Pop star takes the crown in this week’s albums chart thanks to the soundtrack for his critically acclaimed film, ‘Better Man’. Robbie Williams has proven he makes music for the masses as he achieves the 15th No 1 album of his career, matching a record set by The Beatles.
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The British pop star, 50, topped the charts in the UK this week with the original soundtrack to his critically acclaimed biopic, Better Man, in which he is portrayed as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee (brought to life through CGI by actor Jonno Davies).
Better Man depicts how Williams – who shot to fame as a teenager when he joined the boyband Take That – went through a series of personal struggles including depression and substance abuse, while achieving huge success as a solo artist with hits such as “She’s the One” and “Let Me Entertain You”.
The Official Charts Company reports that the Better Man soundtrack out-sold the rest of the Top 5 combined as it became the Stoke-born singer’s latest chart-topper, following records including 1997’s Life Thru a Lens, 2013’s Swings Both Ways, and 2016’s The Heavy Entertainment Show.
Featured on the album are updated versions of classic tracks, from “Rock DJ” and “Angels” to Take That’s “Relight My Fire”, as well as a new original song, “Forbidden Road”. “Thank you to everyone who has supported the album and the movie,” Williams told the Official Charts Company.
