Westlife awards and nominations
The band on their 2006 concert tour |
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Totals |
Awards won |
91 |
Nominations |
19 |
This is a comprehensive list of awards which Westlife has won or was nominated for since 1998.
Big Buzz Irish Entertainment Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Best Irish Band |
Westlife |
Won |
Capital FM/Radio Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2000 |
Best International New Comer |
Westlife |
Won |
2001 |
Best International Group |
Westlife |
Won |
2002 |
Best International Group |
Westlife |
Won |
2003 |
Best International Group |
Westlife |
Won |
2003 |
Best Website |
http://www.westlife.com |
Won |
Celebritain Pop Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2011 |
Best Male Group |
Westlife |
Won |
2011 |
Best Live Act |
Westlife |
Won |
Celebrity Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2000 |
Pop Stars of the Years |
Westlife |
Won |
Clear Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
Top 10 International Hitmaker |
Westlife |
Won |
Disney Kids Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2000 |
Best Male Group |
Westlife |
Won |
2001 |
Best Male Group/Artist |
Westlife |
Won |
2001 |
Group of the Year |
Westlife |
Won |
ECHO Awards
The ECHO Awards are a German music award show created in 1992. Each year's winner is determined by the previous year's sales. Westlife received one nomination.
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Westlife |
Best International Rock/Pop Group |
Nominated |
G.A.Y. Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2003 |
Sexiest Group in Planet Pop |
Westlife |
Won |
2003 |
Most Gay-Friendly Boyband |
Westlife |
Won |
2003 |
Hottest Irish Group |
Westlife |
Won |
Heineken/Hot Press Awards (Ireland)
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
1999 |
Best New Comer |
Westlife |
Won |
Hit Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2000 |
Best International Group |
Westlife |
Won |
Hot Press Irish Music Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Outstanding Achievement In Popular Music |
Westlife |
Won |
IPFI (Hong Kong)
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Top Sales Music Award |
World of Our Own |
Won |
2007 |
Top Sales Music Award |
The Love Album |
Won |
Irish Buzz WKD Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Best Irish Band |
Westlife |
Won |
Meteor Music Awards
The Meteor Music Awards was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland.
Mnet Music Video Festival
An award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures.
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
Westlife |
Mnet Asian Music Award for Best International Artist |
Nominated |
MTV Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2012 |
Westlife |
MTV Battle of The Boyband[3][4] |
Won |
MTV Asia Awards
The MTV Asia Awards is an award show established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international artists in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music.
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards "(EMA)" were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Westlife won 1 award from 3 nominations.
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
1999 |
Westlife |
Best New Act |
Nominated |
Best UK & Ireland Act |
Nominated |
2000 |
Won |
MTV Immies Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2003 |
Westlife |
Best Male Pop Act - Solo / Duo / Group |
Won |
Online Music Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
People's Choice |
Westlife |
Won |
National Music Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Best UK Band |
Westlife |
Won |
Nordic Music Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2004 |
Best International Band |
Westlife |
Won |
Pepsi Chart People's Choice
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
Westlife |
Best Breakthrough Video (Uptown Girl) |
Won |
NRJ Music Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Best International Group |
Westlife |
Won |
Radio Music Awards
The Radio Music Awards was an annual U.S. award show that honored the year's most successful songs on mainstream radio.
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
Westlife |
Listener's Choice Best Group |
Won |
RAV Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
Best Column Inches |
Westlife |
Won |
2001 |
You Pretend to Hate Them But Know All Their Songs |
Westlife |
Won |
RIA (Singapore)
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
Best Top Ten Selling Album |
Westlife |
Won |
Smash Hits
Smash Hits was a pop music magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP.
