Ed Sheeran's = scores second week as Ireland's Number 1 album

Ed Sheeran reclaims Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with = (Equals).

After spending the last two months hovering in the Top 5, Equals claims its second total week at Number 1 in Ireland, nudging last week’s winner, 30 by Adele, to Number 2.

Whipping Boy’s 1995 album Heartworm re-enters the chart at a brand new peak of Number 4. The Dublin band’s second studio album first reached the Official Irish Albums Chart in September last year following a re-pressing on vinyl, and enjoys another resurgence on the format this week.

Further down, lots of hit albums return to the Top 50 this week, including Montero by Lil Nas X (32), Hozier’s self-titled 2014 debut (33), and Justice by Justin Bieber (38).

U2’s greatest hits collection U218 Singles rebounds to Number 44, Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream is at Number 46, Lover by Taylor Swift flies back in at Number 48 and Maroon 5’s greatest hits album Singles is at Number 49.

See the full Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50