British boy band favourites, Take That, have taken the title as the century’s fastest selling album.

The group’s new album, ‘Progress’, went on sale yesterday (November 15) and according to reports from the Official Charts Company it has shifted over an incredible 235,000 copies on its first day of sales.

It's the first album to be released by the full band in 15 years and tickets to their upcoming ‘Progress’ tour broke records after selling 1.34 million tickets, which made it the UK’s fastest and biggest selling tour to date.

Catch 'The Flood' singers around the country in 2011 here:

• May 30, 31 - Stadium of Light in Sunderland
• June 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 - City of Manchester Stadium
• June 14, 15 - Millennium Stadium in Cardiff
• June 18 - Croke Park in Dublin
• June 22, 23, 24 - Hampden Park in Glasgow
• June 27, 28 - Villa Park in Birmingham
• July 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 - Wembley Stadium in London

Watch the video for the newly reformed Take That's debut single, 'The Flood', here: