Take That's single and album artwork
Single: Do What U Like
Year: 1991
Official Charts Peak: N/ATake That's career got off to a rocky start, when debut single Do What U Like, released on their manager Nigel Martin-Smith's own label failed to hit the UK Top 75. Thankfully, business picked up...
Single: Promises
Year: 1991
Official Charts Peak: 38Take That struck gold in time for their second single when the band signed a record deal with RCA. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was Take That's empire. Promises became their first Top 40 entry at a modest Number 38.
Single: Once You've Tasted Love
Year: 1992
Official Charts Peak: 47Once You've Tasted Love left a bad taste in the mouths of the UK audience at the time, peaking at Number 47. Luckily though, it only takes a minute for your fortunes to turn around...
Single: It Only Takes A Minute
Year: 1992
Official Charts Peak: 7Hooray! Take That's first entry into the Top 10 was Only Takes A Minute, a cover of Tavares' 1975 single. The catchy track peaked at Numbe 7 in June 1992.
Single: I Found Heaven
Year: 1992
Official Charts Peak: 15I Found Heaven allowed Take That to find yet another Top 20 hit. This also marked the first time that Take That released two Top 40 hits on the bounce.
Single: A Million Love Songs
Year: 1992
Official Charts Peak: 7Another spell in seventh heaven for Take That, it wouldn't be long before the boys beat their personal best.
Single: Could It Be Magic
Year: 1992
Official Charts Peak: 3Now infamous for its inclusion in a hilarious episode of Gavin & Stacey, this Barry Manilow cover proved popular, catapulting the lads into the Top 3 for the first time.
Album: Take That & Party
Year: 1992
Official Charts Peak: 2Take That & Party was Take That's only studio album never to hit Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for 25 years until Wonderland joined the Number 2 club in 2017.
Single: Why Can't I Wake Up With You
Year: 1993
Official Charts Peak: 2New album campaign, new peak position on the Official Singles Chart. Perhaps the answer to the question in the song title is "because you've not had a Number 1 single yet?" Hold on a moment though, that elusive chart topper wasn't far off.
Single: Pray
Year: 1993
Official Charts Peak: 1Never strangers to getting their kits off, Take That did just that and upped the anti for Pray's very famous music video. The sex appeal worked and Gary, Robbie, Jason, Howard and Mark had their first Number 1 in the bag.
Single: Relight My Fire ft. Lulu
Year: 1993
Official Charts Peak: 11993 was proving to be Take That's year - Relight My Fire was another cover that the UK loved and it became TT's second chart-topper. This duet with Lulu was the band's only collaboration up until 2016, some 23 years later.
Single: Babe
Year: 1993
Official Charts Peak: 1Babe proved that Take That had really hit the big time. The heartthrobs had their third consecutive Number 1 in the bag. A silver lining? It knocked Mr Blobby from the top. (Sadly, the frightening pink and yellow nightmare returned to Number 1 a week later)
Single: Everything Changes
Year: 1994
Official Charts Peak: 1An ironic title for this track considering nothing had changed about the five-piece's success - Everything Changes was the boys' fourth Number 1 in a row.
We're loving the contrasting pastel colours and moody facial expressions too lads!
Single: Love Ain't Here Anymore
Year: 1994
Official Charts Peak: 3Love was still very much there, but not as much of it as there was before. A success for TT peaking at Number 3, this ended the group's run of four consecutive chart-toppers. 😫
Album: Everything Changes
Year: 1993
Official Charts Peak: 1Everything Changes still holds a chart record to this year day. The album spawned six Top 10 singles, the most for an album by any group ever in the UK. Impressive!
Single: Sure
Year: 1994
Official Charts Peak: 1The lead single from Nobody Else, Take That's album final album before their split, Sure was a sure thing to debut at Number 1, and that it did.
Single: Back For Good
Year: 1995
Official Charts Peak: 1Known for being one of Take That's most famous songs, Back For Good was Number 1 for four weeks, their longest chart topper joint with Pray and Patience.
