Boyzone

Boyzone were an Irish boy band. The line-up was composed of Keith Duffy (Oct 1), Stephen Gately (Mar 17), Mikey Graham (Aug 15), Ronan Keating (Mar 3), and Shane Lynch (Jul 3). Together they had 6 UK #1s in the 1990s with the first of them in October 1996 with "Words" and the last of them "You needed me" in May 1999. They had a total of 16 UK Top 40's during the 1990s with all but one reaching the top 3 and even then "Coming home now" reached #4. Ronan Keating himself had a solo UK#1 (2 weeks) in August 1999 with "When you say nothing at all" from the movie, "Notting Hill".

90 Hits (Discography):

Date	   UK	Song
Dec 1994    2	Love Me For A Reason
Apr 1995    3	Key To My Life
Aug 1995    3	So Good
Nov 1995    2	Father And Son
Mar 1996    4	Coming Home Now
Oct 1996    1	Words
Dec 1996    1	A Different Beat
Mar 1997    2	Isn't It A Wonder 
Aug 1997    2	Picture Of You
Dec 1997    2	Baby Can I Hold You / Shooting Star
May 1998    1	All That I Need
Aug 1998    1	No Matter What
Dec 1998    2	I Love The Way You Love Me
Mar 1999    1	When The Going Gets Tough
May 1999    1	You Needed Me
Dec 1999    3	Everyday I Love You

What happened next?
Boyzone split up for the first time in 1999 and reunited in 2007. They had a couple more hits with "I love you anyway" and "Better" in 2008. Tragically, Stephen Gately passed away which on holiday in 2009 and the group continued as a four-piece. One more Top 10 followed with "Gave it all away" in March 2010. After the 25th anniversairy celebratory tour, the group broke up for good in 2019. As of 2018, Boyzone have released seven studio albums and nine compilation albums. Lead singer, Ronan Keating recorded his eleventh studio album "Twenty Twenty" and continues his solo career.