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3mo ago

Robbie Williams Sets UK Albums Record With 16th No. 1, Surpassing The Beatles

The Official Charts Company now ranks him as the most successful album artist in UK chart history.

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Robbie Williams erreicht 16. Nummer-eins-Album in UK und überholt damit die Beatles.
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Robbie Williams hat in seiner Heimat die Beatles überholt: Dank des Erfolgs seines jüngsten Albums "Britpop" schaffte er es zum 16. Mal mit einem Album an die Spitze der britischen Charts. Die legendären Beatles hatten dies nur 15. Mal geschafft.

Overview

  • The Official Charts Company confirmed that Britpop debuted at No. 1 this week, bringing Williams' solo total to 16 UK chart-topping albums.
  • He now leads the all-time UK albums list ahead of The Beatles on 15, with the Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift next on 14 each.
  • Williams describes Britpop as the album he had wanted to make since the mid-1990s, returning to a guitar-driven 90s Britpop sound.
  • The release was moved from October to February to avoid a clash with a Taylor Swift album, then brought forward and issued in mid-January.
  • Across a 35-year career he has sold about 20 million albums in the UK and more than 80 million worldwide, with only 2009’s Reality Killed the Video Star peaking at No. 2 at home.