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He’s releasing a deluxe version with the night at the museum audio included - Dec 18

Yeah, same. I think incredible is growing on me too

Looks like it might go #4 tomorrow

Yes, both songs were sung at the Museum gig. He’s opening the Royal Variety with Incredible

Would love this to get a charting!

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

Yeah a bit of blend of the crooner sessions

Here’s hoping Steps take in the top 5 for Xmas! It’s a great album.

Adding Gary’s opening album sales: 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) SISYL to date: 723,521

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?

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)

A debut in Germany too. Hopefully he promotes over there

Haha, I can’t remember how to! It’s been a while :lol:

Music Played By Humans, Gary Barlow’s first solo work for seven years, becomes his third such No.1 album with a suitably large sale of 46,406 (43,887 of these physical). He previously hit the top with his solo debut Open Road (1997) as well as with Diamond Jubilee-themed mini album Sing (2012), on which he was credited alongside the Commonwealth Band. To this total we of course must add the eight No.1s he has achieved as a member of Take That, the most recent of these coming in 2018 with Odyssey. Barlow’s biggest selling solo album to date is his 2013 comeback Since I Saw You Last which has posted 723,521 chart sales since release.

Steps: What an exciting week!!! HUGE thanks to everyone who supported our new album #WhatTheFutureHolds 💜🔮💜 Because of our incredible fans we are #2 in the @officialcharts UK album chart... Congrats to our friend @GaryBarlow on his number one! 👏

Gary’s solo career suddenly looked much better after the last couple of albums! 3 number 1 albums (4 top 5) 3 number 1 singles (6 top 10; 8 top 20)

Gary has just announced the number 1 on Twitter (maybe before the official charts? :lol:) Well guess what, we did it, we’re the number 1 selling album this week ! I want to say a wholehearted thank you to everyone out there who’s supported me and this record, it means so much to me.

Sorry, yeah, I mean, before Xmas he might get a boost again (maybe) Good news for Ireland. Great to see another top 10. Was there any promo? Assume the night at the museum and royal variety get shown in Ireland?

Yeah, and it looks like Enough is Enough will be the fourth single.

Yep! It’s really growing on me actually.

Just looking at the release schedule, it looks like there’s nothing big coming from now to Xmas. Gary has a chance to stay in the top 5 for the Xmas period. Maybe even another week at #1

It’s a very good album - great to have Steps back.

Yeah, good point. Although...with lots of high profile promo next week, it might do a good chunk then too

Gary has also moved significantly ahead of Steps on Amazon and overtaken them on iTunes. Could get close to 50,000 sales in week 1

Looks like Gary has got it!