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How many did it sell in total Alex?

Wishing Robbie the happiest of birthdays today 😘 xxxx

Went to the Brixton Academy gig tonight. 😎 It was brilliant. There was a massive amount of energy in the room. The venue was lovely -never been there before. Packed full but with a sloping floor, we had a great view. Possibly the best view I have ever had of any Robbie gig I've been to. For that we queued for the relatively short time of two hours. First half -LTAL. He did some chatting between songs. He left TT with £1.2m. It cost him £1.5m to get a record contract so at age 21 he owed £300K. That's why Angels is so special to him, because after that song things were always going to get bigger. As planned he set the crowd off to sing the first half of Angels which was loud and proud. He came to the mic to sing the second verse and he was a bit overcome so the crowd sang the second verse too. Tess, you would have enjoyed South of the Border - sang with a lot of swagger. Ego -a -Gogo was bloody brilliant. He did Hello Sir at the end of the first half. Second half -Britpop -I thought the energy might drop but it didn't. All the new tracks sounded brilliant live- everyone knew the choruses so there wasn't a sense of his playing while the audience just stared back. Rocket and Spies sounded really good and Pretty Face. He missed out You. Don't know why? He apologised that it had taken six years to get an album out and that it wouldn't be that long next time. He said at stadium gigs he has to play the old hits because that is what people want to hear but would love to do more of these intimate shows and sing different songs. That got a massive cheer. 😁 In the chat he said that real life was difficult at at the moment as he knew it was for everyone. He mentioned Gwen with her ongoing health struggles. and one of the kids had been unwell. He talked about Teddy's song-writing. He talked about Ayda a lot before he sang Pretty Face. He said how smart she is (trained lawyer) and how much he admires her intellect and next year the will have been together 20 years. ❤️ BTW He looked buff tonight -obviously been working out -he came down into the audience and had to get back up on stage not very elegantly and mouthed "I am 51" 😆 hope he realises he's 52 in five days time 😂 Also noticed how happy Karl and Tom Longworth were performing these songs - I saw they had a big hand in writing some of Britpop, so it must be very gratifying to see them be embraced and enjoyed on the night.

I know Selfish Disco is getting a lot of attention on the Deluxe Version but my favourite is f***ing Amazing. I absolutely LOVE it. ❤️ Also the lyrics on Comment Section - bloody genius. My need to be offended is immensely immense So give me some content you know it makes sense I'm tagging all my friend, she'll be here shortly Her real name's Karen, but she goes by Courtney

Credit to Lindsey Marie and Robbie Williams Fanfest Can't believe it's been three and a half years -but how lovely to see that Guy was there. What a treat!

Well said Kathryn! 👍

Didn't Intensive Care sell 7.5m copies? 😅

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I guess they both start with an "S" 👀

Paloma Faith "I've felt 35 since I was seven years old" 😂

I watched the first two episodes tonight -really enjoyed it although I didn't learn anything new. Looking forward to part three tomorrow, especially the Progress bit.

Lovely photos of them in Paris 😍

Good news that Germany still supports him. Well done Rob ❤️

Even if he's not the read the reviews -I'm glad he knows how well it's been received. ❤️

agree Elisabeth -he's always been authentic, and that is one of the things I like best about him.

He would be the first to admit the sales aren't great and comparisons with the Beatles unhelpful and opens him up to endless criticism with the keyboard warriors -I expect he is reading every one of those comments.. However, as Guy says, statistically and over such a long period of years, it is something to be proud of and I'm sure he is. Plus the amazing reviews are lovely to read. It is a great album, I love the musical direction he is going in. His voice has never sounded better. It's all good. 🥰 I think his Management need to give themselves a shake though. If all the messing around with the release dates had resulted in his missing that number one spot, then it would have been a disaster for him. They got away with it but it could have been a different story. If there are more sales to come, there is no guarantee he will get to number one in another week. If there was a strategy behind it, it is a risky one. I'm sure Robbie will tell us about it in a future interview, 😁 Is the album officially released in Europe yet?

Intriguing Alex! Is it Robbie's Management sales strategy? 😅 Do you think there will be more sales to come next week or are they all dispatched this week?

Ha! Well done Rob and even more importantly it's a brilliant album . He must be absolutely thrilled and humbled at the same time.❤️

I do think that goes a long way in explaining why people my age (63) have no idea how the charts even work anymore. After CD's went, I got on OK with Itunes when it meant something and a sale was still a sale but after streaming came along - it left me way behind. The whole thing at Christmas where the same five songs are at the top every year just baffles me. What does anyone think will follow streaming, say in ten years time? What could be a future way of recognising album/single sales?

Talking of The Brits 😁

RW and Oasis duet please 😁 I know Oasis would never agree to it but we can dream....😁

Mine hasn't arrived yet 😐

No -that was accurate Tess -I've read numerous accounts Including I'm sure from Rob himself, that it was Jason that voiced what the other three were thinking. Maybe he just had the balls to do it. Sometimes the quietest people have the strongest back bone don't they. I remember so much about the Progress Tour because I was so thrilled for them all to have sorted out their differences, I LOVED the album and I was really invested in it. I remember Rob was blogging almost every night on that tour and I remember his saying that at the time he and Jason were the only childless members of the band so they used to stay up late and just talk and talk. He felt really close to him on Tour, so when Jason left, I knew it wasn't because of RW, despite what the GB Army would have had you believe. Like I said I'm really glad they addressed it and I'm looking forward to watching the documentary. 🥰 I still get the same thrill when I see that RW and GB have written together (on Morrissey) as I did when I heard Shame or saw them together for the first time at Progress Live or TTC at the O2. It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling 😅 that people can move on from the most difficult of circumstances, apologise, move on and become and stay friends. 👍