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm 32 69 Billie Eilish - Birds of A Feather 35 70 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe Re 71 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord Re 72 Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Ne 73 Ed Sheeran - Under The Tree 47 74 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste Re 75 Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year) 49 76 Noah Kahan - Stick Season Re 77 Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus Re 78 Mud - Lonely This Christmas Re 79 Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry Re 80 Queen - Thank God It's Christmas Re 81 Idina Menzel ft Michael Buble - Baby It's Cold Outside 40 82 Cynthia Erivo / Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity 44 83 Kendrick Lamar / Lefty Gunplay - TV Off 58 84 Chappell Roan - Hot To Go Re 85 Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 54 86 Lord Huron - The Night We Met Re 87 Pretenders - 2000 Miles 48 88 Tyler, The Creator - Like Him 59 89 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 78 90 Kneecap - H.O.O.D. 62 91 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 57 92 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You Ne 93 Burl Ives - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Re 94 East 17 - Stay Another Day 68 95 Pawsa vs Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) Re 96 Donny Hathaway - This Christmas 63 97 Sam Barber ft Avery Anna - Indigo Re 98 Jackson 5 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Ne 99 Laufey - Christmas Magic 53 100 Kendrick Lamar & Sza - Luther Top 100 Artist Albums 07 01 Michael Buble - Christmas 01 02 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 02 03 Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall of A Midwest Princess 32 04 SZA - SOS 04 05 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 05 06 Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department 06 07 Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us 03 08 Fontaines DC - Romance 08 09 Charli XCX - Brat 09 10 Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft 10 11 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 46 12 Bing Crosby - Christmas Classics 12 13 Olivia Rodrigo - Guts 11 14 Hozier - Unreal Unearth 57 15 Nat King Cole - Christmas With… 17 16 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years - Don't Stop 18 17 Elton John - Diamonds 19 18 Abba - Gold 15 19 Weeknd - The Highlights 16 20 Ed Sheeran - +-=DivideX - Tour Collection 14 21 Olivia Rodrigo - Sour 22 22 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 41 23 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend 20 24 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 13 25 Kendrick Lamar - GNX 29 26 Queen - Greatest Hits 38 27 Tyler, The Creator - Igor 25 28 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 21 29 Taylor Swift - Folklore 44 30 Nirvana - Nevermind 23 31 Christy Moore - A Terrible Beauty 28 32 Hozier - Hozier 55 33 Cranberries - Dreams: The Collection 39 34 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 26 35 Arctic Monkeys - AM 51 36 Pogues - Best of... 24 37 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 42 38 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 43 39 Sabrina Carpenter - Fruitcake 27 40 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 33 41 Kneecap - Fine Art Re 42 Dean Martin - A Winter Romance 30 43 Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan 31 44 Taylor Swift - Lover 35 45 Cure - Songs of A Lost World Re 46 Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas 54 47 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon 37 48 Taylor Swift - Reputation Re 49 Frank Sinatra - A Jolly Christmas From... 47 50 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994 - 2009 36 51 Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia 66 52 Fontaines DC - Dogrel Re 53 Elvis Presley - The Classic Christmas Album 34 54 Taylor Swift - Midnights 48 55 Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes By Cocomelon Re 56 Bing Crosby - Winter Wonderland 56 57 Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go 71 58 Beatles - 1/1+ 62 59 Jeff Buckley - Grace Re 60 John Williams - Home Alone (OST) Re 61 Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album 52 62 Kanye West - Graduation Re 63 Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas 65 64 Michael Jackson - The Essential 45 65 Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene 68 66 Nirvana - Nirvana 59 67 Pitbull - Greatest Hits 61 68 Billy Joel - Piano Man: The Very Best of... 78 69 George Michael - Twenty Five 58 70 Calvin Harris - 96 Months Re 71 Dubliners - 50 Years 73 72 Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy - Pt 1 93 73 Bruce Springsteen - Best of… 49 74 Taylor Swift - Evermore Re 75 Bob Dylan - The Essential 60 76 Eminem - Curtain Call 2 70 77 Andrea Bocelli - Duets 53 78 Linkin Park - Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000 - 2023 50 79 Coldplay - Moon Music 89 80 Radiohead - OK Computer Re 81 Sia - Everyday Is Christmas 63 82 Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak 77 83 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 91 84 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever 83 85 Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) 82 86 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 74 87 Maroon 5 - Singles 92 88 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits 87 89 Cure - Greatest Hits Re 90 Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash Re 91 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best of... Re 92 Elvis Presley - 30 No 1 Hits 67 93 Benson Boone - Fireworks & Rollerblades 86 94 50 Cent - Best of... Re 95 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication 80 96 Script - Tales From The Script - Greatest Hits 85 97 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 75 98 Post Malone - The Diamond Collection 84 99 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 94 100 Ed Sheeran - [Divide] Top 30 Compilation Albums 01 01 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Wicked 02 02 OST - Arcane League of Legends - Season 2 04 03 Motion Picture Cast Recording - The Greatest Showman 03 04 V/A - Wishing You A Merry Christmas 05 05 V/A - Now 119 06 06 Original Broadway Cast - Hamilton 07 07 V/A - Now That's What I Call Christmas (2024) 08 08 OST - Moana 09 09 Original Broadway Cast - Wicked 10 10 OST - Mama Mia 12 11 OST - Frozen 11 12 OST - Suicide Squad: The Album 15 13 OST - Guardians of The Galaxy - Awesome Mix 1 17 14 V/A - 60s Soul Classics 25 15 V/A - 70s Hits - The Collection 16 16 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Moana 2 21 17 V/A - Phil Collins Plays Well With Others 14 18 V/A - 101 Country & Irish 13 19 V/A - 80s Hits - The Collection 22 20 V/A - 101 Showband Hits - The Ronan Collins Collection 23 21 Celine Dion / Redi Hasa - I Am - Celine Dion (OST) 19 22 OST - Grease 37 23 V/A - The Annual 2025 18 24 OST - Arcane - League of Legends - Season 1 26 25 Original Soundtrack - Barbie: The Album 27 26 OST - Fifty Shades of Grey 28 27 OST - The Lion King [2019] 24 28 V/A - Zimmer / The Classics 29 29 OST - Sing 20 30 V/A - Now 118 Top 20 Independent Albums 01 01 Fontaines DC - Romance 02 02 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 03 03 Arctic Monkeys - AM 04 04 Kneecap - Fine Art 05 05 Fontaines DC - Dogrel 10 06 Dubliners - 50 Years 08 07 Radiohead - OK Computer 09 08 Radiohead - In Rainbows 07 09 Frank Ocean - Blonde 11 10 Adele - 25 14 11 Mary Wallopers - The Mary Wallopers 30 12 Wolfe Tones - Platinum Collection 18 13 Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death 15 14 Wunderhorse - Midas 13 15 Adele - 21 21 16 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God Ne 17 The Sixteen ft Harry Christopher - The Complete Traditional Christmas Carols Collection 19 18 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What... 33 19 Tumbling Paddies - The Journey So Far - Live 29 20 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare Top 20 Homegrown Tracks 01 01 Fontaines DC - Favourite 03 02 Amble - Little White Chapel 02 03 Kingfishr - Killeagh 04 04 Belters Only - Awstopbro 07 05 Kneecap - Sick In The Head 05 06 Picture This - Drink It Down To There 06 07 Allie Sherlock - How Love Works 08 08 Hozier - Hymn To Virgil 09 09 Casso & Jazzy ft Headie One - Zeros 10 10 Inhaler - Your House 14 11 Mary Wallopers - Home Boys Home Ne 12 Gavin James - Once In A Lifetime 11 13 Coronas - Speak Up 18 14 Damien Dempsey - Hold Your Joy 13 15 2 Johnnies - I'm So Hungover I Could Die Re 16 Christy Moore - Black & Amber 17 17 49th & Main - Self Sabotage Re 18 Darren Kiely - Avalon 20 19 Danny Byrne Band - Brown Boots Re 20 CamrinWatsin ft Elje - Crazy CLASSIC COUNTDOWN 28/12/24 No show broadcast On my spreadsheet I keep all non chart titles in alphabetical order by artist and then title. Three of the re-entries in the singles chart this week were extremely close together on the list. Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas Earth Wind & Fire - September Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby East 17 - Stay Another Day

NI Hit 40 (Broadcast 29.12.2024) This week saw Hix count down the 40 biggest songs of the year! 01 Teddy Swims - Lose Control 02 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 03 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 04 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 05 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 06 Hozier - Too Sweet 07 Dasha - Austin 08 Myles Smith - Stargazing 09 Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'em 10 Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 11 Eminem - Houdini 12 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please 13 Billie Eilsih - Birds of A Feather 14 Teddy Swims - The Door 15 Dua Lipa - Houdini 16 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 17 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 18 Ella Henderson ft Rudimental - Alibi 19 Colplay - Feels Like I'm Falling In Love 20 Miley Cyrus - Flowers 21 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 22 Calvin Harris and Rag N Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life 23 Casso, Raye & D Block Europe - Prada 24 Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor 25 Kygo & Ava Max - Whatever 26 Taylor Swift ft Post malone - Fortnight 27 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 28 David Guetta and One Republic - I Don't Wanna Wait 29 Tate McRae - Greedy 30 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten 31 Rema and Selena Gomez - Calm Down 32 Perrie - Forget About Us 33 Mark Ambor - Belong Together 34 Zara Larsson and David Guetta - On My Love 35 Jack Harlow - Lovin' On Me 36 Ariana Grande - We Can Be Friends 37 Ariana Grande - Yes & 38 Jimmin - Who 39 Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me 40 Disturbed - The Sound of Silence After the number 34 instead of playing "future breakers" Hix played 3 artists to look out for in 2025 The 3 songs he played were all hits this year but the idea was that the artists would really take off in the next 12 months. Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi Myles Smith - Wait For You Jordan Adetunji - Kehlani

