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2006 scores its biggest sales week.
Christmas finally arrived last week, with the latest in the blockbusting Now That's What I Call Music compilation series plus albums from Westlife, Oasis, The Beatles and U2 all arriving at the same time to give combined album sales a massive 38.7% boost week-on- week to 4,476,165. Easily the year's highest sales tally, it is also 4.1% up on the same week in 2005, when 4,299,237 albums were sold.
The biggest contribution to the total came from Now! 65, which started slowly but eventually sold 235,804 copies; that is well down on the stellar 284,254 start made by Now! 62 in the same week last year, but well up on the 197,098 start made by Now! 59 exactly two years ago.
The battle for artist albums chart honours was the fiercest of the year. The four combatants - Westlife, Oasis, The Beatles and U2 - have previously scored 35 number one albums between them. After a closely contested battle, it was the band with the fewest number ones - Westlife - who emerged triumphant, selling 219,662 copies of The Love Album to debut at the summit. Their eighth album and sixth number one, it provided the year's third highest tally for an artist album (behind the Arctic Monkeys and The Killers' latest albums) and ...
- Elvis, The Beatles - and Westlife?
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 18, 2006 700+ words
...a formidable singles band. Westlife bagged the coveted spot thanks...Richard. Only Elvis and the Beatles have had more number ones...six. When one considers that Westlife have been together since 1998...says: "Whatever you think of Westlife, and let's face it, most...
- Westlife chase Oasis in battle for supremacy in album charts.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 23, 2006 700+ words
...only just ahead of Westlife's new studio release...Earlier in the week The Beatles looked set to steal...the day, while the Westlife album enjoyed a late...between Oasis and The Beatles and perhaps even U2, but Westlife are proving their...
- Pop goes the Westlife dream.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire March 10, 2004 700+ words
...ever gave parents a reason to object to a Westlife poster being on their daughter's bedroom...are already quipping that she is YokoOno to Westlife's Beatles. Of course, the fact that Westlife couldn't even boast a Ringo in their midst...
- Boys on top : Westlife rise to top spot in charts.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 13, 2006 700+ words
(From Irish Independent) WESTLIFE secured their 14th British number one hit...most UK number one singles, behind only the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Since their first hit in 1999, Westlife have sold more than 35million records around...
- Westlife add an extra Belfast date to their tour.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 15, 2005 700+ words
(From Newsletter) WESTLIFE are switching on the Christmas...the 13 No.1 singles Westlife have charted put them third...chart toppers, behind The Beatles (17) and Elvis Presley (21) Face To Face is Westlife's first collection of...
- The official UK singles chart: Westlife score a convincing 13th number one, but...
- Magazine article from: Music Week November 5, 2005 700+ words
1. Westlife Westlife's incredible and unprecedented opening...number one, a total exceeded only by The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard. Tile first single from Westlife's new album Face To Face--which...
- You're number one, Westlife tell faithful fans.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 27, 2006 700+ words
...Irish Independent) WESTLIFE last night hailed their...against music giants the Beatles, Oasis and U2. Oasis...hits, came fourth. Westlife's Nicky Byrne said...genuine demand for Westlife when they can beat such amazing legends as the Beatles, U2 and Oasis."
- Westlife leap into lead.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 22, 2006 700+ words
...From The Daily Star) WESTLIFE are set to do the unthinkable and beat both The Beatles AND Oasis to the No...as many copies as The Beatles' Love. The lads are...might not have expected Westlife to match or even outsell...iconic bands as The Beatles and Oasis, but we shouldn...
- Text and win westlife DVDs.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 21, 2008 700+ words
...top of the boy band pile, Westlife have sold over 40 million records...behind only Elvis and The Beatles. Their next assault on the charts is with the DVD 10 Years Of Westlife - Live At Croke Park Stadium...Also featured are the Top 10 Westlife videos as voted for by the...
- Westlife to perform in Taiwan again.
- Newspaper article from: China Post August 16, 2006 700+ words
...Indonesia. September will be Westlife's fifth time in Taiwan...seven multi-platinum albums, Westlife has sold nearly 40 million...artists Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Cliff Richard. Even heavyweight...boxer Mike Tyson is a fan of Westlife music, which he described...
