Westlife discography
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Irish boy band Westlife have released twelve studio albums, ten compilation albums, one live album, nineteen video albums, forty-one singles, thirteen promotional singles, and forty-five music videos. The band was signed under the likes of Simon Cowell, and Clive Davis and under record labels' BMG, S Records, Arista Records, Sony BMG, Syco Music, Sony Music Entertainment and RCA Records from 1998 to 2012, Universal Music Group and Virgin EMI Records in 2018 to 2020, Warner Music and East West Records in 2021 to 2022, Tencent Music Entertainment in 2024 and Sony Music in 2025-present. Their biggest-selling album is their first Greatest Hits compilation, followed by Coast to Coast, with six of their albums selling one million copies or more. Their biggest selling video is Where Dreams Come True, which has sold 240,000 copies to date.[1]
Studio albums12
Live albums1
Compilation albums10
Singles41
In 2012, the Official Charts Company listed Westlife 34th amongst the biggest-selling singles artists in British music history. They are currently the sixteenth biggest group of all time overall.[2] They are also currently ranked twenty-sixth with the most number ones albums of all time.[3] They have had 36 number-one albums worldwide.[4] This earned them the following Guinness World Records: first to achieve six consecutive number-one singles in the UK, most singles to debut at number one on the UK chart,[5][6] and the top-selling album group in the United Kingdom of the 21st century.[7] Despite their success, Westlife never managed to break into the United States, achieving only one hit single in 2000, their debut single "Swear It Again", which peaked at number 20 on Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold.[8][9]
As of July 2024, the group has sold more than 55 million records worldwide, as well as amassing more than a billion global streams and one billion YouTube views.[10]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| IRE [11] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [13] |
DEN [14] |
NLD [15] |
NZ [16] |
NOR [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | ||||
| Westlife | 1 | 15 | — | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2 | |||
| Coast to Coast |
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1 | 40 | 59 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 1 | ||
| World of Our Own |
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1 | 80 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Turnaround |
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1 | — | 42 | 4 | 33 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 24 | 1 |
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| ...Allow Us to Be Frank |
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2 | — | — | 15 | 32 | — | — | 5 | 75 | 3 |
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| Face to Face |
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1 | 1 | — | 19 | 30 | — | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
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| The Love Album |
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1 | 11 | 49 | — | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
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| Back Home |
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1 | 14 | 65 | — | 48 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 1 |
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| Where We Are |
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2 | — | 53 | — | — | 13 | — | 8 | 25 | 2 |
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| Gravity |
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1 | — | — | — | 76 | 22 | — | 46 | 50 | 3 |
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| Spectrum |
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1 | —[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Wild Dreams |
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2 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 71 | 2 |
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| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE [11] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [13] |
GER [68] |
NLD [15] |
NZ [16] |
NOR [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | |||||
| Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 |
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1 | 66 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
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| Greatest Hits |
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1 | — | — | 75 | 64 | 17 | 31 | 46 | 96 | 4 | |||
| The Love Songs |
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42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[b] | |||
| 25 - The Ultimate Collection |
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| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
Limited release compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| No.1 Hits and Rare Tracks[73] |
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| Golden Hits[74] |
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| Grandes Exitos[75] |
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| Released[76] |
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| Collector's Edition[77] |
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| Diamond – The Ultimate Collection[78] |
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| Best of the Best[79] |
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Live albums
Singles
As lead artist
1990s and 2000s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| IRE [11] |
AUS [81] |
GER [68] |
NLD [82] |
NZ [16] |
NOR [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [83] |
US [84] | |||||
| "Swear It Again" | 1999 | 1 | 12 | — | 27 | 1 | — | 12 | 25 | 1 | 20 | Westlife | ||
| "If I Let You Go" | 1 | 13 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | — |
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| "Flying Without Wings" | 1 | 36 | 85 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | 1 | — |
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| "I Have a Dream"/ "Seasons in the Sun" |
