Top Selling Singles and Albums in Ireland - The 2000s

The 2000s

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 In Ireland various artists shot to number one and sold over a million copies of their singles and albums; Irish artists such as Westlife, who had over five number one singles and albums, sold over fifteen million singles and albums, and a sold-out farewell tour all around the world. U2 are an Irish rock band who have sold over 150 million records, organised Live Aid and being inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Boyzone have various sold-out UK and Irish concerts and nine Irish number ones and six in the UK. Sinead O'Connors has one of the biggest seliing singles of the nineties with "Nothing compares 2 U" it sold over three million and topping charts in O'Connor's native Ireland, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It also became a top-five single in France and a top-20 in Denmark. The single was certified platinum in Austria and the United Kingdom, and gold in Germany and Sweden. Snow patrol have sold over one million records and albums. Other artist who have topped the Irish charts include Rihanna, who spend over eight week at the top of the chart after recording her video in the city of Belfast "We found love". The singles is one of the biggest selling songs of the noughties and is her biggest selling songs. She also topped the chart with "Umberella" which spend over a month at number one and others like "Take a bow" and many more. Lady Gaga topped the charts with "Poker face". Shakira and Kylie Minogue hae spend nine weeks at number one. Leona lewis has had two number ones and other artists who have number ones include Mika, Elvis Presley and Abba.