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
1998 |
Westlife |
Best New Tour Act |
Won |
2000 |
Coast to Coast |
Best Album |
Won |
My Love |
Best Single |
Won |
Westlife |
Best Non - British Band |
Won |
Best Band On Planet Pop |
Won |
Best Boyband in the Universe |
Won |
2001 |
Best Band On Planet Pop |
Won |
World of Our Own |
Best Album |
Won |
2002 |
Westlife |
Best Pop Band |
Won |
Best International Act |
Won |
Hall of Fame |
Won |
Best Cover of the Year |
Won |
2003 |
Best International Act |
Won |
2004 |
Favorite Download |
Flying Without Wings |
Won |
Swedish Hit Music Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2002 |
Best International Group |
Westlife |
Won |
TMF Awards
The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF (The Music Factory).
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
1999 |
Westlife |
Best Breakthrough Artist/Newcomer |
Won |
2000 |
Best International Band |
Won |
2002 |
Best International Pop Act |
Won |
2003 |
Best Pop Act |
Won |
Top of the Pops Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
1999 |
Best Band of the Year |
Westlife |
Won |
1999 |
Best Love Song |
Swear It Again |
Won |
2001 |
Best Pop Act |
Westlife |
Won |
2001 |
Top Pop Act |
Westlife |
Won |
TV Hits Music Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
1999 |
Best New Act |
Westlife |
Won |
2000 |
Best Band |
Westlife |
Won |
2000 |
Best World Artist |
Westlife |
Won |
Variety Club Showbiz Awards
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2007 |
Best Recording Artist |
Westlife |
Won |
VIVA Comet
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2001 |
Zuschauer Comet |
Westlife |
Won |
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Westlife earned one award.[5]
Year |
Nominee/work |
Award |
Result |
2004 |
World's Best-selling Artist/Ireland |
Westlife |
Won |
2012 |
World's Best Group |
Nominated |
2014 |
World's Best Group |
Nominated |
World's Best Live Act |
Nominated |
Trivia
- They have a total of over a billion views in YouTube. Total of 300 million streams officially and 550 million streams in Spotify.
- Most watched music artist on Vietnam as of 2015 according to YouTube.
- Best selling international album act and band to date in Indonesia and Philippines.
- They have 14 UK number ones and 25 Top 10 hits in UK Singles Chart. 8 number ones and 12 Top 4 overall in UK Albums Chart.
- The highest charting non-British group, pop group and Irish group with most number one appearances in the UK Singles Chart (15).
- Mark Feehily is the highest charting performer from the LGBT group with most number one appearances in the UK Singles Chart (15).
- Shane Filan is the highest charting solo Irish act with most number one appearances in the UK Singles Chart (16).
- They are the only recording artists to win the prestigious Record Of The Year an incredible four times in just seven years.
- Only Irish act, pop band, boy band to have two of previous Marvel Hollywood Actors had been cast in two of the lads' music videos. Vinnie Jones who played as Juggernaut in 'X-Men: The Last Stand' was featured as the Duke Vincent in 'Bop Bop Baby', while Ioan Gruffudd who played as Mr. Fantastic in 'Fantastic Four 2005 & 2007' was featured as one of the high class customers in 'Uptown Girl'.
- Most Entries at Number 1 by a Debuting Act.
- Only music act to have four number one in UK Singles Chart in only a year.
- Only male group with most original songs in an album went straight to number one in UK Singles Chart with four singles.
- Biggest-selling single in a week one by a debut artist.
- The first pop band and boy band to hit the #1 with its first two singles.
- Fastest number one music chart act and band in UK history beating Elvis Presley's previous record of three years versus 23 months of Westlife getting each its first seven number-one singles.
- Shortest music act or band to have ten or double-figures number ones in the UK Singles Chart (2 years and 10 months - 149 weeks) - more than 3 months quicker than The Beatles (165 weeks).
- First official number one single music act in the 21st century of UK Singles Chart.
- Last official number one single music act in the 20th century of UK Singles Chart.
- First official number one music artist, band and single in the UK Official Download Chart.
- Highest leaper in the history of Official UK Singles Chart (from #200 to #1) for their single "Mandy".
