Boy band set to achieve new feat

London - Westlife is on course to extend its record-breaking chart run even further by clocking up its seventh consecutive number…

London - Westlife is on course to extend its record-breaking chart run even further by clocking up its seventh consecutive number one single, a record equalled by only the Beatles. Its latest release, My Love, is outselling its nearest rivals comfortably.

Chart-topping success this weekend would also mean it is the only band to have gone straight to the top with each of its first seven singles. It will knock the Spice Girls off the top after selling more than twice as many singles, according to midweek sales figures.

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