The Irish Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.
Issue date Album Artist Reference7 January Purpose Justin Bieber 14 January Blackstar David Bowie 21 January 28 January 25 Adele 4 February Everything This Way Walking on Cars 11 February 18 February 25 February 25 Adele 3 March 2 The Gloaming 10 March 25 Adele 17 March 24 March 31 March 7 April 14 April 21 April Cut Loose Mike Denver 28 April Lemonade Beyoncé 5 May Stayin' Up All Night Nathan Carter 12 May A Moon Shaped Pool Radiohead 19 May Lemonade Beyoncé 26 May Dangerous Woman Ariana Grande 2 June Greatest Hits Bruce Springsteen 9 June Lemonade Beyoncé 16 June 23 June The Getaway Red Hot Chili Peppers 30 June 25 Adele 7 July Lemonade Beyoncé 14 July Ellipsis Biffy Clyro 21 July Chaleur Humaine Christine and the Queens 28 July 4 August 11 August 18 August Picture This EP Picture This 25 August At Swim Lisa Hannigan 1 September Glory Britney Spears 8 September We Move James Vincent McMorrow 15 September Skeleton Tree Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 22 September 29 September Illuminate Shawn Mendes 6 October x Ed Sheeran 13 October Revolution Radio Green Day 20 October Walls Kings of Leon 27 October You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen 3 November 10 November The Heavy Entertainment Show Robbie Williams 17 November You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen 24 November Hardwired... to Self-Destruct Metallica 1 December Glory Days Little Mix 8 December 15 December You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen 22 December 29 December Glory Days Little Mix
Number-one artists Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Adele9 2 Beyoncé5 Leonard Cohen 3 Christine and the Queens4 4 Walking on Cars3 Little Mix 5 David Bowie2 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 6 The Gloaming1 Justin Bieber Mike Denver Nathan Carter Radiohead Ariana Grande Bruce Springsteen Red Hot Chili Peppers Biffy Clyro Picture This Lisa Hannigan Britney Spears James Vincent McMorrow Shawn Mendes Ed Sheeran Green Day Kings of Leon Metallica
See also List of number-one singles of 2016 (Ireland)
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