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Which Robbie Williams album is best? From Life thru a Lens to Heavy Entertainment Show, vote now as singer releases new record XXV-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro
There are certainly a lot to choose from.
Robbie Williams is heading back to the spotlight as he celebrates a major milestone with a new album
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Robbie Williams is set to release a brand new album on Friday as his incredible career endures after 25 years.
New album XXV celebrates a quarter of a century of Robbie’s solo career, after first gaining fame through boyband Take That in the 1990s.
Featuring some of the musician’s best-loved hits, XXV sees classic tracks such as Let Me Entertain You and Millenium completely transformed and newly orchestrated.
It will also see feature some brand-new songs, including single Lost, as well as three more originals: Disco Symphony, More Than This and The World And Her Mother.
It’s a serious achievement for Robbie, having carved out a massively successful solo career following his Take That days: the star boasts seven UK number one singles and 13 number one albums, with his tracks having spent a total of 238 weeks – or four and a half years- in the top 40.
Having joined the boy band at just 16, Robbie launched his solo career six years later in 1996, starting with a cover of George Michael’s track Freedom, and the next year releasing debut album Life thru a Lens.
The former Take That star has enjoyed a 25-year successful soo career (Picture: BabiradPicture/Shutterstock)
Robbie’s first-ever album gave us the track Angels – to this day his best-selling single, while second album I’ve Been Expecting You saw the release of Millenium. his first number one track as a solo artist, and She’s The One becoming the second.
Album number three, Sing When You’re Winning, had the likes of Rock DJ – which was an instant hit despite the famously graphic music video – and the album was certified double Platinum in its first weeks.
The star almost immediately got to work on his fourth, Frank Sinatra-inspired album Swing When You’re Winning, which included a duet with Nicole Kidman for a cover of Sinatra’s track Somethin’ Stupid.
Robbie has a whopping 11 studio albums, not counting compilations, and fans could be divided on which is the best (Picture: Shutterstock)
Number five, 2002’s Escapology, saw the release of Feel, at which point Robbie released his Greatest Hits album followed by sixth album Intensive Care in 2006.
The star went a little different with his next album Rudebox, a dance album that featured collaborations with some massive names but which didn’t overly impress critics, and came back with his 2009 album Reality Killed the Video Star.
Then came a second Greatest Hits album in 2010, with ninth album Take The Crown arriving in 2012 with number one hit Candy, while 2013 saw a second Swing-inspired album of covers and original songs, Swings Both Ways.
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Under The Radar Volumes 1 and 2 were released in 2014 and 2016, 11th studio album The Heavy Entertainment Show also arrived in 2016, while a Christmas album, Christmas Present, arrived in 2019.
So – now that we’ve had a refresher, we have to ask… not counting the greatest Hits and compilations, which was Robbie Williams’ best album?
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