IRMA reveals annual Irish recorded music figures for 2025!

Another record-breaking year for the Irish music industry

2025 was another record-breaking year for the Irish music industry, with 13.2 billion audio streams, a 6% increase on 2024, and 60% since 2020. Of the most-streamed songs of 2025, Irish artists made up just over a fifth, with 22 individual tracks by or featuring Irish artists in the top 100. This is three times as many as 2024 and more than any other year this decade.

Leading the charge is Limerick-based folk-trio Kingfishr whose song Killeagh is officially the most-listened-to track in Ireland for 2025, becoming not just the most-streamed song of the year, but the most-streamed song in any single year this decade. With nearly 27m streams, it surpassed hits like Noah Kahan’s Stick Season (2024, 26.5m streams), The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights (2020, 20m streams), and Miley Cyrus’ Flowers (2023, 19m streams).

Released at the tail-end of 2024, Killeagh also managed to land the coveted Christmas #1 spot for 2025 following a surprise Toy Show appearance. Kingfishr have a total of seven tracks in the top 100 most-streamed songs of 2025, tied with country-superstar Zach Bryan for the most of any artist. Other Irish artists appearing in the top 100 include Amble, Hozier, Fontaines DC, Jazzy, and Kneecap. In total, sales from Irish artists made up 21.5% of the top 100.