The Gallagher brothers surpass their idols on a list published for the 70th anniversary of the album chart.

Interest in Oasis's back catalogue surged as a result of their reunion tour in 2025 Oasis's second album (What's The Story) Morning Glory? has officially overtaken the biggest-selling album by their heroes The Beatles in the list of the UK's most popular albums of all-time, external. The Gallagher brothers' 1995 album, which contains hits like Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger, is third on the all-time best-sellers list, which has been published by the Official Charts Company. The Beatles' 1967 psychedelic masterpiece Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which was third on the same list a decade ago, external, has now dropped to number five. Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits collection remains the biggest seller overall with 1992's Abba Gold in second place, while Adele's 2011 album 21 has moved up to fourth place. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison reinvented themselves during their Sgt Pepper era The all-time list was released on Wednesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the weekly UK album chart. In total, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? has racked up 6.2 million UK chart units - streams and sales combined - according to the Official Charts Company.