Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest albums of 2021 so far

Kid Rock paid tribute to music icon and ZZ Top bassist, Dusty Hill, following the announcement of his death at age 72 on Wednesday.  Hill died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas.

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died, it was announced by his bandmates last night. He was 72.In a statement, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard said: “We are saddened by the news today that our compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX”.“We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature, and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the Top”, they went on.

ZZ Top's bassist Dusty Hill has passed away aged 72 in his home of Houston, Texas.The American musician's bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard confirmed the news on Wednesday 28 evening as they shared a joint statement explaining that he died in his sleep. Dusty's cause of death is yet to be revealed.

ZZ Top, who has died aged 72.The musician’s death was confirmed by the group’s longtime rep, who said that Hill died at home in his sleep.

Refresh for updates… ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill is being remembered by friends, musical colleagues, and even the governor of Texas paying tribute.

Dusty Hill has sadly died.

Dusty Hill, the legendary bassist for ZZ Top, has died. He was 72.

Dusty Hill was the longtime bassist for the legendary rock band ZZ Top.This is a breaking news story. We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.

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Ed Sheeran scores a fourth week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Bad Habits.

Olivia Rodrigo has denied KSI his second Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart.

While a flurry of dance bangers compete for this year's song of the summer, the music landscape was very different 20 years ago. 2001 saw an eclectic bunch of tracks soundtrack the warmer months; including reggae, trance, UK garage, hip-hop and - of course - straight-up pop. 

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Sales of vinyl albums in Ireland have increased 81% year-on-year as the vinyl revival shows no-one signs of slowing down.

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Inhaler have scored this week’s Number One album, making them the first Irish band in 13 years to hit the top of the Official UK Albums Chart with their debut album.The last Irish band to go to the top of the charts with their first record was The Script and their self-titled debut in 2008.‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ was released last week (July 9) and has since racked up 18,000 chart sales – 92 per cent of which were physical sales.Those figures make the record the best-selling vinyl album

Olivia Rodrigo sits in the driving seat at Number 1 on Ireland’s Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2021 so far.

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Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR is Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart for a seventh consecutive week, the longest consecutive reign for a female artist album in over a decade.

Ed Sheeran sits on the throne of the Official Irish Singles Chart for a second week with Bad Habits.