Robbie Williams Discography
His first single, a cover of English singer George Michael's "Freedom", reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. Life thru a Lens, Williams' debut studio album, was released the following year. Although the album initially sold poorly, strong radio play of its fourth single, "Angels", helped to increase sales of Life thru a Lens, leading to it topping the UK Albums Chart and later being certified eight times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Although it only reached number four in the United Kingdom, consistent sales eventually led "Angels" to be certified double platinum by the BPI; the single also reached the top ten of the French, German and Swiss singles charts.
Williams released his second album, I've Been Expecting You, in October 1998. It too topped the UK Albums Chart and experienced reasonable international success, reaching the top twenty of several worldwide charts. Two of the album's singles, "Millennium" and the double A-side "She's the One" / "It's Only Us", became Williams' first singles as a solo artist to top the UK Singles Chart. Sing When You're Winning followed in August 2000, and became his first to achieve significant overseas commercial success, topping many national album charts and including the UK number-ones "Rock DJ" and "Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay". A collection of covers of popular swing songs, entitled Swing When You're Winning, was released in November 2001 and his cover of the Carson Parks song "Somethin' Stupid" with actress Nicole Kidman became his most successful single to date, reaching the top three of many singles charts and peaking at number one in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. During 2002, Williams collaborated with concept band 1 Giant Leap on their single "My Culture", which reached number nine in the UK. His next two albums, Escapology (2002) and Intensive Care (2005), maintained this success, both topping the UK Albums Chart, and contained the international top-five hits "Feel" and "Tripping". Williams released his first live album, Live at Knebworth, in 2003 and his first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits, in 2004, with the latter certified six times platinum by the BPI and eight times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
Following a deliberate break from media scrutiny, Williams released his seventh album Rudebox in October 2006 to great public anticipation. Despite a lukewarm critical reception, it matched the chart success of its predecessors, becoming Williams' seventh album in a row to reach number one in the United Kingdom and spawning the UK number-four single of the same name.
His eighth album, Reality Killed the Video Star, followed in November 2009, but became his first studio album not to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart, charting at number two. The single "Bodies" reached number two in the UK and topped several European singles charts. Another retrospective compilation album, In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 was released in 2010, reaching number one in the UK: during the year, Williams also returned to Take That, who had reformed in 2006 without him. Take the Crown, Williams' ninth studio album, was released in November 2012 and featured the UK number-one single "Candy"; his tenth studio album, Swings Both Ways, was released the following year and became the one thousandth album to top the UK Albums Chart.
As of 2020, Williams has had 14 UK number-one singles (seven solo and seven with Take That; not including being part of four number-one charity singles).
Albums
Studio albums
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| Life thru a Lens | 1 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 42 | 5 | 59 | 24 | — | 39 |
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| I've Been Expecting You |
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1 | — | 24 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 19 |
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| Sing When You're Winning |
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1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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| Swing When You're Winning |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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| Escapology |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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| Intensive Care |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Rudebox |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
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| Reality Killed the Video Star |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
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| Take the Crown | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
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| Swings Both Ways |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
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| The Heavy Entertainment Show |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
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| The Christmas Present |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
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Live albums
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| Live at Knebworth |
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2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
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Compilation albums
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| The Ego Has Landed |
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| Greatest Hits |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| Songbook |
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| In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
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| The Definitive Collector's Edition |
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| Robbie Williams: Classic Album Selection |
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| Under the Radar Vol. 1 |
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| Under the Radar Vol. 2 |
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| Under the Radar Vol. 3 |
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| XXV |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | — | 4 |
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Extended plays
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| iTunes Live from London |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| "Freedom" | 1996 | 2 | 6 | 19 | — | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 24 | 8 |
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Non-album single |
| "Old Before I Die" | 1997 | 2 | 56 | 30 | — | 37 | 11 | 32 | — | — | 30 |
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Life thru a Lens |
| "Lazy Days" | 8 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "South of the Border" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Angels" | 4 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
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| "Let Me Entertain You" | 1998 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 33 | — | — |
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| "Millennium" | 1 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
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I've Been Expecting You | |
| "No Regrets" | 4 | — | 34 | 67 | 60 | 15 | — | 29 | 43 | — |
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| "Strong" | 1999 | 4 | — | — | — | 68 | 12 | — | 9 | — | — |
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| "She's the One" / "It's Only Us" | 1 | — | 16 | 74 | 27 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 20 |
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| "Win Some Lose Some" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | ||
| "Rock DJ" | 1 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
