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

## Number-one artists

| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Adele | 9 |
| 2 | Beyoncé | 5 |
| 2 | Leonard Cohen | 5 |
| 3 | Christine and the Queens | 4 |
| 4 | Walking on Cars | 3 |
| 4 | Little Mix | 3 |
| 5 | David Bowie | 2 |
| 5 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 2 |
| 6 | The Gloaming | 1 |
| 6 | Justin Bieber | 1 |
| 6 | Mike Denver | 1 |
| 6 | Nathan Carter | 1 |
| 6 | Radiohead | 1 |
| 6 | Ariana Grande | 1 |
| 6 | Bruce Springsteen | 1 |
| 6 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1 |
| 6 | Biffy Clyro | 1 |
| 6 | Picture This | 1 |
| 6 | Lisa Hannigan | 1 |
| 6 | Britney Spears | 1 |
| 6 | James Vincent McMorrow | 1 |
| 6 | Shawn Mendes | 1 |
| 6 | Ed Sheeran | 1 |
| 6 | Green Day | 1 |
| 6 | Kings of Leon | 1 |
| 6 | Metallica | 1 |