The Top 100 Best Irish Albums by Secondsoul

Note that this chart contains artists from Northern Ireland(part of the UK)as well as the South. I've tried to space out my own personal favourites a little to add a bit more variety. If I had just listed my favourites, I probably would have put all four Into Paradise and all four Microdisney albums in the Top 20! Hopefully someone may discover a few decent albums on here. For such a small island we are never going to compete musically with the likes of The US or UK, but we still have a lot to offer!

• Chart updated: 04/13/2015 14:15
• (Created: 07/11/2014 23:21).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,141 charts

Rank Score:

32,090

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 86 (2,444 votes)

Comments:

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Heartworm 

 Whipping Boy

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

282

Rank in 1995:

94

Rank in 1990s:

831

Overall Rank:

4,880

Average Rating:

 75 (52 votes)

Comments:

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Grand Parade 

 The Frank And Walters

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

28

Rank in 1997:

489

Rank in 1990s:

4,751

Overall Rank:

29,813

Average Rating:

 77 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Churchtown 

 Into Paradise

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

36

Rank in 1991:

351

Rank in 1990s:

4,074

Overall Rank:

25,263

Average Rating:

 74 (9 votes)

Comments:

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I Am The Greatest 

 A House

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

24

Rank in 1991:

460

Rank in 1990s:

5,184

Overall Rank:

32,727

Average Rating:

 68 (13 votes)

Comments:

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Down All The Days 

 Into Paradise

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

19

Rank in 1992:

577

Rank in 1990s:

6,114

Overall Rank:

38,638

Average Rating:

 73 (5 votes)

Comments:

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Viva Dead Ponies 

 The Fatima Mansions

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

117

Rank in 1990:

141

Rank in 1990s:

1,700

Overall Rank:

10,141

Average Rating:

 73 (24 votes)

Comments:

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Fitzcarraldo 

 The Frames

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1995:

362

Rank in 1990s:

3,547

Overall Rank:

21,800

Average Rating:

 76 (18 votes)

Comments:

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25. (21) 4

Beauty Becomes More Than Life 

 The Frank And Walters

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

9

Rank in 1999:

1,036

Rank in 1990s:

8,788

Overall Rank:

56,308

Average Rating:

 74 (4 votes)

Comments:

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For No One 

 Into Paradise

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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2014]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

10

Rank in 1993:

812

Rank in 1990s:

8,469

Overall Rank:

53,862

Average Rating:

 73 (2 votes)

Comments:

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The Top 100 Best Irish Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	4	4%
1970s	6	6%
1980s	29	29%
1990s	29	29%
2000s	22	22%
2010s	10	10%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Microdisney	4	4%
U2	4	4%
The Frank And Walters	4	4%
Into Paradise	4	4%
Snow Patrol	4	4%
The Pogues	4	4%
The Cranberries	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	67	67%
	29	29%
	4	4%

The Top 100 Best Irish Albums chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 13 from 17th to 4th Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
Up 6 from 19th to 13th Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers
Up 4 from 15th to 11th ...If I Die, I Die by Virgin Prunes

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 3rd to 7th Grand Parade by The Frank And Walters
Down 4 from 11th to 15th Down All The Days by Into Paradise
Down 4 from 12th to 16th Achieving Vagueness by The Flaws

New entries
White Fox by Ham Sandwich
Becoming A Jackal by Villagers

Leavers
War by U2
Infernal Love by Therapy?

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100/100	08/06/2022 16:23	Soencer	47	100/100
95/100	02/05/2021 21:12	vruslov	581	89/100
95/100	12/26/2014 21:44	Kuzh69	68	90/100
100/100	07/17/2014 22:06	Patman360	73	100/100

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From Kuzh69 12/26/2014 21:44

Great change for a chart.... I always believed Ireland is a close 3rd in
Music talent, behind uk, and u.s.a. ..... SLIGHTLY ahead of Australia --- thanks

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From latenighttv 07/21/2014 16:40

Very nice! Good to see charts like this one on the site. Great to see Stump and the Adventures here, as well as some other faves. Must check out the Ruefrex and Colenso Parade albums.

Dunno if it's really your kind of music but think it could probably do with a bit more hard rock / metal and there might be room for a few more female-led bands (cos there are a few really good ones). Have bands like Mellow Candle, Scheer and the Chalets on my overall chart and then there are some of the more current ones that could be worth checking out like Ham Sandwich or Little Green Cars.

Patman360's decade / year charts are worth exploring aswell - some decent homegrown stuff in there.

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From Secondsoul 07/20/2014 19:37

You won't be disappointed with Whipping Boy's Heartworm. Great album. Thanks for remembering me about God is An Astronaut. Had completely forgotten about them when compiling this. I'm only familiar with their first two albums and both of those should be on this list somewhere. This is a brand new chart that I've just submitted so there will definitely be changes to it. Any recommendations from you kind people are definitely more than welcome!

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