Oasis discography

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This is a comprehensive discography of the British rock group Oasis.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Album cover Album information
Definitely Maybe
  • Released: August 30, 1994
  • Chart Position: #1 (UK), #1 (IRL), #58 (US), #20 (FRA), #27 (AUT), #23 (AUS), #4 (SWE), #25 (SWI)
  • BPI Certification: 7x Platinum
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 7.5 million copies worldwide
  • Note: This album was the UK's fastest selling debut album when released.
  • Singles: "Supersonic", "Shakermaker", "Live Forever", "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
  • Released: October 2, 1995
  • Chart Position: #1 (UK), #1 (IRL), #1 (SWI), #3 (AUT), #4 (US), #7 (ITA), #8 (FRA), #1 (AUS), #1 (SWE), #1 (SWI), #1 (CAN), #8 (FIN)
  • BPI Certification: 14x Platinum
  • RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 15 million copies worldwide
  • Note: This album is the UK's 3rd biggest selling album.
  • Singles: "Some Might Say", "Roll With It", "Morning Glory", "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger", "Champagne Supernova"
    • "Champagne Supernova" and "Morning Glory" were only released in Australia
Be Here Now
  • Released: August 21, 1997
  • Chart Positions: #1 (UK), #2 (US), #1 (FRA), #1 (CAN), #1 (AUS), #1 (JPN), #2 (GER), #1 (IRL), #2 (ITA), #3 (AUT), #1 (SWE), #1 (FIN), #3 (IND), #1 (MEX), #1 (NZ), #1 (ARG)
  • BPI Certification: 6x Platinum
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 8 million copies
  • Note: This album is the UK's fastest selling album, selling 695,761 in the first four days of its release.
  • Note: This album topped the charts at #1 in 28 different countries.
  • Singles: "D'You Know What I Mean", "Stand By Me", "All Around the World", "Don't Go Away"
    • "Don't Go Away" was only released in Japan
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
  • Released: February 28, 2000
  • Chart Positions: #1 (UK), #24 (US), #6 (FRA), #8 (CAN), #6 (AUS), #5 (GER), #1 (IRL), #1 (ITA), #8 (NZ), #3 (SWE), #3 (SWI), #4 (FIN), #3 (AUT)
  • BPI Certification: 2x Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 3 million copies worldwide
  • Singles: "Go Let It Out", "Who Feels Love?", "Sunday Morning Call"
Heathen Chemistry
  • Released: July 1, 2002
  • Chart Positions: #1 (UK), #1 (SWI), #23 (US), #8 (FRA), #5 (CAN), #4 (AUS), #4 (GER), #1 (IRL), #2 (ITA), #16 (NZ), #2 (SWE), #1 (SWI), #8 (DEN), #5 (FIN), #4 (AUT)
  • BPI Certification: 3x Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 3.5 million
  • Singles: "The Hindu Times", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", "Little By Little / She Is Love", "Songbird"
Don't Believe the Truth
  • Released: May 30, 2005
  • Chart Positions: #1 (UK), #12 (US), #5 (FRA), #3 (CAN), #3 (SWI), #5 (AUS), #1 (JPN), #2 (GER), #1 (IRL), #1 (ITA), #1 (ARG), #11 (NLD), #6 (AUT), #12 (NZ), #3 (SWE), #19 (CZE), #12 (DEN), #9 (FIN)
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • BPI Certification: 3x Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 3 million
  • Singles: "Lyla", "The Importance of Being Idle", "Let There Be Love"

[edit] Live albums

Album cover Album information
Familiar to Millions
  • Released: November 13, 2000
  • Chart Positions: #5 (UK), #10 (IRE), #22 (ITA), #51 (FRA), #63 (SWI), #49 (AUT), #182 (US)
  • BPI Certification: Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 1 million

[edit] Compilation albums

Album cover Album information
The Masterplan
  • Released: November 2, 1998
  • Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #51 (US), #11 (CAN), #36 (AUS), #1 (IRL), #40 (SWI), #20 (SWE), #20 (FRA), #32 (FIN)
  • BPI Certification: Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 2 million copies
  • Singles: "Acquiesce"
Stop the Clocks
  • Released: November 20, 2006
  • Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #89 (US), #1 (JPN), #1 (MEX), #2 (IRE), #34 (AUS), #38 (CAN), #4 (ARG), #14 (ITA), #29 (SWE), #88 (HOL)
  • BPI Certification: 3x Platinum
  • Worldwide sales: 2 million copies

[edit] EPs

Cover Information
Whatever
Stop the Clocks
  • Released: November 13, 2006
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers:
  • Chart positions: #4 (ITA), #12 (DEN), #17 (IRE)

[edit] Charted songs

Year Song UK Singles Chart Australian Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart UK Download Chart Album
1994 "Sad Song" - - - 31 Definitely Maybe (Vinyl)
1994 "Supersonic" 31 - 24 - Definitely Maybe
1994 "Shakermaker" 11 - - - Definitely Maybe
1994 "Live Forever" 10 - 15 147 Definitely Maybe
1994 "Cigarettes & Alcohol" 7 - 15 - Definitely Maybe
1994 "Columbia" - - - 4 Definitely Maybe
1995 "Rock 'N' Roll Star" - - - - Definitely Maybe
1994 "Whatever" 3 40 5 - Whatever EP
1995 "Some Might Say" 1 (1) - 3 - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1995 "Roll with It" 2 48 2 163 (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1995 "Morning Glory" - 25 - - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1995 "Wonderwall" 2 1 (1) 2 67 (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1996 "Don't Look Back in Anger" 1 (1) 19 1 (1) 99 (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1996 "Champagne Supernova" - 26 - 100 (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1997 "D'You Know What I Mean?" 1 (1) 15 1 (2) - Be Here Now
1997 "Stand by Me" 2 48 2 - Be Here Now
1998 "All Around the World" 1 (1) - 1 (2) - Be Here Now
1998 "Don't Go Away" - - - - Be Here Now
1998 "Acquiesce" - - - 78 The Masterplan
1998 "The Masterplan" - - - 39 The Masterplan
1998 "Half the World Away" - - - 118 The Masterplan
2000 "Go Let It Out" 1 (1) 23 1 (1) - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
2000 "Who Feels Love?" 4 - 15 - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
2000 "Sunday Morning Call" 4 - 20 - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
2002 "The Hindu Times" 1 (1) 22 2 - Heathen Chemistry
2002 "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" 2 48 9 - Heathen Chemistry
2002 "Little by Little"/"She Is Love" 2 - 9 - Heathen Chemistry
2003 "Songbird" 3 - 10 - Heathen Chemistry
2005 "Lyla" 1 (1) 23 5 3 Don't Believe the Truth
2005 "The Importance of Being Idle" 1 (1) - 15 6 Don't Believe the Truth
2005 "Let There Be Love" 2 - 14 15 Don't Believe the Truth
2005 "Stop the Clocks (EP)" - - 17 - Stop the Clocks EP

[edit] Singles

[edit] From Definitely Maybe:

Cover
"Supersonic"
  • Released:April 11, 1994
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Oasis & Mark Coyle
  • Video Director: Mark Szaszy (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
  • Chart positions: #31 (UK), #46 (FRA)
"Shakermaker"
  • Released: June 13, 1994
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
  • Video Director: Nick Egan
  • Chart positions: #11 (UK)
"Live Forever"
  • Released: August 8, 1994
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
  • Video Directors: Carlos Grasso (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
  • Chart positions: #10 (UK), #2 (US Modern Rock)
"Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  • Released:October 10, 1994
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
  • Video Director: Mark Szaszy
  • Chart positions: #7 (UK)

[edit] From (What's the Story) Morning Glory?:

Cover Information
"Some Might Say"
  • Released:24 April 1995
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #1 (UK) #3 (IRE)
"Roll with It"
  • Released: 14 August 1995
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #2 (UK) #2 (IRE)
"Morning Glory" (AUS only)
  • Released:15 September 1995
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #25 AUS, #24 US Modern Rock (Radio)
"Wonderwall"
  • Released: 30 October 1995
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #2 (UK) #2 (IRE), #8 (US), #1 (US Modern Rock), #10 (FRA)
"Don't Look Back in Anger"
  • Released:19 February 1996
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #1 (UK), #1 (IRE), #55 (US), #10 (US Modern Rock), #8 (FRA)
"Champagne Supernova" (AUS only)
  • Released:13 May 1996
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #26 AUS, #20 (US), #1 US Modern Rock Chart

[edit] From Be Here Now:

Cover Information
"D'You Know What I Mean?"
  • Released:7 July 1997
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #1 (UK), #1 (FIN), #1 (IRE), #4 (US Modern Rock), #44 (FRA)
"Stand by Me"
  • Released: 22 September 1997
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #2 (UK), #2 (IRE), #5 (US Modern Rock), #21 (FRA)
"All Around the World"
  • Released: 12 January 1998
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #1 (UK), #1 (IRE), #95 (FRA)
"Don't Go Away" (Japan only)
  • Released:13 May 1998
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #5 US Modern Rock (Radio)

[edit] From Standing on the Shoulder of Giants:

Cover Information
"Go Let It Out"
"Who Feels Love?"
  • Released: 17 April 2000
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Mark 'Spike' Stent & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #4 (UK)
"Sunday Morning Call"
  • Released: 3 July 2000
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Mark 'Spike' Stent & Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #4 (UK)

[edit] From Heathen Chemistry:

Cover Information
"The Hindu Times"
  • Released:15 April 2002
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Oasis
  • Chart positions: #1 (UK)
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
  • Released: 17 June 2002
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Oasis
  • Chart positions: #2 (UK)
"Little by Little"/"She Is Love"
  • Released: 23 September 2002
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Oasis
  • Chart positions: #2 (UK)
"Songbird"

[edit] From Don't Believe the Truth:

Cover Information
"Lyla"
  • Released: 16 May 2005
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producers: Noel Gallagher & Dave Sardy
  • Chart positions: #1 (UK) # 19 (US Modern Rock) #5 (IRE)
"The Importance of Being Idle"
  • Released: 22 August 2005
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producer: Noel Gallagher
  • Chart positions: #1 (UK)
"Let There Be Love"
  • Released: 28 November 2005
  • Writer: Noel Gallagher
  • Producer: Dave Sardy
  • Chart positions: #2 (UK)

[edit] UK singles summary

Charting Date Weeks Peak Position Song Certification
23/4/1994 14 Wks Peak : 31 "Supersonic" Silver
2/7/1994 15 Wks Peak : 11 "Shakermaker" -
20/8/1994 18 Wks Peak : 10 "Live Forever" Silver
22/10/1994 35 Wks Peak : 7 "Cigarettes & Alcohol" Silver
31/12/1994 50 Wks Peak : 3 "Whatever" Gold
6/5/1995 27 Wks Peak : 1 "Some Might Say" Gold
26/8/1995 18 Wks Peak : 2 "Roll with It" Gold
11/11/1995 34 Wks Peak : 2 "Wonderwall" Platinum
2/3/1996 24 Wks Peak : 1 "Don't Look Back in Anger" Platinum
19/7/1997 18 Wks Peak : 1 "D'You Know What I Mean?" Platinum
4/10/1997 18 Wks Peak : 2 "Stand by Me" Gold
24/1/1998 9 Wks Peak : 1 "All Around the World" Silver
19/2/2000 12 Wks Peak : 1 "Go Let It Out" Silver
29/4/2000 8 Wks Peak : 4 "Who Feels Love?" -
15/7/2000 6 Wks Peak : 4 "Sunday Morning Call" -
27/4/2002 11 Wks Peak : 1 "The Hindu Times" Silver
29/6/2002 10 Wks Peak : 2 "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Silver
5/10/2002 8 Wks Peak : 2 "Little by Little"/"She Is Love" -
15/2/2003 10 Wks Peak : 3 "Songbird" -
28/5/2005 13 Wks Peak : 1 "Lyla" -
3/9/2005 16 Wks Peak : 1 "The Importance of Being Idle" -
10/12/2005 10 Wks Peak : 2 "Let There Be Love" -

[edit] UK Album Chart history

Charting Date Weeks Peak Position Album Certification
10/9/1994 187 Wks Peak : 1(1) Definitely Maybe 7x Platinum
14/10/1995 145 Wks Peak : 1(10) (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 14x Platinum
30/8/1997 36 Wks Peak : 1(5) Be Here Now 6x Platinum
14/11/1998 28 Wks Peak : 2 The Masterplan Platinum
11/3/2000 29 Wks Peak : 1(1) Standing on the Shoulder of Giants 2x Platinum
25/11/2000 10 Wks Peak : 5 Familiar to Millions Platinum
13/7/2002 44 Wks Peak : 1(1) Heathen Chemistry 3x Platinum
11/6/2005 44 Wks Peak : 1(1) Don't Believe the Truth 3x Platinum
2/12/2006 19 Wks Peak : 2 Stop the Clocks 3x Platinum

[edit] Live releases and videos

[edit] Boxed sets

  • Definitely Maybe Singles Boxed Set (1996)
  • (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Singles Boxed Set (1996)
  • Stop the Clocks Singles Boxed Set (2006) (Japan only)

[edit] Oasis songs

To date, Oasis have released 122 individual songs. Of these, 8 are covers. Of the 114 original songs, 9 were written by Liam Gallagher, 4 by Andy Bell, 4 by Gem Archer and 97 by Noel Gallagher. From the point at which Noel Gallagher joined the band in 1991, through the Oasis' most successful years in the mid-1990s, right up to the release of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants in 2000, all of Oasis' songs were written by Noel Gallagher.

Song Year of release Writer Available on
"A Bell Will Ring" 2005 Gem Archer Don't Believe the Truth
"A Quick Peep" 2002 Andy Bell Heathen Chemistry
"Acquiesce" 1995 Noel Gallagher "Some Might Say" (single)/The Masterplan
"Alive" (8-track Demo) 1994 Noel Gallagher "Shakermaker" (single)
"All Around the World" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"All Around the World (Reprise)" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"Angel Child" (Demo) 1997 Noel Gallagher "D'You Know What I Mean?" (single)
"(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell" 2000 Noel Gallagher "Go Let It Out" (single)
"Be Here Now" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"Better Man" 2002 Liam Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Bonehead's Bank Holiday" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (vinyl only)
"Born on a Different Cloud" 2002 Liam Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Bring It on Down" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"The Cage" 2002 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry *hidden track
"Can Y'see It Now? (I Can See It Now!!)" 2005 Noel Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth (Japanese CD only)
"Carry Us All" 2000 Noel Gallagher "Sunday Morning Call" (single)
"Cast No Shadow" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Champagne Supernova" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Cigarettes & Alcohol" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"Cloudburst" 1994 Noel Gallagher "Live Forever" (single)
"Columbia" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"Digsy's Dinner" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"Don't Go Away" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"Don't Look Back in Anger" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"D'yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?" 1994 Noel Gallagher "Shakermaker" (single)
"D'You Know What I Mean?" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"Eyeball Tickler" 2005 Gem Archer "Lyla" (single)
"Fade Away" 1994 Noel Gallagher "Cigarettes & Alcohol" (single)/The Masterplan
"Fade In-Out" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"The Fame" 1998 Noel Gallagher "All Around the World" (single)
"Flashbax" 1998 Noel Gallagher "All Around the World" (single)
"Force of Nature" 2002 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Fuckin' in the Bushes" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"Full On" 2000 Noel Gallagher "Sunday Morning Call" (single)
"Gas Panic!" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"The Girl in the Dirty Shirt" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"Go Let It Out" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"Going Nowhere" 1997 Noel Gallagher "Stand by Me" (single)/The Masterplan
"Guess God Thinks I'm Abel" 2005 Liam Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth
"Half the World Away" 1994 Noel Gallagher "Whatever" (single)/The Masterplan
"Headshrinker" 1995 Noel Gallagher "Some Might Say" (single)/The Masterplan
"Hello" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Hey Now!" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"The Hindu Times" 2002 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Hung in a Bad Place" 2002 Gem Archer Heathen Chemistry
"I Can See a Liar" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"(I Got) the Fever" 1997 Noel Gallagher "Stand by Me" (single)
"I Hope, I Think, I Know" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"I Will Believe" [Live] 1994 Noel Gallagher "Supersonic" (single)
"Idler's Dream" 2002 Noel Gallagher "The Hindu Times" (single)
"The Importance of Being Idle" 2005 Noel Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth
"It's Better People" 1995 Noel Gallagher "Roll with It" (single)
"It's Gettin' Better (Man!!)" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"(It's Good) to Be Free" 1994 Noel Gallagher "Whatever" (single)/The Masterplan
"Just Getting Older" 2002 Noel Gallagher "The Hindu Times" (single)
"Keep the Dream Alive" 2005 Andy Bell Don't Believe the Truth
"Let There Be Love" 2005 Noel Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth
"Let's All Make Believe" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (Japanese CD only)/"Go Let It Out" (single)
"Listen Up" 1994 Noel Gallagher "Cigarettes & Alcohol" (single)/The Masterplan
"Little by Little" 2002 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Little James" 2000 Liam Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"Live Forever" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"Love Like a Bomb" 2005 Liam Gallagher & Gem Archer Don't Believe the Truth
"Lyla" 2005 Noel Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth
"Magic Pie" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"Married with Children" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"The Masterplan" 1995 Noel Gallagher "Wonderwall" (single)/The Masterplan
"The Meaning of Soul" 2005 Liam Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth
"Morning Glory" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Mucky Fingers" 2005 Noel Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth
"My Big Mouth" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"My Sister Lover" 1997 Noel Gallagher "Stand by Me" (single)
"One Way Road" 2000 Noel Gallagher "Who Feels Love?" (single)
"Part of the Queue" 2005 Noel Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth
"Pass Me Down the Wine" 2005 Liam Gallagher "The Importance of Being Idle" (single)
"(Probably) All in the Mind" 2002 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"The Quiet Ones" 2005 Gem Archer "The Importance of Being Idle" (single)
"Rockin' Chair" 1995 Noel Gallagher/C. Griffiths "Roll with It" (single)/The Masterplan
"Rock 'n' Roll Star" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"Roll It Over" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"Roll with It (song)" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Round Are Way" 1995 Noel Gallagher "Wonderwall" (single)
"Sad Song" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe (vinyl + Japanese CD only)/"Don't Go Away" (Japanese single)
"Shakermaker" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"She Is Love" 2002 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"She's Electric" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Shout It Out Loud" 2002 Noel Gallagher "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (single)
"Sittin' Here in Silence (On My Own)" 2005 Noel Gallagher Don't Believe the Truth (Japanese CD only)/"Let There Be Love" (single)
"Slide Away" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"Some Might Say" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Songbird" 2002 Liam Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Stand By Me" 1997 Noel Gallagher Be Here Now
"Stay Young" 1997 Noel Gallagher "D'You Know What I Mean?" (single)/The Masterplan
"Step Out" 1996 Noel Gallagher/Stevie Wonder/Henry Cosby/Sylvia Moy "Don't Look Back in Anger" (single)
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" 2002 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry
"Sunday Morning Call" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"Supersonic" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"The Swamp Song" 1995 Noel Gallagher "Wonderwall" (single)/The Masterplan
"Take Me Away" 1994 Noel Gallagher "Supersonic" (single)
"Talk Tonight" 1995 Noel Gallagher "Some Might Say" (single)/The Masterplan
"Thank You for the Good Times" 2002 Andy Bell "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (single)
"Turn Up the Sun" 2005 Andy Bell Don't Believe the Truth
"Underneath the Sky" 1996 Noel Gallagher "Don't Look Back in Anger" (single)/The Masterplan
"Up in the Sky" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe
"Whatever" 1994 Noel Gallagher Definitely Maybe (USA and France CD only)/"Whatever" (single)
"Where Did It All Go Wrong?" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"Who Feels Love?" 2000 Noel Gallagher Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
"Who Put the Weight of the World on My Shoulders?" 2005 Noel Gallagher Goal! soundtrack
"Wonderwall" 1995 Noel Gallagher (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
"Won't Let You Down" 2005 Liam Gallagher "Lyla" (single)
"(You've Got) the Heart of a Star" 2003 Noel Gallagher Heathen Chemistry (Japanese CD only)/"Songbird" (single)

[edit] Oasis covers

Song Year of release Originally by Available on
"Cum on Feel the Noize" 1996 Slade "Don't Look Back in Anger" (single)
"Helter Skelter" 2000 The Beatles "Who Feels Love?" (single)
"Heroes" 1997 David Bowie "D'you Know What I Mean?" (single)
"Hey Hey, My My" 2000 Neil Young Familiar to Millions
"Tomorrow Never Knows" 2000 The Beatles Familiar to Millions (instrumental intro to "Cigarettes & Alcohol")
"Whole Lotta Love" 2000 Led Zeppelin Familiar to Millions (segue from "Cigarettes & Alcohol")
"I Am the Walrus" 1994 The Beatles "Cigarettes & Alcohol" (single)/The Masterplan
"My Generation" 2002 The Who "Little by Little"/"She Is Love" (single)
"Street Fighting Man" 1998 Rolling Stones "All Around the World" (single)
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" 1995 The Beatles "Some Might Say" (Japanese single)
"Merry Xmas Everybody" 2002 Slade NME Presents: 1 Love

[edit] Album sales

  • According to their official website, Oasis had sold over 40 million albums worldwide by mid 2006 [1].

[edit] Worldwide sales

Title Sales (worldwide)
Definitely Maybe 7,500,000
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? 15,000,000
Be Here Now 8,000,000
The Masterplan 2,000,000
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants 3,000,000
Familiar to Millions 1,000,000
Heathen Chemistry 3,500,000
Don't Believe the Truth 3,000,000
Stop the Clocks 1,849,000
Total 44,000,000

There are the real numbers, believe me.

[edit] United Kingdom sales

Title Sales
Definitely Maybe 1,700,000
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? 4,300,000
Be Here Now 1,800,000
The Masterplan 700,000
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants 800,000
Familiar to Millions 500,000
Heathen Chemistry 1,000,000
Don't Believe the Truth 1,000,000
Stop the Clocks 1,010,000
Total 12,800,000

[edit] Definitely Maybe

AMERICA EUROPE
Country Peak Sales Certifications Date Country Peak Sales Certifications Date
Flag of United States United States 58 1,000,000 Platinum 2006 Flag of European Union Europe - ? ? ?
Flag of Canada Canada ? 100,000 Platinum 2006 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1 2,100,000 7x Platinum 2006
Flag of Brazil Brazil - - - - Flag of Germany Germany - - - -
ASIA Flag of France France 20 218 500 2x Gold 2006
Country Peak Sales Certifications Date Flag of Netherlands Netherlands - - - -
Flag of Japan Japan 36 31,190 2006 Flag of Italy Italy - - - -
Flag of Australia Australia 23 35,000 Gold 2006 Flag of Greece Greece - - - -
Flag of South Korea South Korea - - - - Flag of Spain Spain - - - -
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand - - - - Flag of Sweden Sweden 4 30,000 Gold 2006
Flag of Singapore Singapore - - - - Flag of Denmark Denmark - - - -
Flag of Philippines Philippines - - - - Flag of Switzerland Switzerland - 25,000 Gold 2006
AFRICA Flag of Norway Norway - - - -
Country Peak Sales Certifications Date Flag of Hungary Hungary - - - -
Flag of South Africa South Africa - - - -

[edit] (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

AMERICA EUROPE
Country Peak Sales Certifications Date Country Peak Sales Certifications Date
Flag of United States United States 4 4,000,000 4x Platinum 2006 Flag of European Union Europe - ? ? ?
Flag of Canada Canada ? 800,000 8x Platinum 2006 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 1 4,300,000 14x Platinum 2006
Flag of Brazil Brazil - - - - Flag of Germany Germany - 300,000 Platinum 2006
ASIA Flag of France France 8 600,000 Platinum 2006
Country Peak Sales Certifications Date Flag of Netherlands Netherlands - 35,000[2] Gold 1996
Flag of Japan Japan 8 107,360 Gold 2006 Flag of Italy Italy - 320,000 3x Platinum 2006
Flag of Australia Australia 1 420,000 6x Platinum 2006 Flag of Greece Greece - - - -
Flag of South Korea South Korea - - - - Flag of Spain Spain 1 300,000 3x Platinum 2006
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand - - - - Flag of Sweden Sweden 1 80,000 Platinum 2006
Flag of Singapore Singapore - - - - Flag of Denmark Denmark - - - -
Flag of Philippines Philippines - - - - Flag of Switzerland Switzerland - 25,000 Gold 2006
AFRICA Flag of Norway Norway - - - -
Country Peak Sales Certifications Date Flag of Hungary Hungary - - - -
Flag of South Africa South Africa - - - - Flag of Finland Finland 8 27,540 Gold 1996

[edit] Be Here Now

  • United Kingdom: #1 (6x Platinum) (Sales: 2,400,000)
  • United States: #2 (Platinum) (Sales: 1,000,000)
  • Sweden: #1 (Platinum) (Sales: 80,000)
  • Finland: #1 (Gold) (Sales: 26,099)
  • Canada: #1 (2x Platinum) (Sales: 200,000)
  • Poland: #? (Gold) (Sales: 35,000)
  • Netherlands: #? (Gold) (Sales: 35,000)[3]
  • Switzerland: #? (Gold) (Sales: 25,000)
  • Japan: #3 (3x Gold) (Sales: 350,540)
  • France: #1 (2x Gold) (Sales: 280,000)
  • Spain: #3 (Platinum) (Sales: 100,000)
  • Japan: #? (Gold) (Sales: 100,000)

[edit] The Masterplan

  • United Kingdom: #2 (Platinum) (Sales: 500,000)
  • Canada: #11 (Gold) (Sales: 50,000)
  • France: #20 (Sales: 35,000)

[edit] Standing on the Shoulder of Giants

  • United Kingdom: #1 (2x Platinum) (Sales: 600,000)
  • United States: #24 (Sales: ?)
  • Switzerland: #? (Gold) (Sales: 25,000)
  • Japan: #4 (2x Gold) (Sales: 278,360)
  • France: #6 (Silver) (Sales: 50,000)
  • Spain: #8 (Gold) (Sales: 50,000)
  • Sweden: #3

[edit] Heathen Chemistry

  • United Kingdom: #1 (3x Platinum) (Sales: 1,100,000)
  • United States: #28 (Sales: 145,000)
  • Canada: #5 (Gold) (Sales: 50,000)
  • Switzerland: #1 (Gold) (Sales: 25,000)
  • Japan: #3 (2x Gold) (Sales: 210,950)
  • France: #8 (Silver) (Sales: 45,000)
  • Australia: #4 (Gold) (Sales: 35,000)

[edit] Don't Believe the Truth

  • United States: #12 (Gold) (Sales: 400,000)
  • United Kingdom: #1 (3x Platinum) (Sales: 1,000,000)
  • Ireland: #1 (2x Platinum) (Sales: 20,000)
  • Canada: #3 (Gold) (Sales: 50,000)
  • Japan: #1 (2x Gold) (Sales: 240,000)
  • France: #5 (Silver) (Sales: 45,100)
  • Brazil: #? (Sales: 25,800)
  • Argentina: #1 (Gold) (Sales: 20,001)

[edit] Stop the Clocks

  • Japan: #1 (Platinum) (Sales: 251,000) (during chart run to date)
  • United Kingdom: #2 (3xPlatinum) (Sales: 1,010,000)
  • Australia: #34 (Gold) (Sales: 35,000)
  • United States: #89 (Sales: 30,000)
  • France: #9 (Sales: 45,000)
  • New Zealand: #18 (Gold) (Sales: 7,500)
  • Ireland: #2 (4x Platinum) (Sales: 40,000)

[edit] Plaudits

Oasis are regularly voted towards the top of many "Greatest of all time" polls, some of which include:

  • Observer Music Monthly 100 Greatest British Albums poll, June 2004 — #19 Definitely Maybe, #70 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • Channel 4 100 Greatest Albums of All Time, April 2005 — #6 Definitely Maybe, #15 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • NME's 100 Best Albums of All Time, 2003 — #13 Definitely Maybe, #37 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time, 2003 — #8 Definitely Maybe, #22 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • Q Magazine's 50 Greatest Bands List, 2004 — #13 Oasis
  • Virgin Radio's 100 Greatest British Artists, 2003 — #3 Oasis
  • Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Gigs, 2004 — #3 Oasis - Knebworth 1996
  • SPIN magazine's Top 100 Albums from 1985-2005 — #28 Definitely Maybe
  • Q Magazine's 50 Best British Albums Ever, July 2003 — #1 Definitely Maybe
  • Q Magazine Reader's 100 Greatest Albums, January 2006 — #5 Definitely Maybe, #8 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • NME's/Book of British Singles and Albums, June 2006 — #1 Definitely Maybe, #5 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • (What's The Story) Morning Glory? named 376th greatest album of all time on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list
  • Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Songs Ever poll, October 2006 — #1 Live Forever, #2 Wonderwall, #20 Don't Look Back in Anger, #35 Champagne Supernova
Oasis
Liam Gallagher | Noel Gallagher | Gem Archer | Andy Bell | Zak Starkey
Tony McCarroll | Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs | Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan | Alan White
Discography
Studio albums: Definitely Maybe | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Be Here Now
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | Heathen Chemistry | Don't Believe the Truth
Compilations: The Masterplan | Stop the Clocks
DVDs: Live by the Sea | …There and Then | Familiar to Millions | Definitely Maybe – The DVD
Films: Lord Don't Slow Me Down
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