(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by the rock band Oasis. It was released in October 1995. The album was Oasis' highest selling album, charting at number one in the UK (staying there for 10 weeks) and number four in the U.S. The album sold 346,000 copies in its first week in the United Kingdom[1] and has sold around 23 million copies worldwide,[2] but several sources say that it has sold over 30 million.[3][4] It is the third biggest-selling album in UK chart history (with 4.4 million copies sold).[5] The album was the second biggest selling album for both 1995 and 1996 in the UK. It went on to become the biggest selling album of the decade. The album has gone 4× platinum (3.9 million copies) in the United States.[6][7]
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| Released | 2 October 1995 | |||
| Recorded | March 1995, May–June 1995 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales | |||
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| Length | 50:06 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
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| Singles from (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | ||||
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Album singles "Some Might Say", "Roll with It", "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger" were big hits in the UK, with "Some Might Say" and "Don't Look Back in Anger" both reaching the number one spot in the UK singles chart. "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" both reached #1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. They would go on to be certified gold in the United States.[8] whilst "Wonderwall" also was at the top of the Australian ARIA charts.[9] The album won Best British Album at the 1996 BRIT Awards, and won the BRIT Award for the best British Album of the last 30 Years at the 2010 BRIT Awards.[10]
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1995 | U.S. Billboard 200[11] | 4 |
| 1996 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1996 | New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1996 | Spanish Albums Chart | 1 |
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? Media
The cover features the London branch of Nottingham based record store chain Selectadisc.
References
- ↑ Harris, p. 254
- ↑ "Oasis News". Oasisinet.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ Nick Pisa (14 February 2010). "Brit Pope: Vatican puts Oasis in its top ten albums of all time | Mail Online". The Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1250950/Brit-Pope-Vatican-puts-Oasis-albums-time.html. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ Simon Hattenstone (6 December 2008). "Interview: Noel Gallagher talks Oasis past and present | Music". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ Queen head all-time sales chart. 16 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6151050.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ↑ Trust, Gary. "Ask Billboard: "English Beat". billboard.com. 23 January 2009. Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 March 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - OASIS". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Oasis - Wonderwall". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ Lady Gaga wins Brit Awards triple. BBC News. 16 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8517579.stm. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ Oasis > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums