“Wasteland, Baby!” is Hozier’s first No. 1. His last album, “Hozier,” from 2014, reached as high as No. 2, and contained “Take Me to Church,” which received a Grammy nomination for song of the year.

Andrew Hozier-Byrne, the Irish singer-songwriter who performs as Hozier, has topped the latest chart with his second album, “Wasteland, Baby!” (Rubyworks/Columbia), which had the equivalent of 89,000 ...