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Posted by: liamk97 13th January 2019, 10:45 PM
Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts
12 January 2019 | By Helen Ainsley
A look back at how the Irish group's timeless (and countless) hits stack up.
Westlife are one of the most successful groups of all time in the UK, holding fourteen Number 1 singles in the UK: a number only surpassed by The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Known for stools (both for sitting on and getting up from dramatically), key changes, ballads and a few bops here and there, their first seven singles all debuted at Number 1 within 18 months of each other, leading a total of 25 Top 10 singles. Additionally, seven of their albums went straight to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
Their new, long-awaited single Hello My Love is their first release following an eight-year hiatus, so to celebrate we're going to tell you things that no-one else knows, like the definitive list of Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs of all time. First, a few highlights:
When You're Looking Like That
A rare early uptempo number, When You're Looking Like That never actually charted in its own right; it had to settle for being a double A-side with Queen Of My Heart.
Despite this it remains one of their most popular tracks – it's their 6th most streamed song, clocking up 11.4 million plays – and appears in 20th place overall with 126,000 units via streaming and downloads only (as physical sales aren't counted – Queen of My Heart keeps those all to itself).
My Love
At 11 is My Love, in part an ode to the lads' home of Ireland. It's their fifth most-streamed single with 1.17 million across video and audio.
Make sure to check out the official music video for this one, featuring shots of Ireland's stunning beaches and the Cliffs of Moher – and some pretty liberal use of a green screen.
What About Now
One of Westlife's many super-successful covers, this is the band's most recent addition to the list – though this hasn't prevented it from being their eighth biggest song of all time.
The sales split is an interesting reflection of its year of release, 2009: 79% of its total sales are digital downloads vs. 8% physical and 13% audio and video streams.
Against All Odds
Westlife and Mariah? In the same studio? This really happened and the results were stellar. Westlife helped Mariah take her version of Phil Collins' 1984 Number 2 hit all the way to the top in 2000, notching up 441,000 combined sales. Westlife would repeat this formula five years later, teaming up with Diana Ross on a new version of her 1991 Number 2 hit When You Tell Me That You Love Me, which also peaked at Number 2.
Flying Without Wings
The band's third straight Number 1 in 1999, this was perhaps the first glimpse of the ballad masters the band would become. The rousing choir, Mark's impressive vocal acrobatics, those pristine white outfits and angelic smiles – millions of hearts across the country were lost and Westlife's place as kings of weepy slow songs was assured.
You Raise Me Up
Westlife perch on their high stools, crooning. The crowd listens, waiting, in silent anticipation. The song changes key. Westlife stand. The crowd goes wild.
Though it's been covered by countless artists, You Raise Me Up was first made popular by Josh Groban in 2003. In third place overall, Westlife's iconic version is their most-streamed single of all time with 19.7 million listens.
I Have A Dream/Seasons in the Sun
Another double-A side and two covers for the price of one, Westlife scored the Official Christmas Number 1 of 1999, and thus the first chart-topper of the 21st century. Westlife's version of I Have A Dream did what the original could not – ABBA's version had to settle for Christmas Number 2 exactly 20 years earlier, behind Pink Floyd. Blimey. It's their second biggest single and has shifted over 680,000 across physical, digital, and streaming equivalent sales.
Uptown Girl
At the top spot – having racked up over 920,000 total sales – Westlife's cover of the Billy Joel classic was their eighth Number 1. In the video for the track, which was Comic Relief's 2001 charity single, the boys sport some rather fetching American diner uniforms to serve high class patrons, portrayed by the likes of Robert Bathurst, Tim McInnerny, and of course Claudia Schiffer as the titular Uptown Girl.
Charity songs used to do pretty big business on physical format, as they tended to be available in most supermarkets, which is why to date the song's physical sales make up 81% of the total units, totalling 800,000 CDs and digital downloads.
