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Oasis take crown from The Beatles for best-selling UK studio album of all time
Oasis’s second album, *(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?*, has reportedly overtaken The Beatles’ *Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band* to become the UK’s best-selling studio album. The milestone reflects the enduring popularity of the Britpop band’s defining record, nearly three decades after its release.
Released in 1995, the album contains major hits including ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ and ‘Champagne Supernova’. It has sold more than 4.94 million copies in the UK, narrowly surpassing *Sgt. Pepper*, which has sold about 5.1 million copies when later reissues and formats are considered differently; the article presents the claim as based on updated chart data.
In short
- Oasis reportedly surpass The Beatles in UK studio-album sales
- *Morning Glory* remains a defining Britpop record
- The ranking depends on how sales data are counted
Explained simply
Oasis were central to Britain's 1990s Britpop movement. Their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, released in 1995, contained major hits including Wonderwall, Don't Look Back in Anger and Champagne Supernova. The album achieved significant commercial success in the UK.
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, released in 1967, has long held the record as the best-selling studio album in British chart history. The album is regarded as a landmark in pop music and its sales record has represented a benchmark of commercial achievement for British artists.
How record-holders are determined can shift over time as the music industry evolves, with different formats, reissues and calculation methods affecting sales figures. Albums that have sustained their popularity over decades may see their rankings change when sales data is recalculated.