WESTLIFE

WESTLIFE

  • The Irish male vocal group are Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Shane Filan and Mark Feehily. Founder member Bryan McFadden left in 2004

  • Some 11 of their first 13 singles all entered the chart at No1, a UK record
  • Westlife have sold 11m albums in the UK alone, while their single sales stand at 6m, 750,000-seller Uptown Girl being their biggest hit to date.

Formed in 1998, managed by Louis Walsh and signed by Simon Cowell (before both men found fame in X-Factor), Westlife can claim to be the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1. In total, they have scored 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, the third-highest total in UK history, tying with Cliff Richard and trailing behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles. 

Over years of their career, Westlife’s music has evolved from teen pop to a pop sound, with an emphasis on ballads. Most of the group’s hits have been composed by experienced songwriters, most notably Steve Mac and Wayne Hector. On 1 June 2008, Westlife marked their 10th anniversary with a concert in Croke Park, Dublin which saw more than 83,000 fans attending the special occasion. 

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Date Title, Artist, (Label) Peak Position Weeks Weeks at No.1
01/05/1999

SWEAR IT AGAIN

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321662062)

 1 13 2
21/08/1999

IF I LET YOU GO

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321692352)

 1 11 1
30/10/1999

FLYING WITHOUT WINGS

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321709162)

 1 13 1
25/12/1999

I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321726012)

 1 17 4
08/04/2000

FOOL AGAIN

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321751562)

 1 12 1
30/09/2000

AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW)

MARIAH CAREY FEATURING WESTLIFE (Columbia 6698872)

 1 12 2
11/11/2000

MY LOVE

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321802802)

 1 10 1
30/12/2000

WHAT MAKES A MAN

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321826252)

 2 13 0
17/03/2001

UPTOWN GIRL

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321841692)

 1 16 1
17/11/2001

QUEEN OF MY HEART

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321899142)

 1 15 1
02/03/2002

WORLD OF OUR OWN

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321919242)

 1 13 1
01/06/2002

BOP BOP BABY

WESTLIFE (S 74321940452)

 5 10 0
16/11/2002

UNBREAKABLE

WESTLIFE (S 74321975222)

 1 16 1
05/04/2003

TONIGHT/MISS YOU NIGHTS

WESTLIFE (S 74321986802)

 3 10 0
27/09/2003

HEY WHATEVER

WESTLIFE (S 82876560862)

 4 7 0
29/11/2003

MANDY

WESTLIFE (S 82876570742)

 1 9 1
06/03/2004

OBVIOUS

WESTLIFE (S 82876596322)

 3 8 0
05/11/2005

YOU RAISE ME UP

WESTLIFE (S 82876739522)

 1 17 2
24/12/2005

WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME

WESTLIFE FEATURING DIANA ROSS (S 82876767382)

 2 8 0
04/03/2006

AMAZING

WESTLIFE (S 82876806252)

 4 6 0
18/11/2006

THE ROSE

WESTLIFE (S 88697032652)

 1 7 1
10/11/2007

HOME

WESTLIFE (S 88697189872)

 3 12 0
08/12/2007

I'M ALREADY THERE

WESTLIFE (S GBARL0701126)

 62 1 0
01/03/2008

US AGAINST THE WORLD

WESTLIFE (S 88697253142)

 8 8 0
27/12/2008

I'M ALREADY THERE

WESTLIFE (S GBARL0701126)

 63 1 0
07/11/2009

WHAT ABOUT NOW

WESTLIFE (Syco Music 88697611282)

 2 12 0
27/11/2010

SAFE

WESTLIFE (Syco Music 88697724492)

 10 4 0
26/11/2011

LIGHTHOUSE

WESTLIFE (RCA GB1101100463)

 32 1 0
Date Title, Artist, (Label) Peak Position Weeks Weeks at No.1
13/11/1999

WESTLIFE

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321713212)

 2 69 0
18/11/2000

COAST TO COAST

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321808312)

 1 28 1
24/11/2001

WORLD OF OUR OWN

WESTLIFE (RCA 74321903082)

 1 35 1
23/11/2002

UNBREAKABLE - THE GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1

WESTLIFE (S 74321975902)

 1 51 1
06/12/2003

TURNAROUND

WESTLIFE (S 82876557412)

 1 21 1
20/11/2004

ALLOW US TO BE FRANK

WESTLIFE (S 82876651052)

 3 12 0
12/11/2005

FACE TO FACE

WESTLIFE (S 82876745382)

 1 23 1
02/12/2006

THE LOVE ALBUM

WESTLIFE (S 88697019822)

 1 12 1
17/11/2007

BACK HOME

WESTLIFE (S 88697176702)

 1 20 1
12/12/2009

WHERE WE ARE

WESTLIFE (S 88697611272)

 2 9 0
04/12/2010

GRAVITY

WESTLIFE (Syco Music 88697724482)

 3 7 0
03/12/2011

GREATEST HITS

WESTLIFE (RCA 88691900882)

 4 12 0
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