Charis

whats the point of releasing the audio weeks before the video? Westlife did it twice, i didnt get it, in both times the song chart very low or not at all, and their video never really had any stream success....

Guys a few clarifications... How can we find the total streams of a certain song? I guess all versions of the song (live,official audio, official video, acoustic etc) are counted right? Also I know spotify and youtube disclose the total streams of each song, do the rest of the streaming platforms show those numbers? Which are the rest official platforms? Lastly, any platform or tool differentiate streams per country?

most misleading comment.

Where? i searched for westlife and there is nothing

I don't think I see any of those singles presented in the latest BPI update, how is it possible?

Looks like Swear It Again is certified PLATINUM last week (600.000 units) [last update in March 2021 - WESTLIFE -- SWEAR IT AGAIN :: 516k] 2.5 years later adds an extra 84k, which averages 2.8k per month, 600-700 units per week. Also they are enjoying an amazing tour in China at the moment selling out stadiums.

600k Westlife – Swear it again It's amazing that their debut single is now platinum, makes me so happy! They are having their time of their lives with their Chinese Tour!

Yeah nobody remembers, but 4 of them are already mentioned in comments below…. And all this without adding the amazing Mandy

Markus Feehily, Helena Paparizou

I find him a bit annoying at some times too, he should calm down but runs is a big word

They released 2 albums in the last 4 years. If the fans did not make it a huge commercial success, what are you asking for? To pay for their own music? Its almost impossible for 90’s boybands to be sustainable today and Westlife did more than almost every other artist under the same category. I was a proud fan 20 years ago and still am. Thats how the business runs its not their fault everybody consumes ed sheeran and taylor swift

6 small shows sold out in canada and US, a total of around 25k people

Cry cry :cry: :cry: We would have ‘sold’ three-four times more though cause back in the day we were deffinitely one of the hot names in UK’s music scene. PS: Westlife maintain the milestone of having the first ever official download #1 song.

If there is a list for men band can we have it too?

Uptown Girl Platinum 2x Single After 1 year and 5 months (17 months) Uptown Girls sells an extra 84k and becomes their first ever single to be certified Double Platinum. That makes it 4.9k sales each month (over 1k per week) Great achievement!

Hahahaah i get the feeling :) Finally our very first double platinum single!

in November (December) 2021 it had actually 1.116.000, so what do u think? Bonus Information Single Totals 1,116,399 Westlife - Uptown Girl

I wonder how is it possible for Westlife’s Uptown Girl not being certified 2x platinum yet…. It needed 86k 18 months ago and that year it was shifting ~7k every month… since then they released an album and went on a long UK tour including Wembley and xmas concerts…

that was shocking news.... i wonder what happened to him.... :(

I think even Westlife have 1 billion streams in the UK..

Not good enough.. heard it once and that was it… ofc we are severe judging him cause he is ed sheeran but ….

Chat GPT when I asked for some clarification between record sales and chart units…. The answer is interesting: "Sales" is a general term that refers to the act of selling a product or service. In the music industry, this term can refer to the overall number of units sold of a particular album or song, which can include physical copies (such as CDs or vinyl records), digital downloads (such as MP3s), and streaming numbers (such as those from Spotify or Apple Music). On the other hand, "record sales" specifically refers to the number of physical copies of an album that are sold. This can include CDs, vinyl records, and other physical formats that are typically associated with music sales. Record sales have traditionally been the primary metric used to measure an artist's commercial success, but with the rise of digital downloads and streaming services, this metric has become less significant. In summary, "sales" is a broad term that encompasses all types of product or service transactions, while "record sales" is a more specific term that refers to the number of physical copies of an album that are sold.

really? Also Westlife would never reach the No1 in albums if they hadn't released Coast To Coast but Spice Girls would, clearly Spice Girls are the Chuck Norris of music.

Whats that mppv tv? Can I contact them in any way?

This is the answer i got: Thank you for your e – mail regarding TV Hits Awards 1999. All our liner and on - line broadcast rights have expired and Channel 5 has no plans to renew them and we don’t have any copies sadly. MPPV TV the production who made the programme for us are no longer trading.