Westlife / discography

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Westlife  discography
Westlife (Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily and Kian Egan) live (2007)
Westlife (Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne , Mark Feehily and Kian Egan) live (2007)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 11
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 3
Arrow southwest blue.svgEPs 1
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 31
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 17th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Irish pop - boy band Westlife . According to the sources, she has sold more than 25.2 million records to date, over 410,000 of them in her home country alone. Westlife's most successful releases are the Westlife and Coast to Coast albums, each with over two million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US IE IETemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1999 Westlife DE55 (2 weeks)
DE
- CH25 (3 weeks)
CH
UK2
Quintuple platinum
× 5
Quintuple platinum

(74 weeks)UK
US129 (17 weeks)
US
IE1 (62 weeks)
IE
First published: November 1, 1999
Sales: + 2,040,000
2000 Coast to Coast DE19th
gold
gold

(50 weeks)DE
AT59 (2 weeks)
AT
CH38
gold
gold

(35 weeks)CH
UK1
Six-fold platinum
× 6
Six-fold platinum

(29 weeks)UK
- IE1 (45 weeks)
IE
First published: November 6, 2000
Sales: + 2,040,000
2001 World of Our Own DE8th
gold
gold

(40 weeks)DE
AT9
gold
gold

(30 weeks)AT
CH19th
gold
gold

(23 weeks)CH
UK1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(35 weeks)UK
- IE1 (46 weeks)
IE
First published: November 12, 2001
Sales: +2,000,000
2003 Turnaround DE20 (16 weeks)
DE
AT42 (10 weeks)
AT
CH24 (11 weeks)
CH
UK1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(21 weeks)UK
- IE1 (18 weeks)
IE
First published: November 24, 2003
Sales: + 1,000,000
2004 Allow Us to Be Frank DE30 (3 weeks)
DE
- CH75 (2 weeks)
CH
UK3
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(12 weeks)UK
- IE2 (17 weeks)
IE
First published: November 8, 2004
Sales: + 600,000
2005 Face to face DE18 (13 weeks)
DE
- CH14 (16 weeks)
CH
UK1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(23 weeks)UK
- IE1
Eight times platinum
× 8
Eight times platinum

(30 weeks)IE
First published: October 31, 2005
Sales: + 1,320,000
2006 The Love Album DE34 (4 weeks)
DE
AT49 (3 weeks)
AT
CH27 (9 weeks)
CH
UK1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(12 weeks)UK
- IE1
Tenfold platinum
× 10
Tenfold platinum

(22 weeks)IE
First published: November 24, 2006
Sales: + 1,050,000
2007 Back Home DE45 (1 week)
DE
AT65 (1 week)
AT
CH19 (4 weeks)
CH
UK1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(21 weeks)UK
- IE1
Quintuple platinum
× 5
Quintuple platinum

(42 weeks)IE
First published: November 9, 2007
Sales: + 375,000
2009 Where We Are DE42 (3 weeks)
DE
AT53 (1 week)
AT
CH25 (5 weeks)
CH
UK2
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(18 weeks)UK
- IE2
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(22 weeks)IE
First published: November 30th, 2009
Sales: + 645,000
2010 Gravity - - CH50 (2 weeks)
CH
UK3
platinum
platinum

(7 weeks)UK
- IE1 (37 weeks)
IE
First published: November 22nd, 2010
Sales: + 300,000
2019 Spectrum DE69 (1 week)
DE
- CH23 (1 week)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
- IE1 (14 weeks)
IE
First published: November 15, 2019
Sales: + 100,000

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Live albums

  • 2012: The Farewell Tour: Live at Croke Park (First released December 18, 2012)

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US IE IE
2002 Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits DE7th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)DE
AT14 (11 weeks)
AT
CH14th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)CH
UK1
Six-fold platinum
× 6
Six-fold platinum

(66 weeks)UK
- IE1 (247 weeks)
IE
First published: November 11, 2002
Sales: + 1,370,000
2011 Greatest hits DE75 (1 week)
DE
- CH96 (1 week)
CH
UK4th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(14 weeks)UK
- IE1 (... week)
Template: chart table / maintenance / provisional / 2011IE
First published: November 18, 2011
2014 The Love Songs - - - - - IE89 (1 week)
IE
First published: January 31, 2014

