Westlife have now apparently tied with the Beatles for the most consecutive Numbers 1s. They actually surpass the Fab Four by having the most entries at Number 1.

Good for them! Really...


Yeah, I utterly, utterly loathe them.

And this is why. Their hits include Phil Collins' Against All Odds, Sarah McLachan's Angel, Michael Buble's Home, Abba's I Have A Dream, the Jackson 5's I'll Be There, Barry Manilow's Mandy, Cliff Richard's Miss You Nights, Diana Ross' When You Tell Me That You Love Me, Bette Midler's The Rose, Extreme's More Than Words, the Temptations' My Girl, Sara Evans' No Place That Far, Terry Jacks' Seasons In The Sun, Mr Big's To Be With You, Billy Joel's Uptown Girl and Daughtrey's What About Now...

No-talent fucks.

That said, my Other Half made the legitimate point that, traditionally, Irish artists do have a history of recording other artists material, and I guess no one's stopping me from setting up my own boyband and doing nothing but covers of Beatles, Elvis and Michael Jackson hits...

Apart from the fact I'm in my mid-Thirties, and look like I'm in my mid-Forties. I dunno though, you could have ten-year old girls with posters of a hairy old boyband, who look like they haven't slept in three days and smell of coffee and cigarettes?