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The group's new album The Circus sold 132,985 units on its first day of release, outselling nearest rival The Killers's LP Day And Age more than four times.
Britney Spears's latest release Circus is on course to land in the top three, having sold 24,288 copies on Monday.
Take That's first day sales figures are the biggest of the year, trumping the 125,000 Coldplay's Viva La Vida sold in 24 hours in June.
The Manchester four-piece broke records last week when their new album became the most popular of all time on digital music store Play.
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