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Liam.k.
post Mar 24 2017, 09:43 AM
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Take That's Official Top 40 biggest songs revealed
24 March 2017 | By Justin Myers

To celebrate Take That's new album and anniversary tour, OfficialCharts.com exclusively presents their 40 big ones.

2017 is a huge year for Take That, as they return with Wonderland, their second album as a trio. They're also limbering up for a huge anniversary tour to mark their 25th year of pop success.

With new single Giants gracing the Top 20 of the Official Singles Chart and their eighth collection Wonderland out now, we look back at the hits that put them on top. It's an admirable clutch of classics in their back catalogue, spanning a quarter of a decade and taking in 27 Top 40 hits, including 20 Top 10s – 12 of which went all the way to Number 1.

But which song is the biggest Take That track of them all? We delved into the data and totted up physical and download sales, plus streams, to come up with the ultimate Take That all-time chart.

Let's look at the highlights. Oh, and keep your eyes peeled on OfficialCharts.com for more Take That goodness throughout the week...

Back for Good
On paper, Back for Good doesn't feel so remarkable – a ballad, second single off an album, one of many Number 1s – but it was quite the phenomenon upon its release in 1995. Spending a month at the top, Back for Good sold over 250,000 copies in its first week on sale, and went on to become (spoiler) Take That's first million-selling single. Its sales now stand at 1.12 million and is their biggest seller to date. Since we started counting in 2014, Back for Good has been streamed just shy of 6 million times, cementing its place as THE Take That song.

Rule The World
Fast forward over a decade and after a lengthy hiatus, Take That are back at the top of their game. This track, originally taken from the soundtrack of movie Stardust, shockingly didn't get to Number 1 – it was beaten by Leona Lewis's Bleeding Love and spent a month at Number 2 in late 2007 – yet it's their second best-seller. Their second song to break into the million-sellers' club, Rule The World has shifted 1.06 million copies, and its streams tally stands at 8.1 million – not bad to say it was released nearly seven years before streams were eligible for inclusion in the Official Singles Chart.

Patience
What a comeback. Robbie's return was still five years away, but this was a confident reinvention of the Take That machine, a decade after they split "for good". Patience spent a month at Number 1 – their third to do so – and has 713,000 sales under its belt to finish as their third best-seller.

The Flood
Hard to believe, but Robbie's long-anticipated return to the band in 2010 was NOT a Number 1 single; it was beaten to the top by Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World), and then JLS' Love You More. Nevertheless, it's sold a fair amount, notching up just under 602,000 copies, finishing as their fifth biggest song. Since the streaming era began in summer 2014, it's been played 3.68 million times.

Never Forget
An unofficial farewell, this would be the last Take That single to feature Robbie's voice for 15 years. Another '90s Take That Number 1 would follow – a cover of Bee Gees' How Deep Is Your Love – but this felt like the real goodbye. Plus, it features Howard on lead vocals. Iconic. It's sold 524,000 to make it seventh on the sales countdown, and has been streamed 3.42 million times.

Pray
With four Top 10s, Take That were already on the verge of hugeness by the time this track was released in 1993, but Pray certainly tipped them over the edge. Their very first Number 1, it stayed at the top for a month and would be followed by three more consecutive chart-toppers. Of the 10 singles that would follow it, only one would not hit Number 1. Imagine! Pray's sold 438,000 copies to finish 10th on their all-time countdown, while for streaming fans, it's been played 1.45 million times across all services.

Relight My Fire
What a song. Their first ever collaboration, which brought about something of a revival for '60s singer Lulu, was Number 1 for two weeks. It's sold 360,000 cppies and has notched up 2.1 million plays, to land at 11 on their all-time Top 40.

It Only Takes A Minute
For the first year or so of Take That's career, things were looking pretty dodgy tbh. Their first single Do What U Like (which is quite something) missed the Top 40 entirely and follow-ups were modest successes. This cover of the 1976 hit from 100 Ton and a Feather was their first ever Top 10 (19 more would follow) reaching Number 7, and has a sales tally of 146,000, their 21st biggest selling song.

