Oasis Storm Back to U.K. No. 1 Following Reunion Tour Boost
The band are in the midst of five nights in their hometown Manchester.
Following their momentous reunion tour kick-off, Oasis has stormed back to No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with compilation Time Flies… 1994-2009 .
The album, first released in 2010, hit the No. 1 upon release and has been a mainstay on the charts ever since. The collection compiles all 27 singles released during the band’s initial run between 1994 and 2009, including “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” “Live Forever” and more.
On July 4, Liam and Noel Gallagher buried the hatchet with their first live performance together for 16 years. The show at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium was the first of their Live ‘25 reunion tour, which will see 41 dates over the coming months. The group played the first of five homecoming shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park on Friday (July 11), and continue through the U.K. and Ireland before heading to North America and beyond in August.
The band’s first two studio albums have also seen success with debut LP Definitely Maybe (1994) and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (1995) finishing at No. 4 and No. 2, respectively. Following the tour announcement in August 2024, the former went to No. 1 to give the band their first chart-topper in 14 years.
On Wednesday (July 9), the group announced the release of a huge box set reissue of all seven studio albums (and B-side collection The Masterplan, 1998) on CD and vinyl. Billboard also reports that streams of their back catalog has leapt 93% since their comeback show on July 4.
Following her performances at London’s BST Hyde Park festival, Sabrina Carpenter keeps her place in the top five with 2024’s Short n’ Sweet ending at No. 2. It’s now the 45th week that the LP has spent inside the top five. At her show on Saturday, she brought out Duran Duran for a performance of “Hungry Like the Wolf.” Ed Sheeran’s +–=÷× (Tour Collection) closes out the top five.
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