The 2 Johnnies go to #1 on the Irish music charts with debut album

The 2 Johnnies go to the #1 spot with their debut album Small Town Heroes.

The album, released on May 31, hit the top of the Irish Charts, ahead of the likes of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.

The album is also the biggest selling Irish album of the year so far.

To celebrate the launch of their album, they spent the last week meeting fans and performing at record stores around the country including bringing Galway’s Shop Street to a standstill on Saturday.

Yesterday was a homecoming for the duo as they performed at Golden Discs in Clonmel.

Over 500 fans turned up to catch a performance of tracks like ‘St. Patrick Drove a Honda Civic’, ‘I’m So Hungover I Could Die’ and ‘Deli Girl’.

Speaking about the album going straight in at #1 Johnny B said: "This is up there with managing Cahir to win the South Junior B Hurling title as the best day of my life. I've been writing and singing songs since I was 3 years old, this album has been a lifetime in the making."

"We can't thank people enough for the support they've shown us. Not too many culchie bands get a number 1 album. Been playing gigs round the town since I was 14, so proud to be able to bring one home to the town, feels like we've won a county final. Start the mixer, the boom is back," he said.

Johnny Smacks said: “What a day for the parish! To all the small town heroes who bought this album, this one is for ye, real tunes for real people. Bonfires will be burning around Cahir this weekend!”

The 2 Johnnies will be celebrating this weekend with 20,000 fans in St Anne’s Park for Pints in a Field 2.

The stellar lineup will see them joined on stage by Craig David, FIVE, Seamus Moore, DJ Jen Payne and more.