title: List of number-one albums of 2018 (Ireland)
text: # List of number-one albums of 2018 (Ireland)
  
  The Irish Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums in Ireland, as compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the Irish Recorded Music Association.
  
  | Issue date | Album | Artist |
  | - | - | - |
  | 5 January | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
  | 12 January | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
  | 19 January | Tales from the Backseat | The Academic |
  | 26 January | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 2 February | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 9 February | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 16 February | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 23 February | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 2 March | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 9 March | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 16 March | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 23 March | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 30 March | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 6 April | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 13 April | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 20 April | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 27 April | KOD | J. Cole |
  | 4 May | Beerbongs & Bentleys | Post Malone |
  | 11 May | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
  | 18 May | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
  | 25 May | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
  | 1 June | Wildness | Snow Patrol |
  | 8 June | Ye | Kanye West |
  | 15 June | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 22 June | Reputation | Taylor Swift |
  | 29 June | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 6 July | Scorpion | Drake |
  | 13 July | Scorpion | Drake |
  | 20 July | Scorpion | Drake |
  | 27 July | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 3 August | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 10 August | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 17 August | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 24 August | Sweetener | Ariana Grande |
  | 31 August | Sweetener | Ariana Grande |
  | 7 September | Kamikaze | Eminem |
  | 14 September | Kamikaze | Eminem |
  | 21 September | Kamikaze | Eminem |
  | 28 September | Kamikaze | Eminem |
  | 5 October | Politics of Living | Kodaline |
  | 12 October | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 19 October | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 26 October | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 2 November | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 9 November | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 16 November | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 23 November | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 30 November | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 7 December | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
  | 14 December | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 21 December | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  | 28 December | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
  
  ## Number-one artists
  
  | Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lady Gaga | 11 |
  | 1 | Bradley Cooper | 11 |
  | 3 | Ed Sheeran | 6 |
  | 4 | Eminem | 4 |
  | 5 | Drake | 3 |
  | 6 | Ariana Grande | 2 |
  | 7 | The Academic | 1 |
  | 7 | J. Cole | 1 |
  | 7 | Post Malone | 1 |
  | 7 | Snow Patrol | 1 |
  | 7 | Kanye West | 1 |
  | 7 | Taylor Swift | 1 |
  | 7 | Kodaline | 1 |
  