Single: Never Forget
Year: 1995
Official Charts Peak: 1Take That's last single with Robbie Williams for 15 years, Never Forget has certainly never been forgotten. It is also the band's only single that has Howard on lead vocals.
Album: Nobody Else
Year: 1995
Official Charts Peak: 1Nobody Else became TT's second top spot holder on the Official Albums Chart, and their last studio album to do so for 11 years.
Single: How Deep Is Your Love
Year: 1996
Official Charts Peak: 1Released as a single from their Greatest Hits collection, this Bee Gees cover (all four of Take That's covers hit the Top 10!) helped the band score their eighth tenure at Numero Uno.
Album: Greatest Hits
Year: 1996
Official Charts Peak: 1Take That had split up a month prior, and well, the world was a much darker place without them! Fans flocked to pick up the group's first hits package. You guessed it, it hit Number 1.
Album: Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection
Year: 2005
Official Charts Peak: 2Never Forget features every UK single released by the lads, with the exception of Do What U Like. Will that song ever get any love? 😰
Single: Patience
Year: 2006
Official Charts Peak: 1The UK had demonstrated patience, and Take That reformed in 2006 and released... Patience! The comeback single was a huge success, peaking at Number 1 for the near-entirety of December '06. Leona Lewis' A Moment Like This beat it to the Xmas No.1 however. This wouldn't be the last of their chart rivalry either...
Single: Shine
Year: 2007
Official Charts Peak: 1Perhaps the most notable Take That song to feature Mark Owen on lead vocal, Shine has sold over 500,000 copies. A cherry on top for the band? They now had reached double figures and Shine was their 10th Number 1 single.
Single: I'd Wait For Life
Year: 2007
Official Charts Peak: 17While a Top 20 hit is nothing to be sniffed at, I'd Wait For Life ended Take That's longest streak of consecutive Number 1 singles. Ouch.
Single: Rule the World
Year: 2007
Official Charts Peak: 2Hi Take That, it's Leona Lewis again. Hope you're well. I'm just going to release my mega-selling single Bleeding Love and keep you off Number 1 again. Sorry about that. Love L x
Look back at the first of four chart weeks where Leona reigned supreme once more.
Despite missing Number 1, Rule the World is Take That's longest reigning hit, and spent 102 weeks in the Top 100.
Album: Beautiful World
Year: 2006
Official Charts Peak: 1Take That's comeback album Beautiful World was huge, peaking at Number 1. The album has spent the longest at Number 1 for a TT record, spending eight weeks on top.
Single: Greatest Day
Year: 2008
Official Charts Peak: 1One of Take That's biggest stadium anthems, Greatest Day helped the band return to Number 1, becoming their 11th Number 1 smash. The song was knocked off the top spot by, you guessed it, Leona Lewis.
Single: Up All Night
Year: 2009
Official Charts Peak: 14Although Up All Night missed the Top 10, the song was their 20th consecutive Top 20 hit. Sadly, that streak was about to end!
Single: The Garden
Year: 2009
Official Charts Peak: 97Despite a performance of the track on Comic Relief in 2009, The Garden didn't bloom on the Official Singles Chart, stalling at Number 97. Thankfully, Take That rebounded pretty quickly!
Single: Said It All
Year: 2009
Official Charts Peak: 9This time with some new single artwork, Take That released Said It All, which became the band's 18th Top 10 single.
Single: Hold Up A Light
Year: 2009
Official Charts Peak: 123Only made available physically through the band's official website for a limited time, and at tour venues across the country, Hold Up A Light didn't catch on, missing the Top 100.
Album: The Circus
Year: 2008
Official Charts Peak: 1Voted as Take That's most popular album by OfficialCharts.com readers, The Circus peaked at Number 1 in its first week on chart. Britney Spears' new album Circus had to settle for Number 4. Guess we know who the true ringmasters are!
Album: The Greatest Day - The Circus Live
Year: 2009
Official Charts Peak: 3Take That's first live album proved mega popular, resulting in a Number 3 placing on the Official Albums Chart.
