Take That win fastest-selling album of century

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Take That have rocketed to the top of the UK album chart with Progress, which becomes the fastest-selling album of the century after shifting almost 520,000 copies in its first week.



The boyband's first record with original member Robbie Williams for 15 years is the first album to sell over half a million copies since Oasis mega-hit Be Here Now in 1997.

Martin Talbot of the Official Charts Company commented: "Since their reunion as a four-piece four years ago, Take That have firmly established themselves as the UK’s favourite band.

"Following the return of Robbie Williams to their ranks, that record has been further cemented - and they are now well on course to rule Christmas 2010, just as they dominated Christmas 2006 and 2008."

Settling in behind Take That's record-setting return is Barbadian singer Rihanna, who notches up her third UK top five album with new release Loud.

Also arriving in the top ten this week are André Rieu's Moonlight Serenade at four, Pink's Greatest Hits collection at five and Bruce Springsteen's The Promise at seven.

The mass of new entries pushes several former high-fliers down the chart, with the most significant fallers being James Blunt's Some Kind Of Trouble, which drops nine places to 12 and Rumer's Seasons Of My Soul, which crashes from seven to 17.

Meanwhile, former chart-topping acts Shayne Ward and McFly make somewhat underwhelming comebacks, with their respective albums Obsession and Above The Noise stumbling in at 15 and 20.

The top ten albums in full:
1. (-) Take That: 'Progress'
2. (-) Rihanna: 'Loud'
3. (1) Susan Boyle: 'The Gift'
4. (-) André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra: 'Moonlight Serenade'
5. (-) Pink: 'Greatest Hits... So Far!!!'
6. (2) Bon Jovi: 'Greatest Hits'
7. (-) Bruce Springsteen: 'The Promise'
8. (3) Cheryl Cole: 'Messy Little Raindrops'
9. (5) Michael Bublé: 'Crazy Love'
10. (9) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'

Source: Official Charts Company