Take That album smashes store record

Take That's album is flying off the shelves

1 December 2008 05:29pm

Take That's new album The Circus is set to be a supermarket's fastest selling day one release ever.

Asda said that nearly 20,000 copies would be sold by the end of Monday, smashing the previous record set by The X Factor's Leona Lewis, who sold 13,000 on day one last year.

In the battle of the charts, Take That are outselling Britney Spears's album - also called Circus - by 14 to one at the supermarket, following her X Factor performance on Saturday, which drew criticism.

Take That's single Greatest Day flew straight into the No 1 slot on the UK Top 40 singles chart this weekend.

They band are heading to Paris to promote their album.