More compilations

  • 2000: No.1 Hits and Rare Tracks (First published: August 23, 2000)
  • 2001: Golden Hits (first published in 2001)
  • 2002: Grandes Exitos (first published in 2002)
  • 2005: Released (first published March 28, 2005)
  • 2011: Collector's Edition (first published November 1, 2011)
  • 2012: Diamond - The Ultimate Collection (First published: 2012)
  • 2014: Best of the Best (first published July 14, 2014)

Box sets

  • 2007: Coast to Coast / World of Our Own (first published September 28, 2007)
  • 2009: Westlife / Turnaround (first published October 5, 2009)

EPs

  • 1999: Swear It Again (First published June 29, 1999)
  • 2002: World of Our Own - No1 Hits Plus (first published March 20, 2002)

Singles

Chart placements as lead musician

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US IE IE
1999 Swear It Again
Westlife
- - CH25 (4 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
US20th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
IE1 (13 weeks)
IE
First published: April 19, 1999
Sales: + 900,000
If I Let You Go
Westlife
DE50 (6 weeks)
DE
- CH25 (9 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK
- IE1 (10 weeks)
IE
First published: August 9, 1999
Sales: + 400,000
Flying Without Wings
Westlife
DE85 (1 week)
DE
- - UK1
platinum
platinum

(13 weeks)UK
- IE1 (9 weeks)
IE
First published: October 18, 1999
Sales: + 600,000
I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun
Westlife
DE24 (9 weeks)
DE
- CH18 (15 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(17 weeks)UK
- IE1 (12 weeks)
IE
First published: December 13, 1999
Sales: + 600,000
2000 Fool Again
Westlife
DE80 (9 weeks)
DE
- CH39 (10 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
- IE2 (12 weeks)
IE
First published: March 27, 2000
Sales: + 200,000
My Love
Coast to Coast
DE57 (10 weeks)
DE
- CH38 (17 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
- IE1 (9 weeks)
IE
First published: October 30, 2000
Sales: + 400,000
What Makes a Man
Coast to Coast
- - - UK2
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
- IE2 (15 weeks)
IE
First published: December 18, 2000
Sales: + 400,000
2001 I Lay My Love on You
Coast to Coast
DE50 (9 weeks)
DE
AT23 (11 weeks)
AT
CH39 (15 weeks)
CH
- - -
First published: January 29, 2001
Uptown Girl
Coast to Coast
DE8 (16 weeks)
DE
AT12 (17 weeks)
AT
CH13 (23 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(16 weeks)UK
- IE1 (17 weeks)
IE
First published: March 5, 2001
Sales: + 600,000
When You're Looking Like That
Coast to Coast
DE24 (12 weeks)
DE
- CH47 (14 weeks)
CH
UK-
silver
silver
UK
- IE20 (1 week)
IE
First published: Aug 18, 2001
Sales: + 200,000; Chart entry Ireland: October 12, 2018
Queen of My Heart
World of Our Own
DE27 (11 weeks)
DE
AT33 (14 weeks)
AT
CH37 (16 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(15 weeks)UK
- IE1 (10 weeks)
IE
First published: November 5, 2001
Sales: + 400,000
2002 World of Our Own
World of Our Own
DE11 (15 weeks)
DE
AT10 (17 weeks)
AT
CH26 (19 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
- IE3 (14 weeks)
IE
First published: February 18, 2002
Sales: + 400,000
Bop Bop Baby
World of Our Own
DE15 (9 weeks)
DE
AT28 (12 weeks)
AT
CH36 (22 weeks)
CH
UK5 (10 weeks)
UK
- IE4 (11 weeks)
IE
First published: May 20, 2002
Unbreakable
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits
DE12 (11 weeks)
DE
AT23 (13 weeks)
AT
CH41 (10 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(16 weeks)UK
- IE1 (12 weeks)
IE
First published: November 4th, 2002
Sales: + 200,000
2003 Tonight / Miss You Nights
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits
DE47 (8 weeks)
DE
AT58 (3 weeks)
AT
- UK3 (10 weeks)
UK
- IE1 (13 weeks)
IE
First published: March 24, 2003
Hey, whatever
turnaround
DE22 (5 weeks)
DE
AT48 (4 weeks)
AT
CH53 (2 weeks)
CH
UK4 (7 weeks)
UK
- IE2 (11 weeks)
IE
First published: September 15, 2003
Mandy
turnaround
DE14 (15 weeks)
DE
AT16 (7 weeks)
AT
CH30 (12 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
- IE1 (14 weeks)
IE
First published: November 17, 2003
2004 Obvious
turnaround
DE39 (6 weeks)
DE
AT63 (4 weeks)
AT
CH69 (2 weeks)
CH
UK3 (8 weeks)
UK
- IE2 (12 weeks)
IE
First published: March 23, 2004
2005 You Raise Me Up
Face to Face
DE11 (34 weeks)
DE
AT46 (5 weeks)
AT
CH18 (25 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(17 weeks)UK
- IE1 (22 weeks)
IE
First published: October 14, 2005
When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Face to Face
- - - UK2 (8 weeks)
UK
- IE2 (11 weeks)
IE
First published: December 19, 2005
with Diana Ross
2006 Amazing
face to face
DE53 (4 weeks)
DE
- CH58 (2 weeks)
CH
UK4 (6 weeks)
UK
- IE3 (9 weeks)
IE
First published: February 20, 2006
The Rose
The Love Album
- AT67 (3 weeks)
AT
CH85 (2 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK
- IE1 (11 weeks)
IE
First published: November 6, 2006
2007 Home
Back Home
DE70 (4 weeks)
DE
- - UK3
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK
- IE2 (16 weeks)
IE
First published: November 23, 2007
2008 Us Against the World
Back Home
- - - UK8 (9 weeks)
UK
- IE6 (11 weeks)
IE
First published: March 3, 2008
Something Right
Back Home
- - - - - IE43 (2 weeks)
IE
First published: June 12, 2008
2009 What About Now
Where We Are
- - - UK2
gold
gold

