Fast-rising Dublin country pop star CMAT takes this week's Number 1 album in Ireland with her debut album If My Wife New I’d Be Dead.
The singer, real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, manages the feat with an impressive 80% of the album’s chart sales made up of physical copies.
Keeping it country (mostly) with the bold, brassy and sassy CMAT
Dave’s We’re All Alone In This Together climbs back into the Top 5, up two to Number 4, while his critically-acclaimed Psychodrama also jumps ten places to Number 16.
Tommy Fleming’s All These Years reaches a brand new peak at Number 8 - its first time in the Top 10.
Further down, Welsh rockers Stereophonics claim their 14th Top 50 album in Ireland with Oochya!, which debuts this week at Number 31.
Other big climbs this week come courtesy of Nirvana’s Nevermind album, up 39 places to Number 34, while David Bowie’s Legacy rises ten to Number 38.
Official Irish Albums Chart Top 5
NEW 1 If My Wife New I'd Be Dead - CMAT (CMATBABY)
1 2 Sour - Olivia Rodrigo (Geffen)
2 3 = - Ed Sheeran (Asylum)
6 4 We're All Alone In This Together - Dave (Dave Neighbourhood)
4 5 Without Fear - Dermot Kennedy (Island)
Over on the singles chart, Starlight by Dave becomes the British rapper's first Number 1 in Ireland.
The track sees the biggest opening week for a song this year, and indeed the biggest week of chart sales of the year so far.
Starlight is Dave’s first new music since the release of his second album We’re All Alone In This Together. As a result, Belters Only take this week’s Number 2 placing with Make Me Feel Good ft. Jazzy, following two weeks at the top.
Dave claims two more places in this week’s chart, with Clash ft. Stormzy (11) and Screwface Capital (44) which enters the Top 50 for the first time.
Meanwhile, Jax Jones climbs into the Top 10 with Where Did You Go ft. MNEK, up five to Number 10.
At Number 16, Camila Cabello scores her 13th Irish Top 50 hit with Bam Bam ft. Ed Sheeran, while Russ Millions’ Reggae & Calypso ft. Buni & YV becomes Russ’ fourth Top 50 hit at Number 17.
Official Irish Singles Chart Top 5
NEW 1 Starlight - Dave (Dave Neighbourhood)
1 (last week) 2(this week) Make Me Feel Good - Belters Only Ft Jazzy (Polydor)
2 3 Where Are You Now - Lost Frequencies/Calum Scott (Capitol/Insanity)
4 4 Seventeen Going Under - Sam Fender (Polydor)
5 5 House On Fire - Mimi Webb (Epic)