I've gone back and edited in the full charts for weeks 48 to 51 now with the exception of the artist albums. I'll get those sorted this evening and then tomorrow I'll get this weeks charts added. That should be us sorted until the person at IRMA heads off on their next holiday! BTW because I approached the updating of the spreadsheet in a slightly different way to normal there is a slightly greater chance of errors! Let me know if you spot any!

Bit of a scare as they hadn't updated when I went on just after 3. In fact it was around 4 before they appeared.

And there it is!

Must have tired themselves out on Monday! Still no sign of the new chart yet! BTW I'm currently bringing my spreadsheet up to date. Singles and compilations finished but heading out to a gig tonight so will be tomorrow before I'm ready to post everything.

NI Hit 40 (Broadcast 22.12.2024) 01 01 Wham! - Last Christmas 02 02 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 04 03 Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 05 04 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 03 05 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt. 08 06 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 06 07 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 12 08 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree 15 09 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 07 10 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 10 11 Sam Fender - Peope Watching 16 12 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas 21 13 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep 23 14 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 14 15 Elton John - Step Into Christmas 25 16 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 11 17 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 17 18 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You 09 19 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 13 20 Shahboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 26 21 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas 22 22 Post Malone / Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 20 23 Myles Smith - Stargazing 28 24 John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 18 25 Teddy Swims - Lose Control 19 26 Teddy Swims - The Door 27 27 Gracie Abrams - That's So True 24 28 Hozier - Too Sweet 29 29 East 17 - Stay Another Day 34 30 Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 38 31 Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad Re 32 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year 30 33 Noel Kahan - Stick Season Re 34 Pretenders - 2000 Miles 33 35 Chrystal - The Days 39 36 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me Re 37 Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Re 38 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 31 39 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 37 40 Dasha - Austin Not only do we have the same Christmas number 1 as last year the entire Top 4 is the same as last year. And 7 songs have appeared in the Top 10 in both years. Next week will see the chart of the year counted down.

Week ending 19th December 2024 (Week 51) Top 100 Singles 01 01 Gracie Abrams - That’s So True 02 02 Wham! - Last Christmas 06 03 Lola Young - Messy 04 04 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 03 05 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 07 06 Rose & Bruno Mars - Apt 09 07 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 11 08 Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 16 09 Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas 12 10 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 05 11 Zach Bryan ft Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything 13 12 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 14 13 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year 08 14 Zach Bryan - Pink Skies 20 15 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 17 16 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 18 17 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree 10 18 Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange 21 19 Sia - Snowman 19 20 Laufey - Winter Wonderland 24 21 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 33 22 Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 45 23 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 28 24 Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 22 25 Gracie Abrams - I Love You I'm Sorry 34 26 Mark Ambor - Run Rudolph Run 29 27 Michael Buble - Holly Jolly Christmas 36 28 