Music
'Ronnie Drew' track tops Irish chart
Published Saturday, Mar 8 2008, 09:21 GMT | By Daniel Kilkelly
Duffy's 'Mercy' is replaced at the top of the Irish singles chart this week by 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew'.
The track, which is performed by various artists including U2, Andrea Corr, Sinead O'Connor, The Dubliners and Kila, climbs up one place from second position in the chart. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's 'Falling Slowly' is at number two this week, while 'Mercy' is in third place.
Westlife's 'Us Against The World' moves up twenty-one places to number six in the chart. Another high climber is Flo Rida and T-Pain's 'Low', which rises twelve places to number nine.
Meanwhile, Duffy's Rockferry is at the top of the album chart this week, followed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's Once at number two and Amy Winehouse's Back To Black at number three.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (2) Various: 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew'
2. (3) Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova: 'Falling Slowly'
3. (1) Duffy: 'Mercy'
4. (4) Basshunter: 'Now You're Gone'
5. (5) Nickelback: 'Rockstar'
6. (27) Westlife: 'Us Against The World'
7. (6) H 'two' O ft. Platnum: 'What's It Gonna Be'
8. (7) OneRepublic: 'Stop and Stare'
9. (21) Flo Rida ft. T-Pain: 'Low'
10. (8) Britney Spears: 'Piece Of Me'
The track, which is performed by various artists including U2, Andrea Corr, Sinead O'Connor, The Dubliners and Kila, climbs up one place from second position in the chart. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's 'Falling Slowly' is at number two this week, while 'Mercy' is in third place.
Westlife's 'Us Against The World' moves up twenty-one places to number six in the chart. Another high climber is Flo Rida and T-Pain's 'Low', which rises twelve places to number nine.
Meanwhile, Duffy's Rockferry is at the top of the album chart this week, followed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's Once at number two and Amy Winehouse's Back To Black at number three.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (2) Various: 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew'
2. (3) Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova: 'Falling Slowly'
3. (1) Duffy: 'Mercy'
4. (4) Basshunter: 'Now You're Gone'
5. (5) Nickelback: 'Rockstar'
6. (27) Westlife: 'Us Against The World'
7. (6) H 'two' O ft. Platnum: 'What's It Gonna Be'
8. (7) OneRepublic: 'Stop and Stare'
9. (21) Flo Rida ft. T-Pain: 'Low'
10. (8) Britney Spears: 'Piece Of Me'
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