"Coast to Coast"
7x platinum - 2 million copies sold in the UK
This success has been repeated in 25 countries with an astonishing total of 52 platinum awards .

"World of Our Own"
4x platinum in the UK
projected worldwide sales of 10 million.

Westlife in the US/Canada: Well, Westlife is a global pop group except for this part of one continent called North America, excluding Mexico. Unfortunately, this corner of the world also happens to be the biggest music market in the world.

Westlife made their first and only attempt to break the US market in the summer of 2000. And it was a fairly successful attempt. "Swear it Again" peaked at #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. The debut album itself wasn't quite as successful as it didn't make it to the top 100 albums on Billboard. They did not follow up "Swear It Again" with another single release. Westlife have been off and on about plans to try America once again. US fans can only hope that they will give US listeners another shot.

They tried again in the summer of 2002 with "World of Our Own". It peaked at #41 on Radio and Records Pop/CHR airplay charts. However, it did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Westlife were to have released the album "World of Our Own" in early October, but have since delayed it twice. It now appears, the album will never be released in the US.

Westlife did travel to Nashville, Tennessee in January 2003 as part of a BBC special where they were transformed into a country music act. They performed an unreleased single "Daytime Friends, Nighttime Loves". Only a few lucky American fans were able to see their performance in Nashville.

Westlife's albums

Westlife: #2 UK Album
Coast to Coast: #1 UK Album (Nov 2000)
World of Our Own: #1 UK Album (Nov 2001)
Unbreakable - The Greatests Hits: #1 UK Album (Nov 2002)
Turnaround - #1 UK album (Nov 2003)
Allow Us to Be Frank - #3 UK album (Nov 2004)
Face to Face - #1 UK album (Oct 31, 2005)
The Love Album - #1 UK album (Nov 20, 2006)
 

Westlife's UK #1's (singles) in chronological order

"Westlife" (1999-2000)
1. Swear It Again
2. If I Let You Go
3. Flying Without Wings
4. Seasons in the Sun/I Have a Dream (Double A side single)
5. Fool Again

"Coast to Coast" (2000-2001)
6. Against All Odds
7. My Love
What Makes a Man - UK #2
8. Uptown Girl

"World Of Our Own" (2001-2002)
9. Queen of My Heart (October 2001)
10. World of Our Own (Feb 2002)
Bop Bop Baby: May 2002 - UK #5
It is noteworthy to point out that a cover of Westlife's "Evergreen" performed by Will Young broke the UK singles sales record by selling over 1.1 million copies in a single week...and it obviously entered the charts as a UK #1 in Feb 2002.

"Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits" (2002-2003)
11. Unbreakable (Nov 2002)
Tonight/Miss You Nights: March 2003 - UK #3

"Turnaround" (2003)
Hey Whatever (November 2003) (#4)
12. Mandy - (December 2003) Westlife's 12th #1
Obvious (#3 - March 2004)

"Let Us Be Frank" (2004)

"Face to Face" (2005)
13. You Raise Me Up (October 24, 2005) - Westlife's 13th #1
When You Tell Me That You Love Me (Dec 2005) - UK #2
Amazing - UK #4 (Westlife's 20th top 5 UK hit)

"The Love Album" (2006)
14. The Rose (November 12, 2006) - Westlife's 14th UK #1