English singer Gary Barlow has released six studio albums, nineteen singles, twenty-two music videos and five featured songs. Barlow has had fifteen number-one UK singles (twelve with Take That and three solo), eleven number-one albums (eight with Take That and three solo) and has written thirteen UK number-one singles (10 with Take That, two solo and one as co-writer of Robbie Williams' "Candy"),Jones, Alan. Official Charts Analysis: Gary Barlow tops Album and Singles lists. 11 June 2012. selling over 50 million records worldwide and over seven million concert tickets.Gary Barlow concert Royal Albert Hall Bio. 45 million with Take That and 5 million as a solo artist. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
After Take That split up in 1996 Gary Barlow signed with RCA Records and began to write his first solo material since the band had formed. Prior to Take That forming Barlow had been writing and performing songs across the North of England until he was spotted by Nigel Martin-Smith. He identified Barlow as the foundation to which he could build a new boyband around, using Barlow's voice and songwriting ability to catapult Take That to fame and superstardom. As Barlow began to become recognised throughout the music industry as the songwriting talent behind Take That a number of musicians took notice, with Elton John asking Barlow to provide backing vocals to his hit single "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
In July 1996, Barlow released his first single as a solo artist, entitled "Forever Love". The single proved a critical and commercial success becoming Barlow's first solo number 1 in the UK, selling over 400,000 copies and being certified as Gold by the BPI.http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx BPI Certification awards and sales The single remained in the top 75 of the UK charts for 16 weeks whilst also charting in the top 10 of twelve countries across Europe. The second single was announced as "Love Won't Wait", written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone. The single was released in April 1997 and became Barlow's second number 1 hit in the UK, becoming certified as Silver by the BPI and also charting in eleven countries worldwide. Barlow's debut album Open Road was released in May 1997. It went straight to number 1 in the UK and charted across Europe. The album was later certified as Platinum by the BPI and has sold 2 million copies worldwide to date. The third single from the album was "So Help Me Girl", which was released in Europe in July and was Barlow's first release in the US. The single peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Contemporary, number 1 on the Billboard R&R and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single also peaked at number 11 in the UK and charted respectfully inside Europe. The final UK single from the album was "Open Road", which charted at number 7 in the UK, whilst the final single to be released in Germany, "Hang on in There Baby" peaked at 69.
After the success of his debut album, Barlow released his second album Twelve Months, Eleven Days in 1999. The album was preceded by the single "Stronger", however due to an unexpected media backlash towards Barlow and the taunting of him by bandmate Robbie Williams the single received minimal airplay and support and peaked at number 16 in the UK and number 11 in Finland. The second single "For All That You Want" was originally entitled Superhero" and charted in the US, but was rewritten for Barlow's second album. The single was also subjected to minimal airplay and support and charted at number 24 in the UK, and number 6 in Finland. The album followed and peaked at number 34 in the UK, which resulted in Barlow and his label parting ways as he instead began to work behind the scenes of the music industry and write for artists rather than perform himself.
Barlow's first solo release since 1999 was a duet with reconciled Take That bandmate Robbie Williams on a single entitled "Shame". The single was written by both Barlow and Williams after they began working together in Los Angeles on new material for Take That following Williams' return to the band. The single peaked at number 2 in the UK, being certified as Silver by the BPI and Gold by the FIMI, whilst also charting in 19 countries worldwide.
