List of number-one albums of 2016 (Ireland)

The Irish Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Ireland, as compiled by Chart-Track on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.[1]

identifies Irish musical acts.

Issue date	Album	Artist	Reference
7 January	Purpose	Justin Bieber	[2]
14 January	Blackstar	David Bowie	[3]
21 January			[4]
28 January	25	Adele	[5]
4 February	Everything This Way	Walking on Cars	[6]
11 February			[7]
18 February			[8]
25 February	25	Adele	[9]
3 March	2	The Gloaming	[10]
10 March	25	Adele	[11]
17 March			[12]
24 March			[13]
31 March			[14]
7 April			[15]
14 April			[16]
21 April	Cut Loose	Mike Denver	[17]
28 April	Lemonade	Beyoncé	[18]
5 May	Stayin' Up All Night	Nathan Carter	[19]
12 May	A Moon Shaped Pool	Radiohead	[20]
19 May	Lemonade	Beyoncé	[21]
26 May	Dangerous Woman	Ariana Grande	[22]
2 June	Greatest Hits	Bruce Springsteen	[23]
9 June	Lemonade	Beyoncé	[24]
16 June			[25]
23 June	The Getaway	Red Hot Chili Peppers	[26]
30 June	25	Adele	[27]
7 July	Lemonade	Beyoncé	[28]
14 July	Ellipsis	Biffy Clyro	[29]
21 July	Chaleur Humaine	Christine and the Queens	[30]
28 July			[31]
4 August			[32]
11 August			[33]
18 August	Picture This EP	Picture This	[34]
25 August	At Swim	Lisa Hannigan	[35]
1 September	Glory	Britney Spears	[36]
8 September	We Move	James Vincent McMorrow	[37]
15 September	Skeleton Tree	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	[38]
22 September			[39]
29 September	Illuminate	Shawn Mendes	[40]
6 October	x	Ed Sheeran	[41]
13 October	Revolution Radio	Green Day	[42]
20 October	Walls	Kings of Leon	[43]
27 October	You Want It Darker	Leonard Cohen	[44]
3 November			[45]
10 November	The Heavy Entertainment Show	Robbie Williams	[46]
17 November	You Want It Darker	Leonard Cohen	[47]
24 November	Hardwired... to Self-Destruct	Metallica	[48]
1 December	Glory Days	Little Mix	[49]
8 December			[50]
15 December	You Want It Darker	Leonard Cohen	[51]
22 December			[52]
29 December	Glory Days	Little Mix	[53]