The UK Number Ones : Artist List

WESTLIFE (14 No 1s)
Week Ending	ACT	TITLE	Weeks	TALLY	COMMENT
1 May 1999	Westlife	Swear It Again	2	1st No 1	Irish boy band, managed by Ronan Keating of Boyzone, who went on to emulate the success of their boss's band.
21 Aug 1999	Westlife	If I Let You Go	1	2nd No 1	Second single from their debut album, "Westlife".
30 Oct 1999	Westlife	Flying Without Wings	1	3rd No 1	Straight in at the top for the Irish fivesome with another strong ballad.
25 Dec 1999	Westlife	I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun	4	4th No 1	Their fourth release, and their fourth to go straight to the top. Both tracks are remakes of 1970s hits.
8 Apr 2000	Westlife	Fool Again	1	5th No 1	The Irish heart-throbs set a new record - first act to have first five singles enter the charts at No 1.
30 Sep 2000	Mariah Carey & Westlife	Against All Odds	2	6th No 1	Unlikely collaboration between the US star and the Irish boy band, with an old Phil Collins hit (No 2, 1984).
11 Nov 2000	Westlife	My Love	1	7th No 1	They clocked up more chart records: their first seven singles made No 1, and each one entered at the top.
17 Mar 2001	Westlife	Uptown Girl	1	8th No 1	Fund-raising for Comic Relief, this former No 1 for Billy Joel (1983), put them back at the top after their previous hit stalled at No 2.
17 Nov 2001	Westlife	Queen Of My Heart	1	9th No 1	Track from their new album "World Of Our Own". With a total of 9 chart toppers, they equalled the tally of the Spice Girls and Abba.
2 Mar 2002	Westlife	A World Of Our Own	1	10th No 1	This took their tally of chart toppers into double figures, with only Cliff, the Beatles and Elvis having more.
16 Nov 2002	Westlife	Unbreakable	1	11th No 1	There seemed to be no stopping them, easily overtaking Madonna's total of ten.
29 Nov 2003	Westlife	Mandy	1	12th No 1	After a year they hit the top again, this time with a Barry Manilow classic from 1975.
5 Nov 2005	Westlife	You Raise Me Up	1	13th No 1	After a further gap of two years, and the loss of Bryan McFadden, they made it to No 1 again; putting them just one behind Cliff.
18 Nov 2006	Westlife	The Rose	1	14th No 1	Yet another chart topper puts them equal with Cliff Richard in the most number ones list. This track from their "Love" Album was originally a US hit for Bette Midler back in 1980.