Oasis' biggest ever songs in the UK as Live 25 Tour kicks off in Cardiff

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Today's the day – the much-anticipated Oasis reunion tour Live 25 kicks off in Cardiff, with 75,000 fans flocking to the Principality Stadium.
The Manchester Britpop band, formed in the early 1990s by Gallagher brothers Liam and Noel, were one of the UK's biggest rock acts of their time.
However, after almost 20 years of success, which saw Oasis sell millions of singles and albums, the brothers spectacularly split in acrimonious circumstances in 2009.
For 15 years they waged a cold war in the press but sensationally reunited in 2024, announcing a string of live dates across the UK, the rest of Europe, and all around the world.
This week, rehearsals have been eavesdropped upon, set lists have apparently been leaked, and fans are holding tightly onto their treasured tickets.
On the day they finally get back on stage, Metro has scoured years of streaming data and chart sales to find out which song is Oasis' biggest in the UK.
First up is Oasis' 1995 hit Roll With It, which was released as the second single from the band's number one album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
With Oasis fast becoming one of the biggest bands in the country during the summer of 1995, Roll With It went right up against Blur's single Country House in the Battle of Britpop.
While Country House won by landing the coveted number one spot, Roll With It arguably won the war, eventually being certified 2x Platinum.
As of 2025, it's spent nearly a full calendar year inside the UK top 100 (49 weeks in total) and has been streamed over 90million times on Spotify.
She's Electric, which was track nine on Morning Glory, had originally been written for debut LP Definitely Maybe but was ultimately cut from the final list.
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As of 2025, the song has racked up 180m streams on Spotify, and the BPI reckons it's done well enough (1.2m sales) to justify being certified 2x Platinum in the UK.
Noel later said: 'It's about a boy who's got a girlfriend, and he used to go out with her sister, that he fancies her mother, and he doesn't get on with her brother.
'Somebody gets [the girlfriend's] cousin pregnant, and everybody thinks it was him – but it wasn't. It's not a true story. Is it a true story? I'm saying f**k all.'
Originally written and released in 1994, Half the World Away eventually found its home in two very special places: on 1998 B-sides album The Masterplan and as the theme tune to The Royle Family.
The Royle Family's Craig Cash was born in Stockport, just down the road from the Gallaghers' home of Burnage, while the show's Caroline Aherne was raised in nearby Wythenshawe.
Half the World Away only grew in popularity over the years, and it was eventually released as an official single in the 2010s.
To date, it's notched over 1.2m sales in the UK and has been streamed over 160m times, while a cover version by Norwegian singer Aurora reached number 11 in 2015.
The original Oasis song might never have made a big impact on the charts, but it has still been certified 2x Platinum in the UK by the BPI, who keep their eye on everything.
In 1997, the Gallagher brothers returned with Be Here Now, their third studio album, and its lead single, D'You Know What I Mean?, which went straight to number one.
Its follow-up, Stand By Me, reached number two, but over time it's been streamed almost 10 times more than Be Here Now's big comeback single.
Stand By Me stayed in the charts for almost half a year upon release and has gradually climbed its way past 300m global streams on Spotify, shifting more than 600,000 sales as well.
At the end of 1997, it was among the top 50 selling songs released in the UK that year, and as of Oasis' 2025 comeback, it's certified Platinum by the BPI.
It's only right that Supersonic – the first single ever officially released by Oasis – winds up on this list, with the 31-year-old song still drawing in new fans.
While the song only reached number 31 upon its original unveiling in 1994, it re-entered the UK charts on several occasions between 1995 and 1998, and again in 2024.
It hasn't reached the weekly chart heights of later songs like Lyla, Little By Little, and The Importance of Being Idle, but Supersonic kept slowly ticking over and eventually sold more than 1.2m copies.
The BPI saw fit to certify it as 2x Platinum in the UK in 2024, just in time for the Gallagher brothers to bring everything full circle and announce their comeback.
As of 2025, Supersonic has managed to stay for more than a year inside the UK top 100 (61 weeks in total), making it one of Oasis' most enduring hits in this country.
The only Oasis song from the 2000s to appear in this list is Stop Crying Your Heart Out, the second single from the band's fifth album, Heathen Chemistry.
Released midway through 2002 after the number one success of The Hindu Times, Stop Crying Your Heart Out is another that's become more successful over time.
During its 22 total weeks on the charts, it reached a peak of number two, officially beaten by the JXL remix of Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation.
The song stuck around for half a year and has consistently been the most streamed song from Heathen Chemistry, picking up more than four times the numbers produced by Little By Little and Songbird.
Such is the might of Champagne Supernova; it appears in fourth place on this list despite never being officially released as a single in the UK.
According to leaked set lists for the imminent Live 25 Tour, Champagne Supernova will suitably bring every night to an emotional and melancholic close.
Noel Gallagher has said that Champagne Supernova is so popular with fans that it's the only song they've played at every gig since it was written.
To date, despite never getting an official release in the UK, the song has been certified 3x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, equivalent to 1.8m sales.
On Spotify, Champagne Supernova has racked up almost 500m streams, making it one of Oasis' most popular songs internationally.
Oasis' star was still rising when Live Forever hit the charts, peaking at number 10 while Wet Wet Wet dominated the top spot during the summer of 1994.
However, its popularity once again endured, slowly working its way to 1.8m sales in the UK – a 3x Platinum certification was given to the song by the BPI in July 2024.
And 30 years after its original release, Live Forever climbed to new heights in the charts, slotting in at number eight after collecting almost 350m streams worldwide.
Noel was working for a construction company in 1991 when an on-site accident caused damage to his foot. This resulted in him being given a less strenuous job and resulted in him writing Live Forever.
Upon release, the Noel-sung Don't Look Back In Anger went straight in at number one as a brand-new entry and became Oasis' second chart-topper after Some Might Say.
Its popularity was both instant and prolonged, with Don't Look Back In Anger currently sitting on a 6x Platinum BPI award and more than 1.1billion streams around the globe.
After originally leaving the charts in January 1997, it re-entered the UK top 100 in 2017 and 2024, with two major events in the outside world pushing its numbers up even further.
The song was famously sung by the people of Manchester during a memorial service after the Manchester Arena bomb attack in May 2017, which killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert.
And Oasis' reunion announcement this time last year sent the song back into the UK top 10 for the first time since March 1996, and meant that it had spent almost a year (51 weeks total) on the chart.
Wonderwall is undisputed, that's for sure. Not just Oasis' most famous song, but arguably one of the most famous pop songs of all time. More Trending
Remarkably, never a number one—stopped by Soldier Soldier duo Robson & Jerome—Wonderwall has more than stood the test of time with Oasis fans and music fans everywhere.
As of 2025, the song has raced to 2.4bn streams on Spotify and has been officially certified as going 8x Platinum in the UK by the BPI – equivalent to 4.8m sales.
As of 2025, it is the 34th biggest-selling song in UK history—and that's based just on physical sales data, so that's before taking streaming into account.
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