Michael Buble - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 43 29 John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 15 30 Fontaines DC - Bug 27 31 Chrystal - The Days 30 32 Billie Eilish - Birds of A Feather 42 33 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 38 34 Elton John - Step Into Christmas 26 35 Chappell Roan - Good Luck Babe 32 36 Weeknd / Playboi Carti - Timeless 59 37 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas 46 38 John Williams - Carol of The Bells Ne 39 Kettama / Interplanetary - Yosemite 23 40 Cynthia Erivo / Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity 35 41 Alex Warren - Carry You Home 56 42 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 58 43 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas 31 44 Kendrick Lamar / Lefty Gunplay - TV Off 51 45 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song 64 46 Kesha - Holiday Road 37 47 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 63 48 Tyler, The Creator - Like Him 39 49 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 68 50 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 49 51 Perry Como - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 73 52 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe 40 53 Kendrick Lamar & Sza - Luther 41 54 Lord Huron - The Night We Met 44 55 Ariana Grande / Cynthia Erivo - What Is This Feeling 75 56 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 55 57 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You 62 58 Chappell Roan - Hot To Go 48 59 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 79 60 Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 54 61 Alex Warren - Burning Down 61 62 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things Ne 63 Sam Barber ft Avery Anna - Indigo Ne 64 KSI - Dirty 85 65 Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run 72 66 Bleachers - Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call 52 67 Ariana Grande - Popular 74 68 Pawsa vs Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 60 69 Hozier - Too Sweet 53 70 Stromae / Pomme - Ma Meilleure Ennemie 83 71 Laufey - Santa Baby Re 72 Gracie Adams - Close To You 87 73 Coldplay - Christmas Lights 67 74 Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 65 75 Kendrick Lamar - Squabble Up 96 76 Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 71 77 Tate McRae - 2 Hands 78 78 Kneecap - H.O.O.D. 70 79 Teddy Swims - Lose Control 47 80 Fontaines DC - I Love You Re 81 Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song Re 82 Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) 98 83 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep 76 84 Sam Fender - People Watching 77 85 Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start 80 86 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D - Somedays 94 87 Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick 90 88 Noah Kahan - Everywhere Everything 57 89 Fontaines DC - In The Modern World 99 90 Nat King Cole - Deck The Halls Ne 91 Moio - Moments Re 92 Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 89 93 Amble - Mary's Pub 81 94 Dasha - Austin 84 95 Dasha - Driving Home For Christmas Re 96 Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 25 97 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 93 98 Teddy Swims - The Door Re 99 Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells Re 100 Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas Top 100 Artist Albums 03 01 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 05 02 Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall of A Midwest Princess 02 03 Fontaines DC - Romance 04 04 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 01 05 Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department 07 06 Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us 08 07 Michael Buble - Christmas 09 08 Charli XCX - Brat 11 09 Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft 16 10 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 06 11 Hozier - Unreal Unearth 12 12 Olivia Rodrigo - Guts 10 13 Kendrick Lamar - GNX 13 14 Olivia Rodrigo - Sour 15 15 Weeknd - The Highlights 18 16 Ed Sheeran - +-=DivideX - Tour Collection 14 17 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years - Don't Stop 19 18 Elton John - Diamonds 24 19 Abba - Gold 25 20 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 23 21 Taylor Swift - Folklore 22 22 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 36 23 Christy Moore - A Terrible Beauty 30 24 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 39 25 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 33 26 Arctic Monkeys - AM 35 27 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 32 28 Hozier - Hozier 37 29 Queen - Greatest Hits 20 30 Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan 28 31 Taylor Swift - Lover 34 32 SZA - SOS 45 33 Kneecap - Fine Art 31 34 Taylor Swift - Midnights 54 35 Cure - Songs of A Lost World 29 36 Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia 41 37 Taylor Swift - Reputation 44 38 Tyler, The Creator - Igor 46 39 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black Ne 40 Niall Horan - The Show (Live On Tour) 43 41 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend 42 42 