Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' is best British album
Oasis have beaten their heroes the Beatles to the title of Best British Album Ever.
Their 10-year-old creation, Definitely Maybe, has topped a staff poll of 50 best albums by Q magazine.
Second on the list is the fab four’s Revolver, released in 1966, almost 30 years before the Oasis début.
The poll comes after the Mancunian band, who have always looked to the Beatles for inspiration, signed Zak Starkey, the son of former Beatle Ringo Starr as their latest drummer.
The Gallagher brothers experienced supersonic success after they were discovered, with Definitely Maybe becoming the fastest-selling album of all time.
The band also beat heavyweights such as the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and Pink Floyd in the survey of the music magazine’s staff.
The Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet comes seventh, The Smiths’ The Queen is Dead eighth, Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin III came ninth, and Massive Attack’s Blue Lines 10th.
The Sex Pistols’ Never Mind The B******s Here’s the Sex Pistols comes third on the list, followed by Radiohead’s OK Computer.
The poll is featured in the July issue of Q which is out on June 1.
Q magazine's Best British Albums Ever
1. Oasis – Definitely Maybe
2. The Beatles – Revolver
3. Sex Pistols – Never Mind The B******s – Here’s the Sex Pistols
4. Radiohead – OK Computer
5. The Clash – London Calling
6. David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
7. The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet
8. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
9. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III
10. Massive Attack – Blue Lines
11. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
12. Blur – Parklife
13. Primal Scream – Screamadelica
14. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
15. The Specials – The Specials
16. Queen – A Night At The Opera
17. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
18. The Who – My Generation
19. Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
20. The Jam – All Mod Cons
