Here’s what the Irish public were buying.
The music industry has seen some sizeable changes over the last decade because the way that people consume music is completely different.
With this in mind, I decided that it might be worth seeing what songs from the last ten years had the longest stay at the top of the Irish charts.
Here’s the list.
5 weeks on top
Title and artist: Galway Girl by Mundy and Sharon Shannon
#1 weeks from: 10 April – May 8th, 2011
Title and artist: (Is this the Way) to Amarillo by Peter Kay and Tony Christie
#1 weeks from: 31 March – 28 April, 2005
Other artists that stayed at number one for this duration include; Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth, Glad You Came by The Wanted, Just Dance by Lady Gaga, Number 1 by Tinchy Stryder and Give Me Everything by Pitbull.
6 weeks on top
Title and Artist: Someone Like You by Adele
#1 weeks from: 3 March – 7 April, 2011
Title and artist: You Raise Me Up by Westlife
#1 weeks from: 27 October – December 1st, 2005
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Jumbo Breakfast Roll by Pat Short was also number one for this same duration.
7 weeks on top
Title and artist: We Found Love by Rihanna and Calvin Harris
#1 weeks from: 13 October – 24 November, 2011
Title and artist: Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
#1 weeks from: 18 December – 29 January, 2014-15.
Title and artist: Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke
#1 weeks from: 16 May – 27 June, 2013
Other tracks that were at number one for seven weeks include; Grace Kelly – Mika, What Do You Mean – Justin Bieber, Happy – Pharrell, Wake Me Up – Avicii and That’s My Goal – Shayne Ward.
8 weeks on top
Title and artist: Umbrella by Rihanna
#1 weeks from: 24 May – July 12, 2007
Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis was also number one for this exact duration.
9 weeks on top
Title and artist: Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira
#1 weeks from from: 15 June – Aug 10th, 2006
12 weeks on top
Title and artist: I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Pees
#1 weeks from: 16 July – 20 August and then again from 3 September – October 8th, 2009.
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