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Robbie Williams tops Beatles for most number one albums in UK

Robbie Williams tops Beatles for most number one albums in UK Norman Cloete Sat, 01/24/2026 - 09:30 Pop superstar Robbie Williams has surpassed the Beatles as the artist with the most number one albums in the history of the British charts, sales trackers said Friday.The news came a week after Williams released Britpop , now officially his 16th UK chart-topping album. He s the one! said the Official Charts Company, referencing the hit 1998 single She s the One by the former Take That frontman.Since Williams, 51, started his chart-topping career with his 1997 solo debut, Life Thru a Lens , he has sold an estimated 20 million albums in the UK. Britpop is his first in seven years. 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, Official Charts chief executive Martin Talbot said in a statement. But here he is, on top of the world, the UK s number 1 album artist of all time! In his 35-year career, Williams has sold 80 million albums worldwide.The Beatles now stand in second place on the British album chart-topping list with 15, followed by the Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift, tied with 14, and Elvis Presley with 13.


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