The Weeknd claims highest new entry on Official Irish Singles Chart with Take My Breath

The Weeknd claims the highest new entry on this week’s Official Irish Singles Chart with Take My Breath.

The lead single from his upcoming fifth studio album enters at Number 12, becoming the Canadian artist’s 16th Top 20 hit in Ireland.

Ed Sheeran holds at Number 1 for a seventh week with Bad Habits, but The Kid Laroi edges closer than ever to Ed with his Justin Bieber collaboration Stay, which finishes less than 500 sales behind Bad Habits.

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New personal bests are logged in this week’s Top 10 by German producer Jonasu with Black Magic, up two slots to Number 4, and Becky Hill & David Guetta’s Remember, which rises three places to Number 7.

KSI claims his 13th Top 50 hit with Lil Wayne hook-up Lose at 20, while Mabel rockets 17 places to 23 with this week’s highest climber Let Them Know. There also strong gains for Sleep Hallow’s 2055 at 27, and You For Me by Sigala & Rita Ora at 35.

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TikTok star Nessa Barrett makes her Official Irish Singles Chart debut with I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead (38), Dua Lipa scores an eighth Top 50 hit from her album Future Nostalgia with Love Again (45), and finally, David Guetta earns his 42nd Irish Chart hit with If You Really Love Me with Mistajam ft. John Newman.

See the full Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50

Listen to The Official Chart with Bláthnaid Treacy at 7pm every Friday on RTÉ 2FM.

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