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 17 43 Sabrina Carpenter - Fruitcake 48 44 Nirvana - Nevermind 21 45 Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene 57 46 Bing Crosby - Christmas Classics 47 47 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994 - 2009 38 48 Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes By Cocomelon 56 49 Taylor Swift - Evermore 60 50 Coldplay - Moon Music 73 51 Pogues - Best of... 49 52 Kanye West - Graduation 51 53 Linkin Park - Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000 - 2023 88 54 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon 65 55 Cranberries - Dreams: The Collection 59 56 Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go Re 57 Nat King Cole - Christmas With… 53 58 Calvin Harris - 96 Months 68 59 Pitbull - Greatest Hits 55 60 Eminem - Curtain Call 2 61 61 Billy Joel - Piano Man: The Very Best of... Re 62 Jeff Buckley - Grace 40 63 Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak Ne 64 Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre - Missionary 66 65 Michael Jackson - The Essential 50 66 Fontaines DC - Dogrel 62 67 Benson Boone - Fireworks & Rollerblades 64 68 Nirvana - Nirvana 52 69 Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine 72 70 Andrea Bocelli - Duets 67 71 Beatles - 1/1+ Ne 72 National - Rome 85 73 Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy - Pt 1 74 74 Maroon 5 - Singles 69 75 Post Malone - The Diamond Collection 79 76 Dermot Kennedy - Without Fear Re 77 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 95 78 George Michael - Twenty Five 84 79 Taylor Swift - 1989 71 80 Script - Tales From The Script - Greatest Hits 70 81 Frank Ocean - Blonde 75 82 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 94 83 Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) Re 84 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 77 85 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 78 86 50 Cent - Best of... Re 87 Cure - Greatest Hits 83 88 Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence 91 89 Radiohead - OK Computer 58 90 Linkin Park - From Zero 82 91 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever Re 92 Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits 92 93 Bruce Springsteen - Best of… Re 94 Ed Sheeran - [Divide] 89 95 Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me 87 96 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits Ne 97 Radiohead - In Rainbows 81 98 Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1) Ne 99 Harry Styles - Fine Line 93 100 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent Top 30 Compilation Albums 01 01 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Wicked 02 02 OST - Arcane League of Legends - Season 2 04 03 V/A - Wishing You A Merry Christmas 05 04 Motion Picture Cast Recording - The Greatest Showman 03 05 V/A - Now 119 06 06 Original Broadway Cast - Hamilton 07 07 V/A - Now That's What I Call Christmas (2024) 09 08 OST - Moana 08 09 Original Broadway Cast - Wicked 10 10 OST - Mama Mia 11 11 OST - Suicide Squad: The Album 12 12 OST - Frozen 21 13 V/A - 80s Hits - The Collection 22 14 V/A - 101 Country & Irish 19 15 OST - Guardians of The Galaxy - Awesome Mix 1 15 16 Motion Picture Cast Recording - Moana 2 32 17 V/A - 60s Soul Classics 13 18 OST - Arcane - League of Legends - Season 1 17 19 OST - Grease 18 20 V/A - Now 118 14 21 V/A - Phil Collins Plays Well With Others 35 22 V/A - 101 Showband Hits - The Ronan Collins Collection 20 23 Celine Dion / Redi Hasa - I Am - Celine Dion (OST) 24 24 V/A - Zimmer / The Classics 29 25 V/A - 70s Hits - The Collection 16 26 Original Soundtrack - Barbie: The Album 23 27 OST - Fifty Shades of Grey 26 28 OST - The Lion King [2019] 27 29 OST - Sing 30 30 Motion Picture Cast Recording - A Star Is Born Top 20 Independent Albums 01 01 Fontaines DC - Romance 02 02 Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 04 03 Arctic Monkeys - AM 05 04 Kneecap - Fine Art 06 05 Fontaines DC - Dogrel Ne 06 National - Rome 07 07 Frank Ocean - Blonde 08 08 Radiohead - OK Computer 11 09 Radiohead - In Rainbows 10 10 Dubliners - 50 Years 15 11 Adele - 25 03 12 Nathan Carter - Crazy Christmas 13 13 Adele - 21 17 14 Mary Wallopers - The Mary Wallopers 12 15 Wunderhorse - Midas 16 16 Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra - The Sound of Heaven 21 17 Wunderhorse - Cub 09 18 Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death 18 19 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What... 19 20 Radiohead - The Bends Top 20 Homegrown Tracks Re 01 Fontaines DC - Favourite 03 02 Kingfishr - Killeagh Re 03 Amble - Little White Chapel 04 04 Belters Only - Awstopbro Ne 05 Picture This - Drink It Down To There 06 06 Allie Sherlock - How Love Works Re 07 Kneecap - Sick In The Head 05 08 Hozier - Hymn To Virgil 09 09 Casso & Jazzy ft Headie One - Zeros Re 10 Inhaler - Your House 13 11 Coronas - Speak Up 11 12 Camrinwatsin - Blew My Life Up 18 13 2 Johnnies - I'm So Hungover I Could Die 15 14 Mary Wallopers - Home Boys Home 12 15 Darren Kiely - Late Texts Ne 16 Monjola - On My Mind 14 17 49th & Main - Self Sabotage Re 18 Damien Dempsey - Hold Your Joy 17 19 Ryan Mack & Robert Grace Dive In Re 20 Danny Byrne Band - Brown Boots CLASSIC COUNTDOWN 21/12/24 1984 https://www.rte.ie/radio/gold/clips/11682533/