{"id":663561,"date":"2026-10-24T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/663561\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:00:11","slug":"fontaines-d-c-top-album-charts-with-dopamine-chamber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/663561\/","title":{"rendered":"Fontaines D.C. top album charts with Dopamine Chamber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fontaines D.C. have topped the Irish and UK album charts with their new album Dopamine Chamber.<\/p>\n<p>It is the acclaimed Irish band&#8217;s second No 1 Irish album following 2022\u2019s Skinty Fia and also their second UK No. 1 album.<\/p>\n<p>According to Official Charts Company data, the five-piece shifted over 70,000 chart units during Dopamine Chamber&#8217;s first week of sale in the UK, putting it behind Harry Styles&#8217; Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>Dopamine Chamber is also the fastest-selling Irish studio LP in the UK in 15 years since Snow Patrol&#8217;s 2011 Fallen Empires.<\/p>\n<p>The 11-track album is the follow-up to 2024\u2019s Romance, which reached No 2 in Ireland and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, earned them two Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Alternative Performance, and won them the 2024 Choice Music Prize.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/entertainment\/music-reviews\/2026\/1016\/1594938-fontaines-d-c-dopamine-chamber-through-a-glass-darkly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Review: Dopamine Chamber &#8211; through a glass, darkly <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Romance would go on to be the biggest selling physical release by an Irish act in both 2024 and 2025, with Dopamine Chamber looks set to continue that success.<\/p>\n<p alt=\"A preview of the new Fontaines D.C. album\" class=\"tpe\" data-description=\"Alan Corr, Entertainment reporter with the RT\u00c9 Newsroom, takes a look ahead to their new album, Dopamine Chamber.\" data-embed=\"rte-player\" data-id=\"84d1a993-480f-4800-9860-b4e300cef28e\" data-ot-category=\"C0004\" data-title=\"Alan Corr, Entertainment reporter with the RT\u00c9 Newsroom, takes a look ahead to their new album, Dopamine Chamber.\" id=\"84d1a993-480f-4800-9860-b4e300cef28e\">We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.<a class=\"blocked-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/entertainment\/2026\/1023\/1596621-fontaines-d-c-top-album-chart-with-dopamine-chamber\/javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"OneTrust.ToggleInfoDisplay()\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manage Preferences<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The release comes as the band prepare for their biggest Irish show to date headlining Slane Castle on June 26 and 27, 2027, becoming only the third Irish act to headline the venue after Thin Lizzy in 1981 and U2 in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was teased at the close of their headline set at Electric Picnic on August 30. Support comes from Hayley Williams, Damien Dempsey and Madra Salach.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile on the Singles Chart, Tate McRae scores her first Irish No 1 with Housewife. The track is her first new music since her third studio album, So Close To What, topped the Irish Albums Chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fontaines D.C. have topped the Irish and UK album charts with their new album Dopamine Chamber. 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