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I don't get how they count it. The streaming and the sales of this week now and the pre-orders in February? As I think this must be a far higher quantity.

I wondered about this...... would be a further Brit Award record

I hope they have overthought the release on streaming and physical. Maybe they already know that the amount of physical albums sold will secure the top spot in February. They must have an overview about how many copies they shifted. And maybe they think that if it works very well he can have a no one based on downloads already next week.

Nice to see you here, Lucy. A very special place for interesting discussions about Rob and his projects, very honest and inspiring

this sounded very special, I like that he is now doing so much more than the 'obvious'

I love the album and reviews

what would it mean 'not taking too seriously', Tess. I mean I understand what it means, but not linked to the album

Merry Christmas

but what will he do from February to August? I mean I don't see a the strategy yet.

I would have loved him to write further with Stephen Duffy. What a great album this is.

as part of the tour or of an event, Alex?

this is good to hear, Laura, thank you for letting us know

Does anybody know how the Taylor Swift album is doing? I heard that the critics re disappointed at least more than for earlier albums

Turkey has been cancelled for reasons I don't want even to write down. What happens to the world? What happens to humanity?

he did stadiums in South America in 2006

Robbie had the Pet Shop Boys once

when he speaks about 2 million does that refer to 800k more to come or last year?

welcome, Fred

The touring is the money, if he does South America and Australia 2026 he may do a break while TT tour the Circus in the UK. I am wondering what is next then.

I still do love Robbie and his music and quite some bits of his persona, but I am not getting any of the business decisions of the family Williams: Not Ayda's clothing line, not Hopeium, not the monkey in BM nor the fact that they had no plan B in case the movie would flop, not the fact that he does not tour South America and not that he does not release despite Taylor and becomes a great number 2 and have a new album next year as he has a lot of material he always says. His personal situation I understand, but we all have to work when our parents get sick and die and it is the hardest. But he also did not see his father for a long time despite he was so sick. I do not saya that this is not all a reason, I only say I do not see any planning or strategy.

My mum loved the Circus tour

Maybe he simply did the math with touring going so well that he can do SA and Australia with this extended greatest hit tour (I mean it is a great tour vibe but it is a great hits tour). He is doing a small UK tour whatever small means and then the other legs and like it is said possibly is already on the next album.

I agree with you when you say Robbie is not that attached to albums etc. But I still think everything went upside down after the lack of success of the movie. It was planned great: Successful Movie, album release with a huge success in Europe and at least a considerable success in the USA and Canada, then the tour, Hopeium etc going hand in hand. With the lack of BM success they already needed to re-schedule. I am happy that at least the tour so far was something he is proud off and everyone I heard enjoyed. To postpone the album now again, might be based on the TS release. But then he might have been a good snd or third and one of the next album releases would bring him the record of having the most number ones.

in the UK, Tess. In any other country they hardly filled a much smaller venue. Progress was different with Rob and the effect of rejoining. In the UK though they can do a Manchester residency for a month I guess and something like this is what I guess they will do.

What are your thoughts some months into the Better Man movie and streaming? Has it at the end been a moderate success? No success at all? Has it influenced anything or has it been irrelevant?