The band last headed the chart in Germany in 1995 with Nobody Else, their final studio album before they originally split, while their previous two Universal albums since reforming, Beautiful World and The Circus, reached two and 14 respectively in the market.

Progress's success has no doubt been aided there by the return to the fold of Robbie Williams who has now clocked up three chart-toppers in Germany over the last 12 months with EMI releases Reality Killed The Video ...