What group rose to number 2 in worldwide record sales without any American market success?

MsKreant

Westlif , an Irish pop group . The group is the only act in British or Irish history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1, and they have gone on to sell over 44 million records worldwide[1] which includes their studio, single, video, and compilation albums.[2][3] Despite the group's worldwide success, they've only had one U.S. hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts: "Swear It Again", which made it to #20 in 2000. http://www.ask.com/wiki/Westlife Jul 03 11, 2:29 PM

29CoveRoad

I was under the impression it was ABBA Jul 03 11, 3:29 PM

MsKreant

ABBA was the first non English speaking group to have consistent hits in the English speaking world, including the USA. . ABBA sold over 375 million records worldwide,[1][2] which made them the fourth best-selling popular music artists in the history of recorded music. They still sell between two to three million albums a year.[3] ABBA was the first pop group to come from a non-English-speaking country that enjoyed consistent success in the charts of English-speaking countries, including the UK, the U.S., Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand http://www.ask.com/wiki/ABBA Jul 03 11, 3:51 PM