The band were listed in the Guinness World Records book in 2010 for Longest Top 10 UK Chart Run by a Group after an unprecedented run of 22 top 10 hits in the UK.
They have won 17 NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six Brit Awards, including one in 2007 for Outstanding Contribution to Music and one for the Best Album of the Last 30 Yearsfor (Whats the Story) Morning Gloryas voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners (Whats the Story) Morning Glory is also the fifth best-selling album in UK chart history, and was the UKs biggest-selling album of the 1990s.Īs of 2009, Oasis have sold over 75 million records worldwide. Oasis have had eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums. Noel formed a solo project, Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds.įollowing the breakup of Beady Eye, Liam began a solo career, Bell reunited with former band Ride, while Archer and Sharrock became members of Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds. The rest of the band, led by Liam, decided to continue, under the name Beady Eye, until their breakup in 2014. They found renewed success and popularity with Dont Believe the Truth (2005).įollowing the recording of the bands seventh album Dig Out Your Soul in May 2008, Starkey departed from the band.Ĭhris Sharrock was recruited as a touring member, and Oasis did their last tour as a collective band.ĭuring the tour the Gallagher brothers deteriorating relationship led to Noel Gallagher announcing his departure in August 2009, after a backstage altercation with Liam. In 2004, White left, leaving them as a four-piece, with the addition of the Who drummer Zak Starkey as an unofficial recording and touring fifth member. Their fifth studio album Heathen Chemistry was released in 2002. They were replaced by former Heavy Stereo guitaristfrontman Gem Archer and former Ride guitaristfrontman Andy Bell. McGuigan and Arthurs left Oasis in 1999 as the band released Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000). In 1997, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now (1997) although it was the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, and went on to sell 8 million copies, its popularity tapered off quickly. In 1996, Oasis performed two nights at Knebworth for an audience of 125,000 each night, which were at the time the largest outdoor concerts in UK history. Whats the Story) Morning Glory became one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling over 22 million copies worldwide, and the Gallagher brothers were featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. The following year the band recorded (Whats the Story) Morning Glory (1995) with drummer Alan White, in the midst of a chart rivalry with Britpop peers Blur. Oasis signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993 and released their record-setting debut album Definitely Maybe (1994).
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