Westlife's Official Top 20 biggest singles (physical sales + digital downloads + audio & video streams)
POS TITLE ARTIST HIGHEST POS YEAR
1 UPTOWN GIRL WESTLIFE 1 2001 920,000
2 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN WESTLIFE 1 1999 680,000
3 YOU RAISE ME UP WESTLIFE 1 2005
4 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS WESTLIFE 1 1999
5 SWEAR IT AGAIN WESTLIFE 1 1999
6 AGAINST ALL ODDS MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE 1 2000 441,000
7 WHAT MAKES A MAN WESTLIFE 2 2000
8 WHAT ABOUT NOW WESTLIFE 2 2009
9 QUEEN OF MY HEART WESTLIFE 1 2001
10 IF I LET YOU GO WESTLIFE 1 1999
11 MY LOVE WESTLIFE 1 2000
12 WORLD OF OUR OWN WESTLIFE 1 2002
13 FOOL AGAIN WESTLIFE 1 2000
14 UNBREAKABLE WESTLIFE 1 2002
15 HOME WESTLIFE 3 2007
16 MANDY WESTLIFE 1 2003
17 THE ROSE WESTLIFE 1 2006
18 BOP BOP BABY WESTLIFE 5 2002
19 WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME WESTLIFE FT DIANA ROSS 2 2005
20 WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE THAT WESTLIFE N/A 2000 126,000
©2019 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
Westlife's Top 20 best-selling singles (paid-for sales)
POS TITLE ARTIST HIGHEST POS YEAR
1 UPTOWN GIRL WESTLIFE 1 2001 800,000
2 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN WESTLIFE 1 1999
3 YOU RAISE ME UP WESTLIFE 1 2005
4 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS WESTLIFE 1 1999
5 WHAT MAKES A MAN WESTLIFE 2 2000
6 AGAINST ALL ODDS MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE 1 2000
7 SWEAR IT AGAIN WESTLIFE 1 1999
8 QUEEN OF MY HEART WESTLIFE 1 2001
9 WHAT ABOUT NOW WESTLIFE 2 2009
10 IF I LET YOU GO WESTLIFE 1 1999
11 MY LOVE WESTLIFE 1 2000
12 WORLD OF OUR OWN WESTLIFE 1 2002
13 UNBREAKABLE WESTLIFE 1 2002
14 FOOL AGAIN WESTLIFE 1 2000
15 HOME WESTLIFE 3 2007
16 MANDY WESTLIFE 1 2003
17 THE ROSE WESTLIFE 1 2006
18 BOP BOP BABY WESTLIFE 5 2002
19 WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME WESTLIFE FT DIANA ROSS 2 2005
20 TONIGHT/MISS YOU NIGHTS WESTLIFE 3 2003
©2019 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
Westlife's Top 20 most-streamed songs
POS TITLE ARTIST HIGHEST POS YEAR
1 YOU RAISE ME UP WESTLIFE 1 2005 19.7m
2 UPTOWN GIRL WESTLIFE 1 2001 12m
3 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS WESTLIFE 1 1999
4 WORLD OF OUR OWN WESTLIFE 1 2002
5 MY LOVE WESTLIFE 1 2000 11.7m
6 WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE THAT WESTLIFE N/A 2000 11.4m
7 I WANNA GROW OLD WITH YOU WESTLIFE N/A 2001
8 IF I LET YOU GO WESTLIFE 1 1999
9 SWEAR IT AGAIN WESTLIFE 1 1999
10 WHAT ABOUT NOW WESTLIFE 2 2009
11 QUEEN OF MY HEART WESTLIFE 1 2001
12 I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN WESTLIFE N/A 2009
13 SEASONS IN THE SUN WESTLIFE N/A 1999
14 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN WESTLIFE 1 1999
15 AGAINST ALL ODDS MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE 1 2000
16 THE ROSE WESTLIFE 1 2006
17 MANDY WESTLIFE 1 2003
18 HOME WESTLIFE 3 2007
19 I LAY MY LOVE ON YOU WESTLIFE N/A 2000
20 WHAT MAKES A MAN WESTLIFE 2 2000
©2019 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
Posted by: 777666jason 13th January 2019, 11:08 PM
Not to take away from their success but they seem to have been lucky due to circumstance only 2 possibly 3 platinum tracks and not a single million seller/ millionaire
Posted by: Steve201 13th January 2019, 11:10 PM
When Your Looking Like That is by far their best. Telling that they have no millionsellers and 14 no1s!!
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 14th January 2019, 12:38 AM
Their only good song in 12th place!
Madonna has 13 of them, and no million sellers.
Posted by: girlsaloudjunkie 14th January 2019, 03:30 AM
Legit 3 of their best singles not in the top 20... Something Right, Obvious, Amazing 
Posted by: Jay ☆ 14th January 2019, 06:21 AM
World of Our Own is my favourite! It was said to have sold 195,000 physicals in 2002, and it has somewhere between 117,000 to 120,000 from streaming. I wonder how far away from Gold it is?
I'm wondering if OCC might have missed out Fool Again from the most-streamed songs list? Out of all of their singles on Spotify, it's their 10th most streamed. Unless a disproportionate number of its streams were achieved outside of the UK, I suppose.
Posted by: myxxd 14th January 2019, 09:06 AM
What Makes A Man is already dislodged as their best selling original song. It was #4
I Wanna Grow Old With You, their most streamed song written by them, all five of them. I think they will perform this on their concerts in the future.
I'll See You Again, their tribute song to Kian and Nicky's fathers passing at the same year of 2009. Stephen Gately died from that year too.
Posted by: sammy01 14th January 2019, 10:12 AM
Those streaming numbers surely show playlists make a huge difference, the 2 random non singles at 6 and 7 on the most streamed must surely be on playlists.
