  Oasis found their way to the top
of the charts in their native England and
soon invaded U.S. airways in 1994. Oasis
hails from Manchester and consists of Liam
Gallagher (vocals, guitar), Noel Gallagher
(guitar, vocals, piano), Paul Arthurs (rhythm
guitar, piano), Paul McGuigan (bass), and
Alan White (drums, percussion) who replaced
former member, Tony McCarroll. Oasis has
often been called the new Beatles, following in the
footsteps of similar comments made in the 80s
toward The Knack.
 Oasis has found success in the
U.S. with pop, rock and alternative
audiences, but so far their popularity and
musical influence has not equaled their
success in England.
Their debut LP, Definitely
Maybe was the
fastest-selling debut LP in England's history
when released.
 # 124
Singles Artist of the Year
Definitely
Maybe was promoted in the
U.S. and Oasis had their first Top 40 hit
with "Live
Forever."
Oasis topped the UK Singles
chart for a week with "Some Might
Say."
 Oasis' second LP, (What's
The Story) Morning Glory was released
and achieved greater success in Britain and
the U.S. and spawned the hits "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova."
(What's
The Story) Morning Glory topped the UK Albums
charts for 10 weeks.
Oasis hit the Top 40 with "Wonderwall."
Oasis topped the Billboard
Modern Rock Tracks chart for 10 weeks with
"Wonderwall."
 # 15
Singles Artist of the Year
 Oasis hit the Top 10 with "Wonderwall."
Oasis hit the Top 40 with "Champagne Supernova."
Oasis topped the UK Singles
chart for a week with "Don't Look Back In
Anger."
Oasis topped the Billboard
Modern Rock Tracks for 5 weeks with "Champagne Supernova."
Oasis hit the Top 40 with
"Don't Look Back In
Anger."
Oasis has had their share of
controversy on both sides of the ocean. The
private and public disputes between the
Gallagher brothers originally put fear of
break-up in the mind of fans, but soon became
humorous antidotes on video channels. British
press have extensively covered the Gallagher
brothers' laid-back views on drug use, and
Liam Gallagher was arrested and subsequently
released with a warning on suspicion of
cocaine possession.
Controversy also erupted between
the egos of Oasis members and another British
band, Blur. Noel Gallagher
found himself apologizing profusely for
comments he made stating that he wished the
band members of Blur would die of AIDS. As
England awaited the next LP by Oasis, U.S.
audiences seemed weary of the
"bad-band" image Oasis has
attempted to display. When the band appeared
on the MTV Music Awards Liam Gallagher's
actions of pouring beer on the stage and
appearing bored was viewed as more laughable
than rebellious to many viewers.
 # 68
Singles Artist of the Year
Noel Gallagher could be heard on
the vocals on the Chemical Brothers
track "Setting Sun."
Oasis were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group and Noel Gallagher was
nominated for Best Rock Song ("Wonderwall").
"D'You Know What I Mean" topped the UK
Singles chart for 2 weeks.
 The much anticipated new Oasis
LP, Be
Here Now finally arrived in U.S. record
stores after selling through the roof in
England. Be
Here Now had already sold over a million
copies in England in its first week of
release (almost 700,00 in the first day of
release), numbers far surpassing the original
fastest selling LP, Michael
Jackson's Bad.
Oasis hit the Top 40 with "D'You Know What I Mean."
Noel Gallagher decided to stir
up some verbal controversy (maybe in attempt
to boost sagging U.S. record sales). In
regards to Elton
John's "Candle In The Wind
1997," Gallagher stated: "To be
honest, I think it's a nice tribute... but to
release it on his own label with one of his
own songs on the b-side seems like, shall we
say, lack of foresight on his behalf... it's
like Eric
Clapton writing songs for his dead son.
Then again, people aren't stupid... death
sells doesn't it?" For the record,
"Candle In The Wind 1997" is the
official b-side of the single, and all
proceeds go to charity. "I'm not a fan
of the royal family," Noel said.
"I'm not a fan of Lady Diana. I know
what it's like to be in that position so I
could relate to it in a certain way. You know
it's sad that she's gone but what are you
supposed to do about it?" Gallagher also
said, "The woman's dead. Shut up. Get
over it" and referred to the public's
emotion over her death as "...an
outpouring of guilt, not sympathy."
Gallagher also reportedly referred to George
Harrison as a "nipple," which
is British slang for "idiot" after
Harrison told an interviewer that nobody
would remember Oasis in 30 years. When asked
about Paul
McCartney, Gallagher responded "...
I don't know, I think he's just going senile,
isn't he?"
Be
Here Now topped the UK Albums chart for
4 weeks.
At the 4th annual MTV Europe
Music Awards held in the Netherlands Oasis
won for Best Rock Act.
Oasis hit the Top 40 with "Don't Go Away."
Liam Gallagher was unable to
perform with the band in Dublin due to a
throat infection. The show went on with Noel
Gallagher taking over the lead. Concert goers
were offered a refund, but only 30 fans out
of the 9000 chose to take the refund at the
first no-show. A few days later Oasis left
the stage half way into their performance in
Glasgow, Scotland. A plastic bottle was
reportedly heaved from the crowd and hit the
bassist. The band didn't return and the crowd
was asked to leave, but instead a large
number of the booing fans stayed and
protested.
Readers of Rolling
Stone named Be
Here Now Best Album of the Year.
 # 203
Singles Artist of the Year
Oasis caused some controversy
when they reportedly were very disruptive
during an airplane flight from Hong Kong to
Australia. The band were said to swear at the
staff and passengers, threw various objects,
and smoked during the 7+ hour flight. A
passenger stated that Liam Gallagher was the
"loudest, foulest, and most
obnoxious" of the group. The incident
resulted in the band being banned from
airline.
More controversy occurred when
Liam Gallagher found trouble in Australia in
the form of assault charges for allegedly
"head-butting" a fan the night
before. The fan reportedly was taking
pictures outside the band's hotel room when
the alleged assault occurred and suffered a
broken nose. Gallagher was then released on
$6,900 bail. The same night Liam was released
on bail, the band appeared at a concert in
Brisbane and reportedly were arguing and
refusing to give an encore. The following
day, Noel Gallagher said, "Last night's
concert was appalling and I apologize. I
can't offer any excuses."
The misbehavior of Liam on an
airplane resulted in him being officially
banned from Cathay Pacific Airways. The
company stated that they will be refusing
"any further carriage of
Gallagher."
 Liam Gallagher was arrested
after he allegedly damaged a photographer's
camera at a London pub - Gallagher was
released on bail pending a court appearance
(the charges were later dropped by the
police).
The band released The
Masterplan - a collection of b-sides and
covers including "I Am The Walrus."
Oasis could be found on the Faculty soundtrack with
"Stay Young."
Arthurs was arrested for drunk
and disorderly conduct in London while former
drummer, Tony McCarroll won a settlement
against the band for "unlawful
dismissal" from the band.
Oasis was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video,
Short-Form ("All Around The
World").
Oasis could be heard on the
benefit LP No
Boundaries: A Benefit For The Kosovar
Refugees with "Take Me
Away."
Paul "Bonehead"
Arthurs announced that he was leaving Oasis:
"After a lot of consideration I have
decided to call it a day with Oasis. I've had
a fantastic 8 years in 1 of the best bands
ever to come out of Britain, and now I feel I
have come to a stage where I'd like to
concentrate on other things in my life,
outside of the demands of being in a
successful rock and roll band." At the
end of the month, the band lost another
member when bassist, Paul McGuigan announced
his departure from the group - the Gallagher
brothers stated the band would go even though
they are down to a trio.
Oasis were back to a 5some with
the addition of guitarist Andy Bell to the
group (another guitarist, Gem, was added a
few weeks ago).
 Oasis released Standing
On The Shoulder Of Giants.
Oasis topped the U.K. charts
with "Go Let It Out."
Standing
On The Shoulder Of Giants topped the UK charts
for 1 week.
Oasis embarked on a North
American tour.
It was announced that Noel
Gallagher would not be joining his Oasis
bandmates for the next 24 European concert
appearances due to reported clashes with his
brother, Liam. He reportedly told the other
band members that he was tired of touring and
fed up with big brother's heaving drinking. A
replacement guitarist will join Oasis for
their tour.
Noel Gallagher talked with the
BBC about why he chose not to finish touring
with the band: "I have had a major
disagreement with monkey, the singer. It's
been made virtually impossible for me to tour
at the moment because he's been a bit of an
idiot." The band announced that they
would play a free, open-air concert at the
end of June in Paris to make up for earlier
cancelled dates.
