Posted January 25, 20232 yr UPDATED: 9th May 2025 - Please note that this thread doesn't only include archetypal pop boy bands such as One Direction, Take That etc, but also other male groups/duos - some of which wouldn't generally be considered to be "boy bands". However, I've avoided including rock bands in this thread (such as The Beatles, The Killers etc) for the simple reason that there's just too many artists of this nature.- The dates next to each single/album are when these releases were certified, not when they were released.- I've arranged the artists in the order of the most certifications, to the least.- Please feel free to let me know if I've made any mistakes! SINGLES One Direction (26) 3xPlatinum (2)What Makes You Beautiful #1 (02.09.2022)Story of My Life #2 (07.02.2025) 2xPlatinum (6)History #6 (25.02.2022)Little Things #1 (02.12.2022)Drag Me Down #1 (11.08.2023)Steal My Girl #3 (29.09.2023)Night Changes #7 (23.02.2024)Best Song Ever #2 (18.10.2024) Platinum (5)Perfect #2 (02.06.2017)One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) #1 (04.12.2020)Kiss You #9 (19.02.2021)Live While We're Young #3 (27.08.2021)You & I #19 (22.09.2023) Gold (4)One Thing #9 (06.08.2021)18 #45 (05.05.2023) [Album Track]Midnight Memories #39 (14.03.2025)They Don't Know About Us n/a (11.04.2025) [Album Track] Silver (9)Gotta Be You #3 (04.05.2018)Infinity #36 (30.04.2021) [Album Track]Olivia #72 (30.07.2021) [Album Track]No Control #135 (24.09.2021) [Album Track]Where Do Broken Hearts Go #47 (20.01.2023) [Album Track]If I Could Fly #79 (17.03.2023) [Album Track]Stockholm Syndrome #107 (08.09.2023) [Album Track]Rock Me n/a (12.07.2024) [Album Track]Right Now #173 (23.08.2024) [Album Track] Take That (23) 3xPlatinum (1)Rule the World #2 (26.01.2024) 2xPlatinum (3)Back for Good #1 (18.12.2020)Patience #1 (06.10.2023)Shine #1 (22.03.2024) Platinum (6)Babe #1 (01.1994)How Deep Is Your Love #1 (03.1996)The Flood #2 (22.05.2015)Greatest Day #1 (23.06.2017)Never Forget #1 (06.04.2018)These Days #1 (28.12.2018) Gold (4)Pray #1 (09.1993)Everything Changes #1 (07.06.2024)A Million Love Songs #7 (06.12.2024)Relight My Fire #1 (02.05.2024) Silver (9)Could It Be Magic #3 (01.1993)Why Can't I Wake Up With You #2 (03.1993)Love Ain't Here Anymore #3 (07.1994)Sure #1 (10.1994)Cry #21 (22.02.2019)Said It All #9 (13.03.2020)Giants #13 (06.11.2020)Up All Night #14 (06.11.2020)Kidz #28 (19.07.2024) Westlife (21) 2xPlatinum (1)Uptown Girl #1 (05.05.2023) Platinum (7)I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun #1 (23.12.1999)You Raise Me Up #1 (29.12.2017)Flying Without Wings #1 (01.03.2019)World of Our Own #1 (04.03.2022)Swear It Again #1 (15.09.2023)Hello My Love #13 (31.05.2024)If I Let You Go #1 (21.02.2025) Gold (6)What Makes a Man #2 (23.02.2001)Against All Odds #1 (01.01.2016)What About Now #2 (05.10.2018)Queen of My Heart #1 (17.05.2019)My Love #1 (07.02.2020)When You're Looking Like That #188 (24.05.2024) [Non-UK Single] Silver (7)Unbreakable #1 (17.01.2003)Fool Again #1 (22.07.2013)Home #3 (22.07.2013)Mandy #1 (04.07.2014)The Rose #1 (24.05.2019)Better Man #26 (12.08.2022)Bop Bop Baby #5 (10.05.2024) Boyzone (15) 2xPlatinum (1)No Matter What #1 (13.07.2018) Platinum (6)Father and Son #2 (01.1996)When the Going Gets Tough #1 (19.03.1999)Baby Can I Hold You Tonight / Shooting Star #2 (13.09.2019)Words #1 (24.04.2020)Picture of You #2 (02.02.2024)Love Me for a Reason #2 (24.01.2025) Gold (2)I Love the Way You Love Me #2 (01.1999)You Needed Me #1 (28.02.2025) Silver (6)Key to My Life #3 (05.1995)Coming Home Now #4 (03.1996)Every Day I Love You #3 (17.12.1999)A Different Beat #1 (22.07.2013)All That I Need #1 (22.07.2013)Isn't It a Wonder #2 (22.07.2013) Bee Gees (14) 2xPlatinum (1)Stayin' Alive #4 (31.03.2023) Platinum (3)How Deep Is Your Love #3 (09.06.2023)More than a Woman n/a (30.06.2023)Night Fever #1 (17.05.2024) Gold (5)Too Much Heaven #3 (12.1978)Tragedy #1 (02.1979)You Win Again #1 (11.1987)You Should Be Dancing #5 (22.11.2024)Immortality (with Céline Dion) #5 (21.02.2025) Silver (5)Jive Talkin' #5 (04.1980)For Whom The Bell Tolls #4 (12.1993)Alone #5 (03.1997)To Love Somebody #41 (24.03.2023)Massachusetts #1 (01.03.2024) 5 Seconds of Summer (12) 3xPlatinum (1)Youngblood #4 (07.10.2022) 2xPlatinum (1)She Looks So Perfect #1 (22.03.2024) Platinum (1)Amnesia #7 (17.03.2023) Gold (4)Don't Stop #2 (28.09.2018)Teeth #46 (01.03.2024)She's Kinda Hot #14 (28.03.2025)Who Do You Love #34 (09.05.2025) Silver (5)Good Girls #19 (30.03.2018)Easier #27 (10.01.2020)Want You Back #22 (21.08.2020)Lie to Me #99 (16.09.2022)Ghost of You n/a (14.04.2023) BTS (11) Platinum (2)Dynamite #3 (20.08.2021)My Universe #3 (06.01.2023) Gold (2)Butter #3 (06.01.2023)Boy with Luv #13 (04.08.2023) Silver (7)Mic Drop #46 (06.11.2020)DNA #90 (09.07.2021)Fake Love #42 (16.07.2021)Idol #21 (03.12.2021)Blood Sweat & Tears n/a (04.03.2022)On #21 (20.09.2024)Permission to Dance #16 (20.12.2024) The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons (10) 3xPlatinum (1)I Want You Back #2 (17.05.2024) Platinum (3)ABC #8 (26.03.2021)Blame It on the Boogie #8 (21.10.2022)Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town #30 (23.12.2022) Silver (6)Show You the Way to Go #1 (06.1977)Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) #4 (03.1979)Can You Feel It #6 (05.1981)I'll Be There #4 (10.04.2020)Who's Lovin' You #36 (10.04.2020)I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus #91 (16.12.2022) Wham! (9) 8xPlatinum (1)Last Christmas #1 (03.01.2025) 3xPlatinum (1)Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go #1 (29.11.2024) Platinum (1)Club Tropicana #4 (17.06.2022) Gold (3)Freedom #1 (11.1984)I'm Your Man #1 (11.1985)Everything She Wants n/a (26.04.2024) Silver (3)Young Guns (Go for It) #3 (11.1982)Bad Boys #2 (06.1983)The Edge of Heaven #1 (07.1986) [Note: 'Everything She Wants' charted at #2 in 1984 as a Double A Side single with 'Last Christmas',but this Silver certification is for 'Everything She Wants' as a stand-alone song, which hasn't ever entered the chart by itself.] Five (9) 2xPlatinum (1)Keep on Movin' #1 (12.05.2023) Gold (3)Got the Feelin' #3 (04.07.2014)Everybody Get Up #2 (22.10.2021)If Ya Gettin' Down #2 (19.11.2021) Silver (5)Until the Time Is Through #2 (04.12.1998)Let's Dance #1 (22.07.2013)We Will Rock You #1 (22.07.2013)When the Lights Go Out #4 (22.07.2013)Slam Dunk (Da Funk) #10 (22.11.2013) The Vamps (9) Platinum (3)All Night #24 (27.04.2018)Can We Dance #2 (04.12.2020)Somebody to You #4 (08.10.2021) Gold (2)Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) #9 (14.07.2023)Wild Heart #3 (15.09.2023) Silver (4)Last Night #2 (17.10.2014)Middle of the Night #44 (15.11.2019)I Found a Girl #30 (21.04.2023)Wake Up #12 (22.03.2024) Backstreet Boys (8) 3xPlatinum (1)I Want It That Way #1 (16.06.2023) 2xPlatinum (1)Everybody (Backstreet's Back) #3 (10.02.2023) Platinum (1)As Long As You Love Me #3 (28.07.2017) Silver (5)Quit Playing Games with My Heart #2 (01.1997)All I Have To Give #2 (20.02.1998)Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely #3 (17.03.2000)Shape of My Heart #4 (30.08.2019)Larger Than Life #5 (23.12.2022) [Note: 'Quit Playing Games with My Heart' also certified Silver on 03.11.2023. No idea what the explanation for this could be!] Jonas Brothers (8) 2xPlatinum (1)Sucker #4 (03.02.2023) Platinum (2)What a Man Gotta Do #22 (03.06.2022)Leave Before You Love Me #24 (21.06.2024) Gold (1)Waffle House #22 (01.11.2024) Silver (4)Only Human #64 (19.02.2021)Burnin' Up/When You Look Me in the Eyes #30 (28.04.2023)Cool #39 (14.07.2023)Like It's Christmas #53 (15.12.2023) JLS (8) Platinum (2)Beat Again #1 (09.06.2017)Everybody in Love #1 (04.10.2019)She Makes Me Wanna #1 (30.08.2024) Gold (4)Love You More #1 (12.05.2017)One Shot #6 (21.09.2018)Eyes Wide Shut #8 (28.02.2020)The Club Is Alive #1 (04.08.2023) Silver (1)Take a Chance on Me #2 (20.04.2018) Blue (8) Platinum (1)All Rise #4 (04.03.2022) Gold (2)Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word #1 (10.07.2020)One Love #3 (14.07.2023) Silver (5)Too Close #1 (07.09.2001)If You Come Back #1 (23.11.2001)Fly By II #6 (08.02.2019)Breathe Easy #4 (18.11.2022)U Make Me Wanna #4 (20.10.2023) The Wanted (7) 2xPlatinum (1)Glad You Came #1 (28.10.2022) Platinum (1)All Time Low #1 (17.04.2020) Gold (2)Chasing the Sun #2 (06.11.2020)Walks Like Rihanna #4 (14.07.2023) Silver (3)Lightning #2 (05.04.2012)Gold Forever #3 (22.07.2013)Heart Vacancy #2 (22.07.2013) East 17 (7) 2xPlatinum (1)Stay Another Day #1 (27.12.2019) Platinum (1)If You Ever #2 (13.09.2019) Silver (5)Deep #5 (03.1993)It's Alright #3 (12.1993)Around the World #3 (07.1994)Thunder #4 (12.1995)Each Time #2 (26.11.2021)
January 25, 20232 yr Author McFly (7) Platinum (4)All About You #1 (16.06.2017)Star Girl #1 (24.03.2023)Obviously #1 (19.01.2024)Shine a Light #4 (31.01.2025) Silver (3)5 Colors in Her Hair #1 (04.07.2014)Love Is Easy #10 (16.09.2016)The Heart Never Lies #3 (14.03.2025) Busted (6) 2xPlatinum (1)Year 3000 #2 (03.01.2025) Gold (3)What I Go to School For #3 (11.09.2020)Crashed the Wedding #1 (28.01.2022)Thunderbirds/3AM #1 (11.10.2024) Silver (2)Air Hostess #2 (28.09.2018)Sleeping with the Light On #3 (04.08.2023) Savage Garden (5) 2xPlatinum (1)Truly Madly Deeply #4 (19.06.2020) Platinum (1)To the Moon and Back #3 (06.03.2020) Gold (1)I Knew I Loved You #10 (20.12.2024) Silver (2)Affirmation #8 (24.05.2019)I Want You #11 (24.02.2023) NSYNC (5) Platinum (1)Bye Bye Bye #3 (26.11.2021) Gold (1)Girlfriend #2 (28.05.2021) Silver (3)Tearin' Up My Heart #9 (06.04.2018)I Want You Back #5 (22.05.2020)It's Gonna Be Me #9 (04.09.2020) The Osmonds (4) Gold (1)Love Me for a Reason #1 (10.1974) Silver (3)Goin' Home #4 (10.1973)Let Me In #2 (04.12.1973)The Proud One #5 (07.1975) 112 (3) 3xPlatinum (1)I'll Be Missing You #1 (23.02.2018) Silver (2)Only You n/a (07.07.2023)Peaches & Cream #32 (08.11.2024) Boyz II Men (3) Platinum (2)End of the Road #1 (24.03.2023)I'll Make Love to You #5 (09.02.2024) Gold (1)One Sweet Day #6 (01.01.2021) Hanson (3) Platinum (2)MMMBop #1 (06.1997)Thinking of You #23 (04.10.2024) [Note: It is highly likely that the certification for 'Thinking of You' is an error, because the streaming stats for this single don't suggest that it could possibly have sold over 600,000 units.] Silver (1)Where's the Love #4 (09.1997) Another Level (3) Platinum (1)Freak Me #1 (27.10.2023) Silver (2)Be Alone No More #6 (02.07.2021)From the Heart #6 (24.09.2021) A1 (3) Silver (3)Take on Me #1 (29.09.2000)Caught in the Middle #2 (26.10.2018)Same Old Brand New You #1 (28.02.2020) Bros (3) Silver (3)Drop the Boy #2 (08.04.1988)Cat Among the Pigeons/Silent Night #2 (01.1989)Too Much #2 (08.1989) New Kids on the Block (2) Gold (1)You Got It (The Right Stuff) #1 (01.1990) Silver (1)Step by Step #2 (06.1990) 3T (2) Gold (1)Anything #2 (03.1996) Silver (1)I Need You #3 (01.1997) Ant & Dec / PJ & Duncan (2) Gold (1)Let's Get Ready to Rhumble #1 (01.09.2023) Silver (1)We're on the Ball #3 (18.06.2021) Brockhampton (2) Gold (1)Sugar #58 (26.01.2024) Silver (1)Bleach n/a (07.06.2024) Rak-Su (2) Gold (1)Dimelo #2 (20.12.2019) Silver (1)I Want You to Freak #39 (23.02.2024) Damage (2) Silver (2)Forever #6 (01.1997)Wonderful Tonight #3 (12.08.2022) Lawson (2) Silver (2)Standing in the Dark #6 (11.09.2015)Juliet #3 (03.03.2023) The London Boys (2) Silver (2)Requiem #4 (05.1989)London Nights #2 (07.1989) 911 (2) Silver (2)A Little Bit More #1 (05.02.1999)Bodyshakin’ #3 (09.08.2013) Other PlatinumAll-4-One - I Swear #2 (09.1994)Baha Men - Who Let the Dogs Out #2 (22.12.2000)Hurts - Under Control #1 (27.12.2019)No Mercy - Where Do You Go #2 (30.07.2021) GoldLet Loose - Crazy for You #2 (09.1994)One True Voice - Sacred Trust/After You're Gone #2 (10.01.2003) SilverNew Edition - Candy Girl #1 (05.1983)Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try #2 (09.1988)Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up #1 (06.1991)MN8 - I've Got a Little Something for You #2 (02.1995)Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads #8 (30.08.2019)B2K - Bump Bump Bump #11 (22.11.2019)Blazin' Squad - Crossroads #1 (19.03.2021)Black Eyed Peas - Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life) n/a (15.04.2022)
January 25, 20232 yr Author ALBUMS Bee Gees (19) 3xPlatinum (2)The Very Best of the Bee Gees #6 (03.1997)Their Greatest Hits: The Record #5 (09.08.2004) 2xPlatinum (1)One Night Only #4 (04.12.1998) Platinum (5)Spirits Having Flown #1 (26.02.1979)Bee Gees Greatest #6 (25.01.1980)E.S.P. #5 (08.01.1988)Number Ones #4 (24.08.2012)Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits #6 (15.07.2022) Gold (7)Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live n/a (01.12.1978)Massachusetts n/a (04.1979)Size Isn't Everything #23 (12.1993)Still Waters #2 (03.1997)This Is Where I Came In #6 (30.03.2001)The Ultimate Bee Gees #19 (23.07.2011)Mythology #29 (21.12.2012) Silver (4)I've Gotta Get a Message to You n/a (03.1979)The Bee Gees Bonanza - The Early Days n/a (03.1979)Greatest #35 (22.07.2013)Love Songs #51 (22.07.2013) Take That (15) 9xPlatinum (1)Beautiful World #1 (22.07.2013) 8xPlatinum (2)Progress #1 (19.08.2011)Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection #2 (31.03.2017) 7xPlatinum (1)The Circus #1 (25.01.2010) 4xPlatinum (2)Everything Changes #1 (09.1995)Greatest Hits #1 (07.07.2023) 2xPlatinum (2)Take That & Party #2 (04.1993)Nobody Else #1 (05.1995) Platinum (3)The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live #3 (22.07.2013)III #1 (26.12.2014)Odyssey #1 (17.05.2019) Gold (3)Progress Live #12 (22.07.2013)Wonderland #2 (31.03.2017)This Life #1 (01.12.2023) Silver (1)The Platinum