Irish Number Ones

Today FM's 100 Greatest Irish Songs: 100–41 Revealed Irish music has been the soundtrack to our lives.From first dances and long road trips to house parties, last calls, and nights that ran later than planned, ...

Looking forward to this all kicking off if/when 'Killeagh' is crowned no. 1 🍿 www.todayfm.com/best-bits/to...

Drake – ‘God’s Plan’ 2 February 2018 Maybe the provocative video for ‘God’s Plan’ was acknowledgement that the track was especially bland and needed an add-on to grab attention. The synth riff and tra…

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Drake - 'God's Plan': Thoughts and prayers irishnumberones.com/2026/03/11/d...

I admit, I watched it with the sound off.

🍁 In Canada, as in the US, Bruno Mars with 'I Just Might' is this week's new number one: www.billboard.com/charts/canad...

Planet Queen YouTube video by T. Rex - Topic

Okay, one more: a deep cut from Electric Warrior, Bolan's best album. God, I love T. Rex: youtu.be/9L6wDdFOJLQ?...

Marc Bolan was the greatest pop star ever to walk the Earth, and other astral planes.

T. Rex - Laser Love YouTube video by DemonMusicGroup

Even after the glam era glory years had passed, later T. Rex singles were still worth a listen. From October 1976, here's the slinky Stones-y riffing of the smashing 'Laser Love' youtu.be/iJHEzICe5v0?...

T.Rex - 20th Century Boy - 2012 Remaster YouTube video by DemonMusicGroup

The Irish chart database has '20th Century Boy' reaching no. 1 but charts from the time show it peaking at no. 11. No matter: it's fab youtu.be/dTK4PfL7aLA?...

T.REX solid gold easy action YouTube video by chrisbrazil1961

'Children Of The Revolution' was (probably) the last T. Rex number one in Ireland, but the Bolan classics continued. Reaching no. 4 here, and with new backing vocalists Sue and Sunny giving a more soulful vibe: 'Solid Gold Easy Action' youtu.be/G17Zwtibn_M?...

T. Rex – ‘Children Of The Revolution’ 5 October 1972 The crop is getting noticeably thinner; ‘Children Of The Revolution’ doesn’t have a bridge or a third verse, and at barely two-and-a-half minutes it’s half th…

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5 October 1972
T. Rex - 'Children Of The Revolution: The proclamation irishnumberones.com/2026/03/09/t...

Bruno Mars’ ‘I Just Might’ Back to No. 1, ‘Risk It All’ Debuts in Top 5 on Billboard Hot 100 Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” adds a third week atop the Hot 100. Plus, his “Risk It All” & PinkPantheress’ & Zara Larsson’s “Stateside” hit the top 10.

🗽 In other news from America, Bruno Mars with 'I Just Might' refluxes for a third week as the US number one: www.billboard.com/lists/bruno-...

Jason Donovan, Jive Bunny, Daniel O'Donnell: back when music *meant* something. Revisit all of Ireland's chart-topping singles of 1989 at Irish Number Ones irishnumberones.com/by-date/#1989

Help: Ireland's top ten this week in March 1989. Source: www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-...

Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis – ‘Just Dance’ 15 January 2009 As the launchpad for a sensational new chart superstar, ‘Just Dance’ really didn’t do much for Colby O’Donis. He’ll have another ‘featuring&#8217…

Born in March 1989 and destined for the Irish number one spot on the track that launched a superstar: Colby O'Donis! irishnumberones.com/2023/07/15/l...

Me Myself and I YouTube video by De La Soul - Topic

Albums released in March 1989 include a proper old-school banger: De La Soul's 3 Feet High And Rising www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Zh...

Elvis Costello - Veronica [Lyrics in description] YouTube video by Vinyl Beats

From the brief but fruitful McCartney-MacManus songwriting partnership and the Irish charts this week in March 1989: Elvis Costello with 'Veronica' www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL0Z...