1 | 31 | 24 | —[c] | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 1 | — |
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| "Fool Again" | 2000 | 2 | — | 80 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 39 | 1 | — |
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| "My Love" | 1 | 36 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 1 | — |
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Coast to Coast | ||
| "What Makes a Man" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
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| "I Lay My Love on You" | 2001 | — | 29 | 50 | 12 | 24 | — | 10 | 39 | — | — | |||
| "Uptown Girl" | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — |
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| "When You're Looking Like That" | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 30 | — | 9 | 47 | 188 | — |
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| "Queen of My Heart" | 1 | — | 27 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 1 | — |
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World of Our Own | ||
| "World of Our Own" | 2002 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 1 | — |
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| "Bop Bop Baby" | 4 | 56 | 15 | 23 | 21 | — | 16 | 36 | 5 | — |
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| "Unbreakable" | 1 | — | 12 | 19 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 1 | — |
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Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | |
| "Tonight"/ "Miss You Nights" |
2003 | 1 | 65 | 47 | 55 | — | — | 33 | — | 3 | — |
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| "Hey Whatever" | 2 | — | 22 | 30 | 39 | — | 5 | 53 | 4 | — |
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Turnaround | ||
| "Mandy" | 1 | — | 14 | 27 | — | 15 | 4 | 30 | 1 | — |
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| "Obvious" | 2004 | 3 | — | 39 | 44 | — | — | 25 | 69 | 3 | — | |||
| "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 20 | — | —[d] | — | Allow Us to be Frank | |||
| "Smile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||||
| "You Raise Me Up" | 2005 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 47 | — | 3 | 7 | 18 | 1 | — |
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Face to Face | |
| "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (featuring Diana Ross) |
2 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
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| "Amazing" | 2006 | 3 | 34 | 53 | — | — | — | 36 | 58 | 4 | — |
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| "The Rose" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 85 | 1 | — |
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The Love Album | |
| "Home" | 2007 | 2 | — | 70 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | — |
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Back Home |
| "Us Against the World" | 2008 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |||
| "Something Right" | 43 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | ||||
| "What About Now" | 2009 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | — |
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Where We Are |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
2010s and 2020s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE [11] |
BEL (FL) Tip [107] |
BEL (WA) Tip [108] |
CHN Intl. [109] |
HRV [110] |
HUN [111] |
NZ Hot [112] |
SCO [113] |
SWE Heat. [114] |
UK [20] | ||||
| "Safe" | 2010 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 10 | Gravity | |
| "Lighthouse" | 2011 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 32 | Greatest Hits | |
| "Hello My Love" | 2019 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 45 | — | 18 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
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Spectrum |
| "Better Man" | 8 | — | — | 44 | — | 24 | 26 | 2 | — | 26 |
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| "Dynamite" | 27 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 10 | — | —[e] | |||
| "My Blood"[116] | 46 | — | — | * | — | — | — | 6 | — | 96 | |||
| "Starlight"[117] | 2021 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | * | — | 66 | Wild Dreams | ||
| "My Hero"[118] | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[f] | |||||
| "Alone Together"[120] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Chariot"[121] | 2025 | 58 [122] | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AT] | 25: The Ultimate Collection | |||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released "*" denotes the chart is discontinued | |||||||||||||
As a featured artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE [11] |
AUS [81] |
DEN [124] |
NLD [82] |
NZ [16] |
NOR [17] |
SCO [125] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | |||||
| "Against All Odds" (Mariah Carey featuring Westlife) |
2000 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 29 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | Rainbow | ||
| "Everybody Hurts" (with Helping Haiti) |
2010 | 1 | 28 | — | —[g] | 17 | — | 1 | 21 | 16 | 1 |
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Non-album single |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [130] |
UKR [131] | |||
| "Until the End of Time"[132] | 2000 | — | — | Swear It Again - EP |
| "My Private Movie"[133][134] | — | — | Westlife (US edition) | |
| "More Than Words"[135][136] | — | — | Westlife/Grandes Exitos | |
| "Angel"[137] | 2002 | — | — | World of Our Own |
| "Evergreen"[138] | — | — | ||
| "Flying Without Wings" (featuring BoA)[139] | — | — | Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Asian edition) | |
| "Flying Without Wings" (featuring Cristian Castro)[140] | — | — | Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Spanish/Mexican edition) | |
| "Flying Without Wings" (live)[141] | 2004 | —[h] | — | Turnaround Tour |
| "Beyond the Sea"[143] | — | — | Fly Me To The Moon - Single | |
| "Total Eclipse of the Heart"[144] | 2007 | 129 | 132 | The Love Album |
| "I Will Reach You"[145] | 2011 | — | — | Gravity |
| "Beautiful World"[146] | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Without You"[147] | 2019 | — | — | Spectrum |