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Sing When You're Winning | |
| "Kids" (with Kylie Minogue) |
2 | 14 | — | — | 47 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 35 |
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| "Supreme" | 4 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
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| "Let Love Be Your Energy" | 2001 | 10 | 53 | 54 | — | 68 | 26 | 21 | 11 | — | 56 | ||
| "Eternity/The Road to Mandalay" | 1 | — | 9 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 34 | 10 |
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| "Better Man" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
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| "Somethin' Stupid" (with Nicole Kidman) |
1 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
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Swing When You're Winning | |
| "Mr. Bojangles/I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||
| "Feel" | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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Escapology | |
| "Come Undone" | 2003 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 49 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 46 | 45 |
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| "Something Beautiful" | 3 | 24 | 19 | 70 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | 52 | |||
| "Sexed Up" | 10 | 17 | 45 | — | 53 | 18 | 12 | 25 | — | 59 | |||
| "Radio" | 2004 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | 22 | 14 |
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Greatest Hits |
| "Misunderstood" | 8 | 39 | 21 | — | 20 | 27 | 8 | — | 35 | 26 | |||
| "Tripping" | 2005 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
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Intensive Care |
| "Make Me Pure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | |||
| "Advertising Space" | 8 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 9 | |||
| "Sin Sin Sin" | 2006 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 46 | 18 | 23 | 9 | — | 45 | 16 | ||
| "Rudebox" | 4 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 16 | 1 | Rudebox | ||
| "Kiss Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | |||
| "Lovelight" | 8 | 25 | 26 | — | 21 | 28 | 8 | — | 23 | 25 | |||
| "Bongo Bong and Je ne t'aime plus" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | ||
| "She's Madonna" (featuring Pet Shop Boys) |
16 | — | 14 | — | 4 | 38 | 2 | — | 20 | 8 |
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| "Close My Eyes" (vs. Sander van Doorn) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 17 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Bodies" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
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Reality Killed the Video Star | |
| "You Know Me" | 6 | 33 | 25 | — | 26 | 22 | 10 | — | 35 | 51 |
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| "Morning Sun" | 2010 | 45 | — | 57 | — | 32 | — | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| "Shame" (with Gary Barlow) |
2 | 62 | 20 | — | 11 | 8 | 10 | — | 24 | 19 |
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In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 | |
| "Candy" | 2012 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 8 |
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Take the Crown |
| "Different" | 64 | — | 37 | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Be a Boy" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Go Gentle" | 10 | — | 29 | — | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | 22 | Swings Both Ways | ||
| "Dream a Little Dream" | 144 | — | — | 160 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 67 | |||
| "Shine My Shoes" | 2014 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Party Like a Russian" | 2016 | 68 | — | 39 | 66 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 45 | The Heavy Entertainment Show | |
| "Love My Life" | 22 | 36 | 18 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
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| "Mixed Signals" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Time for Change" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | The Christmas Present | |
| "Hey Tiger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Tiger Who Came to Tea | ||
| "Strange Days" (with The Struts) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strange Days | |
| "Can't Stop Christmas" | — | — | 71 | — | 59 | — | — | — | 19 | — | The Christmas Present | ||
| "Angels - XXV" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | XXV | |
| "Lost - XXV" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| "My Culture" (1 Giant Leap featuring Maxi Jazz and Robbie Williams) |
2002 | 9 | 30 | — | — | 69 | 24 | 33 | 26 | — | 51 | 1 Giant Leap | ||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (with Band Aid 20) |
2004 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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Non-album singles | |
| "Everybody Hurts" (as part of Helping Haiti) |
2010 | 1 | 28 | 23 | — | 16 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 21 | 16 | |||
| "Three Lions 2010" (as part of The Squad) |
21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | England: The Album 2010 | |||
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (with The Justice Collective) |
2012 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Goin' Crazy" (Dizzee Rascal featuring Robbie Williams) |
2013 | 5 | — | 57 | — | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | — | The Fifth | ||
| "The Days" (Avicii, featuring uncredited vocals by Robbie Williams) |
2014 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
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The Days / Nights and Stories | |
| "Carry On (Shitty City)" (Kai Elle featuring Robbie Williams) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Bridge over Troubled Water" (as part of Artists for Grenfell) |
2017 | 1 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Electrico Romantico" (Bob Sinclar featuring Robbie Williams) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (as BBC Radio 2 Allstars) |
2020 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Une Tahitienne á Paris" (Mareva Galanter featuring Robbie Williams) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Punk's Dead" (Soft Play, featuring uncredited vocals by Robbie Williams) |
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| "Sober" (Lucy Spraggan featuring Robbie Williams) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Albums |
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| "Karma Killer" | 1998 | I've Been Expecting You |
| "United" | 2000 | single release |
| "My Way" (live) | 2001 | Live at the Albert |
| "Mack the Knife" | Swing When You're Winning | |
| "Hot Fudge" (live) | 2003 | Live at Knebworth |
| "Heart and I" | 2011 | In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010 |
| "Eternity (XXV)"/ "The Road to Mandalay" (XXV) |
2022 | XXV |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| "Do You Mind" | 2010 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | Reality Killed the Video Star | ||||
| "I Wan'na Be Like You" (featuring Olly Murs) |
2013 | 78 | — | 55 | 85 | — | — | Swings Both Ways | ||||
| "Merry Xmas Everybody" (featuring Jamie Cullum) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 17 | The Christmas Present | ||||
| "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (featuring Bryan Adams) |
— | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||||
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Guest appearances
As Lufthaus
Albums
| Title | Details |
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| Visions, Vol. 1 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Sway" | 2022 | Visions, Vol. 1 |
| "To the Light" | ||
| "Soul Seekers" | ||
| "Unlovable" | 2023 | |
| "Ringo" | ||
| "Alcohol" | ||
| "Immortal" (with Sophie Ellis-Bextor) |