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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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