Gary Barlow: First Week Sales

048,162 Open Road (#1, 1997)

004,749 Twelve Months, Eleven Days (#35, 1999)

040,020 Sing (#1, 2012)

116,151 Since I Saw You Last (#2, 2013)

046,406 Music Played By Humans (#1, 2020)

MPBH almost beating Open Road :o

Third solo number 1 and almost identical opening sales to his debut.

Congratulations to Gary in achieving his third solo Number 1 album.

This will mean a lot to Gary.

Must admit, I’m amazed open road was so low opening.

 

And 12 months...would 7k sales in a first week equate to the same type of #35 placement if he released it now?

Poor 12 months, it so deserved/ deserves so much more.

Must admit, I’m amazed open road was so low opening.

 

And 12 months...would 7k sales in a first week equate to the same type of #35 placement if he released it now?

With 7K, he'd probably be top 15 at least, if not top 10 in this climate.

 

Anyway, it's not that bad that 12M11D managed to sell another 30K since Gary's solo comeback, considering he hasn't sung that many songs from that album on his tours and that the songs are freely accessible right now. If he would update a little the sound of the album and re-released it, it could even go silver, at least.

For me, a ierarchy of Gary's solo albums would be (and I include Finding Neverland here as well):

1. SISYL + FN

2. 12M11D

3. MPBH

4. Sing

 

I do, hovewever, admit, that this Christmas I'll be blasting MPBH, because it goes so well with this time of the year. I'm just glad we have such a variety of genres to choose from, depending on our mood and on the context.

7k though was at a time album sales were far higher, in todays climate it prob means about 1500 sales.

Well done to Gary, it is a great eclectic album. I did want Steps to get #1 but I am a fan of both

I feel confident of the album remaining Top 5 this week.

Hope so! It's currently at #6, and that is without the boost from his show yet I think?

Ya the boost from the show isnt in that yet so i think he will easily move back into the top 5 and overtake shawn mendes.

Has Gary any further promotion coming up?

Yes, Royal Variety on Tuesday night! Then the one show the week after I think

My bet is Number 4 this week.

Number 5 in todays mids with 9.7k sales.

I'm really enjoying this album. Even the couple of songs that had unusual lyrics like Bad Libran and Before We Get Too Old have grown on me :lol:

The album is experiencing a solid second week performance.

Looks like it might go #4 tomorrow

Great that its holding up so well, could be on the verge of silver this week.

Definitely silver this week.