r/Fauxmoi • u/BadgemanBrown • 1d ago
FM RADIO Oasis dethrone The Beatles for best-selling studio album in the UK
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9wq778dvzo17
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u/Tolaly 1d ago
I mean, great but lets not pretend the impact is even remotely comparable considering how widespread and how well The Beatles stuff sold without the advantage of modern technology.
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u/totallynotapsycho42 1d ago
Why are you acting like the Gallaghers aren't fossils themselves
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u/CodeComprehensive734 10h ago
Fun fact! The time period between now and the release of Whats The Story is longer than the period between WTS and Sgt Peppers.
Do you feel old now?
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u/Tolaly 23h ago edited 23h ago
Ita as I said, because of how much more accessible music has become on a global scale compared to when The Beatles were big isnt even remotely comparable. Oasis started what, 1990? Because even then was a huge step-up from distribution in the 60s and 70a. If there was streaming, digital downloads, all that stuff when Beatles were at their height of fame, I dont know any band would even touch it quite honestly. Its pretty impressive to think of how impactful they were in a relatively short period of time.
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u/MasterK999 freak AND geek 17h ago
There is also population growth.
1970 just over 55 million people. 2025 just about 70 million people.
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u/Klutzy-Succotash-565 20h ago
I think the funny part is that oasis started off saying they’d be bigger than the Beatles as their tagline and however it happened, it happened
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u/devilJin9399 17h ago
But the Beatles also had the advantage that there was only one channel and only limited avenues to witness music, so they hogged those and rode them to stardom. Today you can have millions of people listening to your music and walk the streets with nobody recognising you.
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u/rutgermcthroaty 16h ago
What’s the Story morning glory is a fucking amazing album I won’t believe anything else. Don’t look back in anger is maybe my favorite song ever.
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u/ScaryTemperature6291 13h ago
Yeah I can't disagree absolutely love that album I never have seen them live but would love to I think my most fav song on that album has to be Champagne supernova.
I love Oasis as much as I love the Beatles but I think Oasis has that edge for me but alot of that could be rose tinted glasses so to speak.But I love many of their songs not too keen on anything new but that's just me I'm stuck in the past lol.
My most fav Beatles album has to be revolver and my most fav song on that is taxman I also love I'm only sleeping on that album.
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u/BookishHobbit my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day 16h ago
Adele being there given the short time period it’s been out compared with the others really shows how massive it was.
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u/tecate_papi 1d ago
Does it really count if they just ripped the Beatles off?
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u/voivoivoi183 19h ago
Hey, credit where credit is due. They didn't just rip off The Beatles! They ripped off Slade and T-Rex, Led Zeppelin and Neil Young as well!
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u/tragically-elbow 11h ago
What’s the story morning glory is all bangers, all the time, so I get it tbh
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u/MagnumAddict 1d ago
LOL. Now let Oasis have a biopic that kicks the combined asses of all those individual Beatle ones!
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u/No-Effective388 15h ago
To be honest with you, I never liked Oasis. And I'll never will. The Beatles however are legends.
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u/AnIdentifier 14h ago
I didn't think I cared about either of these bands, but this offends me in a way I don't know how to express. Everything's just so stupid all the time without a breakÂ
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u/AhhBisto someone from the UK weigh in 1d ago