Westlife became the first group to have its first seven UK singles enter at number one.
The Irish boy band achieved the record between 1999 and 2000. Their opening run began with “Swear It Again,” followed by “If I Let You Go,” “Flying Without Wings,” “I Have a Dream”/“Seasons in the Sun,” “Fool Again,” “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” and “My Love.”
This sequence made Westlife the first act to enter the UK Singles Chart at number one with each of its first seven singles. The group was managed by Louis Walsh and Ronan Keating, and many early releases emphasized polished vocal harmonies and ballad arrangements.
Westlife later extended its UK number-one total, but the first-seven achievement is the specific record. Take That and Boyzone also had substantial UK chart success, which can make the statistic easy to misattribute.