Life Thru A Lens
by Robbie Williams

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 6,646th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 88 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (110th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,070th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,646th)

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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 4144 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 348.

Robbie Williams album bestography « Higher ranked (4,144th)
I've Been Expecting You
This album (6,646th)
Life Thru A Lens
Lower ranked (8,087th) »
Escapology

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Overall rank: 6,646th | 1990s rank: 1,070th | 1997 rank: 110th

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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 88 votes)
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02/16/2026 16:59 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,25368/100
 
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02/10/2026 17:13 covecove  Ratings distribution  6,57573/100
 
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01/17/2026 10:29 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  1,90670/100
 
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09/29/2025 17:39 platus  Ratings distribution  5,83874/100
 
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07/17/2025 11:41 markl73  Ratings distribution  58578/100

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From 01/29/2026 09:11 | #312881
Shortlisted for the 1998 Mercury Music Prize. The winner was Bring It On by Gomez
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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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75/100
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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