Oasis cancelled their
performance at Denmark's Roskilde Festival
out of respect for the 9 who died earlier in
the festival. Later in the month,
Oasis walked off the stage after
performing a few songs in Switzerland when
audience members started throwing objects on
stage - festival organizers were claiming
Liam Gallagher's attitude influenced the
audience.
Oasis walked off stage in London
after rocks and bottles were thrown on stage.
 Oasis released a live LP, Familiar
To Millions which includes a
performance from July in London.
Rolling Stone
& MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Wonderwall" at # 84.
Noel Gallagher talked about
their declining record sales in the U.S.:
"Americans have got very bad taste,
hence the Backstreet
Boys... they should be shot."
Liam became a dad when
girlfriend Nicole Appleton of All Saints gave birth to a baby
boy.
Definitely
Maybe was certified platinum.
Oasis topped the Canadian
Singles chart with "The Hindu Times.
Oasis topped the UK Singles
chart for a week with "The Hindu Times.
The British Army stopped using 2
Oasis songs in their recruitment video after
the group refused to give them permission to
use the songs.
 Oasis released their next LP, Heathen
Chemistry, in the US.
Heathen
Chemistry topped the UK LP charts.
In Indiana, 3 members of Oasis
(Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell, and Jay
Darlington) were hurt in a car accident. The
men were riding in a taxi cab and suffered
cuts and bruises.
Oasis cancelled a concert in the
Philippines capital of Manila due to concerns
over recent terrorist attacks in the region.
Members of Oasis were involved
in a brawl in Germany which resulted in Liam
reportedly being detained and facing charges
for bodily assault and resisting arrest. It
was also reported that Liam lost several
teeth during the ruckus.
VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Wonderwall" at # 95.
 Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 376:
(What's
The Story) Morning Glory.
Oasis' official website stated:
"(Drummer) Alan White has been asked to
leave Oasis by the other band members. There
are no plans to replace Alan. The band's
scheduled recording sessions remain
unaffected."
# 322 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Oasis topped the UK Singles
chart with "Lyla."
Oasis released their next LP Don't
Believe The Truth.
Oasis topped the UK LP charts
with Don't
Believe The Truth.
Oasis topped the UK Singles
chart with "The Importance Of Being
Idle."
 The single "Wonderwall" was certified
platinum.
Oasis released the collection Stop
The Clocks.
 Oasis were honored at the Brit
Award with Outstanding Contribution To Music
recognition.
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 90's included "Wonderwall" at # 35.
Oasis had to postpone a few
concert shows after Noel Gallagher was
attacked from behind on stage in Ontario and
suffered a bruised hip and ribs.
 Oasis released their next LP Dig
Out Your Soul.
Oasis topped the UK LP charts
with Dig
Out Your Soul.
Noel Gallagher announced that he
had quit Oasis - stating "It's with some
sadness and great relief to tell you that I
quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say
what they like, but I simply could no go on
working with Liam a day longer."
 Liam Gallagher announced that he
and the other members of Oasis (without Noel)
were planning to write songs together and
perform as a new group.
Time
Flies... 1994-2009 and the box
set Time Flies... 1994-2009 were released.
 Time
Flies... 1994-2009 topped the UK LP
chart.
Noel's new band, Noel
Gallagher's High Flying Birds,
released their debut LP - Noel
Gallagher's High Flying Birds. The LP topped the LP
charts in the UK.
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Definitely Maybe
Released: August, 1994
Billboard
peak:
# 58
Tracks: "Rock 'N'
Roll Star" - "Shakermaker"
- "Live Forever" - "Up
In The Sky" - "Columbia" -
"Supersonic" - "Bring It
On Down" - "Cigarettes And
Alcohol" - "Digsy's
Dinner" - "Slide Away" -
"Married With Children" |
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(What's The Story)
Morning Glory
Released: October, 1995
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Hello"
- "Roll With It" - "Wonderwall" - "Don't Look Back In
Anger" - "Hey
Now!" - "(Untitled Track)"
- "Some Might Say" - "Cast
No Shadow" - "She's
Electric" - "Morning
Glory" - "(Untitled
Track)" - "Champagne Supernova" |
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Be Here Now
Released: August, 1997
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "D'You Know What I
Mean" - "My Big
Mouth" - "Magic Pie" -
"Stand By Me" - "I Hope, I
Think, I Know" - "Girl In The
Dirty Shirt" - "Fade
In-Out" - "Don't Go Away" - "Be
Here Now" - "All Around The
World" - "It's Gettin' Better
(Man!!)" - "All Round The
World" (Reprise) |
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The Masterplan
Released: November, 1998
Billboard
peak:
# 51
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks:
"Acquiesce" - "Underneath
The Sky" - "Talk Tonight"
- "Going Nowhere" - "Fade
Away" - "Swamp Song" -
"I Am The Walrus" (live) -
"Listen Up" - "Rockin'
Chair" - "Half The World
Away" - "It's Good To Be
Free" - "Stay Young" -
"Headshrinker" - "Master
Plan" |
|
Standing On The Shoulder
Of Giants
Released: February, 2000
Billboard
peak:
# 24
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "F**** In
The Bushes" - "Go Let It
Out!" - "Who Feels Love?"
- "Put Your Money Where Yer Mouth
Is" - "Little James" -
"Gas Panic!" - "Where Did
It All Go Wrong?" - "Sunday
Morning Call" - "I Can See A
Liar" - "Roll It Over" |
|
Familiar To Millions
Released: November, 2000
Billboard
peak:
# 182
Live Tracks: "F**** In
The Bushes" - "Go Let It
Out" - "Who Feels Love" -
"Supersonic" -
"Shakermaker" -
"Acquiesce" - "Step
Out" - "Gas Panic!" -
"Roll With It" - "Stand By
Me" - "Wonderwall" -
"Caigarettes And Alcohol" -
"Don't Look Back In
Anger" - "Live Forever" - "Hey
Hey, My My" - "Champagne Supernova" - "Rock
'N' Roll Star" - "Helter
Skelter" |
|
Heathen Chemistry
Released: July, 2002
Billboard
peak:
# 23
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "The Hindu
Times" - "Force Of Nature"
- "Hung In A Bad Place" -
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" -
"Songbird" - "Little By
Little" - "A Quick Peep" -
"(Probably) All In The Mind" -
"She Is Love" - "Born On A
Different Cloud" - "Better
Man" |
|
Don't Believe The Truth
Released: May, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 12
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Turn Up The
Sun" - "Mucky Fingers" -
"Lyla" - "Love Like A
Bomb" - "Importance Of Being
Idle" - "Meaning Of Soul"
- "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel" -
"Part Of The Queue" -
"Keep The Dream Alive" -
"Bell Will Ring" - "Let
There Be Love" |
|
Stop The Clocks
Released: November, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 89
Tracks: "Go Let It
Out" - "Rock 'N Roll Star"
- "Some Might Say" - "Talk
Tonight" - "Lyla" -
"The Importance Of Being Idle"
- "Wonderwall" - "Side
Away" - "Cigarettes &
Acohol" - "The Masterplan"
- "Live Forever" -
"Acquiesce" -
"Supersonic" - "Half The
World Away" - "Go Let It
Out" - "Songbird" -
"Morning Glory" - "Champagne Supernova" - "Don't Look Back In
Anger" - "Lock The Box
Interview By Colin Murray" -
"Fade Away" - "Champagne Supernova" - "Lord
Don't Slow Me Down Fim Trailer" |
 |
Dig Out Your Soul
Released: October, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Bag It
Up" - "The Turning" -
"Waiting For The Rapture" -
"The Shock Of Lightning" -
"I'm Outta Time" - "(Get
Off Your) High Horse Lady" -
"Falling Down" - "To Be
Where There's Life" - "Ain't
Got Nothin'" - "The Nature Of
Reality" - "Soldier On" |
|
Time Flies... 1994-2009
Released: June, 2010
Tracks:
"Supersonic" - "Roll With
It" - "Live Forever" -
"Wonderwall" - "Stop
Crying Your Heart Out" -
"Cigarettes & Alcohol" -
"Songbird" - "Don't Look Back In
Anger" - "The Hindu
Times" - "Stand By Me" -
"Lord Don't Slow Me Down" -
"Shakermaker" - "All
Around The World" - "Champagne Supernova" - "Some
Might Say" - "The Importance Of
Being Idle" - "D'You Know What
I Mean?" - "Lyla" -
"Let There Be Love" - "Go
Let It Out" - "Who Feels
Love?" - "Little By
Little" - "The Shock Of
Lightning" - "She Is Love"
- "Whatever" - "I'm Outta
Time" - "Falling Down" |
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