Posted by: gooddelta 14th January 2019, 10:21 AM
I'd say When You're Looking Like That is better known than some of their actual singles personally and it really should have been a double a-side or even a standalone single rather than relegated to b-side status. It was a rare uptempo moment for them among a sea of ballads back in 2001 and its video was on the music channels non-stop at the time, so i'm sure it's still pretty well remembered. (I have no idea where I Wanna Grow Old With You's popularity came from though!).
Posted by: JCM20 14th January 2019, 12:57 PM
Madonna has 13 of them, and no million sellers.
Elvis has more than 20, and only one sold a million.
Posted by: Danny89 14th January 2019, 01:03 PM
I echo the thoughts about 'when you're looking like that'.
It was on 'The Box' music channel a lot if I recall. I'm surprised it didn't go to No.1
'World of our own' holds up well today too. 'Bop bop baby' was quite different from their usual output at the time.
Posted by: myxxd 14th January 2019, 02:53 PM
When You're Looking Like That's release was cancelled at the last minute
Posted by: Charis 14th January 2019, 02:54 PM
wasn't aware of that... what was the story? and when was supposed to be released? in the summer?
Posted by: myxxd 14th January 2019, 02:59 PM
My theory was one, it didn't match the success of Uptown Girl on its debut releases on the neighboring countries like Sweden. Sweden, in my observation, had been Simon's benchmark when it comes to releases in Europe. For example, the Ain't That a Kick in the Head in 2004, they released it as a single first in Sweden and when they found out that the peak and sales were lower than expected. They had cancelled or stopped the UK/IE release of it.
Also, When You're Looking Like That leaked and it was already the fourth single of Coast to Coast in UK. he might be thinking it was too risky for them to release it and it might break their top charting streak in UK.
Posted by: vibe 14th January 2019, 03:47 PM
Wasn’t when your looking like that a bside ?
The video had them in pants I seem to remember 😂
Posted by: myxxd 14th January 2019, 03:52 PM
yes was included with Queen of my heart single but it's supposed to be a single release alone
Posted by: gooddelta 14th January 2019, 04:00 PM
It's such a shame that pop bands were so fussed with getting No.1/top 10/whatever the bar they'd set themselves was back then that some excellent pop songs didn't end up getting released.
Sure, standalone When You're Looking Like That probably would have missed No.1 as it was from an album that was nearly a year old at that point, but their streak had already been broken the previous Christmas with What Makes A Man. And I'm sure it would have gone top three at least.
Same with Atomic Kitten's You Are around the same time. That had everything set up for it to be a sizeable No.3/4 follow-up to two big No.1s, but they canned it at the last minute as it was clear it didn't have quite enough momentum behind it to be another No.1. I guess they didn't want to spoil their streak too.
Posted by: Jordan Lee 14th January 2019, 04:01 PM
Flying Without Wings is my favourite.
Posted by: myxxd 14th January 2019, 04:13 PM
Sure, standalone When You're Looking Like That probably would have missed No.1 as it was from an album that was nearly a year old at that point, but their streak had already been broken the previous Christmas with What Makes A Man. And I'm sure it would have gone top three at least.
Same with Atomic Kitten's You Are around the same time. That had everything set up for it to be a sizeable No.3/4 follow-up to two big No.1s, but they canned it at the last minute as it was clear it didn't have quite enough momentum behind it to be another No.1. I guess they didn't want to spoil their streak too.
I think it's not the number one streak they cared about at that time but their top 3 or 5 streaks
You Are was given to Westlife first but ended up to Atomic Kitten.
Posted by: pippa 14th January 2019, 05:30 PM
Flying Without Wings is their best.
Surprised by how low Mandy is, i had believed it was much bigger.
Posted by: myxxd 16th January 2019, 01:27 PM
common denominator: they are all not the first singles
they tend to release the "best" tracks as the second, third or last singles for the album sales
Posted by: myxxd 16th February 2019, 02:01 PM
another notable track on their 20 most streamed songs, which is not released as a single in UK, is
19 I LAY MY LOVE ON YOU WESTLIFE N/A 2000
Posted by: Spiceboy 17th February 2019, 11:00 PM
When you're looking like that is their best track by far, a brilliant song! I loved You raise me up too really grew on me.
Posted by: Charis 1st June 2019, 12:36 PM
I'm wondering if OCC might have missed out Fool Again from the most-streamed songs list? Out of all of their singles on Spotify, it's their 10th most streamed. Unless a disproportionate number of its streams were achieved outside of the UK, I suppose.
It's still needs some streams.. I find it really strange Westlife don't release/promote another version of this song a remix or a live version to expose themselves more into this streaming era.
Anyway My Love is the next one to be certified Gold long before World Of Our Own, so let's see it should be close.
Posted by: Medellíam 1st June 2019, 12:58 PM
Added some sales from certifications from the past couple of years:
1 UPTOWN GIRL WESTLIFE 1 2001 920,000 (Jan 2019)
2 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN WESTLIFE 1 1999 680,000 (Jan 2019)
3 YOU RAISE ME UP WESTLIFE 1 2005 600,000 (Dec 2017)
4 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS WESTLIFE 1 1999 600,000 (March 2019)
5 SWEAR IT AGAIN WESTLIFE 1 1999
6 AGAINST ALL ODDS MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE 1 2000 441,000 (Jan 2019)
7 WHAT MAKES A MAN WESTLIFE 2 2000
8 WHAT ABOUT NOW WESTLIFE 2 2009 400,000 (Oct 2018)
9 QUEEN OF MY HEART WESTLIFE 1 2001 400,000 (May 2019)
10 IF I LET YOU GO WESTLIFE 1 1999 400,000 (May 2019)
11 MY LOVE WESTLIFE 1 2000
12 WORLD OF OUR OWN WESTLIFE 1 2002
13 FOOL AGAIN WESTLIFE 1 2000
14 UNBREAKABLE WESTLIFE 1 2002
15 HOME WESTLIFE 3 2007
16 MANDY WESTLIFE 1 2003
17 THE ROSE WESTLIFE 1 2006 200,000 (May 2019)
18 BOP BOP BABY WESTLIFE 5 2002
19 WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME WESTLIFE FT DIANA ROSS 2 2005
20 WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE THAT WESTLIFE N/A 2000 126,000 (Jan 2019)
Posted by: 777666jason 1st June 2019, 03:25 PM
Suprising they never had a milliom selling / millionaire with all their succesd
Posted by: Charis 1st June 2019, 10:11 PM
They might eventually get one in the next couple of years with Uptown Girl.... They were on their peak on a different era, before the streaming so it's only fair not to have many million selling singles. They also must be close to 10 million singles in the UK alone which is a fantastic achievement as well. They must be close to 13.5 million albums as well, as well which makes them above 23 million CD's in the UK alone, comfortably 25 Million records including the DVD's.
Posted by: 777666jason 1st June 2019, 10:26 PM
I didnt expect them to have loads i just said suprised they have zero didnt they have something like 13 number 1s
Posted by: Charis 1st June 2019, 10:57 PM
14
but yes back in the day the number ones stayed there for just 1 or a few weeks and not like today and you didn't need to have a million sales to get 1. Posted by: The Hit Parade 1st June 2019, 11:16 PM
I don't want to think about Westlife exposing themselves, thanks.
Posted by: 777666jason 2nd June 2019, 10:19 AM
There are worse looking acts exposes themselves all the time
Posted by: The Hit Parade 2nd June 2019, 10:03 PM
I know but I'm still recovering from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4_bw2pNRDw.
Posted by: Charis 3rd June 2019, 08:26 AM
how can I know how many records westlife sold as of today?
Posted by: Charis 9th June 2019, 09:54 AM
Just a few questions. Are the streams on this list counted 1:100 or 1:600, or a mix?
Also who is credited the stream sales of When your looking like that, I ll see you again and I wanna grow old with you? The songs individually like they were singles or are being calculated only as album sales?
How can i build an updated list?
Posted by: Jay ☆ 21st June 2019, 03:22 PM
I now have my answer - it’s been certified Gold today! This means it’s overtaken My Love.
Posted by: Charis 21st June 2019, 07:43 PM
WOW impossible! That means My Love is only a few thousands away from being GOLD as well...
And btw any idea which other singles are close to be certified? Tonight / Bop Bop Baby / WYTMTYLM ?
Posted by: Charis 12th August 2019, 08:22 AM
Anyone knows or can help finding out how close is Uptown Girl to 1 million sales?
Posted by: Charis 9th May 2020, 05:43 PM
When You're Looking Like That is now certified Silver with no Single Release 
Posted by: Jay ☆ 10th May 2020, 04:03 AM
Impressive! Maybe their label made a mistake when they didn't make it a single in the UK.
It had total sales of 126,000 in January 2019. It's adding an average of 1,072 sales to its total every week, which is pretty remarkable. At this rate it's on course for Gold by December 2023.
It's overtaken Bop Bop Baby and When You Tell Me That You Love Me, neither of which has passed 200,000 sales yet. Westlife have 19 certified songs, I wonder how long it'll take them to get their 20th?
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 10th May 2020, 10:59 PM
When you're looking like that should have been a single.
Posted by: dj_tim_e 10th May 2020, 11:15 PM
If I remember correctly, WYLLT was meant to be a double a side with Queen of my Heart but, it ended up being just a b-side on both CDs of QOMH...at least in the UK anyway. I only had enough pocket money for one single that week and I went for Cher's Music's No Good Without You instead so I can't remember the tracklistings for definite lol
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 11th May 2020, 12:56 AM
It made number 20 here in Ireland last year.
Posted by: Charis 9th November 2020, 04:01 PM
how can i we build a more updated list for westlife songs sales? is it something someone can give us information?
Posted by: Liam.k. 18th March 2021, 05:16 PM
Broadcast on MTV:
2. WESTLIFE -- FLYING WITHOUT WINGS :: 736k
3. WESTLIFE -- YOU RAISE ME UP :: 735k
4. WESTLIFE -- I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN :: 699k
5. WESTLIFE -- WORLD OF OUR OWN :: 519k
6. WESTLIFE -- SWEAR IT AGAIN :: 516k
7. MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE -- AGAINST ALL ODDS :: 490k
8. WESTLIFE -- WHAT MAKES A MAN :: 470k
9. WESTLIFE -- WHAT ABOUT NOW :: 459k
10. WESTLIFE -- IF I LET YOU GO :: 458k
Posted by: Jay❄ 18th March 2021, 06:51 PM
World of Our Own has improved considerably! 
It was only 12th in their best sellers list in January 2019, and it hadn't sold 400k at that point (that was achieved in June 2019 - becoming their 11th song to sell more than 400k). It feels kind of odd to see it on 519k now, considering that in 2002 (its year of release) it only sold 195k. It had increased to 245k by October 2010. It's my favourite song by them so I'm glad it has a much healthier total now. ~119k during the past 21 months is quite impressive.
On the other hand... I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun, which back in the day was so much bigger than World of Our Own, has only increased by 19k since January 2019 (26 months)! Considering how big it was at the time, that's definitely become relatively forgotten about. It had sold 623,000 by the end of 2000, and 650,000 by October 2010.
If we're to assume they'll continue to sell at the same rate over the next few years... World of Our Own would go Platinum in May 2022, and would surpass I Have a Dream's total sales in March 2024 - at which point both songs would be on sales of approx 725,000 sales.
Posted by: Charis 18th March 2021, 11:56 PM
I have a dream / seasons in the sun must be a special case since its a double song single and i dont know how is it calculated. maybe some of the streams are being counted individually, since both seasons in the sun and i have a dream are in their top 20 most streamed songs... anyway this is an estimation on how much around their sales have increased per single in the last ~2 years. It would have been insteresting to see sales of lower singles / songs like Hello My Love / Better Man and also close to certification singles, Tonight, Bop Bop Baby, When you tell me that you love me, I wanna grow old with you, I lay my love on you, I'll see you again etc...
1. WESTLIFE -- UPTOWN GIRL :: 1,060k [+ 140k]
2. WESTLIFE -- FLYING WITHOUT WINGS :: 736k [+ 136k]
3. WESTLIFE -- YOU RAISE ME UP :: 735k [+ 55-135k]
4. WESTLIFE -- I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN :: 699k [+ 19k]
5. WESTLIFE -- WORLD OF OUR OWN :: 519k [+ 120-190k]
6. WESTLIFE -- SWEAR IT AGAIN :: 516k
7. MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE -- AGAINST ALL ODDS :: 490k [+ 50k]
8. WESTLIFE -- WHAT MAKES A MAN :: 470k [+ at least 30k]
9. WESTLIFE -- WHAT ABOUT NOW :: 459k [+ 40-50k]
10. WESTLIFE -- IF I LET YOU GO :: 458k [+ at least 60k ]
Posted by: myxxd 21st March 2021, 12:26 PM
Hello my love is already Gold certified with 400k units sold since August 2020. It will be in the top ten soon.
Posted by: AcerBen 21st March 2021, 01:26 PM
To all intents and purposes it was, really. The covers even said "including When You're Looking Like That". It just didn't mention it on the spine I suppose. But they promoted it as if it was a double-a-side!
Similar situation with Steps "It's The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby"!
Posted by: AcerBen 21st March 2021, 01:28 PM
1. WESTLIFE -- UPTOWN GIRL :: 1,060k [+ 140k]
2. WESTLIFE -- FLYING WITHOUT WINGS :: 736k [+ 136k]
3. WESTLIFE -- YOU RAISE ME UP :: 735k [+ 55-135k]
4. WESTLIFE -- I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN :: 699k [+ 19k]
5. WESTLIFE -- WORLD OF OUR OWN :: 519k [+ 120-190k]
6. WESTLIFE -- SWEAR IT AGAIN :: 516k
7. MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE -- AGAINST ALL ODDS :: 490k [+ 50k]
8. WESTLIFE -- WHAT MAKES A MAN :: 470k [+ at least 30k]
9. WESTLIFE -- WHAT ABOUT NOW :: 459k [+ 40-50k]
10. WESTLIFE -- IF I LET YOU GO :: 458k [+ at least 60k ]
I would've thought that the streams of I Have A Dream would be added to the double-a-side, and streams of Seasons In The Sun counted separately?
That's what they did with downloads for that Leona Lewis double-a-side Better In Time/Footprints In The Sand, which must be one of the last double-a-sides ever to make the chart. With Footprints appearing on its own lower the top 40.
Posted by: Charis 21st March 2021, 08:00 PM
Looking at the way some singles develop, if streaming existed when Westlife started they would prpbably have 1/3 of the chart toppers they have now but would deffinitely have sold at least 3 times more records. Based on the above i wonder how far is Tonight and when u tell me that u love me from being certified. I would expect them to be close...
Posted by: Charis 18th June 2021, 08:14 AM
I heard last night MTV presented Westlife's top 10 singles. ANybody can help finding the figures out? maybe replaying the video from last night or something?
I am wondering if they showed the same figures as in March....
Help
Posted by: Charis 6th July 2021, 11:00 PM
Anyone can help? I am outside of the UK 
Posted by: Charis 6th July 2021, 11:31 PM
Is there any way to pay any subscription to get some total sales of Westlife singles?
Posted by: slowdown73 8th July 2021, 11:17 PM
World of our own is one of Westlife’s best singles.
Posted by: Liam.k. 9th July 2021, 01:55 AM
No
Posted by: Charis 20th September 2021, 12:43 PM
I think MTV is viewing the top 10 now. Can someone kindly record those sales and share it here? Pleaseee
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 20th September 2021, 04:33 PM
You Raise me up and Flying without wings i was expecting both to be far far closer to a million than they are.
Posted by: Charis 30th November 2021, 04:43 PM
People please accept my apologies, i will continue my analysis to keep a track of Westlife sales
Westlife are one of the most successful groups of all time in the UK, holding fourteen Number 1 singles in the UK: a number only surpassed by The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Known for stools (both for sitting on and getting up from dramatically), key changes, ballads and a few bops here and there, their first seven singles all debuted at Number 1 within 18 months of each other, leading a total of 25 Top 10 singles. Additionally, eight of their albums went straight to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, most recently with their 2019 comeback record Spectrum.
To celebrate the release of their new album Wild Dreams, below we reveal the definitive list of Westlife's Official Top 20 biggest songs of all time. First, a few highlights:
When You're Looking Like That (2001)
A rare early uptempo number, When You're Looking Like That never actually charted in its own right; it had to settle for being a double A-side with Queen Of My Heart.
Despite this it remains one of their most popular tracks – it's their 6th most streamed song, clocking up 25 million plays – and appears in 17th place overall with 276,000 units via streaming and downloads only (as physical sales aren't counted – Queen of My Heart keeps those all to itself).
My Love (2000)
In 13th place is My Love, in part an ode to the lads' home of Ireland. It's their tenth most-streamed single with 18 million plays. Make sure to check out the music video for this one, featuring shots of Ireland's stunning beaches and the Cliffs of Moher – and some pretty liberal use of a green screen.
Westlife in 1999 (Rex/Shutterstock)
Against All Odds (2000)
Westlife and Mariah? In the same studio? This really happened and the results were stellar. Westlife helped Mariah take her version of Phil Collins' 1984 Number 2 hit all the way to the top in 2000, notching up 507,000 chart sales to date. Westlife would repeat this formula five years later, teaming up with Diana Ross on a new version of her 1991 Number 2 hit When You Tell Me That You Love Me, which also peaked at Number 2. That single just misses out on their overall Top 20, however.
Hello My Love (2019)
After an eight-year hiatus, after calling time in 2011, Westlife returned with a bang with this breezy Ed Sheeran-track, peaking at Number 13 on the Official Singles Chart - an impressive feat for a band whose hits pre-date the streaming era. It's their eighth biggest single overall, but ranks as their most-streamed song to date with 54.5 million plays.
QUIZ: Official Charts Pop Genius - The 2000s
I Have A Dream/Seasons in the Sun (1999)
A double-A side and two covers for the price of one, Westlife scored the Official Christmas Number 1 of 1999, and thus the first chart-topper of the 21st century. Westlife's version of I Have A Dream did what the original could not – ABBA's version had to settle for Christmas Number 2 exactly 20 years earlier, behind Pink Floyd. Blimey. It's their fourth biggest single and has shifted 707,000 chart sales.
Westlife celebrating another Number 1 (Rex/Shutterstock)
You Raise Me Up (2005)
Westlife perch on their high stools, crooning. The crowd listens, waiting, in silent anticipation. The song changes key. Westlife stand. The crowd goes wild.
Though it's been covered by countless artists, You Raise Me Up was first made popular by Josh Groban in 2003. In third place overall, Westlife's now iconic version is the first and only rendition to reach Number 1, dethroning Arctic Monkeys' debut single in November 2005.
Flying Without Wings (1999)
The band's third straight Number 1 in 1999, Flying Without Wings is pop balladry at its finest. The rousing choir, Mark's impressive vocal acrobatics, their pristine white outfits and angelic smiles – millions of hearts across the country were lost and Westlife's place as kings of weepy slow songs was assured. It ranks as their second biggest single overall, with 800,000 chart sales, including 37 million streams.
