This kind of ranking is clearly random and subject to controversy! Many Irish music lovers regret not seeing such an artist or group in our top 10! Therefore, we decided not to take any risks and to work on ourselves based on a classification established by a reference in the field.

Billboard ranking

Billboard was the first music magazine to publish its first hit parade in 1936, but it was not until 1940 that they first rated the “Music Popularity Chart” and was born in 1958. Heat 100One of the most relevant rankings of major musical productions.

Nowadays, the billboard considers popular parameters such as the number of album sales, the number of radio broadcasts, the number of digital downloads, and streaming on audio and video platforms such as YouTube, in order to establish its ranking.

Based on the presence of artists in the Hot 100, Billboard Magazine has compiled a list of the 10 most famous Irish musicians (solo or in groups) since they were born, raised or formed in Ireland.

10 – Thin Lizzie

Founded in Dublin in 1969, Thin Lizzie is a hard rock band and one of the first music groups in the country to mix traditional music.

Irish to rock and roll. Led by singer and lyricist Phil Linott, the band peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100 in 1976 with the hit “The Boys Are Back in Town”.

9 – Irish Rovers

The members of Irish Rovers are from Toronto, Canada. The band’s name comes from the popular traditional song “The Irish Rover”. Created in 1963, the group made a name for itself on its television shows, where they contributed greatly to the spread of Irish music in North America. Among the group’s many hits, “The Unicorn” reached number seven on the Billboard charts in 1968.

8 – Cranberries

Formed in Limerick in 1989, the Cranberries have gained international acclaim, with all four of their albums in the Billboard “Top 20 Albums”. “Zombie” was one of the band’s most popular songs, but it was the number eight hit “linger” in 1994, reaching number eight on the Hot 100.

7 – Script

According to Billboard, The Script Group, formed in Dublin in 2007, ranks seventh in the world. The song “Break One”, released in 2008, peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100 in 2010.

6 – Enya

In a career spanning more than 40 years, Enya recorded her first solo studio album in 1987, a year before the hit album “Watermark”, which gained international acclaim as a singer, songwriter and musician from Guidorre, Donegal. Despite her numerous records and successes, her biggest hit on the chart was her participation in Mario Vinance’s hit song “I Don’t Wanna Know”, a song based on a quote from Fugis’ song “Ready or Not”. Riff samples the synthesizer for Enya’s song “Bodysia”.

5-Snow Patrol

It peaked at number five on the Hot 100 in 2006 and was used as the soundtrack to the television series Grace Anatomy by Snow Patrol’s hit “Chasing Cars”.

4 – Van Morrison

Belfast-born Van Morrison, who was ranked 9th on the Hot 100 in 1971 with his hit ‘Domino’, is fourth on the list.

3 – Synod O’Connor

In 1990, the hit song “Nothing Compare 2U” reached # 1 on the 100 and remained there for 4 weeks. The title remained on the chart for 21 weeks.

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2 – Gilbert O’Sullivan

Many songs such as “Claire”, “Get Down”, and “Out of the Question” reached the Billboard Hot 100, while the track “Alone Again (Naturally)” kept Ozellivan above 6 weeks. Position in the 1972 rankings.

1-U2

With 34 songs including 6 of the top 10 hits reaching the Billboard Hot 100, two U2 tracks topped the chart: “With or Without You”, which topped the charts for 3 weeks, and “I Still What I Am Looking For” for two weeks. Continued.