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Irish music refers to music that originated in Ireland or is strongly associated with the country's culture and history. It encompasses a wide range of styles and genres, including traditional folk music, contemporary folk, rock, pop, and classical music. Some of the most recognizable Irish musical instruments include the fiddle, tin whistle, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, and the Irish harp. Traditional Irish music is known for its intricate melodies and use of rhythmic devices such as "diddling" and "lilting." Popular Irish musicians include Enya, U2, Sinead O'Connor, The Dubliners, The Chieftains, and Van Morrison.
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1968 | The Dubliners | Spirit of the Irish |
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1972 | The Wolfe Tones | Let The People Sing |
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1972 | The Clancy Brothers | IRISH DRINKING SONGS |
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| 38 | 1973 | Planxty | Planxty |
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| 6 | 1974 | Planxty | Cold Blow and the Rainy Night |
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1975 | Thin Lizzy | Jail Break |
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1980-03-07 | Stiff Little Fingers | Nobody's Heroes |
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| 73 | 1983-03-21 | Clannad | Magical Ring |
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1984 | Christy Moore | Ride On |
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1985 | U2 | The Joshua Tree (Super Deluxe) |
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1987-08 | U2 | You’re The Best Thing About Me |
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1987-10-25 | Sinéad O'Connor | Lion And The Cobra |
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1988 | The Cowsills | The Best Of The Cowsills |
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| 9 | 1988-06-20 | Van Morrison & The Chieftains | Irish Heartbeat |
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1989-01-07 | The Waterboys | Fisherman's Blues |
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| 32 | 1990 | The Stunning | Paradise in the Picturehouse |
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1991 | The Waterboys | The Best Of The Waterboys |
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| 72 | 1991 | The Pogues | The Best of The Pogues |
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1991 | U2 | Joshua Tree |
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| 17 | 1991-02-26 | Van Morrison | Bang Masters |
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1992-01-14 | The Chieftains | The Best of the Chieftains |
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1993 | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We? |
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1993 | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We |
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| 12 | 1993-02-09 | The Cranberries | Linger |
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| 7 | 1993-10-19 | The Pogues | Waiting For Herb |
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1994 | The Cranberries | No Need To Argue (Deluxe) |
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| 30 | 1994 | Christy Moore | LIVE AT THE POINT |
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1994-09 | The Cranberries | No Need to Argue |
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| 11 | 1995 | Gavin Friday | Shag Tobacco |
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| 18 | 1995 | Boyzone | Said And Done |
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1996 | The Cranberries | To the Faithful Departed |
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1996 | The Cranberries | The Collection |
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| 58 | 1996-04-19 | The Cranberries | To The Faithful Departed (The Complete Sessions 1996-1997) |
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| 60 | 1996-11-29 | The Frames | Fitzcarraldo |
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| 85 | 1997 | Flogging Molly | Alive Behind the Green Door |
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| 1 | 1997-03-18 | Mary Black | Shine |
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1997-05-30 | Enya | Dark Sky Island |
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| 56 | 1997-10-20 | The Corrs | Talk On Corners |
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1998 | The Dubliners | The Dubliners |
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| 75 | 1998 | The Cranberries | The Very Best |
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1998-01-13 | Dropkick Murphys | Do or Die |
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| 41 | 1998-07-28 | Gaelic Storm | Gaelic Storm |
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1999 | The Cranberries | Something Else |
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| 19 | 1999 | The Irish Rovers | The Best Of The Irish Rovers |
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1999-04-19 | The Cranberries | Bury The Hatchet |
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| 29 | 1999-11-08 | Westlife | Westlife |
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| 45 | 1999-11-12 | The Corrs | Unplugged |
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| 10 | 2000 | Nadine | Insatiable |
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2000 | The Corrs | White Light |
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| 20 | 2000-02-28 | Altan | Another Sky |
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| 95 | 2000-03-07 | Flogging Molly | Swagger |
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| 62 | 2000-05-16 | The Tossers | Long Dim Road |
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2000-06-13 | Sinéad O'Connor | Faith and Courage |
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2000-08-08 | Samantha Mumba | Gotta Tell You |
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2000-08-28 | JJ72 | JJ72 |
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2000-10-30 | U2 | All That You Can't Leave Behind |
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| 8 | 2001-06-05 | Lúnasa | The Merry Sisters of Fate |
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| 16 | 2001-10-08 | The Corrs | The Best of the Corrs |
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2001-10-16 | The Cranberries | Wake Up and Smell the Coffee |
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2002 | The Cranberries | No Need To Argue (The Complete Sessions 1994-1995) |
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| 98 | 2002-03-19 | Flogging Molly | Drunken Lullabies |
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2002-05-20 | Ronan Keating | Destination |
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2002-05-27 | Gemma Hayes | Night On My Side |
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2002-07-22 | Damien Rice | O |
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2002-09-09 | Dropkick Murphys | Live on St. Patrick's Day |
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2002-10-30 | U2 | The Best of 1990-2000 |
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| 47 | 2003-06-10 | Dropkick Murphys | Blackout |
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2003-09-08 | Simple Kid | 1 | ||
| 46 | 2004-09-13 | The Thrills | Let's Bottle Bohemia |
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2004-09-14 | Flogging Molly | Within a Mile of Home |
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2004-09-17 | The Frames | Burn the Maps |
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| 51 | 2005 | The Bloody Irish Boys | Drunk Rock |
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| 66 | 2005 | Blaggards | Standards |
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2005-06-15 | Dropkick Murphys | The Warrior's Code |
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| 26 | 2006 | Finnegan's Lads | Uisce Beatha |
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| 25 | 2006-07-25 | Gaelic Storm | Bring Yer Wellies |
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| 86 | 2006-07-25 | Flogging Molly | Whiskey On A Sunday |
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2006-09-22 | The Frames | The Cost |
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2007 | Westlife | Coast to Coast (Expanded Edition) | ||
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2007-05-15 | The Dubliners | The Best Of The Dubliners |
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2008 | The Script | Breakeven |
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2008-07-21 | U2 | Live From Paris |
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2008-09-12 | Lisa Hannigan | Sea Sew |
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| 33 | 2009-03-16 | Ronan Keating | Songs For My Mother |
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| 57 | 2009-11-30 | Westlife | Where We Are |
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2010-05-24 | Villagers | Becoming a Jackal |
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| 70 | 2010-08-20 | The Script | For The First Time |
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2010-09-13 | The Script | Science & Faith |
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| 69 | 2012 | The Irish Rovers | Drunken Sailor |
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| 24 | 2012-09-25 | The Olllam | The Olllam |
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| 39 | 2013-01-22 | The Pogues | The Very Best Of The Pogues |
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2013-06-17 | Kodaline | In A Perfect World (Deluxe) |
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2013-10-14 | James Vincent McMorrow | Cavalier |
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2018-01-12 | The Academic | Tales From The Backseat |
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2018-09-28 | Kodaline | Politics of Living |
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| 4 | 2021-08-11 | Kneecap | 3Cag |
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2021-08 | Biig Piig | The Sky Is Bleeding |
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2022-09-23 | Bambie Thug | Cathexis |
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2023-11-11 | Winter Aid | The Wisp Sings |
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The Cranberries | No Need to Argue (The Complete Sessions 1994-1995) |
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