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Overall Highest UK/US Peak followed in brackets, and breakdown of higher status acts achieved based on their UK sales (albums or singles).

1.Take That (90s): 27.6 million. (1/7) ALBUMS
2.Little Mix (10s): 22.6 million. (1/4) SINGLES
3.Westlife (90s): 22.3 million. (1/20) ALBUMS

4.One Direction (10s): 18.9 million. (1/1) SINGLES
5.Spice Girls (90s): 14.6 million. (1/1) SINGLES
6.Boyzone (90s): 14.3 million. (1/116) SINGLES

7.Destiny's Child (90s): 9.6 million. (1/1) SINGLES
8.Girls Aloud (00s): 7.7 million. (1-N/A) ALBUMS
9.Sugababes (00s): 7.4 million. (1/96) SINGLES
10.Pussycat Dolls (00s): 6.1 million. (1/2) SINGLES

Albums

1.Take That (90s): 14.4 million. (1/69)
2.Westlife (90s): 12.2 million. (1/129)

3.Boyzone (90s): 6.3 million. (1/167)
4.Spice Girls (90s): 5.4 million. (1/1)
5.One Direction (10s): 4.5 million. (1/1)
6.Girls Aloud (00s): 3.9 million. (1-N/A)
7.Blue (00s): 3.6 million. (1-N/A)
8=Destiny's Child (90s): 3.4 million. (1/1)
8=Little Mix (10s): 3.4 million. (1/4)
10.Sugababes (00s): 3.2 million. (1-N/A)

Singles

1.Little Mix (10s): 19.2 million. (1/67)
2.One Direction (10s): 14.4 million. (1/2)
3.Take That (90s): 13.2 million. (1/7)
4.Westlife (90s): 10.2 million. (1/20)

5.Spice Girls (90s): 9.2 million (1/1)
6.Boyzone (90s): 8 million. (1/116)
7.Destiny's Child (90s): 6.2 million. (1/1)
8.Pussycat Dolls (00s): 4.6 million. (1/2)
9.Sugababes (00s): 4.2 million. (1/96)
10.Girls Aloud (00s): 3.8 million. (1-N/A)

Top 10 Sales Breakdown End bracket is highest sales rank across all decades: 1-10.

1990s

Spice Girls (96-98): 13.5 million. (5)
Boyzone (94-99): 11.5 million. (6)

Take That (91-96): 8.4 million. (7)
Westlife (99): 3.7 million.
Destiny's Child (98-99) 2 million.

2000s

Westlife (00-09): 16.9 million. (2)
Take That (05-09): 14.4 million. (3=)

Destiny's Child (00-02,04-05): 7.6 million. (8)
Sugababes (00-09): 7.4 million. (9)
Girls Aloud (02-09): 7.2 million. (10)
Pussycat Dolls (05-06,08-09): 5.9 million.
Boyzone (08): 2.3 million.
Spice Girls (00,07): 1.1 million.

2010s

Little Mix (11-19): 18.8 million. (1)
One Direction (11-15): 14.4 million. (3=)

Take That (10-11, 14-15, 17-18): 4.8 million.
Westlife (10-11, 19): 1.6 million.
Boyzone (10, 13-14, 17-18): 500,000.
Girls Aloud (12): 500,000.

2020s

Little Mix (20-21): 3.8 million.
Pussycat Dolls (20): 200,000.
Take That (23-24): 100,000.
Westlife (21-22): 100,000.

Sales Timeline

1991-1997: Take That (8.4 million)
1998-2005: Spice Girls (10.5 million/14 million)
2006-2008: Westlife (15.3 million/20.6 million)
2009-Present: Take That (21.6 million/27 million)

Take That - 21 years.
Spice Girls - 8 years.
Westlife - 3 years.

This post has been edited by nirvanamusic: 24th March 2024, 09:27 AM