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THE TOP 40 IRISH ACTS IN THE UK SINGLES CHART

Since the official UK singles chart started in 1952, over a hundred acts from the island of Ireland have scored British hits. Here is a ranking of the Top 40 acts based on their success in the British charts.

The rating is based on 10 points for a #1, 5 points for other Top 10 hits, 2 points for other Top 40 hits and 1 point for other Top 75 hits.
Bonus points are awarded for a second and subsequent weeks at #1.

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2

WESTLIFE

Westlife (204 points) 14 #1s, 25 Top 10 hits, 26 Top 40 hits.

3

BOYZONE

Boyzone (128 points) 6 #1s, 18 Top 10 hits, 20 Top 40 hits.

4

RONAN KEATING

Ronan Keating (88 points) 3 #1s, 14 Top 10 hits, 15 Top 40 hits.

5

GILBERT O'SULLIVAN

Gilbert O'Sullivan (63 points) 2 #1s, 7 Top 10 hits, 14 Top 40 hits.

6

THE BACHELORS

The Bachelors (63 points) 1 #1, 8 Top 10 hits, 17 Top 40 hits.

7

ENYA

Enya (55 points) 2 #1s, 5 Top 10 hits, 11 Top 40 hits.

8

THE CORRS

The Corrs (55 points) 1 #1, 6 Top 10 hits, 13 Top 40 hits.

9

THE BOOMTOWN RATS

Boomtown Rats (54 points) 2 #1s, 5 Top 10 hits, 11 Top 40 hits.

10

B*WITCHED

B*Witched (51 points) 4 #1s, 5 Top 10 hits, 7 Top 40 hits.

11

RUBY MURRAY

Ruby Murray (51 points) 1 #1, 8 Top 10 hits, 10 Top 40 hits.

12

ASH

Ash (51 points) 4 Top 10 hits, 18 Top 40 hits.

13

THIN LIZZY

Thin Lizzy (51 points) 4 Top 10 hits, 15 Top 40 hits.

14

D:REAM

D:Ream (44 points) 1 #1, 3 Top 10 hits, 13 Top 40 hits.

15

VAL DOONICAN

Val Doonican (41 points) 5 Top 10 hits, 12 Top 40 hits.

16

SNOW PATROL

Snow Patrol (40 points) 5 Top 10 hits, 12 Top 40 hits.

17

THE SCRIPT

The Script (39 points) 1 #1, 4 Top 10 hits, 9 Top 40 hits.

18

GARY MOORE

Gary Moore (39 points) 2 Top 10 hits, 11 Top 40 hits.

19

DANIEL O'DONNELL

Daniel O'Donnell (38 points) 1 Top 10 hit, 16 Top 40 hits.

20

CHRIS DE BURGH

Chris De Burgh (36 points) 1 #1, 2 Top 10 hits, 7 Top 40 hits.

21

SINEAD O'CONNOR

Sinead O'Connor (35 points) 1 #1, 1 Top 10 hit, 8 Top 40 hits.

22

THE DIVINE COMEDY

The Divine Comedy (33 points) 1 Top 10 hit, 13 Top 40 hits.

23

SAMANTHA MUMBA

Samantha Mumba (30 points) 6 Top 10 hits.

24

DANA

Dana (29 points) 1 #1, 3 Top 10 hits, 6 Top 40 hits.

25

THERAPY?

Therapy? (28 points) 1 Top 10 hit, 12 Top 40 hits.

26

FEARGAL SHARKEY

Feargal Sharkey (24 points) 1 #1, 2 Top 10 hits, 5 Top 40 hits.

27

BRIAN McFADDEN

Brian McFadden (23 points) 1 #1, 3 Top 10 hits, 4 Top 40 hits.

28

CLODAGH RODGERS

Clodagh Rodgers (20 points) 3 Top 10 hits, 5 Top 40 hits.

29

THE UNDERTONES

The Undertones (20 points) 1 Top 10 hit, 7 Top 40 hits.

30

THE CRANBERRIES

The Cranberries (20 points) 9 Top 40 hits.

31

RONNIE CARROLL

Ronnie Carroll (19 points) 2 Top 10 hits, 6 Top 40 hits.

32

JOHNNY LOGAN

Johnny Logan (17 points) 1 #1, 2 Top 10 hits.

33

DAMIEN RICE

Damien Rice (15 points) 1 Top 10 hit, 5 Top 40 hits.

34

VAN MORRISON

Van Morrison (15 points) 3 Top 40 hits.

35

THE DUBLINERS

The Dubliners (14 points) 2 Top 10 hits, 3 Top 40 hits.

36

THE THRILLS

The Thrills (14 points) 6 Top 40 hits.

37

HOTHOUSE FLOWERS

Hothouse Flowers (14 points) 4 Top 40 hits.

38

PHIL LYNOTT

Phil Lynott (12 points) 1 Top 10 hits, 4 Top 40 hits.

39

CLANNAD

Clannad (12 points) 1 Top 10 hits, 3 Top 40 hits.

40

THEM

Them (22 points) 2 Top 10 hits.

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