| "—" denotes song that did not chart or was not released | ||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| IRE [11] |
CIS [148] |
SWE [18] |
UK [149] |
UKR [150] | |||
| "Moon River" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | 195 | ...Allow Us to Be Frank |
| "Miss You When I'm Dreaming" | 2006 | — | 130 | — | — | 99 | Amazing - Single |
| "All Out of Love" (featuring Delta Goodrem) |
— | — | 31 | —[i] | — | The Love Album | |
| "You Light Up My Life" | — | — | — | 171 | — | ||
| "All or Nothing" | — | — | — | 142 | — | ||
| "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | 2007 | — | — | — | 135 | — | Home - Single |
| "I'm Already There" | 47 | — | — | 62 | — | Back Home | |
| "—" denotes song that did not chart or was not released | |||||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song | Movie | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "We Are One" | A Monkey's Tale | [152] |
| 2000 | "Flying Without Wings" | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | [153] |
| "I Don't Wanna Fight" | Maybe Baby | [154] | |
| 2011 | "Safe" | Dolphin Tale | [155] |
| 2014 | "You Raise Me Up" | Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie | [156] |
Videography
Documentaries
Concert tours
| Title | Video details | Certifications |
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| Where Dreams Come True |
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| The Greatest Hits Tour |
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| The Turnaround Tour |
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| The No 1's Tour |
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| Live at Wembley |
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| Live at Croke Park |
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| Where We Are Tour: Live from The O2 |
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| The Farewell Tour – Live at Croke Park |
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| The Twenty Tour – Live at Croke Park |
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Music video compilations, audio and video albums or singles
| Title | Video details | Certifications |
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| Westlife: Karaoke[164] |
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| Uptown Girl |
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| Coast to Coast: Up Close and Personal |
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| World of Our Own |
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| The Greatest Hits |
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| Back Home |
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| The Karaoke Collection[165] |
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| Greatest Hits Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD |
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Music videos
| Song | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| "Swear It Again" | Wayne Isham, Brett Turnbull | [166][167] |
| "If I Let You Go" | Sven Harding | [167] |
| "Flying Without Wings" | Cameron Casey | [168] |
| "I Have a Dream" | [167] | |
| "Seasons in the Sun" | Cameron Casey, Simon Brand | [167] |
| "Fool Again" | Cameron Casey | [168] |
| "Swear It Again" (US version) |
Nigel Dick | [169] |
| "Against All Odds" (Mariah Carey featuring Westlife) |
Bill Boatman, P. Snyde | [167] |
| "My Love" | Cameron Casey | [167] |
| "What Makes a Man" | Stuart Gosling | [167] |
| "I Lay My Love On You" | [167] | |
| "Uptown Girl" | [167] | |
| "When You're Looking Like That" | Matthew Amos | [167] |
| "Queen of My Heart" | Phil Griffin | [167] |
| "Angel" | Max & Dania | [170] |
| "World of Our Own" | Cameron Casey | [168] |
| "Bop Bop Baby" | Max & Dania | [170] |
| "World of Our Own" (US version) |
Antti Jokinen | [171] |
| "Unbreakable" | [171] | |
| "Tonight" | [171] | |
| "Miss You Nights" | [171] | |
| "Flying Without Wings" (featuring BoA) |
N/a | [172] |
| "Flying Without Wings" (featuring Cristian Castro) |
N/a | [173] |
| "Hey Whatever" | David "Mouldy" Mould | [167] |
| "Mandy" | Tim Royes | [167] |
| "Obvious" | Max & Dania | [170] |
| "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" | Marcus Raboy | [174] |
| "Smile" | [174] | |
| "You Raise Me Up" | Alex Hemming | [167] |
| "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (featuring Diana Ross) |
Ashley Pugh | [167] |
| "Amazing" | Max & Dania | [170] |
| "The Rose" | Alex Hemming | [167] |
| "Home" | Max & Dania, Mike Lipscombe | [167][170] |
| "Us Against the World" | Max & Dania | [170] |
| "Something Right" | Julian Gibbs | [167] |
| "What About Now" | Philip Andelman | [167] |
| "Everybody Hurts" (with Helping Haiti) |
Joseph Kahn | [175] |
| "Safe" | Sean de Sparengo | [167] |
| "Lighthouse" | Philip Andelman | [167] |
| "Beautiful World" | N/a | [176] |
| "Hello My Love" | Robert Hales | [177] |
| "Better Man" | Lochlainn McKenna | [178] |
| "Dynamite" | Paul "Coy" Allen | [179] |
| "My Blood" | Robert Hales | [180] |
| "Starlight" | Mike Baldwin | [181] |
See also
- List of songs recorded by Westlife
- List of best-selling boy bands
- UK Singles Chart records and statistics
- List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
- List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales
- List of artists by number of UK Singles Chart number ones
- List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2000s
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s
- List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s
- List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
- List of songs that reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart
- List of best-selling albums in the Philippines
Footnotes
Notes for sales figures
Notes for peak chart positions
- Spectrum did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number seven on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[63]
- "The Love Songs" did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Official UK Budget Albums Chart.[72]
- "I Have a Dream"/
"Flying Without Wings" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Dutch Top 40 chart.[94] - "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[104]