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TAKE THAT

Take That were founded in Manchester in 1990, originally a five-piece, the British pop group changed line-up several times over the subsequent decades, but with their members always drawn from the founding members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Robbie Williams.

A defining pop act of their generation, Take That enjoyed staggering success on the UK Official Chart, achieving 12 Number 1 singles and nine Number 1 albums so far. Take That's first entry into the Official Singles Chart Top 40 was in 1991 with Promises, peaking at Number 38, taken from their debut album Take That And Party. Their first Top 10 hit followed in June 1992 with It Only Takes A Minute, but it would be their second studio album, Everything Changes, which would deliver them their first Number 1 single Pray.

From their original pin-up early years, the band had a typically chaotic 90s break-up when Robbie left the fold, but managed to pull off one of the most successful and surprising comebacks of the 2000s when Gary, Howard, Mark and Jason re-branded as a man-band with their beautifully mature ballad Patience. From there, they continued on as a foursome, until Robbie re-joined for their Progress album cycle. Following a country-wide tour, Robbie left the band, as did Jason a few years later, now leaving Gary, Mark and Howard as a three-piece.

TAKE THAT Songs stats

UK No1s
12
UK Top 10s
20
UK Top 40s
28
UK Top 75s
31
Weeks at No1
29
Weeks in the Top 10
110
Weeks in the Top 40
225
Weeks in the Top 75
417

TAKE THAT Albums stats

UK No1s
9
UK Top 10s
14
UK Top 40s
16
UK Top 75s
16
Weeks at No1
31
Weeks in the Top 10
144
Weeks in the Top 40
421
Weeks in the Top 75
709

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stephenbutler

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What happened to the PROGRESSED E.P. released in June 2011 and made it all the way to No.1?  I forget how many weeks it was No.1, but the point is it is missing. x

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Tedster

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For some reason it's credited under the main 'Progress' album. If you look at the chart history for that, it jumps up to number 1 again in June 2011.

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MashaR

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Take That deserve more n1's, some of their more recent songs could very well top the charts if only people took the time to listen to them...

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Ross Patzelt

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and more radio stations like heart played the new take that singles.

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MashaR

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exactly!

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Elizabeth Wood

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These guys are just AMAZING. Never really liked Robbie and deeply dislike him after what he did to Gary (sour grapes!). Gary is the best singer, wrote nearly all the songs and is gorgeous, so he's my favourite. I think Howards voice is second best and sounds simply awesome with Gary's voice in Said It All. Mark and Jason... what can I say? Two simply amazing guys that, all four of them together, create a boy band twice as good as any other. The song-writing is legendary (love you, Gary!) and they tackle so many deep feelings in both Take That songs and Gary's individual singles. They show a true insight to the world and what it means to be human: they never swear or write rude songs like so many 'pop' songs These Days. What else can I say? Just the best - the day they formed was the Greatest Day ever, their music Rules the World, their singing Shines... I've Said It All!!! There's a million other references in my head too, but I don't have that much spare time as I'm doing my GCSE's. Their music is a comfort to me in the most stressful of times. Love you ALL so much! Elizabeth W xxxxx <3

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Ross Patzelt

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Best pop band ever.