KSI outperforms The 1975 to debut at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Dissimulation

BTS member Agust D and US rapper Gunna also score new entries this week.

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KSI and The 1975 have locked horns this week in a highly publicised chart battle, and it is KSI who comes out on top in Ireland.

The Youtuber-turned-rapper’s debut album Dissimulation is Number 1 on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart, claiming the most downloads and streams of the last seven days.

It means The 1975 settle for Number 2 with their fourth record, Notes On A Conditional Form. This week’s best seller on CD and vinyl, the album is their highest charting ever, overtaking 2016’s I Like It When You Sleep… which topped out at Number 3.

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