Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Robbie Williams
Released 18 October 2004
Recorded 1997-2004
Genre Pop, adult contemporary
Length 78:43
Label EMI
Robbie Williams chronology
Greatest Hits
(2004)		 In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010
(2010)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Greatest Hits is a hits compilation by Robbie Williams, released in 2004. It included two new songs, these being "Radio" and "Misunderstood", which were both released as singles.

The album is his seventh released in the United Kingdom. It was one of the fastest selling albums upon release in the country[citation needed], where it debuted at the number-one spot with first week sales over 320,000 copies. Certain versions of the compilation feature Williams in a pose exposing his pubic hair on the cover, and in the booklet is the Latin phase "…si quid habet mammas vel rotas, res habebis difficiles aliquando," translating into "if it has tits or wheels, it makes life difficult."

A special edition box set with all of Williams' singles was released on the same day.[2]

Contents

[edit] Singles

Although Williams admitted on his website to being "perplexed at the prospect" of a Greatest Hits album, saying, "I rarely, if at all, look back over my career," he took the opportunity to also reveal two new songs he had been working on with his new collaborator, Stephen Duffy.[3] Both were released as singles.

"Radio", the compilation's first single, was released in October 2004, debuting at number-one of the UK Singles Chart (becoming Williams' sixth number-one hit) selling 41,732 copies,[4] the song was also a number-one hit in Denmark and Portugal, and it hit the top ten around the world.

The album's second single, the ballad "Misunderstood", was included in the soundtrack of the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and hit the top ten around the world in December of that year.

[edit] Commercial performance

Debuting at number one, the album sold 320,000 copies in its first week, becoming the fastest selling greatest hits album ever released in the United Kingdom.[3] The album hit the top spot in 18 countries: France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the aforementioned United Kingdom, Argentina, Colombia, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland among others.[3]

The album became the best selling album of the year in the United Kingdom, becoming the 61st best selling album in UK music history, with sales of 2 million copies, being certified 6x Platinum by the BPI.[5] Greatest Hits also became the best selling album of the year in Europe being certified 5x Platinum for over 5 million copies sold[6] worldwide. The album ended up selling slightly under 8.5 million copies becoming one of Williams' best selling albums ever.

In Germany, it debuted at #1 and reached this position in total 9 times non-consecutive. It's his second album to do so, the other one being Swing When You're Winning. With 101 weeks on the German Albums Chart it's his second largest chart one, just behind Sing When You're Winning with 106 weeks. By selling 900,000 copies and reaching 9x gold, Greatest Hits is the 20th best-selling album of the decade 2000-2009 in Germany and his 5th album album to reach a position in the top twenty of the best-selling album of the decade, the others being Swing When You're Winning (4th best-selling), Escapology (5th best-selling), Intensive Care (8th best-selling) and Live at Knebworth (19th best-selling).[7][8]

[edit] Track listing

This album has been released with several tracklists, changing from country to country.

[edit] UK track listing

  1. "Old Before I Die"
  2. "Lazy Days"
  3. "Angels"
  4. "Let Me Entertain You"
  5. "Millennium"
  6. "No Regrets"
  7. "Strong"
  8. "She's the One"
  9. "Rock DJ"
  10. "Kids"
  11. "Supreme"
  12. "Let Love Be Your Energy"
  13. "Eternity"
  14. "The Road to Mandalay"
  15. "Feel"
  16. "Come Undone"
  17. "Sexed Up"
  18. "Radio"
  19. "Misunderstood"

[edit] Chinese track listing

  1. "Old Before I Die"
  2. "Angels"
  3. "Let Me Entertain You"
  4. "No Regrets"
  5. "Strong"
  6. "She's the One"
  7. "Rock DJ"
  8. "Supreme"
  9. "Let Love Be Your Energy"
  10. "Eternity"
  11. "The Road to Mandalay"
  12. "Better Man"
  13. "Feel"
  14. "Radio"
  15. "Misunderstood"

[edit] Australian track listing

  1. "Old Before I Die"
  2. "Angels"
  3. "Let Me Entertain You"
  4. "Millennium"
  5. "No Regrets"
  6. "Strong"
  7. "She's the One"
  8. "Rock DJ"
  9. "Kids" (with Kylie Minogue)
  10. "Supreme"
  11. "Better Man"
  12. "Let Love Be Your Energy"
  13. "Feel"
  14. "Come Undone"
  15. "Sexed Up"
  16. "Something Beautiful"
  17. "Monsoon"
  18. "Radio"
  19. "Misunderstood"

Much to civilians frustration, during the early 2000s, the UK's tracklist was put on the back of all the Australian CD's. Anyone purchasing a Robbie Williams CD in Australia had wrong tracklisting printed on the cover. Some songs weren't even on the CD, and some weren't mentioned, that were.

[edit] New Zealand track listing

  1. "Angels"
  2. "Let Me Entertain You"
  3. "Millennium"
  4. "No Regrets"
  5. "Strong"
  6. "She's the One"
  7. "Win Some Lose Some"
  8. "Rock DJ"
  9. "Kids" (with Kylie Minogue)
  10. "Supreme"
  11. "Let Love Be Your Energy"
  12. "Eternity"
  13. "Better Man"
  14. "Feel"
  15. "Come Undone"
  16. "Something Beautiful"
  17. "Sexed Up"
  18. "Radio"
  19. "Misunderstood"

[edit] Mexican track listing

  1. "Old Before I Die"
  2. "Angels"
  3. "Let Me Entertain You"
  4. "Millennium"
  5. "No Regrets"
  6. "Strong"
  7. "She's the One"
  8. "Angels (Spanish version)"
  9. "Rock DJ"
  10. "Kids" (with Kylie Minogue)
  11. "Supreme"
  12. "Let Love Be Your Energy"
  13. "Eternity"
  14. "The Road to Mandalay"
  15. "Feel"
  16. "Come Undone"
  17. "Sexed Up"
  18. "Radio"
  19. "Misunderstood"
  • Argentine edition includes a Spanish version of "Angels" and "Better Man"
  • French/Belgian edition includes a French version of "Supreme"

[edit] Best-selling albums

2000–2009 Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 19
2004 Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 3

[edit] Certifications, peaks and sales

Country Peak position Certification (if any) Sales/shipments
Argentina 1 7x Platinum[9] 280,000+
Australia 1 (9 weeks) 8x Platinum[10] 560,000+
Italy 1 (3 weeks) 8x Platinum 610,000+
Austria 1 (3 weeks) 4x Platinum[11] 120,000+
Belgium 2 Platinum[12] 40,000+
Denmark 2x Platinum[13] 60,000+
European Top 100 Albums[14] 1 6x Platinum[15] 6,000,000
Finland 3 (2 weeks) Platinum[16] 40,367+
France 1 Platinum[17] 300,000+
Germany 1 9× Gold[8] 900,000+
Hungary 7 Gold[18] 5,000+
Mexico 2 2x Platinum[19] 300,000+
Netherlands Platinum[20] 80,000+
New Zealand 1 (4 weeks) 2x Platinum[21] 30,000+
Portugal 1 (3 weeks) Platinum[22] 20,000+
Spain 1 2x Platinum[23] 160,000+
Sweden 2 (2 weeks) Gold[24] 30,000+
Switzerland 1 (9 weeks) 3x Platinum[25] 120,000+
United Kingdom 1 (4 weeks) 6x Platinum[26] 1,800,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Play.com (UK) : Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits Singles Box Set (19 CD Singles) : CD - Free Delivery
  3. ^ a b c Discography>Albums>Greatest Hits
  4. ^ "Radio" first week sales in the United Kingdom
  5. ^ BPI Certification for "Greatest Hits"
  6. ^ IFPI Certiciation for "Greatest Hits"
  7. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Williams%2CRobbie/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2012-02-19. 
  8. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robbie Williams; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Greatest+Hits&strInterpret=Robbie+Williams&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=unchecked. 
  9. ^ CAPIF
  10. ^ ARIA
  11. ^ IFPI Austria
  12. ^ IFPI Belgium – 4 June 2005
  13. ^ IFPI Denmark
  14. ^ Billboard - Robbie Williams Chart History
  15. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2011
  16. ^ IFPI Finland
  17. ^ Disque En France
  18. ^ MAHASZ
  19. ^ AMPROFON
  20. ^ NVPI
  21. ^ RIANZ – 21 February 2005
  22. ^ AFP – Week 9 Year 2005
  23. ^ PROMUSICAE
  24. ^ IFPI Sweden – 2004 Certifications
  25. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  26. ^ BPI
Preceded by
10 Years of Hits by Ronan Keating
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb by U2		 UK number one album
30 October 2004 – 12 November 2004
25 December 2004 – 8 January 2005		 Succeeded by
Il Divo by Il Divo
American Idiot by Green Day
Preceded by
Songs About Jane by Maroon 5		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
25 October 2004 – 14 November 2004
6 December 2004 – 16 January 2005		 Succeeded by
Mistaken Identity by Delta Goodrem
Robbie Williams
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Robbie Williams singles
Life thru a Lens (1997-1998)
I've Been Expecting You (1998-2000)
Sing When You're Winning (2000-2001)
Swing When You're Winning (2001-2002)
Escapology (2002-2003)
Greatest Hits (2004)
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Rudebox (2006-2007)
Reality Killed the Video Star (2009-2010)
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