As he is Irish, this puts him in the same pantheon as Gilbert O'Sullivan, U2 and Sinéad O'Connor in terms of Irish acts that reached the top here. And one of only two (him and the aforementioned Mr. O'Sullivan) to have a #1 single in a Presidential election year. W.B., Wednesday at 2:04 AM. #54976. MongrelPiano, Clode and sunspot42 like this. More @Wikipedia
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