Collection #127 (09.01.2015) Westlife (14) 6xPlatinum (2)Coast to Coast #1 (06.04.2001)Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 #1 (22.07.2013) 5xPlatinum (1)Westlife #2 (22.07.2013) 4xPlatinum (2)World of Our Own #1 (22.03.2002)Face to Face #1 (03.02.2006) 3xPlatinum (3)The Love Album #1 (23.02.2007)Back Home #1 (22.07.2013)Greatest Hits #4 (07.06.2024) 2xPlatinum (3)Turnaround #1 (05.12.2003)Allow Us to Be Frank #3 (07.01.2005)Where We Are #2 (07.01.2010) Platinum (1)Gravity #3 (22.07.2013) Gold (2)Spectrum #1 (13.12.2019)Wild Dreams #2 (09.09.2022) BTS (13) Gold (9)Love Yourself - Answer #14 (15.05.2020)Map of the Soul - Persona #1 (04.09.2020)Map of the Soul - 7 #1 (26.02.2021)Face Yourself #78 (02.12.2022)Love Yourself - Tear #8 (09.12.2022)The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever n/a (13.10.2023)Love Yourself - Her #14 (12.01.2024)Proof #8 (13.12.2024)Map of the Soul - 7 - The Journey #35 (20.05.2022) Silver (4)You Never Walk Alone #168 (19.02.2021)Wings #62 (06.05.2022)BTS, the Best #71 (06.10.2023)Be #2 (22.12.2023) Boyzone (12) 5xPlatinum (2)Where We Belong #1 (08.01.1999)By Request #1 (29.10.1999) 3xPlatinum (2)A Different Beat #1 (19.03.1999)Said and Done #1 (19.03.1999) 2xPlatinum (1)Back Again... No Matter What #4 (02.02.2024) Platinum (1)Brother #1 (22.07.2013) Gold (3)Ballads – The Love Song Collection #6 (17.04.2003)BZ20 #6 (20.12.2013)Thank You & Goodnight #6 (28.02.2025) Silver (3)Key to My Life: The Collection n/a (22.07.2013)Dublin to Detroit #14 (19.12.2014)No Matter What: The Essential #95 (24.01.2025) The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons (11) Platinum (2)18 Greatest Hits #1 (16.11.1983)The Very Best Of n/a (22.07.2013) Gold (6)Triumph #13 (07.05.1981)Victory #3 (17.07.1984)The Best of Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five #5 (08.1997)The Very Best of The Jacksons #7 (22.07.2013)The Motown Years #4 (22.07.2013)The Ultimate Collection #128 (22.07.2013) Silver (3)Lookin' Through the Windows #16 (01.1974)Greatest Hits #23 (01.1976)Anthology n/a (29.04.2022) Backstreet Boys (8) 2xPlatinum (2)Backstreet's Back #2 (16.01.1998)Greatest Hits – Chapter One #5 (20.09.2024) [Note: "The Hits - Chapter One", which is the same album with a different title, certified Silver on 14.04.2023. I'm not sure whether to list it separately because this could be a mistake?] Platinum (1)Millennium #2 (26.11.1999) Gold (4)Backstreet Boys #12 (11.1996)Black & Blue #13 (17.11.2000)Never Gone #11 (22.07.2005)The Very Best of the Backstreet Boys n/a (20.10.2017) Silver (1)This Is Us #39 (12.01.2024) McFly (7) 2xPlatinum (1)Room on the 3rd Floor #1 (07.01.2005) Platinum (4)Wonderland #1 (09.12.2005)Greatest Hits #4 (22.07.2013)Motion in the Ocean #6 (10.05.2019)Memory Lane - The Best Of #21 (25.02.2022) Gold (2)Above the Noise #20 (16.12.2011)Radio Active #8 (30.09.2016) The Osmonds (7) Platinum (1)Ultimate Collection (Very Best of The Osmonds) #4 (23.05.2008) Gold (2)The Plan #6 (12.1973)Out Best to You #5 (10.1974) Silver (4)Love Me for a Reason #13 (12.1974)I'm Still Gonna Need You #19 (07.1975)Around the World - Live in Concert #41 (01.1976)The Very Best Of #17 (22.07.2013)
January 25, 20232 yr Author Wham! (6) 4xPlatinum (1)Make It Big #1 (02.03.1987) 3xPlatinum (1)Fantastic #1 (27.02.1987) 2xPlatinum (1)The Best of Wham!: If You Were There... #4 (16.01.1998) Platinum (1)The Final #2 (12.1986) Gold (1)Last Christmas - OST #9 (13.12.2024) Silver (1)The Singles: Echoes from the Edge of Heaven #2 (07.02.2025) One Direction (5) 4xPlatinum (2)Up All Night #2 (01.10.2021)Take Me Home #1 (08.04.2022) 3xPlatinum (1)FOUR #1 (18.09.2015) 2xPlatinum (2)Midnight Memories #1 (27.12.2013)Made in the A.M. #1 (16.07.2021) Busted (5) 4xPlatinum (1)Busted #2 (18.08.2017) 3xPlatinum (1)A Present for Everyone #2 (09.01.2004) Platinum (1)Live: A Ticket for Everyone #11 (10.12.2004) Silver (1)Night Driver #13 (19.06.2020)Greatest Hits 2.0 #1 (29.11.2024) JLS (5) 5xPlatinum (1)JLS #1 (28.03.2025) 2xPlatinum (1)Outta This World #2 ( 08.04.2011) Platinum (1)Jukebox #2 (09.12.2011) Gold (2)Evolution #3 (22.07.2013)Goodbye - The Greatest Hits #6 (18.09.2015) East 17 (5) 2xPlatinum (2)Steam #3 (01.1995)Around the World - Hit Singles - The Journey So Far #3 (12.1996) Platinum (2)Walthamstow #1 (02.1994)Up All Night #7 (12.1995) Silver (1)Resurrection #43 (19.11.1999) Boyz II Men (5) 2xPlatinum (1)Legacy - The Greatest Hits Collection #2 (22.07.2013) [Note: This album also certified Silver on 27.01.2023. I'm not sure whether to list it separately considering that it's the same album. The label for the 2xPlatinum album is UMTV while the Silver album is Motown.] Gold (3)Cooleyhighharmony #7 (11.1992)Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA #8 (30.11.2007)II #17 (22.07.2013) Silver (1)Evolution #12 (22.07.2013) NSYNC (5) Gold (3)No Strings Attached #14 (29.09.2000)Celebrity #12 (17.05.2002)Greatest Hits #96 (23.12.2022) Silver (2)The Essential *NSYNC n/a (23.09.2022)*NSYNC #30 (24.11.2023) Blue (4) 4xPlatinum (2)All Rise #1 (25.10.2002)One Love #1 (20.12.2002) 2xPlatinum (2)Guilty #1 (12.12.2003)Best of Blue #6 (30.11.2018) Savage Garden (4) 3xPlatinum (2)Affirmation #7 (09.02.2001)Savage Garden #2 (22.07.2013) Gold (2)Truly Madly Completely: The Best Of #25 (02.12.2005)The Singles #193 (14.03.2025) [Peak position achieved prior to July 2024, I'm not sure if it's improved on this since] Five (4) 2xPlatinum (2)Invincible #4 (11.08.2000)Five #1 (22.07.2013) Platinum (1)Greatest Hits #9 (14.12.2001) Gold (1)Kingsize #3 (07.09.2001) New Kids on the Block (4) 2xPlatinum (1)Hangin' Tough #2 (06.1990) Platinum (1)Step by Step #1 (08.1990) Gold (2)New Kids on the Block #6 (12.1990)Merry Merry Christmas #13 (12.1990) The Wanted (4) Platinum (2)Battleground #5 (05.04.2012)The Wanted #4 (22.07.2013) Gold (1)Word of Mouth #9 (29.07.2022) Silver (1)Most Wanted - The Greatest Hits #8 (19.05.2023) 5 Seconds of Summer (4) Platinum (1)5 Seconds of Summer #2 (21.09.2018) Gold (3)Sounds Good Feels Good #1 (10.06.2016)Youngblood #3 (12.03.2021)CALM #1 (26.07.2024) Jonas Brothers (4) Gold (3)Jonas Brothers #9 (30.01.2009)A Little Bit Longer #19 (30.01.2009)The Family Business #118 (14.03.2025) [Peak position achieved prior to July 2024, I'm not sure if it's improved on this since] Silver (2)Happiness Begins #2 (20.08.2021) Bros (3) 4xPlatinum (1)Push #2 (09.01.1989) Gold (1)The Time #4 (13.12.1989) Silver (1)The Best of Bros n/a (15.03.2019) The Vamps (3) Platinum (1)Meet The Vamps #2 (23.06.2017) Gold (2)Night and Day #1 (10.08.2018)Wake Up #10 (25.01.2019) 911 (3) Gold (1)The Journey #13 (07.11.1997) Silver (2)Moving On #10 (10.07.1998)There It Is #8 (05.02.1999) Another Level (2) Platinum (1)Another Level #13 (09.04.1999) Gold (1)Nexus #7 (03.12.1999) Ant & Dec / PJ & Duncan (2) Platinum (1)Psyche #5 (12.1994) Gold (1)Top Katz #46 (12.1995) Brother Beyond (2) Platinum (1)Get Even #9 (04.01.1989) Gold (1)Trust #60 (17.11.1989) A1 (2) Gold (2)Here We Come #20 (07.01.2000)The A List #14 (01.12.2000) Blazin' Squad (2) Gold (2)In the Beginning #33 (29.11.2002)Now or Never #37 (28.11.2003) Damage (2) Gold (1)Since You've Been Gone #16 (03.08.2001) Silver (1)Forever #13 (05.1997) Other PlatinumThe London Boys - The Twelve Commandments of Dance #2 (23.10.1989) GoldColor Me Badd - C.M.B. #3 (09.1991)3T - Brotherhood #11 (08.1996)Hanson - Middle of Nowhere #1 (06.1997)Hurts - Happiness #4 (14.01.2011)Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal #39 (22.07.2013)Lawson - Chapman Square #4 (22.07.2013)McBusted - McBusted #9 (27.02.2015)NKOTBSB - NKOTBSB n/a (18.08.2023) SilverLet Loose - Let Loose #20 (01.1995)MN8 - To the Next Level #13 (05.1995)B2K - Pandemonium #35 (06.06.2003)O-Town - O-Town #7 (22.07.2013)112 - Part III #78 (22.07.2013)Union J - Union J #6 (18.04.2014)
January 25, 20232 yr Author I've done my best to try and think of as many boy bands as possible (including duos). This thread felt a lot more complicated to compile than the females thread because in some cases it's hard to define if an act is typically a "boy band" or not. I've steered clear of rock bands, although acts such as 5 Seconds of Summer seemed appropriate for this thread given that they can be quite pop leaning. It's very open to interpretation... I welcome any suggestions for artists I may have overlooked, and if anybody spots any mistakes then please let me know and I'll correct them!
January 25, 20232 yr Author Thanks for the amazing work you did on this thread Jay :heart: Thank you Maz! :cheeseblock: During my research I discovered that O-Town still don't have Silver certifications for 'Liquid Dreams' or 'All or Nothing'. The latter in particular seems well remembered, so it surprises me that it hasn't trickled over 200k yet. Their sales totals in 2001 were 140,240 and 122,060 respectively. I'm 99% certain that Hanson - Thinking of You is some kind of database glitch... :unsure: It wasn't a particularly big hit in 1998 (chart run: 23-52-67-71-71-71-out-83-69-100). BPI have it as certifying Silver on 16.02.2018 and Gold on 24.12.2021. Yet on Spotify it only has 2,040,556 streams (worldwide) which is really low. By comparison the aforementioned 'All or Nothing' by O-Town has over 80 million streams on Spotify (again, worldwide figures). I checked Apple Music and Deezer and 'Thinking of You' isn't amongst Hanson's most popular songs. So that strikes me as being very curious. I was surprised by some of the Take That singles having lower certifications than I would have assumed (Relight My Fire only silver) but I suppose that's because of it being a pre-1994 release? Sales from 1994 onwards aren't added to the pre-1994 sales, are they? A curiosity - When Will I Be Famous by Bros not being certified when that's surely their most remembered single. Wham Last Christmas certifications confused me a bit - the database has two dates for the silver certification? Why would that be? Silver - 01.12.1984 Gold - 01.12.1984 Platinum - 01.01.1985 Silver - 22.07.2013 2xPlatinum - 28.12.2018 3xPlatinum - 27.11.2020 4xPlatinum - 10.12.2021 5xPlatinum - 09.12.2022
January 25, 20232 yr Surprised at the Backstreet Boys to be honest - they certainly felt bigger, but I guess a lot of that was due to US success.