Uptown Girl (2001)
Westlife's cover of the Billy Joel classic became their eighth Number 1 in 2001, and ranks as their biggest single overall with 1.1 million chart sales. In the video for the track, which was Comic Relief's charity single that year, the boys sport some rather fetching American diner uniforms to serve high class patrons, portrayed by the likes of Robert Bathurst, Tim McInnerny, and of course Claudia Schiffer as the titular Uptown Girl.
Charity songs used to do pretty big business on physical format, as they tended to be available in most supermarkets, which is why to date the song's physical sales make up 67% of its total figure (748k).
Westlife's Official Top 20 biggest singles
POS TITLE ARTIST YEAR PEAK
1 UPTOWN GIRL WESTLIFE 2001 1
2 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS WESTLIFE 1999 1
3 YOU RAISE ME UP WESTLIFE 2005 1
4 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN WESTLIFE 1999 1
5 WORLD OF OUR OWN WESTLIFE 2002 1
6 SWEAR IT AGAIN WESTLIFE 1999 1
7 AGAINST ALL ODDS MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE 2000 1
8 HELLO MY LOVE WESTLIFE 2019 13
9 IF I LET YOU GO WESTLIFE 1999 1
10 WHAT MAKES A MAN WESTLIFE 2000 2
11 WHAT ABOUT NOW WESTLIFE 2009 2
12 QUEEN OF MY HEART WESTLIFE 2001 1
13 MY LOVE WESTLIFE 2000 1
14 FOOL AGAIN WESTLIFE 2000 1
15 MANDY WESTLIFE 2003 1
16 HOME WESTLIFE 2007 3
17 WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE THAT WESTLIFE 2001 N/A
18 UNBREAKABLE WESTLIFE 2002 1
19 THE ROSE WESTLIFE 2006 1
20 BETTER MAN WESTLIFE 2019 26
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 30th November 2021, 04:54 PM
Known for stools Indeed! 💩
'Hello My Love' did really well then! Although I know it was a different era so it's hard to compare directly with the others. I'm pretty sure that would have got a top 10 peak had they released it on Friday.
Posted by: Charis 30th November 2021, 05:58 PM
March 21 - in brackets 8 months later
1. WESTLIFE -- UPTOWN GIRL :: 1,060k [+ 40k]
2. WESTLIFE -- FLYING WITHOUT WINGS :: 736k [+ 64k]
3. WESTLIFE -- YOU RAISE ME UP :: 735k
4. WESTLIFE -- I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN :: 699k [+ 8k]
5. WESTLIFE -- WORLD OF OUR OWN :: 519k
6. WESTLIFE -- SWEAR IT AGAIN :: 516k
7. MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE -- AGAINST ALL ODDS :: 490k [+ 17k]
8. WESTLIFE -- WHAT MAKES A MAN :: 470k
9. WESTLIFE -- WHAT ABOUT NOW :: 459k
10. WESTLIFE -- IF I LET YOU GO :: 458k
1 UPTOWN GIRL 1100k
2 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS [37 million streams] 800k
3 YOU RAISE ME UP
4 I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN 707k
5 WORLD OF OUR OWN
6 SWEAR IT AGAIN
7 AGAINST ALL ODDS 507k
8 HELLO MY LOVE [Most streamed - 55m streams]
9 IF I LET YOU GO
10 WHAT MAKES A MAN
11 WHAT ABOUT NOW
12 QUEEN OF MY HEART
13 MY LOVE [Gold February 2020 - 10th most streamed - 18 million streams]
14 FOOL AGAIN [Silver July 2013]
15 MANDY [Silver July 2014]
16 HOME [Silver July 2013]
17 WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE THAT [Silver May 2020 - 6th most streamed - 25 million streams] 276k
18 UNBREAKABLE [Silver January 2003!]
19 THE ROSE [Silver May 2019]
20 BETTER MAN
...
WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME [somewhere between 160k - 199k]
BOP BOP BABY
SUM UP:
UPTOWN GIRL 1100k
FLYING WITHOUT WINGS 800k
I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN 707k
AGAINST ALL ODDS 507k
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE THAT 276k
other estimates:
YOU RAISE ME UP :: 760k-780k
WORLD OF OUR OWN :: 550k-585k
SWEAR IT AGAIN :: 520k - 550k
HELLO MY LOVE 480K-505K
IF I LET YOU GO :: 475k-480k
WHAT MAKES A MAN :: 475k -480k
WHAT ABOUT NOW :: 465k-475k
FWW 3 years ago had 11.5m streams and now has 37m
WYLLT 3 years ago had 11m streams and now has 25m
5 songs passed My Love with 18m streams. Hello My Love and When your looking like that are 2 of them. i am wondering which are the next 3 [I WANNA GROW OLD WITH YOU, IF I LET YOU GO,SWEAR IT AGAIN,WHAT ABOUT NOW, BETTER MAN, I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN ?]
World of our own should be platinum early next year.
