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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More TAKE THAT news

Official Singles Chart

Nov

1991

PROMISES
TAKE THAT

Peak: 38,
Weeks: 2

Feb

1992

ONCE YOU'VE TASTED LOVE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 47,
Weeks: 3

Jun

1992

IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 7,
Weeks: 8

Aug

1992

I FOUND HEAVEN
TAKE THAT

Peak: 15,
Weeks: 6

Oct

1992

A MILLION LOVE SONGS (EP)
TAKE THAT

Peak: 7,
Weeks: 9

Dec

1992

COULD IT BE MAGIC
TAKE THAT

Peak: 3,
Weeks: 12

Feb

1993

WHY CAN'T I WAKE UP WITH YOU
TAKE THAT

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 10

Jul

1993

PRAY
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 11,
Weeks No. 1: 4

Oct

1993

RELIGHT MY FIRE
TAKE THAT FEATURING LULU

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 14,
Weeks No. 1: 2

Dec

1993

BABE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 10,
Weeks No. 1: 1

Apr

1994

EVERYTHING CHANGES
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 13,
Weeks No. 1: 2

Jul

1994

LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 3,
Weeks: 15

Oct

1994

SURE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 15,
Weeks No. 1: 2

Apr

1995

BACK FOR GOOD
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 18,
Weeks No. 1: 4

Aug

1995

NEVER FORGET
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 19,
Weeks No. 1: 3

Mar

1996

HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 17,
Weeks No. 1: 3

Nov

2006

PATIENCE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 56,
Weeks No. 1: 4

Feb

2007

SHINE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 60,
Weeks No. 1: 2

Jun

2007

I'D WAIT FOR LIFE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 3

Oct

2007

RULE THE WORLD
TAKE THAT

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 102

Dec

2008

GREATEST DAY
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 28,
Weeks No. 1: 1

Feb

2009

UP ALL NIGHT
TAKE THAT

Peak: 14,
Weeks: 13

Mar

2009

THE GARDEN
TAKE THAT

Peak: 97,
Weeks: 1

Jun

2009

SAID IT ALL
TAKE THAT

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 12

Nov

2010

THE FLOOD
TAKE THAT

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 20

Jan

2011

SOS
TAKE THAT

Peak: 91,
Weeks: 1

Feb

2011

KIDZ
TAKE THAT

Peak: 28,
Weeks: 8

Mar

2011

HAPPY NOW
TAKE THAT

Peak: 52,
Weeks: 4

May

2011

LOVE LOVE
TAKE THAT

Peak: 15,
Weeks: 11

Jun

2011

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
TAKE THAT

Peak: 88,
Weeks: 1

May

2014

A MILLION LOVE SONGS
TAKE THAT

Peak: 84,
Weeks: 1

Dec

2014

THESE DAYS
TAKE THAT

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 20,
Weeks No. 1: 1

Oct

2015

HEY BOY
TAKE THAT

Peak: 56,
Weeks: 1

Jun

2016

CRY
SIGMA FT TAKE THAT

Peak: 21,
Weeks: 8

Mar

2017

GIANTS
TAKE THAT

Peak: 13,
Weeks: 3

stephenbutler

11th November 2023

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

Tedster

1st December 2023

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.

MashaR

1st November 2018

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...

Ross Patzelt

18th December 2018

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

MashaR

20th December 2018

exactly!

Elizabeth Wood

24th April 2015

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