- Second highest leaper as well in history of UK Singles Chart (#194 to #1) with the group's single "Unbreakable".
- Most number ones with different albums by a music album act, group, pop group and male group in UK Albums Chart in the 2000s.
- Second most number ones, tied with Rod Stewart, with different albums by a music album act, group, pop group and male group in UK Albums Chart clustered per decade since The Beatles in the 1960s.
- Second music act to have the longest string of number ones in UK history.
- Three of their studio albums were part of the 50 fastest selling albums of all time in UK.
- The first Irish act to have both album and single as number one on the same week in the UK charts.
- Second Irish act to headline concerts in the third largest stadium in Europe, Croke Park, just after U2.
- Biggest arena act of all time in the United Kingdom.
- Last concert was the biggest live attendees in a last performance date by a pop act.
- Their last concert was the eleventh largest attendance at an outdoor stadium worldwide.
- Most performed professional and international music act in X Factor UK.
- Only pop band to be invited to perform live in front of a pope and a sultan.
- Third highest band, and highest pop band with most Top 10 singles in UK Charts.
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits in the UK: Westlife (22), Runner-up: Elvis Presley (20)
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits by a group in the UK: Westlife (22)
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits by a male group in the UK: Westlife (22)
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits including debut single by an act in UK: Westlife (22)
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits including debut single by a pop group in UK: Westlife (22)
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits including debut single by a group in UK: Westlife (22)
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits including debut single by male group in UK: Westlife (22)
- Most Consecutive Top 5 hits including debut single by pop act in UK: Westlife (22)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits in UK: Madonna (35), Runner-up: Westlife (25)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits by a group in UK: Westlife (25)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits by a male group in UK: Westlife (25)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits including debut single by a group in UK: Westlife (25)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits including debut single by male group in UK: Westlife (25)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits including debut single by an act in UK: Westlife (25)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits including debut single by a pop group in UK: Westlife (25)
- Most Consecutive Top 10 hits including debut single by pop act in UK: Westlife (25)
- Most Top 40 Hits by a group in UK: The Supremes (30), Runner-up: Take That (28), Westlife (26)
- Most Top 40 Hits by a male group in UK: Take That (28), Runner-up: Westlife (26)
- Most Consecutive Number 1 hits by a group in UK: Westlife (7)
- Most Consecutive Number 1 hits by a male group in UK: Westlife (7)
- Most Consecutive Number 1 hits by a debut act in UK: Westlife (7)
- Most Consecutive Number 1 hits by a debut pop act in UK: Westlife (7)
- Most Consecutive Number 1 hits by a debut group in UK: Westlife (7)
- Most Consecutive Number 1 hits by a debut pop group in UK: Westlife (7)
- Most Consecutive Number 1 hits by a debut male group in UK: Westlife (7)
- Highest paid music act in a sports wedding history (Wayne Rooney and Coleen Rooney).
- Fourth highest paid music act of all time in wedding history worldwide (Wayne and Coleen Rooney).
- Holds the record of having one of the most successful song by a pop act and band (in terms of its views) that has never been released as a single in YouTube.
- Biggest selling pop band, second highest band and third highest overall of the 21st century in UK so far.
- Longest reigning band and second longest reigning number one music act in the 21st century in UK.
- Most successful music act in UK music charts in the 2000s with 11 number one singles and 7 number one albums.
External links
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Studio albums | |
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Compilation albums | |
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Video albums |
- Where Dreams Come True
- Coast to Coast - Up, Close and Personal
- Uptown Girl
- World of Our Own
- The Greatest Hits
- The Greatest Hits Tour - Live from M.E.N. Arena
- The Turnaround Tour - Live from The Globe, Stockholm
- Face to Face Tour - Live at Wembley
- Back Home
- 10 Years of Westlife - Live at Croke Park Stadium
- Where We Are Tour: Live from the O2
- The Farewell Tour - Live at Croke Park
- TBA
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Mark Feehily | |
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Brian McFadden | |
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