In June 2012, thirteen years after the release of his last solo album Twelve Months, Eleven Days, Gary Barlow released his third solo album Sing, which entered at number 1 in the UK with the single "Sing" also entering the charts at number 11. The following week Sing rose to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart selling 142,000 copies and becoming the highest selling single of 2012.http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/gary-barlow-tops-the-official-singles-and-official-albums-chart-with-sing-1438/ OCC Gary Barlow tops the Official Singles AND Official Albums Chart with Sing 10 June 2012 The album of the same name remained at number 1 making Barlow the first artist in 2012 to have the number 1 album and number 1 single in the same week.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUS AUT BEL GER IRE NLD SCOPeak positions for the albums in Scotland: For Open Road: For Twelve Months, Eleven Days: For Sing: For Since I Saw You Last: For Open Road: 21st Anniversary Edition: For Music Played by Humans: For The Dream of Christmas: SPA SWI Open Road Released: 26 May 1997 Label: BMG, RCA, Arista Formats: CD, digital download 1 30 13 7 10 1 13 2 5 6 UK: 297,424 BPI: Platinum Twelve Months, Eleven Days Released: 11 October 1999 Label: BMG, RCA Formats: CD, digital download 35 — — — 67 19 — 81 — — UK: 33,120 Sing Released: 28 May 2012 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download 1 87 — — — 61 — 1 — — BPI: Gold Since I Saw You Last Released: 25 November 2013 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 2 — 27 179 10 2 — 1 — 91 UK: 723,202 BPI: 2× Platinum IRMA: Goldirishcharts.ie IRMA 2013 albums award Music Played by Humans Released: 27 November 2020 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 1 — — — 64 10 — 1 — 88 BPI: Gold The Dream of Christmas Released: 26 November 2021 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 5 — — — 90 34 — 5 — 99
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions UK SCO Open Road: 21st Anniversary Edition Released: 13 April 2018 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download 25 8
Extended plays Title Details Meanwhile Released: 29 August 2025 Formats: Digital download
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FIN GER IRE NLD SWE SWI US "Forever Love" 1996 1 7 11 6 5 3 6 12 5 — BPI: Gold Open Road "Love Won't Wait" 1997 1 16 20 16 35 5 32 53 23 — BPI: Silver "So Help Me Girl" 11 36 — — 78 14 58 — — 44 "Open Road" 7 — — — 63 29 — — — — "Are You Ready Now" — — — — — — — — —— "Superhero" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — "Hang on in There Baby" — — — — 69 — — — — — "Stronger" 1999 16 — — 11 73 — — — — — Twelve Months, Eleven Days "For All That You Want" 24 — — 6 94 — — — — — "Lie to Me" — — — — — — — — — — "Shame"(with Robbie Williams) 2010 2 62 20 — 11 8 4 24 19 — BPI: Silver In and Out of Consciousness "Sing"(with the Commonwealth Band) 2012 1 — — — — 12 69 — — — BPI: Gold Sing "Let Me Go" 2013 2 — 32 — 25 8 — — — — BPI: PlatinumSince I Saw You Last "Face to Face"(with Elton John) 2014 69 — — — — 75 — — — — "Since I Saw You Last" 65 — — — — — — — — — "Elita"(with Michael Bublé and Sebastián Yatra) 2020 — — — — — — — — — — Music Played by Humans "Incredible" — — — — — — — — — — "This Is My Time" — — — — — — — — — — "Enough Is Enough"(with Beverley Knight) 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "How Christmas Is Supposed to Be"(with Sheridan Smith) — — — — — — — — — — The Dream of Christmas "If There's Not a Song About It"(with Colbie Caillat)2025— — — — — — — — — — Meanwhile "Don't Look Down"(with Becky Hill) — — — — — — — — — — "Out Here Looking"(with Rosa Linn) — — — — — — — — —
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NZ SWE SWI US "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"(backing vocals to Elton John) 1994 14 9 4 1 14 9 7 2 10 4 GLF: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold The Lion King "Everybody Hurts"(with Helping Haiti) 2010 1 28 23 — 16 1 17 21 16 — BPI: Platinum"". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 15 February 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Helping Haiti" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history. rowspan="2" "Teardrop"(with The Collective) 2011 24 — — — — 17 — — — — "I Should've Followed You Home"(with Agnetha Fältskog) 2013 99 — — — — — — — — — A "Get Ready"(with Smokey Robinson) 2014 — — — — — — — — — — Smokey & Friends "Don't Dream It's Over"(Alex Christensen and the Berlin Orchestra featuring Gary Barlow) 2022 — — — — — — — — — —Classical 80s Dance "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK "Here Comes the Sun" 2012 59 Sing
Videography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions UK IREweek ending 7 March 2013 IRMA music video archive. Open Book Released: 16 March 1998 Studio: RCA Format: VHS — — Gary Barlow: Live Released: 4 March 2013 Studio: Polydor Format: DVD 1 7 Since You Saw Him Last Released: 15 December 2014 Studio: Polydor Format: DVD 1 4
Television Title Details Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service Released: 3 June 2012 Studio: Decca Format: Digital download, broadcast
Film Title Details Keith Lemon: The Film Released: 24 August 2012 Greatest Days Released: 16 June 2023
Music videos Title Year Director "Forever Love" 1996 Sophie Muller "Love Won't Wait" 1997 Rocky Schenck "So Help Me Girl" "So Help Me Girl" (US version) Alan Smithee "Open Road" Thom Oliphant "Superhero" 1998 Alan Smithee "Hang on in There Baby" Tony Campbell "Stronger" 1999 Dani Jacobs "For All That You Want" "Everybody Hurts" 2010 Joseph Kahn "Shame" Vaughan Arnell "Teardrop" 2011 Labrinth "Sing" 2012 Ben Winston "Forever Autumn" 2013 Jeff Wayne "Let Me Go" Ben Winston "Face to Face" 2014 "Since I Saw You Last" "Forever Love" (Live) 2018 "Open Road" (Live) "Elita" 2020 Vaughan Arnell "Incredible" Michael Baldwin "This Is My Time" "How Christmas Is Supposed To Be" 2021
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