The Top Artists from Ireland
| 1 | U2 | |
| 2 | My Bloody Valentine | |
| 3 | Sinéad O'Connor | |
| 4 | Thin Lizzy | |
| 5 | Damien Rice | |
| 6 | Therapy? | |
| 7 | Virgin Prunes | |
| 8 | Planxty | |
| 9 | The Chieftains | |
| 10 | Rory Gallagher | |
| 11 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |
| 12 | Enya | |
| 13 | The Cranberries | |
| 14 | Richard Harris | |
| 15 | Kate Nash | |
| 16 | Patrick Wolf | |
| 17 | The Boomtown Rats | |
| 18 | Roisin Murphy | |
| 19 | The Thrills | |
| Artists bubbling under: | ||
| Altan | ||
| Andy Irvine & Paul Brady | ||
| Chauncey Olcott | ||
| Christy Moore | ||
| Hothouse Flowers | ||
| Mellow Candle | ||
| The Bothy Band | ||
| The Swell Season | ||
| Whipping Boy |