(18 weeks)UK
- IE2 (13 weeks)
IE
First published: October 25, 2009
Sales: + 400,000
2010 Safe
gravity
- - - UK10 (4 weeks)
UK
- IE4 (6 weeks)
IE
First published: November 15, 2010
2011 Lighthouse
Greatest Hits
- - - UK32 (2 weeks)
UK
- IE11 (3 weeks)
IE
First published: November 11, 2011
2019 Hello My Love
Spectrum
- - - UK13
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
- IE2 (23 weeks)
IE
First published: Jan 10, 2019
Sales: + 400,000
Better Man
Spectrum
- - - UK26 (2 weeks)
UK
- IE8 (6 weeks)
IE
First published: March 29, 2019
Dynamite
Spectrum
- - - - - IE27 (2 weeks)
IE
First published: July 5, 2019
My Blood
Spectrum
- - - UK96 (1 week)
UK
- IE46 (3 weeks)
IE
First published: October 25, 2019
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2007 I'm Already There
Back Home
- - - UK62 (2 weeks)
UK
- IE47 (1 week)
IE
First published: November 26, 2007

More singles

  • 2004: Ain't That a Kick in the Head
  • 2004: Smile

Chart placements as a guest musician

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US IE IE
2000 Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Rainbow / Coast to Coast
DE29 (11 weeks)
DE
- CH20 (27 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
- IE1 (11 weeks)
IE
First published: September 18, 2000
Mariah Carey feat. Westlife
2010 Everybody Hurts
Hope for Haiti Sampler
DE16 (7 weeks)
DE
AT23 (7 weeks)
AT
CH16 (2 weeks)
CH
UK1 (5 weeks)
UK
- IE1 (6 weeks)
IE
First published: February 11, 2010
with Helping Haiti

Video albums

General

  • 2000: Flying without Wings Karaoke
  • 2000: Coast to Coast - Up Close and Personal (UK:Triple platinum× 3Triple platinum )
  • 2001: Uptown Girl (UK:platinumplatinum)
  • 2002: World of Our Own (UK:platinumplatinum)
  • 2002: Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (UK:Double platinum× 2Double platinum )
  • 2007: Back Home
  • 2009: The Karaoke Collection
  • 2011: Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition) - Bonus DVD

live

  • 2001: Where Dreams Come True (UK:Quadruple platinum× 4Quadruple platinum )
  • 2003: Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Tour (UK:Triple platinum× 3Triple platinum )
  • 2004: The Turnaround Tour (UK:platinumplatinum)
  • 2005: The Number Ones Tour (UK:Double platinum× 2Double platinum )
  • 2006: Face to Face - Live at Wembley (UK:Double platinum× 2Double platinum )
  • 2008: 10 Years of Westlife - Live at Croke Park (IE:Six-fold platinum× 6Six-fold platinum ; UK:Double platinum× 2Double platinum )
  • 2010: Where We Are Tour: Live from The O2 (UK:goldgold)
  • 2012: The Farewell Tour - Live at Croke Park (UK:Quadruple platinum× 4Quadruple platinum )

Documentation

  • 1999: The Westlife Story (UK:platinumplatinum)
  • 2002: Westlife - The Complete Story

Box sets

  • 2005: Westlife x2: Coast to Coast / World of Our Own

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list contains an overview of the chart successes of Westlife in the album and single charts.

DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US IE IE
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK8thUK US-US IE11IE
Top 10 albums DE2DE AT1AT CH-CH UK13UK US-US IE13IE
Albums in the charts DE12DE AT7thAT CH13CH UK13UK US1US IE14thIE
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US IE IE
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK15thUK US-US IE14thIE
Top 10 singles DE1DE AT1AT CH-CH UK26thUK US-US IE28IE
Singles in the charts DE21stDE AT13AT CH20thCH UK31UK US1US IE34IE

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • AustraliaAustralia Australia
    • 1999: for the single If I Let You Go
    • 1999: for the single Swear It Again
    • 2000: for the album Westlife
    • 2001: for the album Coast to Coast
    • 2006: for the video album Live At Wembley
    • 2009: for the video album The Number Ones Tour
  • BrazilBrazil Brazil
    • 2001: for the album Coast to Coast
  • DenmarkDenmark Denmark
    • 2001: for the single Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
    • 2020: for the single When You're Looking Like That
  • FranceFrance France
    • 2001: for the single Uptown Girl
  • MexicoMexico Mexico
    • 2001: for the album Coast to Coast
    • 2001: for the album Westlife
    • 2002: for the album Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 1999: for the single Swear It Again
    • 2001: for the single My Love
    • 2001: for the single Uptown Girl
    • 2007: for the album Back Home
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
    • 2000: for the album Westlife
    • 2001: for the album Coast to Coast
    • 2002: for the album World of Our Own
    • 2003: for the album Greatest Hits
  • NorwayNorway Norway
    • 2001: for the album Coast to Coast
    • 2002: for the album Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits
    • 2002: for the album World of Our Own
  • SwedenSweden Sweden
    • 2000: for the single My Love
    • 2001: for the single Uptown Girl
    • 2001: for the single When You're Looking Like That
    • 2001: for the single Fool Again
    • 2001: for the single Flying Without Wings
    • 2001: for the single Queen of My Heart
    • 2003: for the album Turnaround
    • 2006: for the album The Love Album
    • 2006: for the album Face to Face
    • 2009: for the album Where We Are

Platinum record

  • AustraliaAustralia Australia
    • 2001: for the single Uptown Girl
    • 2006: for the album Face to Face
    • 2006: for the album The Love Album
    • 2006: for the single You Raise Me Up
  • DenmarkDenmark Denmark
    • 2001: for the album Coast to Coast
    • 2004: for the video album The Greatest Hits Tour
  • EuropeEurope Europe
    • 2003: for the album Turnaround
    • 2005: for the album Face to Face
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 2002: for the album Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits
  • SwedenSweden Sweden
    • 2000: for the album Westlife
    • 2000: for the album Coast to Coast
    • 2001: for the album World of Our Own
    • 2002: for the album Unbreak able - The Greatest Hits

2 × platinum record

  • DenmarkDenmark Denmark
    • 2018: for the album Westlife
  • EuropeEurope Europe
    • 2000: for the album Westlife
    • 2000: for the album Coast to Coast
    • 2002: for the album World of Our Own
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 2002: for the album World of Our Own
    • 2008: for the album Unbreakable - 2008 NZ Tour Edition

3 × platinum record

  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 2000: for the album Westlife
    • 2007: for the album The Love Album

4 × platinum record

  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 2001: for the album Coast to Coast

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 435,000 aria.com.au
Brazil (PMB) Brazil (PMB) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 50,000 pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 239,000 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 0! P- 450,000 musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI) Europe (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 8 × platinum8th (8,000,000) ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 250,000 infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Ireland (IRMA) Ireland (IRMA) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 32 × platinum32 414,000 irishcharts.ie
Mexico (AMPROFON) Mexico (AMPROFON) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 0! P- 225,000 amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 15 × platinum15th 255,000 nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th 0! P- 160,000 nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI) Norway (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 0! P- 60,000 ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 15,000 ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 500,000 sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 0! P- 60,000 hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 11 × gold11 Platinum record icon.svg 71 × platinum71 20,675,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 53 × gold53 Platinum record icon.svg 138 × platinum138

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