Westlife likely to beat both U2 and Oasis to album chart top spot

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 14 comments 13:21 November 21st, 2006

Westlife (pictured) look likely to romp to the top of the album chart come Sunday with their The Love Album collection, according to industry insider predictions.

DiS has heard on the proverbial grapevine that the Irish boyband's latest is looking certain to outsell newly released best-ofs from U2 and Oasis - 18 and Stop The Clocks respectively - as well as the new Beatles album, Love. It was previously assumed that this week's number one position would be contested between the Manchester outfit and the Bono-led rock four-piece.

Sales data from one leading supermarket is yet to be collected, meaning that things could change, but considering Westlife's popularity with daytime-shopping mothers (a shocking generalisation? Nah...), it's unlikely that either Oasis or U2, or The Beatles, will beat them to the number one position before Sunday's chart confirmation.

Of course, everything can change. But it probably won't.

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Ah bothered

they're all highly overrated anyway. I'm surprised they still bother with the charts anyway.

tom_edwards | 21 Nov '06, 13:34 | X | Reply

That'll teach 'em

Lazy Christmas cash-in compilations!

Those rockin' Westlife boys are teaching 'em a proper lesson.

Damian | 21 Nov '06, 13:35 | X | Reply

Hmm.

You don't really 'bother' with the charts though. You release a record, and it becomes part of the charts whether you like it or not. Unless you're Beck, and whack a load of stickers on the front of it.

It's only useful tool I guess is telling Mr Bigwig how much money each band is making.

Doive @tom_edwards | 21 Nov '06, 13:36 | X | Reply

im glad

U2 look set to be beaten.

moodiejg @Damian | 21 Nov '06, 13:39 | X | Reply

.

i know its really obvious and they're not even worth me wasting the energy in my fingers to type this but

I REALLY FUCKIN HATE WESTLIFE

JAMESM | 21 Nov '06, 13:40 | X | Reply

Blah snore yawn zzzz...

Am I alone in hoping everyone involved dies soon?

SeymourMBA @JAMESM | 21 Nov '06, 13:42 | X | Reply

...

I like this.

Stealthy | 21 Nov '06, 13:52 | X | Reply

Half of The Beatles already have

If you're found to be responsible, there's probably several million people who seriously don't need to find out where you live. :)

Damian @SeymourMBA | 21 Nov '06, 14:03 | X | Reply

As a ahem 'fan' of U2...

I almost vomitted after hearing a portion of the U218 album. Those songs should never be in that close proximity to each other. Evil evil compilation. burn burn.

transatlanticfoe | 21 Nov '06, 14:06 | X | Reply