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Greatest Hits (Album) by Robbie Williams

Artist Biography For Robbie Williams

Robert Peter Williams Born 13 February 1974 Is An English Singer And Songwriter. He Found Fame As A Member Of The Pop Group Take That From 1990 To 1995 And Achieved Commercial Success After Launching A Solo Career In 1996. His Debut Studio Album Life Thru A Lens Was Released In 1997 And Included His Signature Song "Angels". His Second Album I've Been Expecting You Featured The Songs "Millennium" And "She's The One" His First Number One Singles. His Discography Includes Seven UK No. 1 Singles And All But One Of His 14 Studio Albums Have Reached No. 1 In The UK. Six Of His Albums Are Among The Top 100 Biggest-Selling Albums In The UK With Two Of Them In The Top 60 And He Gained A Guinness World Record In 2006 For Selling 1.6 Million Tickets In A Single Day During His Close Encounters Tour. Williams Has Received A Record 18 Brit Awards Winning Best British Male Artist Four Times Outstanding Contribution To Music Twice An Icon Award For His Lasting Impact On British Culture Eight German ECHO Awards And Three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004 He Was Inducted Into The UK Music Hall Of Fame After Being Voted The Greatest Artist Of The 1990s. According To The British Phonographic Industry BPI He Has Been Certified For 20.2 Million Albums And 8.66 Million Singles In The UK As A Solo Artist. Five Of His Albums Have Also Topped The Australian Albums Chart And Has Sold 75 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time. He Also Topped The 2000–2010 UK Airplay Chart. His Three Concerts At Knebworth In 2003 Drew Over 375 000 People The UK's Biggest Music Event To That Point. In 2014 He Was Awarded The Freedom Of His Hometown Of Stoke-On-Trent And Had A Tourist Trail Created And Streets Named In His Honour. Williams' Thirteenth Album XXV Was Released On 9 September 2022. After 15 Years Williams Rejoined Take That In 2010 To Co-Write And Perform Lead Vocals On Their Album Progress Which Became The Second-Fastest-Selling Album In UK Chart History And The Fastest-Selling Record Of The Century At The Time. The Subsequent Stadium Tour Which Featured Seven Songs From Williams' Solo Career Became The Biggest-Selling Concert In UK History When It Sold 1.34 Million Tickets In Less Than 24 Hours. In 2011 Take That Frontman Gary Barlow Confirmed That Williams Had Left The Band For A Second Time To Focus On His Solo Career Although He Stated That The Departure Was Amicable And That Williams Was Welcome To Rejoin Take That In The Future. Williams Has Since Performed With Take That On Three Separate Television Appearances And Collaborated With Barlow On A Number Of Projects Such As The West End Musical The Band.

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Greatest Hits Is A Hits Compilation By Robbie Williams Released In 2004. It Included Two New Songs These Being "Radio" And "Misunderstood" Which Were Both Released As Singles. The Album Is His Seventh Album Released In The United Kingdom. It Is One Of The Fastest Selling Albums Upon Release In The Country Where It Debuted At The Number-One Spot With First Week Sales Over 320 000 Copies. Certain Versions Of The Compilation Feature Williams In A Pose Exposing His Pubic Hair On The Cover. A Special Edition Box Set With All Of Robbie Williams' Singles Was Released On The Same Day. A Year After The Release Of His Live Album In October 2004 Williams' Decided That It Was Time To Make A Retrospective Of His Career And Also To Reveal The New Tracks He Had Been Working On With The Then New Collaborator Stephen Duffy. "Radio" The Compilation's First Single Was Released In October 2004 Debuting At Number-One Of The UK Singles Chart Becoming Williams' Sixth Number-One Hit Selling 41 732 Copies The Song Was Also A Number-One Hit In Denmark And Portugal And It Hit The Top Ten Around The World. The Album's Second Single The Ballad "Misunderstood" Was Included In The Soundtrack Of The Film Bridget Jones The Edge Of Reason And Hit The Top Ten Around The World In December Of That Year. Written On The Inside Cover Of The Album Is The Latin Phase "…si Quid Habet Mammas Vel Rotas Res Habebis Difficiles Aliquando." This Translates Into "if It Has Tits Or Wheels It Makes Life Difficult." Debuting At Number One The Album Sold 320 000 Copies In Its First Week Becoming The Fastest Selling Greatest Hits Album Ever Released In The United Kingdom. The Album Hit The Top Spot In 18 Countries Arabia France Italy Portugal Spain The Aforementioned United Kingdom Argentina Colombia Germany Australia New Zealand And Switzerland Among Others. The Album Became The Best Selling Album Of The Year In The United Kingdom Becoming The 61st Best Selling Album In UK Music History With Sales Of 2 Million Copies Being Certified 6x Platinum By The BPI. Greatest Hits Also Became The Best Selling Album Of The Year In Europe Being Certified 5x Platinum For Over 5 Million Copies Sold Worldwide. The Album Ended Up Selling Slightly Under 8.5 Million Copies Becoming One Of Williams' Best Selling Albums Ever. This Album Has Been Released With Several Tracklists Changing From Country To Country.