Can Robbie Williams match Elvis Presley's Official Chart record with his new album Heavy Entertainment Show?
Robbie Williams has announced details of his new album - and it could equal an Official Chart record currently held by Elvis Presley.
The star will release his 11th studio album Heavy Entertainment Show on November 4 via Columbia Records. Robbie recently signed a massive deal with the label following years at Universal Music.
A trailer for the new album was released yesterday (September 25) on ITV during an X Factor ad break. The 40 second clip features the title track from the album:
Listen to Heavy Entertainment Show in full below:
Of the inspiration behind the collection, Robbie said: "I was musing over the phrase 'light entertainment' - all the huge TV shows from when I was a kid, 30 million people watching them, this huge shared experience of these moments called light entertainment.
"Sometimes it can be leveled at people in a bad way, but for me that’s heavy entertainment. That’s what I’m hoping to do with this album – to have a shared experience with millions of people though the medium of light entertainment…but on steroids."
If the record manages to top the Official Albums Chart - as 11 of his previous collections have - he'll match Elvis Presley's record for the most Number 1 albums for a male solo artist in the UK and level with Madonna's tally.
MORE: Check out Robbie Williams' full Official UK Chart history here
Elvis notched up his 12th chart-topping album posthumously last year, with his million-selling If I Can Dream orchestral album. The Beatles currently hold the record for the most Number 1 albums, with 15.
Robbie performed a string of his classics in London last night as part of Apple Music Festival, including Let Me Entertain You, Rock DJ, Candy and his Nicole Kidman Somethin' Stupid, apparently for the first time ever live.
Check out the artwork and tracklisting for Heavy Entertainment Show below:
1. Heavy Entertainment Show
2. Party Like A Russian
3. Mixed Signals
4. Love My Life
5. Motherfucker
6. Bruce Lee
7. Sensitive
8. David's Song
9. Pretty Woman
10. Hotel Crazy (ft. Rufus Wainwright)
11. Sensational
Deluxe edition
12. When You Know
13. Time On Earth
14. I Don't What To Hurt You (with John Grant)
15. Best Intentions
16. Marry Me
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Guillermo F. Perez-Argüello
According to midweeks just made public on Sunday October 23, by the SUN, Elvis Presley is set to become the most successful solo artist in UK chart history after his latest posthumous album jumps to No 1. Hia latest album The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, has unexpectedly leapfrogged MICHAEL BUBLE and LADY GAGA in the race for this week’s No1. If it holds on, then he will go temporarily pass MADONNA to become the solo star with the most No1 UK albums ever — bagging 13 in chart-toppers in total to Madonna's 12. While Michael Buble’s Nobody But You was tipped for the top after huge pre-orders, Elvis has now soared ahead by more than 2,000 copies.
edwardowen
He never made it in the states nor cliff richards and if you do not make it in the states then you have not made it.
Feelfine Stranger
That's UK chart and UK history, why should to remember about another continent and country at all? :)
edwardowen
Why did he not make it in the states?
Feelfine Stranger
It's a question to Robbie and to the States.
My thoughts the reason - he's too British.
etin
not never ! his single angels & album ego has landed charted in us but didnt impact so much. F*ck robbie, gary had a big potential for us
P
Paul
Because he is by international standards...any way the new ELVIS RELEASE VOL.2 with the RPO 'THE WONDER OF YOU' is set to go to no.1 on the release date in the middle of October.
Brian Quinn
No. Elvis will more than likely get another No.1 with his next album recorded with the RPO called 'The Wonder Of You' to be released mid-October.
JW
Jake White
Kings of Leon have an album out on the same day as that Elvis release you refer to though, and I can see them taking the top spot that week, just like their last four albums (Pre-orders on Amazon for it have been much higher than Elvis, bizarrely? Same goes with iTunes, but that's unsurprising as most people are likely to buy Elvis albums on physical formats). Elvis could outsell KoL's album in the long run, however...
edwardowen
Very true mate,and just for the record,elvis and roy orbison are the only solo artists to have an album at number 1 and number 2 at the same time in uk charts.