Regarding Better Man I am not sure if it's still being streamed enough in order to reach getting silver soon, but if it passed When you tell me that you love me, it should be close, as WYTMTYLM sold 120k copies during the year of release and i think it has around 5-6 million streams.
Anyone who has and wants to add more info to help me feel free
Posted by: Charis 30th November 2021, 06:04 PM
Indeed! 💩'Hello My Love' did really well then! Although I know it was a different era so it's hard to compare directly with the others. I'm pretty sure that would have got a top 10 peak had they released it on Friday.
yes this is definite. They would also open in midweeks top 3 too. They missed top 10 at the end of the week by around 1.000 copies and they sold more than 5k that thursday, it almost charted with 1 day of sales with no streams as far as i remember.
Posted by: ben08 3rd December 2021, 07:18 PM
Worth noting.
Westlife
Their cumulative album sales of 13,582,655, includes seven albums with sales exceeding a million.
Their cumulative singles sales of 12,853,945 to date.
Posted by: Charis 13th March 2022, 02:01 AM
2 years and 9 months later it sold an extra 200.000!
World Of Our Own is now platinum!
https://youtu.be/Jal-vzO8bVE
Posted by: Bustin Jieber 14th March 2022, 08:46 PM
By far and away their best song!
Posted by: Charis 20th August 2022, 10:55 AM
It had total sales of 126,000 in January 2019. It's adding an average of 1,072 sales to its total every week, which is pretty remarkable. At this rate it's on course for Gold by December 2023.
It's overtaken Bop Bop Baby and When You Tell Me That You Love Me, neither of which has passed 200,000 sales yet. Westlife have 19 certified songs, I wonder how long it'll take them to get their 20th?
20 certified singles. Better Man at 200k
Posted by: Charis 20th December 2022, 02:26 AM
Hey guys, when thos updates from MTV are being disclosed? Is it random or what? How can I know of there was an update more recently or when will it be? Its been a while since i got some updates for Westlife
Posted by: CRYBABYFOR#3FLOP 20th December 2022, 03:08 AM
World Of Our Own was their best song.
Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 20th December 2022, 04:08 AM
That one was pretty good. I remember it was on Singstar on the PS2.
Posted by: Rob 20th December 2022, 11:09 AM
If there was an update they'd be posted. You don't need to keep bumping this thread with the same query every few months.
Posted by: spiceboy 21st December 2022, 09:44 AM
When you're looking like that says hello
Posted by: Merry Yetmas!!!! 21st December 2022, 10:36 AM
Guess we were all naughty this year, for the occ to leave this steaming bag of coal in our stockings!!
Flop band, buoyed by sexism sgainst the Spice Girls, cover cover cober, and flop fake no.1s!!! VILEEEE
Posted by: Merry Yetmas!!!! 21st December 2022, 10:36 AM
Doesn't compute. They don't have a best dang, as the whole lot are SHITE.
Posted by: Merry Yetmas!!!! 21st December 2022, 10:38 AM
You DEFINITRLY made the right choice. Cher is a legend and that sang is a bop. Westshite are a karaoke band they found in the pub.
Posted by: Charis 21st December 2022, 12:25 PM
Merry Christmas dude... why you are still here is one of the 8 wonders of the World...
Posted by: Charis 21st February 2024, 01:52 PM
any update here?
Posted by: Bjork 21st February 2024, 02:03 PM
You can look it up yourself on the bpi site, no one has privileged secret info, people post after the bpi website
Posted by: Rob 21st February 2024, 02:25 PM
There was a great quote above:
If there was an update they'd be posted. You don't need to keep bumping this thread with the same query every few months.
Posted by: Anita Hanjaab 21st February 2024, 03:00 PM
Yuge flops!!! Biggest manipulated chart act EVER
Posted by: spiceboy 22nd February 2024, 09:00 PM
I don't like many Westlife songs however When you're looking like that is their best song by a country mile iI think it is brilliant. I do quite like World of our own too.
Posted by: Charis 22nd February 2024, 11:29 PM
QUOTE
1. WESTLIFE -- UPTOWN GIRL :: 1,060k
2. WESTLIFE -- FLYING WITHOUT WINGS :: 736k
3. WESTLIFE -- YOU RAISE ME UP :: 735k
4. WESTLIFE -- I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN :: 699k
5. WESTLIFE -- WORLD OF OUR OWN :: 519k
6. WESTLIFE -- SWEAR IT AGAIN :: 516k
7. MARIAH CAREY FT WESTLIFE -- AGAINST ALL ODDS :: 490k
8. WESTLIFE -- WHAT MAKES A MAN :: 470k
9. WESTLIFE -- WHAT ABOUT NOW :: 459k
10. WESTLIFE -- IF I LET YOU GO :: 458k
I am trying to find out anything myself but it seems impossible. One question. When this was randomly posted, where and why MTV broadcasted those info? Is it something that happens periodically? Can I get this info anywhere?
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