Single: The Flood
Year: 2010
Official Charts Peak: 2Despite Robbie Williams' return to the band, The Flood was drowned out by Rihanna's Only Girl in the World and JLS' Love You More in battles for Number 1, peaking at Number 2.
Single: Kidz
Year: 2011
Official Charts Peak: 28A scheduled performance for Kids, which has a war-themed video, was set to take place during the 2010 X Factor final, but was canned over student protests that had happened at the time. Take That performed The Flood instead, dampening Kidz' potential chart impact.
Single: Happy Now
Year: 2011
Official Charts Peak: 52Released as the Red Nose Day single in 2011, Happy Now peaked at Number 52. The video features the likes of James Corden and Catherine Tate from the Fake That comedy sketch that appeared during the Comic Relief festivities.
Album: Progress
Year: 2010
Official Charts Peak: 1Robbie Williams was back with the band and the UK couldn't get enough of it. Progress spent 7 weeks at Number 1 and sold a whopping 518,000 copies in its first week, only the second time ever that an album had sold over 500,000 units in its first week.
Single: Love Love
Year: 2011
Official Charts Peak: 15Love Love was the official theme song for X-Men: First Class and marked the second time that Take That had collaborated with the movie's director Matthew Vaughn. He had previously directed Stardust, which Rule the World was featured in.
Single: When We Were Young
Year: 2011
Official Charts Peak: 88When We Were Young is the final single to feature vocals from Robbie Williams and Jason Orange before they announced their departures.
Album: Progressed (EP)
Year: 2011
Official Charts Peak: 1Packaged in the UK along with parent album Progress, Progressed feature eight new songs, including the singles Love Love and When We Were Young. The new EP extension saw Progress return to Number 1 for one week.
Album: Progress Live
Year: 2011
Official Charts Peak: 12After taking their Progress album on the road, Progress Live was recorded across the tour. Although a moderate success, Progress Live is the only Take That released to miss the Top 10 of the Official Albums Chart.
Single: These Days
Year: 2014
Official Charts Peak: 1Take That's first single as a three-piece featuring just Howard, Gary and Mark, These Days proved that the band hadn't missed a step. The band's first Number 1 for six years, These Days helped TT become the first band to score a Number 1 as a five-piece, four-piece and three-piece.
Single: Let in the Sun
Year: 2015
Official Charts Peak: 161Let in the Sun was performed at the 2015 BRIT Awards, and actually performed better on the Official Scottish Singles Chart, peaking at Number 69.
Single: Higher Than Higher
Year: 2015
Official Charts Peak: N/AHigher than Higher received a limited physical release and peaked at Number 1 on the Official Physical Singles Chart.
Single: Hey Boy
Year: 2015
Official Charts Peak: 56The lead single from the 2015 edition of III, Hey Boy peaked at Number 56 off the back of a 70s themed performance on Strictly Come Dancing and a slot on TFI Friday.
Album: III
Year: 2014
Official Chart Peak: 1Take That's first album as a three-piece put them in the record books as the only group to score a UK Number 1 album with three, four and five members.
Single: Cry
Year: 2016
Official Charts Peak: 21Cry became Take That's first collaboration in over a decade, when they entered new territory and teamed with drum & bass duo Sigma. The song is their 27th Top 40 single.
Single: Giants
Year: 2017
Official Charts Peak: 13Take That returned in February 2017 with their 28th Top 40 single Giants.
Album: Wonderland
Year: 2017
Official Charts Peak: 2Despite selling over 100,000 copies in its first week on sale, Wonderland became only Take That's second album to not hit Number 1 after Ed Sheeran's Divide retained its spot at the top.
It is also the group's first album not to contain a UK Top 10 single.
Single: Out Of Our Heads
Year: 2018
Official Charts Peak: N/A
Out Of Our Heads was one of three new songs to feature on TT's reimagined greatest hits collection Odyssey. They performed the song on Strictly Come Dancing's Blackpool special to promote it.Album: Odyssey
Year: 2018
Official Charts Peak: N/ATake That spun the concept of a greatest hits on its head, re-recording all of their classic hits with new arrangements and production.