Robbie Williams a solo artist. He is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold 75 million records worldwide. Williams also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart, racking up almost 50% more plays than the Sugababes at number 2. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, as well as having a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams was born on 13 February 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. His parents, Janet ("née" Farrell) and Peter Williams (also known as Pete Conway), ran a pub called the Red Lion in
Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album) 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). The Best So Far is an updated version of "Greatest Hits", released exclusively in Brazil to celebrate Robbie's "Close Encounters" tour. Even with "Greatest Hits" being released in Brazil, "The Best So Far" updates the track listing slightly, adding "Sin Sin Sin", "Advertising Space" and "Tripping", but removing earlier hits such as "Old Before I Die", "Lazy Days" and "She's the One". Greatest Hits (Robbie Williams album) Greatest Hits is a hits compilation released by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams