Oasis's Official biggest albums ranked
This week, Oasis celebrate 30 years since the release of their iconic debut album Definitely Maybe. And, following the announcement of Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher's sold-out Oasis Live '25 reunion tour next summer, the record looks set to return to the top of the Official Albums Chart for the first time in three decades.
As a deluxe reissue featuring previously-unreleased sessions and reimagined artwork sends Definitely Maybe soaring midweek, we thought it high time we revealed Oasis's Official biggest albums in the UK to date.
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Before we reveal the full list, let's take a look at the Manchester Britpop legends' Top 3 LPs.
3. Be Here Now
Released: 1997
Official Albums Chart peak: 1
UK chart units: 2.03 million
The lads' third studio album, Be Here Now famously broke convention when it was released on Thursday August 21 1997; bucking the typical Monday release strategy of the time.
On its arrival, based on seven-day sales, Be Here Now became the fastest-selling album in UK Official Chart history, shifting in excess of 663,000 copies in its opening week to debut at Number 1.
The record houses three UK singles - D'You Know What I Mean? (1), Stand By Me (2) and All Around The World (1) - and has racked up 2.03 million UK chart units to date.
2. Definitely Maybe
Released: 1994
Official Albums Chart peak: 1
UK chart units: 2.7 million
The group's seminal debut Definitely Maybe places second on the list of their all-time biggest albums.
The parent record of Supersonic (31), Shakermaker (11), Live Forever (10) and Cigarettes & Alcohol (7), it debuted at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart in June 1994, and has shifted 2.7 million UK chart units since its release.
Could Definitely Maybe return to the top spot this week? Find out this Friday (September 6) from 4pm BST at OfficialCharts.com.
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1. (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Released: 1995
Official Albums Chart peak: 1
UK chart units: 5.2 million
Far and away Oasis's Official biggest album to date in the UK is the group's second studio LP (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Riding the success of their chart-topping debut a year earlier, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? also stormed straight into the Official Albums Chart at Number 1 in October 1995, now with over 5.2 million UK chart units to its name and counting.
The record boasts some of the band's most iconic hits, including their first chart-topping single Some Might Say, Roll With It (2), Wonderwall (2) and Don't Look Back In Anger (1).
While not released as a single in the UK, Morning Glory? also includes Champagne Supernova, Oasis's third most-streamed song in the country to date.
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danielwhiteley
Error!: 'Cigarettes & Alcohol' actually entered (and peaked) in the U.K. Top 100 singles chart at No.7 (w/e 22 October 1994). It was the highest of 35 [THIRTY-FIVE!] new entries that week.