Definitely Maybe
by Oasis

Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Year: 1994
Release date: 1994-08-29
Overall rank: 116th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 1,886 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1994 (5th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1990s (23rd)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (116th)

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Oasis bestography

Definitely Maybe is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by Oasis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Oasis is (What's The Story) Morning Glory? which is ranked number 56 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,431.

Oasis album bestography « Higher ranked (56th)
(What's The Story) Morning Glory?
This album (116th)
Definitely Maybe
Lower ranked (1,395th) »
The Masterplan

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Definitely Maybe track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 116th | 1990s rank: 23rd | 1994 rank: 5th
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2026 Nacho212Top 100 Greatest Music Albums58/10043
2026JaymanthemanTop 40 Music Albums of 19946/404
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s51/10010
2026SumbodyTop 37 Music Albums of the 1990s24/378
2026RiveraTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s7/10019
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Greatest Music Albums40/10060
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest British Albums51/100 -
2026 baystateoftheartTop 100 Music Albums of 199487/1001
2026RiveraTop 100 Greatest Music Albums54/10047
2026 BachTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s64/1007
2026 AAL2014Top 62 Music Albums of 199437/622
2026araidernomoreTop 100 Greatest Music Albums14/10086
2026cobbo95Top 90 Greatest Music Albums4/9095
2026 RomanelliTop 100 Music Albums of 199420/1004
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 199417/503
2026Rm12398Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s74/1005
2026leniadTop 101-200 Greatest Music Albums36/100 -
2026matterhornriderTop 46 Music Albums of 19943/465
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 199415/1004
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums64/10037
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 1,273
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 11,103
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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 1,886 votes)
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4 days ago HorribleClaus25  Ratings distribution  14586/100
 
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02/25/2026 23:27 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/20/2026 00:07 Gedi  Ratings distribution  16184/100
 
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01/24/2026 20:33 Rockollecto  Ratings distribution  1781/100
 
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01/20/2026 16:37 mgreg50  Ratings distribution  19393/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.2.

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95/100
From 01/25/2026 08:48 | #312792
I discovered Oasis just when I ended school and started to work and their music is symbol to that whole summer of coolness and uncertainty for me
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From 01/08/2026 08:00 | #312520
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1995 Mercury Prize. The winner was Dummy by Portishead
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75/100
From 05/06/2025 06:51 | #308837
Noel Gallagher built the album for stadiums: simple, punchy melodies with zero frills. It’s raw, sometimes crude, but incredibly effective — Supersonic says it all. At a time when British rock had lost its way, Oasis showed up and crushed everything in sight.
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80/100
From 03/28/2025 19:06 | #308240
Chuck Berry popularised it; the Beatles, Oasis and many others have carried the baton and moved the beat on. All have been heavily criticised. There is nothing new under the sun.
The beat goes on.
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80/100
From 11/03/2023 23:35 | #299774
Some songs are bangers and Live Forever is great, but I don't care very much for this album.
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85/100
From 04/09/2023 20:23 | #295900
This is an up and down debut album that showed all the potential of being the next big thing to come out of the UK but it isn't fully realised on this release. This is mainly due to the mediocre songs which make this record feel like it drags. Songs like Bring It On Down, Digsy's Dinner, Columbia and Up In The Sky come to mind when thinking of the weaker tracks as these songs feel really insignificant. Musically, these songs are extremely repetitive as well and they have little to no depth to them. However, you then have the outstanding songs that came from this release which are just absolute classics that you can't help but sing along to. These songs are just so infectious and the group clearly know how to create a brilliant hook and an irresistible chorus. The peak of this is on Live Forever and Supersonic with both of them getting stuck in my head for months after first hearing them. Despite this, the best song on the record in my opinion is Slide Away as that is the song that made me feel most connected to the band. I think this is mainly due to the outstanding vocal display by Liam Gallagher that is amongst the best performances he ever gave with the group. Overall, this is an inconsistent ride but it is filled with character and charm making it difficult not to love the songs on here.
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85/100
From 08/31/2022 03:45 | #289143
Solid album
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90/100
From 08/29/2022 08:10 | #288995
Features my all time favourite Oasis track - Cigarettes & Alcohol
Unfortunately it's let down by Digsy's Dinner which stops it being a 10/10 album
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95/100
From 05/05/2022 17:38 | #284978
Album of the year, 1994
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95/100
From 04/27/2022 12:43 | #284716
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ their best
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