Robbie Williams has made UK chart history after securing his 15th chart-topping album with Better Man. The Angels hitmaker now equals The Beatles’ record for most UK Number 1 albums as he gushed: 'What a huge honour this is!'. The semi-biographical movie directed by Michael Gracey follows the 50-year-old star's meteoric rise to fame as a member of Take That and subsequent dramatic fall, as he battled with his personal demons and the challenges that success can bring.
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But in a twist on the genre, the pop star is portrayed as a chimpanzee in the film, while everyone else is human, with Jonno Davies acting the movements via motion capture technology and Robbie doing most of the voice work. Speaking to Official Charts about his Number 1, Robbie said: 'Thank you to everyone who has supported the album and the movie.
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'What a huge honour it is to get my 15th UK Number 1 album. A special thank you to all my fans, whose support I never take for granted. Robbie Williams has made UK chart history as he achieved record Number 1 for his Better Man album despite its flop at the box office.
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The Angels hitmaker now equals The Beatles’ record for most UK Number 1 albums as he gushed: ' What a huge honour this is!'. 'I'm so proud of the film Better Man, so to have the soundtrack album reach Number 1 makes it even more special.'. The soundtrack for the film includes updated versions of his hits Rock DJ, Angels, Let Me Entertain You, and Better Man, as well as new versions of the Take That track Relight My Fire and his new song Forbidden Road.
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