Could It Be Magic
This one was also a cover – both Barry Manilow and Donna Summer had had hits with it before – but it's mainly remarkable in the Take That oeuvre for being their first single with Robbie singing lead vocals. To date, its sales stand at 345,000, placing 12th on the all-time sales list, while it's been streamed 870,000 times since 2014.

These Days
Another red-letter day for Take That, and their most recent Number 1, These Days was the first ever single not to feature Jason Orange, who'd just quit the band. It was also the first Take That single released after streaming figures were introduced to the Official Singles Chart. It's racked up 18.9 million plays to become their xx most streamed song of all time. It's done pretty well on the sales side too tbh – 341,500 copies.

Take That's Official Top 40 biggest songs of all time:

1 BACK FOR GOOD TAKE THAT 1 1995 1,120,000 (1,180,000)
2 RULE THE WORLD TAKE THAT 2 2007 1,060,000 (1,141,000)
3 PATIENCE TAKE THAT 1 2006 713,000 (~750,000+)
4 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE TAKE THAT 1 1996
5 THE FLOOD TAKE THAT 2 2010 602,000 (638,800)
6 GREATEST DAY TAKE THAT 1 2008
7 NEVER FORGET TAKE THAT 1 1995 524,000 (558,200)
8 SHINE TAKE THAT 1 2007
9 BABE TAKE THAT 1 1993
10 PRAY TAKE THAT 1 1993 438,000 (452,500)
11 RELIGHT MY FIRE TAKE THAT 1 1993 360,000 (381,000)
12 COULD IT BE MAGIC TAKE THAT 3 1992 345,000 (353,700)
13 THESE DAYS TAKE THAT 1 2014 341,500 (530,500)
14 EVERYTHING CHANGES TAKE THAT 1 1994
15 A MILLION LOVE SONGS TAKE THAT 7 1992
16 SURE TAKE THAT 1 1994
17 WHY CAN'T I WAKE UP WITH YOU TAKE THAT 2 1993
18 LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE TAKE THAT 3 1994
19 UP ALL NIGHT TAKE THAT 14 2009
20 SAID IT ALL TAKE THAT 9 2009
21 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE TAKE THAT 7 1992 146,000
22 LOVE LOVE TAKE THAT 15 2011
23 KIDZ TAKE THAT 28 2011
24 I FOUND HEAVEN TAKE THAT 15 1992
25 CRY SIGMA FT TAKE THAT 21 2016
26 HAPPY NOW TAKE THAT 52 2011
27 HOLD UP A LIGHT TAKE THAT N/A 2008
28 I'D WAIT FOR LIFE TAKE THAT 17 2007
29 PROMISES TAKE THAT 38 1991
30 SOS TAKE THAT 91 2011
31 THE GARDEN TAKE THAT 97 2008
32 ONCE YOUVE TASTED LOVE TAKE THAT 47 1992
33 GIANTS TAKE THAT 13 2017
34 HEY BOY TAKE THAT 56 2015
35 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG TAKE THAT 88 2011
36 BEAUTIFUL WORLD TAKE THAT N/A 2006
37 EIGHT LETTERS TAKE THAT N/A 2010
38 LET IN THE SUN TAKE THAT N/A 2014
39 REACH OUT TAKE THAT N/A 2006
40 JULIE TAKE THAT N/A 2008

©2017 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.

And these are Take That's 40 most streamed songs:

1 THESE DAYS TAKE THAT 18,900,000
2 RULE THE WORLD TAKE THAT 8,100,000
3 CRY SIGMA FT TAKE THAT
4 BACK FOR GOOD TAKE THAT 6,000,000
5 SHINE TAKE THAT
6 PATIENCE TAKE THAT
7 GREATEST DAY TAKE THAT
8 THE FLOOD TAKE THAT 3,680,000
9 NEVER FORGET TAKE THAT 3,420,000
10 A MILLION LOVE SONGS TAKE THAT
11 RELIGHT MY FIRE TAKE THAT 2,100,000
12 LET IN THE SUN TAKE THAT
13 PRAY TAKE THAT 1,450,000
14 HEY BOY TAKE THAT
15 GIANTS TAKE THAT
16 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE TAKE THAT
17 GET READY FOR IT TAKE THAT
18 SAID IT ALL TAKE THAT
19 EVERYTHING CHANGES BUT YOU TAKE THAT
20 COULD IT BE MAGIC TAKE THAT 870,000
21 KIDZ TAKE THAT
22 HOLD UP A LIGHT TAKE THAT
23 LOVE LOVE TAKE THAT
24 HIGHER THAN HIGHER TAKE THAT
25 THE GARDEN TAKE THAT
26 UP ALL NIGHT TAKE THAT
27 IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE TAKE THAT
28 IF YOU WANT IT TAKE THAT
29 SOS TAKE THAT
30 I LIKE IT TAKE THAT
31 LOVELIFE TAKE THAT
32 LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE TAKE THAT
33 BABE TAKE THAT
34 PORTRAIT TAKE THAT
35 FLAWS TAKE THAT
36 GIVE YOU MY LOVE TAKE THAT
37 INTO THE WILD TAKE THAT
38 FREEZE TAKE THAT
39 SURE TAKE THAT
40 EIGHT LETTERS TAKE THAT

©2017 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
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Great to get these sales information on them. I always remain surprised Never Forget is not higher, its one of those songs that done very well but feels it was a much much bigger hit than what it was, by that it feels like a million selling song.

These Days is on much higher than i had thought,i had believed it was under 500,000 so these news is welcomed. Its a testament to them, that their biggest hits are a mixture of the older hits and new hits, that shows what a lengthy and successful career they have had.

Greatest Day i would also believe is over the 600,000 which would mean they have at least 5 platinum singles.
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This is great however I really want to see updated TT UK album sales especially for the first era albums! The OCC appear a bit resistant when it comes to albums and sales as they do singles info but rarely albums.
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A Greatest Hits release and tour, will likely push sales of the high ranked singles a little further.

I would greatly welcome Rule The World eventually outselling Back For Good.
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post Feb 28 2018, 05:41 PM
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I don't get why they don't provide sales for all of them rather than just cherry picking some. It's really irritating, wouldn't take much to just include sales at the end.
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There are a few UK sales certifications I'd love to see or am shocked that the song/album hasn't hit a certain level:

The vast majority are the 90's output which sales wise reflected their time but now need to come in line with their status and reunion sales.

Singles:

Never Forget: I completely agree with other people who are surprised that this isn't a Platinum selling single in Britain. However it will be at some point.

A Million Love Songs: It's mad that such a well recognised and reality singing television favourite and repeat radio staple hasn't even gone Silver (200,000 copies sold in Britain) though again in time this will happen. I would have had this song down as gold (400,000) at least due to it's profile.

Said It All/Love Love: I'd love both of these to hit Silver however am not sure as neither are given airtime by the group on TV performances.

Giants: This song is still played on TV and on other programme promos and clearly has an audience and a use so a Silver certification at least would be great.

Albums:

Take That & Party! Will this album ever hit 3x Platinum (900,000) as it's lingered for decades at 30,000 copies shy and 870,000 total sales.

Greatest Hits (96) After Take That era a 4x Platinum album was the most common average selling album threshold for a boyband as Westlife, Blue, Boyzone repeatedly had this level as boyband sales peaked after Take That. This album is less than 100,000 copies from going 4x Platinum but that said if TT&P is struggling to gather 30,000 than 100,000 perhaps is a huge ask. The Ultimate Collection from 2005 is clearly the Greatest Hits of choice between the two.

Wonderland going Platinum (300,000 copies sold) and at the year end was 217,000 however has grinded to a complete halt. For a band like Take That they need to remain at a Platinum album level in the UK. I can live with a drop in sales but not too steep so here's hoping Wonderland joins the Platinum club.
Leading up to the Greatest Hits why not release all the studio albums again like Phil Collins every few weeks to boost their numbers then off the back of that release the Greatest Hits with new songs? However I can't see them promoting former album re-releases as I believe the 90's output is on a different label.


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I always welcome sales, i can never get enough, so i can only agree with you Spiceboy.
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What a great selection of tracks, it is nice looking back over their career and remembering the memories associated with each song and the time it was released. I thought they would have more million sellers though, perhaps in time!
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