January 25, 20232 yr Thank you Maz! :cheeseblock: During my research I discovered that O-Town still don't have Silver certifications for 'Liquid Dreams' or 'All or Nothing'. The latter in particular seems well remembered, so it surprises me that it hasn't trickled over 200k yet. Their sales totals in 2001 were 140,240 and 122,060 respectively. I'm 99% certain that Hanson - Thinking of You is some kind of database glitch... :unsure: It wasn't a particularly big hit in 1998 (chart run: 23-52-67-71-71-71-out-83-69-100). BPI have it as certifying Silver on 16.02.2018 and Gold on 24.12.2021. Yet on Spotify it only has 2,040,556 streams (worldwide) which is really low. By comparison the aforementioned 'All or Nothing' by O-Town has over 80 million streams on Spotify (again, worldwide figures). I checked Apple Music and Deezer and 'Thinking of You' isn't amongst Hanson's most popular songs. So that strikes me as being very curious. I was surprised by some of the Take That singles having lower certifications than I would have assumed (Relight My Fire only silver) but I suppose that's because of it being a pre-1994 release? Sales from 1994 onwards aren't added to the pre-1994 sales, are they? A curiosity - When Will I Be Famous by Bros not being certified when that's surely their most remembered single. Wham Last Christmas certifications confused me a bit - the database has two dates for the silver certification? Why would that be? Silver - 01.12.1984 Gold - 01.12.1984 Platinum - 01.01.1985 Silver - 22.07.2013 2xPlatinum - 28.12.2018 3xPlatinum - 27.11.2020 4xPlatinum - 10.12.2021 5xPlatinum - 09.12.2022 Hi Jay Yes sales pre 5.2.94 are before millward Brown so they aren't added to post 1994 sales. Re: Wham!- I imagine all the 80s certs are for the double A-side- the latter ones are for sales of Last Christmas only.
January 25, 20232 yr Amazing work Jay!!! :wub: One little omission I noticed is the silver certified Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds of Summer, from the latter's list!
January 25, 20232 yr would assume MN8 and New Edition had some certified singles? Maybe even ultimate kaos? Let Loose BB Mak Edited January 25, 20232 yr by vibe
January 25, 20232 yr Author Hi Jay Yes sales pre 5.2.94 are before millward Brown so they aren't added to post 1994 sales. Re: Wham!- I imagine all the 80s certs are for the double A-side- the latter ones are for sales of Last Christmas only. Thank you! It's a shame that so many albums and singles mustn't have the certifications they technically deserve to have. I wonder why Wham Last Christmas' more recent certs would have jumped from Silver to 2xPlatinum without having a repeat of Gold and Platinum :thinking: Amazing work Jay!!! :wub: One little omission I noticed is the silver certified Who Do You Love by The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds of Summer, from the latter's list! Thanks for letting me know! :wub: BPI had them as '5 Seconds Of' in the Who Do You Love entry so it didn't come up for me when I searched their full name! :lol: would assume MN8 and New Edition had some certified singles? Maybe even ultimate kaos? Let Loose BB Mak Added MN8, New Edition and Let Loose, thanks for mentioning these! Nothing for Ultimate Kaos or BBMak!
January 25, 20232 yr Fantastic job Jay! Well Done! So proud to see Westlife at no3 and no2 in singles and albums. They are the biggest artist in those lists coming from the Europpean Union.
January 26, 20232 yr Wow gigantic work, agree it's so much more difficult than x girlbands From memory I remember a Bros greatest hits being certified recently? EDIT: Bros The Best Of Columbia Silver Album 15.03.2019 01.03.2004
January 26, 20232 yr London Boys The Twelve Commandments Of Dance Platinum Album 23.10.1989 17.07.1989 London Boys London Nights Silver Single 01.07.1989 19.06.1989 London Boys Requiem Silver Single 01.05.1989 20.03.1989
January 26, 20232 yr ^In a file I have with some sales info from back in the day, I have the London Boys album as 450,000 sales but not sure if 80s sales include shipments
January 26, 20232 yr Author Fantastic job Jay! Well Done! So proud to see Westlife at no3 and no2 in singles and albums. They are the biggest artist in those lists coming from the Europpean Union. Thank you Charis! :wub: I wonder whether the Bee Gees or Savage Garden should be included in this? Thanks for these suggestions, I'll edit them in now! Wow gigantic work, agree it's so much more difficult than x girlbands From memory I remember a Bros greatest hits being certified recently? EDIT: Bros The Best Of Columbia Silver Album 15.03.2019 01.03.2004 Thank you Bjork! I overlooked that album (Bros were quite hard to search in the database lol - I should have looked on Wikipedia though). I'll edit that in now. Where are London Boys? I'll include them now! I hadn't heard of them before (my 80s knowledge can be patchy). How tragic that they died in a car crash :(
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