Nothing Has Been Proved YouTube video by Dusty Springfield - Topic

So so so scandalous. The Dusty Springfield comeback continued in the Irish top thirty this week in March 1989 with another Pet Shop Boys song for her, 'Nothing Has Been Proved' www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yu...

Paula Abdul - Straight Up YouTube video by PaulaAbdulVEVO

Tap out of America. A US number one and straight into the Irish charts this week in March 1989: Paula Abdul with the snazzy 'Straight Up' www.youtube.com/watch?v=El1k...

The Reynolds Girls - Get Real (audio only) YouTube video by ohnoitisnathan90

Wanna hear The Reynolds Girls' follow-up to 'I'd Rather Jack'? Course you do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3zS...

The Reynolds Girls - I'd Rather Jack - Official Video YouTube video by PWL

Give it a lash, jack. Top ten in Ireland this week in March 1989 was another Stock Aitken and Waterman record: Liverpool sisters The Reynolds Girls sticking it to the dad-rockers with 'I'd Rather Jack' www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6VB...

Guns N’ Roses – ‘Paradise City’ 30 March 1989 In my 1989 small child worldview, bigger boys liked Guns N’ Roses, the way they liked A Nightmare On Elm Street and whatever Death Wish video they somehow got away with renting.…

Also new in the Irish charts this week in March 1989 and also soon to be number one: GNR, unlikely chart-topping peers of SAW that year irishnumberones.com/2022/04/06/g...

Madonna – ‘Like A Prayer’ 16 March 1989 I can remember the ad for the ad, which was also going to be the world premiere of the single, but I don’t recall actually seeing the ad itself. In any case, the ad was only eve…

Causing a commotion. New in the Irish top five this week in March 1989 and soon to be number one: Madonna with one of her classics and annoying the right people too irishnumberones.com/2022/04/05/m...

Justice for Band Aid II!

Band Aid II – ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ 14 December 1989 Only two singers appear on both the original 1984 Band Aid and the 1989 Band Aid II: Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward of Bananarama. Looking around the room in 1984 they would have s…

Stock Aitken and Waterman dominated our charts in 1989, with ten number one singles in Ireland that year culminating in Band Aid II. It would be their last: irishnumberones.com/2022/04/21/b...

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan – ‘Especially For You’ 5 January 1989 Well now. I remember this. If ever a pop single came packed in a crate-load of context, it was ‘Especially For You’. Kylie was now the biggest star—pop or TV—in Britain a…

Yes, they were (at the time). Jason's 1989 dominance of the Irish number one spot began by duetting with Kylie, who only had three number ones in Ireland that year and was probably on the way out: irishnumberones.com/2022/04/02/k...

Jason Donovan – ‘Too Many Broken Hearts’ 9 March 1989 Jason Donovan provides an interesting test case in the modus operandi of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. As a young, good-looking star of Britain’s favourite TV show, he was similar …

Number one in Ireland this week in March 1989, among his five chart-topping singles in Ireland that year: heart-throb du jour Jason Donovan with 'Too Many Broken Hearts' irishnumberones.com/2022/04/04/j...

Sam Fender & Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In clinch a hat-trick of weeks at Number 1 Olivia Dean and Sam Fender smash in at Number 1 for the third week in a row, with Rein Me In.

🇬🇧 In Britain it's now three weeks for Sam Fender and Olivia Dean with 'Rein Me In' as the UK number one: www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/r...

Olivia Dean's 'Man I Need' continues its Antipodean reign:

🪃 16 consecutive weeks at no. 1 in Australia
🥝 22 total weeks at no. 1 in Aotearoa - New Zealand

Data: www.aria.com.au/charts/singl... | aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/sing...

The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Official Music Video) YouTube video by TheKillersVEVO

This week's 'Mr Brightside'-Watch:

⏸️ NO MOVE at no. 65
⏸️ 395 weeks in total on the Irish charts
⏸️ NEVER no. 1 in Ireland
⏸️ NEVER even in the Irish top 40

Five weeks to go #MrBrightsideIreland400 Chart data: IRMA www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdG...

This week's Irish top ten: www.irma.ie#chartTab1