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Robbie Williams is celebrating after landing the 1,000th UK No.1 album in the history of the Official Charts Company with his latest LP, Swing Both Ways.
Swing Both Ways landed at the top of the charts, meaning that now Williams matches Elvis Presleys' impressive tally of 11 solo albums to reach No.1 in the UK.
"I am over the moon that Swings Both Ways is No.1," Williams told OfficialCharts.co. "And such an honour to be the 1000th album in that spot too, following Frank Sinatra who was the first person in that spot and my hero. Thanks to everyone who bought the record, see you all on the tour next year!"
Indeed, Williams' chart-placing sees the genre goes full-circle as it's now 57 years since Frank Sinatra’s Songs For Swingin’ Lovers became the UK’s first ever No.1 album.
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Martin Talbot, the Official Charts Company’s chief executive added: "Congratulations to Robbie Williams on claiming the 1000th Official Number 1 Album. He couldn't be a more suitable victor, both as one of the all-time greats of the Official Albums Chart (now tied with Elvis Presley as the male solo artist with most Number 1 album) and with his Swings Both Ways providing a beautiful symmetry with the very first number 1 in 1956, Frank Sinatra's Songs For Swingin' Lovers.
"In topping nearly 109,000 sales in its first week, Swings Both Ways is also confirmed as a bona fide smash - and is well placed to be the album of choice for music fans and gift purchasers at Christmas 2013."
Elsewhere in the albums chart, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2 slips down to the No.2 spot, Jake Bugg comes in at No.3 with Shangri La, Celine Dion's Loved Me Back To Life is at No.4 and Elvis Presley completes the top five with The Nation's Favourite Elvis Songs.
