The band’s debut album Oasis returned to the top of the British charts this Friday, 30 years after its release, amid fans’ excitement over the band’s return to live shows, announced for next year.
“Definitely, Maybe” went straight to No. 1 on the charts when it was released in 1994. The work has now returned to the top, boosted by a special 30th anniversary edition.
The OfficialCharts Company announced that “Definitely, Maybe” saw a 408% increase from the previous week and topped the vinyl album charts, with more than half of its total sales coming from vinyl.
Oasis also reached third and fourth place in the charts, with the compilation album “TimeFlies… (1994-2009)” and the 1996 release “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?”.
The last time Oasis topped the UK album charts was in 2010.
The group announced two more concert dates on Wednesday for its comeback tour, due to overwhelming demand from fans desperate to see the band perform live for the first time in 15 years.
The group split in 2009 when guitarist and main songwriter Noel Gallagher said he could no longer work with his brother Liam, the lead singer, after numerous public fights.
Thousands of fans spent hours online last Saturday buying tickets for shows in the UK and Ireland, only to find prices had jumped due to a “dynamic pricing” feature.
Many people expected the band to play for the advertised £148.50 (around R$1,000), but ended up paying more than double. The UK’s competition regulator has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over ticket sales, to find out whether the company breached consumer rights.
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