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This article may be better presented in a timeline format/layout as that's how the "Biography" section currently reads. I considered adding a {{Prose timeline}} but it's not easy to convert that text into cohesive flowing prose so maybe an easier solution would be a bullet point list of events? or maybe even some sort of a graphical timeline, using Template:Include timeline. -- œ ^™ 22:46, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Discography: Solo studio albums: release details for "Strange Cargo Hinterland"

The first 3 Strange Cargo album titles in the Solo Studio albums section correctly indicates William Orbit as the solo artist. The listing for "Strange Cargo Hinterland" is incorrect.

William Orbit is credited on the album but it was released in 1995 under the artist name "Strange Cargo" and the album is tiled "Hinterland". The first track from the album titled "Million Town" was released as a single also under artist name "Strange Cargo".

Please see the "Strange Cargo" page at http://www.discogs.com/Strange-Cargo-Hinterland/master/131662 for confirmation of these details. The Discography section on William Orbits site at http://www.williamorbit.com/home.html shows the artist as Strange Cargo & album title as Hinterland.

Katesbush999 (talk) 02:12, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BLP issues

As per the above mentioned policy, all unsourced info will be removed in 7 days. User:Rshea, pinging you as these unsourced entries are mostly yours. Rob van vee 14:19, 30 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in William Orbit

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of William Orbit's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "UK":

From Crazy (Seal song): "1991 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 19th January 1991". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
From Beth Orton discography: Peak chart positions for albums and singles in the UK:
- For all except noted: "Artists: Beth Orton". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- For peaks below 100: Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 (The O – Ozric Tentacles)". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
From Bassomatic: "Official Charts Company: Bass-o-matic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
From List of songs written or produced by Naughty Boy: "The Official Charts Company – Naughty Boy". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.
From Nadine Coyle: "UK Charts > Nadine". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
From Deeper and Deeper: "Madonna: Artist Chart History". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
From Erotica (song): "Madonna: Artist Chart History". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
From Jakwob: Peak positions in the UK:
- For "Electrify": "New Chart Entries > March 17, 2012". Zobbel.de. 2012-03-17.
From Pure Shores: Myers, Justin (28 March 2015). "10 girl group stars who went it alone". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 15:56, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]