Life Thru A Lens (studio album)
by Robbie Williams

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 7,309th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 85 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (125th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,183rd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,309th)

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Robbie Williams bestography

Life Thru A Lens is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Robbie Williams on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Robbie Williams is I've Been Expecting You which is ranked number 4174 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 341.

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Life Thru A Lens track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Life Thru A Lens rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,309th | 1990s rank: 1,183rd | 1997 rank: 125th

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70/100 (from 85 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 67.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.

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90/100
From 02/21/2025 21:23 | #307717
A very good debut album. Some people call it "Britpop," and while it has some elements of that, it really feels more like it's influenced by "The La's." It doesn't quite have the songwriting strength of Barlow, but it is varied and takes risks that "Take that" would never take. 9/10!
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80/100
From 03/13/2022 08:06 | #282782
Post Brit-pop influences work quite nicely but the album has too many not-so-good songs. The 5 singles are good.
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70/100
From 11/27/2021 00:42 | #276739
At times derivative of Britpop groups such as Oasis, Blur and Pulp but some great pop tracks in here, and is probably Robbie's best album. Let Me Entertain You does what it says on the tin for me (albeit maybe after a few drinks) as it is great fun
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From 07/20/2019 01:57 | #239934
Favorite Tracks:South Of The Border, Old Before I Die, One Of God's Better People, Baby Girl Window
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From 11/17/2018 15:16 | #225069
Much better than the average rating of 71 would indicate. Angels has been overplayed but is still a great song.
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From 01/20/2018 15:48 | #206066
Shockingly good.
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From 01/26/2016 23:10 | #157862
A catchy debut album of cheeky pop, with a hint of Britpop
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