The band's debut album "Oasis" titled "Definitely, Maybe" has returned to the top of the UK charts 30 years after its release, Reuters reported. and AFP quoted by NOVA.
It comes after Noel and Liam Gallagher announced that they will be reuniting for a series of concerts next year and caused a huge stir among their fans.
When it was released in 1994, Definitely, Maybe went straight to number one on the album chart. Now it's back on top, backed by a deluxe 30th anniversary edition. The company, which compiles the UK charts, said interest in Definitely, Maybe had led to a "408% week-on-week growth", while the production of "Oasis" tops the vinyl album chart, with more than half of the week's tally coming from album sales on that medium, Reuters notes.
The band also took third and fourth place in this week's UK album chart with the compilation Time Flies... (1994-2009) and (What's The Story) Morning Glory?", released in 1996.
The Gallagher brothers last topped the British album chart in 2010, recalls "Reuters". A few days ago, they announced two additional concert dates for their tour, which will mark their return to the music scene.
The band broke up in 2009 when guitarist and main songwriter Noel Gallagher said he could no longer work with his brother, singer Liam, after numerous public spats, Reuters recalled.
Last Saturday, thousands of fans queued for hours online to get tickets for the summer concerts in the UK and Ireland, but it turned out that prices have soared because of the so-called dynamic pricing.
Many thought they would pay the advertised price of £148.50, but ended up paying more than twice that, at £355.20, Reuters reports.
On Thursday, Britain's competition watchdog launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale of tickets and whether it may have breached consumer protection law.