Robbie Williams beats The Beatles to become the artist with the most UK Number 1 albums
Congrats, Robbie!
By Nick Reilly
Robbie Williams has made UK chart history after his 13th studio album Britpop, became the singer’s 16th chart-topping record.
It now means that the legendary singer has knocked off The Beatles to boast more Number 1 albums than any other artist in UK Official Chart history.
“This is unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable,” he told BBC News.
Life Thru A Lens (1997)
I’ve Been Expecting You (1998)
Sing When You’re Winning (2000)
Swing When You’re Winning (2001)
Escapology (2002)
Greatest Hits (2004)
Intensive Care (2005)
Rudebox (2006)
In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 (2010)
Take The Crown (2012)
Swings Both Ways (2013)
The Heavy Entertainment Show (2016)
The Christmas Present (2019)
XXV (2022)
Better Man (2025)
Britpop (2026)
“I’ve always said my success has been the equivalent of stretching an elastic band from Stoke-on-Trent to the Moon. Well, I reckon the elastic band just got longer, and now it’s orbiting Venus.”
He added: “It’s just sensational what has happened. I feel like the Forrest Gump of pop.”
Robbie’s only studio album not to reach the summit is 2009’s Reality Killed The Video Star, which peaked at Number 2.
The top five this week also features Madison Beer and her third album locket, while Nathan Evans bags the fourth spot with collaborative SAINT PHNX record Angels’ Share.
Martin Talbot, Chief Executive Officer, Official Charts, said: “Congratulations Robbie! There are chart records and there are chart records – and Robbie Williams’ achievement today in securing his record 16th UK Number 1 album is simply extraordinary.
“Not even the confident young 16-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent would have believed this were possible when he joined Take That back in 1990, but here he is, on top of the world, the UK’s number 1 album artist – of all time! Just let that sink in, Robbie!”
In a four-star review of the record, Rolling Stone UK described Robbie as sounding “liberated” and “dancing to the beat of his own drum”.
“The result is a record which sees Robbie sounding more liberated and delivering some of his best songs in years,” our review stated.
“It’s unrepentantly mad, as illustrated by the swirling guitars on ‘Rocket’, but this constant sense of unpredictability is a strength. Here’s Robbie leaning into what he’s always done best: not giving a fuck and dancing to the beat of his own drum.