Geri Halliwell countries, becoming the best-selling single by an all-female group of all time. It was followed by nine further number-one singles from their albums "Spice", "Spiceworld", and "Forever". Each member of the group received a nickname from the media. Halliwell was named "Ginger Spice". Other successful releases followed, including "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1" from "Spice", and "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much", and "Viva Forever" from "Spiceworld". On 31 May 1998, Halliwell announced that she had left the Spice Girls due to depression and differences between the group. The first official confirmation was an announcement to the
The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles addition of a new section listing all the UK No. 1 singles from 1952 until the book was completed in early 2010. It also gave more information about each artist underneath their names, such as the lead singer, the year of birth, nationalities and a brief history or overview. This information is similar to that seen in the Guinness UK hit singles and album books. The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles is a charts reference book published in October 2008. It replaces the "Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums", after