In Ireland, ‘White Ladder’ was originally released on 27 November 1998, entering the Irish chart at number 25. 61 weeks later, and for the first time, the album went to number 1 on 24 January 2000, spending six weeks at number 1, and subsequently spending much of the next four years in and around the top 10. It remains the bestselling album in the Republic of Ireland; at one stage, it was said that one in every four Irish household had a copy of the album.