List of top 10 singles in 2021 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles that have peaked in the top 10 of the Irish Singles Chart during 2021, as compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.[1]

Background

Seventeen songs have charted in the top ten of the Irish Singles Chart as of the 22 January 2021. Of these, nine songs have reached their peak during 2021. Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy and Italian producers Meduza took the first number one single of the year, with their track "Paradise." In doing so, Kennedy became the first Irish act to replace themselves twice at number one, replacing the last number one of 2020, "Giants". [2] Ed Sheeran's "Afterglow" became the first new track to enter the top-ten in 2021.

Chart debuts

Four artists has achieved their first top 10 single in 2021 (as of 22 January), either as a lead or featured artist.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
Shane Codd 1 "Get Out My Head" 6 —
CJ 1 "Whoopty" 10 —
Olivia Rodrigo 1 "Drivers License" 1 —
Digital Farm Animals 1 "Don't Play" 9 —

Top-ten singles
Key
  •  ◁  – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its chart debut
  • An asterisk indicates the track is in the top 10 dated 22 January 2021.[3]
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten		 Reference
Singles from 2020
30 October "Sweet Melody" ◁ [A] Little Mix 7 8 January 2 [4]
4 December "The Business" [B] Tiësto 2 1 January 4* [5]
Singles from 2021
1 January "Afterglow" Ed Sheeran 2 8 January 4* [6]
8 January "Anyone" ◁ Justin Bieber 5 8 January 3* [7]
"Get Out My Head" Shane Codd 6 8 January 3*
"Whoopty" CJ 10 8 January 2
15 January "Drivers License" ◁ Olivia Rodrigo 1 15 January 2* [8]
"Good Days" SZA 8 15 January 2*
22 January "Don't Play" ◁ Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals 9 22 January 1* [9]

2020 peaks
Main article: List of top 10 singles in 2020 (Ireland)
List of Irish Singles Chart top ten singles in 2021 which peaked in 2020
Top ten
entry date		 Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten Reference
2020 2021 Total
3 July "Giants" Dermot Kennedy 1 4 December 25 2 27 [10]
6 November "Paradise" ◁ Meduza (featuring Dermot Kennedy) 1 27 November 8 4 12* [11]
"34+35" ◁ Ariana Grande 4 6 November 1 2 3*
4 December "All I Want for Christmas Is You" [B] Mariah Carey 3 25 December 4 1 5 [12]
11 December "Without You" The Kid Laroi 3 11 December 3 4 7* [13]
"Last Christmas" [C] Wham! 4 25 December 3 1 4
25 December "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [D] Brenda Lee 6 25 December 1 1 2 [14]
"Fairytale of New York" [E] The Pogues (featuring Kirsty MacColl) 7 25 December 1 1 2

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2021, including songs that reached their peak in 2020. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The culmulative number of weeks an artist's tracks spent in the top ten in 2021 is also shown.

Entries Artist Country of origin Weeks Songs
2 Dermot Kennedy  Ireland 6* "Giants", "Paradise"

Notes

References

  1. "IRMA". www.irma.ie.
  2. "Dermot Kennedy's Without Fear has now spent more weeks at Number 1 this millennium than any other debut album". Official Charts. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "IRMA". www.irma.ie.
  4. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 30 October 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 4 December 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 1 January 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 8 January 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 15 January 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 22 January 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 3 July 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 6 November 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 4 December 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  13. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 11 December 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  14. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 25 December 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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