wide ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁biggest - s elling ▁album ▁in ▁music ▁history ▁by ▁a ▁girl ▁group ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁albums ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁The ▁first ▁single , ▁" W ann abe ", ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁countries ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁following ▁singles ▁– ▁" S ay ▁You ' ll ▁Be ▁There ", ▁" 2 ▁Be come ▁ 1 ", ▁" Who ▁Do ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Are " ▁and ▁" M ama " ▁– ▁also ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁they ▁released ▁their ▁second ▁album , ▁Sp ice world , ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁singles ▁" Sp ice ▁Up ▁Your ▁Life " ▁and ▁" To o ▁Much ", ▁entered ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁at ▁number ▁one , ▁making ▁seven ▁consecutive ▁number ▁one ▁hit ▁singles , ▁an ▁all - time ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁musical ▁group . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁global ▁best ▁s eller , ▁s elling ▁ 2 0 ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide . ▁The ▁group ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁film , ▁Sp ice world : ▁The ▁Movie , ▁which ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁world wide ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁watched ▁movie ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁next ▁single , ▁" Stop ", ▁pe aked ▁at ▁two , ▁breaking ▁the ▁sequence ▁of ▁number ▁ones . ▁" V iva ▁Fore ver ", ▁another ▁number ▁one , ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁single ▁before ▁Ger i ▁Hal li well ' s ▁departure ▁from