These are the Irish Recorded Music Association's number one albums of 2006, per the Top 100 Individual Artist Albums chart.
Issue date Album Artist 5 January Breakaway Kelly Clarkson 12 January Back to Bedlam James Blunt 19 January 29 January Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys 2 February 9 February 16 February Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 23 February Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela 2 March Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash 9 March 16 March 23 March The Impossible Dream Andy Abraham 30 March 6 April Collected Massive Attack 13 April Live at the Point Christy Moore 20 April Shayne Ward Shayne Ward 27 April 4 May Eyes Open Snow Patrol 11 May Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers 18 May 25 May 1 June 8 June 15 June Under the Iron Sea Keane 22 June Smile... It Confuses People Sandi Thom 29 June The Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder Fatboy Slim 6 July Black Holes and Revelations Muse 13 July American V: A Hundred Highways Johnny Cash 20 July 27 July Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel 3 August 10 August Eyes Open Snow Patrol 17 August Back to Basics Christina Aguilera 24 August Eyes Open Snow Patrol 31 August Modern Times Bob Dylan 7 September Eyes Open Snow Patrol 14 September FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake 21 September Ta-Dah Scissor Sisters 28 September Ta-Dah Scissor Sisters 5 October Sam's Town The Killers 12 October Sam's Town The Killers 19 October Sam's Town The Killers 26 October Sam's Town The Killers 2 November Sam's Town The Killers 9 November 9 Damien Rice 16 November Gift Grub Volume 7 Mario Rosenstock 23 November The Love Album Westlife 30 November The Love Album Westlife 7 December The Love Album Westlife 14 December The Love Album Westlife 21 December The Love Album Westlife 28 December The Love Album Westlife
See also 2006 in music List of number-one albums (Ireland)
External links Current Irish Albums Chart – Top 100 Positions