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01 Sep 20

Oasis' hit 'Wonderwall' named as the biggest selling Britpop song of the '90s

Following on in second place on the BBC Sounds list is Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ (1996) with 1.02 million sales.

Oasis' 1995 smash hit ‘Wonderwall’ has been revealed as the biggest-selling Britpop track of the 1990s.

The single off Oasis' (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? nabbed the top spot on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds’ Official Top 50 Britpop Songs - a list compiled using data from the Official Charts Company.

The track peaked at Number Two in the UK singles chart when it was released, and has sold a huge 1.4 million copies to date.

Other favourite tracks featured in the top 10 is The Verve's ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ (1997), Cornershop’s ‘Brimful Of Asha’ (1998) and Oasis’ ‘Whatever’ (1994).

Blur‘s ‘Country House’ and Oasis’ ‘Roll With It’ appear at number's eight and nine respectively, with the two songs having gone head-to-head in the rival bands’ notorious 1995 chart battle.

Stereophonics, Pulp, Catatonia, Travis, The Charlatans and Manic Street Preachers were also present in the Top 50.

“This chart has taken me back to the glory days of the Evening Session and a time when Britpop ruled the Airwaves. It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years!” said Jo Whiley, who hosted the BBC countdown.

“Wonderwall has always been a special song to many people so I’m not surprised it’s at Number 1 – it’s an enormous anthem. The whole chart has brought back so many memories of brilliant songs and bands from a very special time in British pop music.”

The Official Top 10 Britpop Songs:

1. Wonderwall – Oasis (1995)
2. Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis (1996)
3. Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve (1997)
4. D’You know What I Mean? – Oasis (1997)
5. Brimful Of Asha– Cornershop (1998)
6. The Drugs Don’t Work – The Verve (1997)
7. Whatever – Oasis (1994)
8. Country House – Blur (1995)
9. Roll with It – Oasis (1995)
10. Some Might Say – Oasis (1995)