Editing Definitely Maybe

{{Short description|1994 studio album by Oasis}}
{{About|the album}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Definitely Maybe
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| cover        = OasisDefinitelyMaybealbumcover.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = {{start date|1994|8|29|df=yes}}
| recorded     = * February 1993 ("[[Shakermaker]]")
* March–May 1993 ("Married with Children")
* December 1993 – April 1994<ref name="allmusicreview"/>
| studio       = * Clear ([[Manchester]])
* Out of the Blue (Manchester)
* [[Monnow Valley Studio]] ([[Wales]])
*[[Sawmills Studios|Sawmills]] ([[Cornwall]])
* [[Motor Museum|Pink Museum]] ([[Liverpool]])
* Matrix (London)
| genre        = * [[Britpop]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leas|first1=Ryan|title=Definitely Maybe Turns 20|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1702187/definitely-maybe-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402093948/http://www.stereogum.com/1702187/definitely-maybe-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/|archive-date=2 April 2017|date=29 August 2014|quote=Outside of all those particulars, though, and applying the narrative to Britain itself as well as how Britpop figured in here, is the fact that ''Definitely Maybe'' was the final shot in the first round of the genre's peak.}}</ref>
* [[Rock music|rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Partridge|first1=Kenneth|title=Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6236457/oasis-definitely-maybe-at-20-classic-track-by-track-album|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220517/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6236457/oasis-definitely-maybe-at-20-classic-track-by-track-album|archive-date=7 November 2016|date=29 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="CoS">{{cite web|last1=Comaratta|first1=Len|title=Oasis – Definitely Maybe [Reissue]|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/album-review-oasis-definitely-maybe-20th-anniversary-reissue/|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206140449/http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/album-review-oasis-definitely-maybe-20th-anniversary-reissue/|archive-date=6 December 2016|date=22 May 2014}}</ref><!-- All unsourced genre additions will be reverted -->
| length       = {{duration|m=51|s=57}}
| label        = [[Creation Records|Creation]]
| producer     = * [[Owen Morris]]
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
* Mark Coyle
* David Batchelor
| next_title   = [[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]
| next_year    = 1995
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Definitely Maybe
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Supersonic (Oasis song)|Supersonic]]
 | single1date = 11 April 1994
 | single2     = [[Shakermaker]]
 | single2date = 20 June 1994
 | single3     = [[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]
 | single3date = 8 August 1994
 | single4     = [[Cigarettes & Alcohol]]
 | single4date = 10 October 1994
}}
}}

'''''Definitely Maybe''''' is the debut studio album by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], released on 29 August 1994 by [[Creation Records]]. The album features [[Noel Gallagher]] on lead guitar, backing vocals and as chief songwriter, [[Liam Gallagher]] on lead vocals, [[Paul Arthurs|Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs]] on rhythm guitar, [[Paul McGuigan (musician)|Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan]] on bass guitar and [[Tony McCarroll]] on drums.

The band booked [[Monnow Valley Studio]] near [[Rockfield, Monmouthshire|Rockfield]] in late 1993 to record the album; they worked with producer Dave Batchelor, whom Noel Gallagher knew from his time working as a roadie for the [[Inspiral Carpets]]. However, sessions were unsatisfactory, and Batchelor was subsequently fired. In January 1994, the group began re-recording the album at [[Sawmills Studio]] in Cornwall, where Noel produced sessions alongside Mark Coyle. The results were still deemed unsatisfactory; in desperation, Creation's Marcus Russell contacted engineer and producer [[Owen Morris]], who eventually worked on mixing the album at [[Johnny Marr]]'s studio in [[Manchester]].

''Definitely Maybe'' was an immediate commercial success in the United Kingdom, having followed on the heels of the singles "[[Supersonic (Oasis song)|Supersonic]]", "[[Shakermaker]]", and the UK top-ten hit "[[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]", which was also a success on US [[Rock Airplay]]. It went straight to number one in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history at the time; it went on to be certified [[BPI certification|9× platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for sales of over 2.7&nbsp;million units.<ref name="BPI" /> It was also successful in the United States, being certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The album went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=30 years ago today: Oasis released their iconic debut album Definitely Maybe |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/30-years-ago-today-oasis-released-their-iconic-debut-album-definitely-maybe-23048378 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919200312/https://www.hotpress.com/music/30-years-ago-today-oasis-released-their-iconic-debut-album-definitely-maybe-23048378 |archive-date=2024-09-19 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Hotpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=‘We were cabbaged beyond belief’: 30 years of Oasis’s debut Definitely Maybe |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/oasis-definitely-maybe-reunion-liam-noel-gallagher-b2602408.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |work=The Independent}}</ref> It is the only Oasis album to feature all five original members completely; drummer [[Tony McCarroll]] was ejected from the band in early 1995, but he would still partially appear on their second album on the track "[[Some Might Say]]".

Upon release, ''Definitely Maybe'' received widespread critical acclaim and helped to spur a revitalisation in British [[British pop music|pop]]/[[British rock music|rock music]] in the 1990s. It was embraced by critics for its optimistic themes and rejection of the negative outlook of much of the [[grunge]] music of the time and is regarded as a cornerstone of the [[Britpop]] genre, having since appeared in many publications' lists of the greatest albums of all time. In 2006, the ''[[NME]]'' conducted a readers' poll in which ''Definitely Maybe'' was voted the greatest album ever. In 2015, ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' included the album in their list of "The 300 Best Albums of 1985–2014".<ref name="spin.com">{{cite journal|date=11 May 2015|title=The 300 best albums of the past 30 years(1985–2014)|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/3/|journal=Spin|access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the album at number 217 on its 2020 list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

== Background and recording==
Formerly called the Rain, Oasis was formed in 1991 by Liam Gallagher, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan, and Tony McCarroll. The group was soon joined by Liam's older brother, Noel Gallagher, who insisted that the group give him complete control and would work towards global fame if he joined.{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=126}}

Oasis booked [[Monnow Valley Studio]] near [[Rockfield, Monmouthshire|Rockfield]] in late 1993 to record the album in January 1994. Their producer was Dave Batchelor, whom Noel knew from working as a roadie for the [[Inspiral Carpets]]. The sessions were unsatisfactory, and Bonehead recalled, "It wasn't happening. [Batchelor] was the wrong person for the job... we'd play in this great big room, buzzing to be in this studio, playing like we always played. He'd say, 'Come in and have a listen.' And we'd be like, 'That doesn't sound like it sounded in that room. What's ''that''?' It was thin. Weak. Too clean."{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=175}}

Additionally, engineer Dave Scott commented, "I couldn't connect with him [Batchelor] artistically or technically, neither could I get any idea from him what his vision for the album was. This made life very difficult for me. I had rarely worked under other producers and when I had, there had always been a collaboration. I think that the lack of direction and different expectations led to an uncoordinated session with too many compromises."<ref name="Oasis at The Pink Museum and Monnow">{{cite web|url=http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=588|title=Oasis at The Pink Museum and Monnow Valley|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref> Scott described various technical issues that befell the sessions, including defective equipment, poor quality headphones, and excessive sound variation between mixing channels. He was fired by Batchelor after two clashes while recording "[[Slide Away (Oasis song)|Slide Away]]", and was later informed "Slide Away" was the only track kept from the sessions.<ref name="Oasis at The Pink Museum and Monnow"/>

The sessions at Monnow Valley were costing £800 a day. As the sessions proved increasingly fruitless, the group began to panic. Bonehead said, "Noel was frantically on the phone to the management, going, 'This ain't working.' For it not to be happening was a bit frightening."{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=175}} Batchelor was fired, and Noel tried to make use of the music already recorded by taking the tapes to a number of London studios. Tim Abbot of Creation Records said while visiting the band in [[Chiswick]], "McGee, Noel, me, and various people had a great sesh [session], and we listened to it over and over again. And all I could think was, 'It ain't got the attack.' There was no immediacy."{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=176}}
[[Liam Gallagher]] would say years later that the recordings at Monnow Valley were also characterised by the presence of a "ghost".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-49508821 |title= Oasis Definitely Maybe: How a studio haunted Liam Gallagher |website= BBC News |date= 29 August 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Sawmills Studios, Golant, Cornwall.jpg|thumb|Oasis continued the album's recording sessions at [[Sawmills Studio]] in Cornwall in February]]
In February 1994, the group returned from an ill-fated trip to [[Amsterdam]] and set about re-recording the album at [[Sawmills Studio]] in Cornwall. This time the sessions were produced by Noel alongside Mark Coyle. The group decided the only way to replicate their live sound in the studio was to record together without soundproofing between individual instruments, with Noel overdubbing numerous guitars afterwards. Bonehead said, "That was Noel's favourite trick: get the drums, bass, and rhythm guitar down, and then he'd ''cane'' it. 'Less is more' didn't really work then."{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=176}} The results were still deemed unsatisfactory, and there was little chance of another attempt at recording the album, so the recordings already made had to be used.

In desperation, Creation's Marcus Russell contacted engineer and producer [[Owen Morris]], who had previously mixed the album's songs. Morris recalled after hearing the Sawmills recordings, "I just thought, 'They've messed up here.' I guessed at that stage Noel was completely fucked off. Marcus was like, 'You can do what you like – literally, whatever you want.{{'"}} Among Morris's first tasks was to strip away the layers of guitar overdubs Noel had added, although he noted that the overdubs allowed him to construct the musical dynamics of songs such as "Columbia" and "[[Rock 'n' Roll Star]]".<ref name="owen morris">{{cite web |url=http://owenmorris.net/oasis/ |title=The Rise and Fall of Me Recording Oasis |website=owenmorris.net |access-date=24 January 2017 |last=Morris |first=Owen |author-link=Owen Morris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112003701/http://owenmorris.net/oasis/ |archive-date=12 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Morris worked on mixing the album at [[Johnny Marr]]'s studio in Manchester. He recalled that Marr was "appalled by how 'in your face' the whole thing was" and would question Morris's mixing choices, such as leaving the background noise at the beginning of "[[Cigarettes & Alcohol]]".<ref name="owen morris" /> Inspired by [[Phil Spector]]'s use of tape delay on the drums of [[John Lennon]]'s song "[[Instant Karma!]]" and [[Tony Visconti]]'s use of the [[Eventide, Inc#H910 Harmonizer|Eventide Harmonizer]] on the drums of [[David Bowie]]'s album ''[[Low (David Bowie album)|Low]]'', Morris added eighth-note tape delays on the drums, which lent additional groove to McCarroll's basic beats.<ref name="owen morris" /> Tape delay was employed to double the drums of "Columbia", giving the song a faster rhythm, and tambourines were programmed on several songs to follow McCarroll's snare hits.<ref name="owen morris" />

Morris also used a technique he had learned from [[Bernard Sumner]] while recording [[Electronic (album)|the self-titled album]] by Sumner's group [[Electronic (band)|Electronic]], routing the bass guitar through a [[Minimoog]] and using the filters to remove the high end, which he used to hide imprecise playing, and heavily compressed the final mix to an extent he admitted was "more than would normally be considered 'professional{{'"}}.<ref name="owen morris" />

Morris completed his final mix of the record on the vintage Neve console during the [[bank holiday]] weekend in May in Studio 5 at Matrix Recording Studios in London's [[Fulham]] district. Music journalist John Harris noted, "The miracle was that music that had passed through so many hands sounded so dynamic: the guitar-heavy stew that Morris had inherited had been remoulded into something positively pile-driving."{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=176}}

On the other hand, engineer Anjali Dutt criticised the abrasive mix: "Though I don't think that the original mixes were amazing, I did prefer them to the final album, as the relentlessness of the compressed chainsaw guitars just wears you out even if the initial feeling of excitement is invigorating. ... I think his mixes did the job and gave it that much needed excitement and attitude. But it wasn't my kind of sound and found it far too abrasive so I can only recall ever playing a few tracks at a time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=137|title=It's Getting Better: The Sawmills Sessions|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref>

== Cover art ==
The photograph on the front cover of the album was taken by rock photographer [[Michael Spencer Jones]] in guitarist Bonehead's house in [[Didsbury]], Manchester.<ref name="NME/Oasis">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/oasis-the-stories-behind-their-cryptic-album-and-single-sleeve-art-1424210 |title=Oasis – The Stories Behind Their Cryptic Album And Single Sleeve Art |magazine=[[NME]] |date=18 August 2015 |access-date=27 April 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170427163505/http://www.nme.com/photos/oasis-the-stories-behind-their-cryptic-album-and-single-sleeve-art-1424210 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The image was inspired by the back cover of [[the Beatles]]' 1966 compilation LP ''[[A Collection of Beatles Oldies]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/30-iconic-album-covers/ |title=30 iconic album covers|publisher=[[The History Press|thehistorypress.co.uk]]|access-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706123748/https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/30-iconic-album-covers/ |archive-date=6 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> and, in the positioning of Liam on the floor, by a visit Spencer Jones had made to the [[Egyptology]] section at [[Manchester Science Museum]].<ref name="NME/Oasis"/> In a 2019 interview, Spencer Jones said that the idea to photograph the band at Bonehead's house came from Noel, who originally wanted the band to be seated around Bonehead's dining table; Spencer Jones instead suggested shooting in the lounge, facing a [[bay window]]. He also said that he asked Liam to lie on the floor to draw attention away from the room's [[wood flooring]], which he felt would make the picture look like an advert for [[varnish]]. The wine glass to Liam's right was filled with diluted [[Ribena]]; although an [[urban legend]] suggests that this was used because the band could not afford wine, Spencer Jones explained that it was actually because red wine often turns out black instead of red on pictures.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/feb/06/michael-spencer-jones-oasis-definitely-maybe-album-cover |title=Michael Spencer Jones's best photo: Oasis's Definitely Maybe album cover |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 February 2019 |access-date=7 February 2019 |last=Yates |first=Henry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206233437/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/feb/06/michael-spencer-jones-oasis-definitely-maybe-album-cover |archive-date=6 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Spencer Jones asked the band to bring objects of personal value to them to the shoot.<ref name=guardian /> Cannon drew inspiration from [[Jan Van Eyck]]'s [[Flemish Renaissance]] painting ''[[The Arnolfini Portrait]]'' (1434) for the way it is "littered with visual metaphors", and applied the same significance for the objects on the ''Definitely Maybe'' sleeve.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=Jonathan |title=Noel Gallagher on 30 years of Definitely Maybe |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/oasis-reunion-definitely-maybe-noel-liam-gallagher-p3wdh7q5b |website=[[The Times]] |access-date=4 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827154809/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/oasis-reunion-definitely-maybe-noel-liam-gallagher-p3wdh7q5b |archive-date=27 August 2024 |date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Simon |title=Oasis Definitely Maybe artwork 'will live forever' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39kljz3y01o |website=BBC |access-date=4 September 2024 |date=25 August 2024}}</ref> The television is showing a scene with actors [[Eli Wallach]] and [[Antonio Casale]] from [[Sergio Leone]]'s film ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''. A still of actor [[Gian Maria Volonté]] from another Leone film, ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'', is visible on the television on the back cover.<ref>[http://www.maxcaratulas.net/caratulas/Audio/letraO/originalimages/oasis%20-%20definitely%20maybe%20(back).jpg oasis – definitely maybe (back).jpg (1181×921)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311072948/http://www.maxcaratulas.net/caratulas/Audio/letraO/originalimages/oasis%20-%20definitely%20maybe%20%28back%29.jpg |date=11 March 2012 }}</ref> According to Spencer Jones, this was Noel's favourite film.<ref name=guardian /> A picture of footballer [[Rodney Marsh (footballer)|Rodney Marsh]] playing for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (the football team of the Gallaghers and McGuigan) is propped against the fireplace. A photograph of footballer [[George Best]] can be seen in the window at the behest of Bonehead, a [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] fan.<ref name=guardian /> A poster (actually the inside of a [[gatefold|gatefold sleeve]])<ref name=guardian /> of [[Burt Bacharach]], one of Noel's idols, is also shown leaning against the side of the sofa on the lower left-hand side of the cover. Bonehead's [[Epiphone]] Riviera, which he used on every Oasis recording and gig during his tenure in the band, is propped against the wall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/1025/bonehead |title=Bonehead: "Leaving Oasis Was The Right Thing For Me To Do" |last=Wilson |first=Lois |date=2013-08-12 |website=Mojo |publisher=Bauer Media Group |access-date=2020-08-11 |quote=My most treasured possession... after my family, is my guitar. It's an Epiphone Riviera from the '80s and I played it on every Oasis record and played it at every Oasis gig.}}</ref> Some writers believe that Oasis were trying to pay homage to the album cover of [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''[[Ummagumma]]'' (1969) by placing Bacharach's picture in the same prominent position used for the soundtrack of [[Vincente Minnelli]]'s film ''[[Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi]]'' on ''Ummagumma''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKJU6CegkogC&q=Ummagumma+cover+art&pg=PA298 |title=Burt Bacharach, Song by Song: The Ultimate Burt Bacharach Reference for Fans, Serious Record Collectors, and Music Critics |last=Dominic |first=Serene |publisher=Schirmer Trade Books |year=2003 |isbn=0-8256-7280-5 |page=298 |access-date=24 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428050959/https://books.google.com/books?id=TKJU6CegkogC&pg=PA298&dq=Ummagumma+cover+art&cd=3 |archive-date=28 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Release and promotion ==
Oasis signed to [[independent record label]] [[Creation Records]] in 1993. The limited-edition 12" single "Columbia" was released later that year as a teaser for journalists and radio shows, and was unexpectedly picked up by [[BBC Radio 1]], who played it 19 times in the two weeks after its release.{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=132}} The band's first commercial single "[[Supersonic (Oasis song)|Supersonic]]" was released on 11 April 1994. The following week, it debuted at No. 31 on the British singles chart.{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=149}} The song was followed by "[[Shakermaker]]" in June 1994, which debuted at No. 11 and earned the group an appearance on ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=167}}

The release of ''Definitely Maybe'' was preceded by a third single, "[[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]", which was released on 8 August 1994 and became the group's first top ten single. The continuing success of Oasis partially allowed Creation to ride out a period of tough financial straits; the label was still £2&nbsp;million in debt, so Tim Abbot was given only £60,000 to promote the upcoming album. Abbot tried to determine how to best use his small budget: "I'd go back to [[English Midlands|the Midlands]] every couple of weeks and people I knew would say, 'Oasis are great. This is what we listen to.' And I'd be thinking, 'Well, you lot don't buy singles. You don't read the ''[[NME]]''. You don't read ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''. How do we get the people to like you?{{'"}}{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=177}} Abbot decided to place ads in publications that had never been approached by Creation before, such as football magazines, match programmes, and UK [[dance music]] periodicals. His suspicions that Oasis would appeal to these non-traditional audiences were confirmed when the dance music magazine ''[[Mixmag]]'', which usually ignored guitar-based music, gave ''Definitely Maybe'' a five-star review.{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=178}}

''Definitely Maybe'' was released on 29 August 1994.<ref name="oasisinet definitely-maybe">{{cite web |url=http://www.oasisinet.com/#!/music/album/definitely-maybe |title=Definitely Maybe |publisher=oasisinet.com |access-date=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825180037/http://www.oasisinet.com/#!/music/album/definitely-maybe |archive-date=25 August 2015  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Big Gig for Oasis|newspaper=[[Irish Daily Star|The Star]]|date=30 August 1994|page=14|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-star-big-gig-for-oasis/148370593/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|quote=...{{nbsp}}[Oasis'] album [''Definitely Maybe''] was released yesterday{{nbsp}}...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Simon |title=Oasis Definitely Maybe artwork 'will live forever' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39kljz3y01o# |website=BBC |access-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825012304/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39kljz3y01o |archive-date=25 August 2024 |date=28 August 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The album sold 100,000 copies in its first four days.{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=178}} On 4 September, the album debuted at No. 1 on the British charts. It outsold the second-highest album (''[[The Three Tenors in Concert 1994]]'', which had been favoured to be the chart-topper that week), by a factor of 50%. The first-week sales earned ''Definitely Maybe'' the record of the fastest-selling debut album in British history.{{sfn|Harris|2004|p=178}} "Cigarettes & Alcohol" was released as the fourth single from the album in October, peaking at No. 7 in the UK, which was then a career high for the band. Noel said "[[Slide Away (Oasis song)|Slide Away]]" was considered as a fifth single but he ultimately refused, arguing, "You can't have five [singles] off a debut album."<ref>{{cite AV media |chapter=Lock the Box |title=Stop the Clocks |title-link=Stop the Clocks |others=[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] |type=bonus DVD |publisher=[[Columbia Records]] |year=2006}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
| subtitle  = Contemporary reviews
| rev1      = ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4277360.html |title=Oasis, 'Definitely Maybe' (Creation; Epic) |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=8 January 1995 |access-date=6 March 2017 |last=DeRogatis |first=Jim |author-link=Jim DeRogatis |url-access=subscription |via=[[HighBeam Research]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210245/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4277360.html |archive-date=6 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Capsule Reviews |newspaper=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |date=30 September 1994 |last=Ferman |first=Dave}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[NME]]''
| rev3score = 9/10<ref name="NME19940827" />
| rev4      = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="QOct1994" />
| rev5      = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]''
| rev5score = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Smoke beer, drink tabs! |magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]] |issue=51 |pages=90–91 |date=September 1994 |last=Perry |first=Andrew}}</ref>
| rev6      = ''[[Smash Hits]]''
| rev6score = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Pete|last=Stanton|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54026999471/in/album-72177720320652612/|title=New Albums: Best New Album|work=[[Smash Hits]]|date=31 August 1994|page=49|access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>
| rev7      = ''[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]]''
| rev7score = 8/10<ref name="VoxOct1994" />
}}

''Definitely Maybe'' received widespread critical acclaim and was a commercial success, with many critics and listeners welcoming the album's fearless optimism, particularly in an era of rock which was dominated by American [[grunge]] which seemed at odds with the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7852-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-50-21/ |title=The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 50–21 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=2 September 2010 |access-date=27 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523172227/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7852-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-50-21/ |archive-date=23 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Noel's songwriting and melodic skills, along with Liam's vocals, received particular praise. Keith Cameron of ''[[NME]]'' called Noel "a pop craftsman in the classic tradition and a master of his trade" and believed that "the only equivocal thing about ''Definitely Maybe'' is its title&nbsp;... everything else screams certainty ... the fact is that too much heartfelt emotion, ingenious belief and patent songwriting savvy rushes through the debut Oasis album for it to be the work of a bunch of wind-up merchants&nbsp;... it's like opening your bedroom curtains one morning and discovering that some f—er's built the [[Taj Mahal]] in your back garden and then filled it with your favourite flavour of [[Angel Delight]]".<ref name="NME19940827">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com:80/reviews/reviews/19980101000319reviews.html |title=Family Duels |magazine=[[NME]] |page=35 |date=27 August 1994 |access-date=27 May 2014 |last=Cameron |first=Keith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817190452/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000319reviews.html |archive-date=17 August 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Melody Maker]]'' gave the album its star rating signifying a "bloody essential" purchase, and its critic [[Paul Lester]] said, "Of all the great new British pop groups, Oasis are the least playful, the least concerned with post-modern sleights of influence&nbsp;... ''Definitely Maybe'' is 'What the World's Been Waiting For', a record full of songs to live to, made by a gang of reckless northern reprobates who you can easily dream of joining&nbsp;... If you don't agree it offers a dozen opportunities to believe that 1994 is the best year ever for pop/rock music, then you're wrong".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Certainly Probably |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |page=37 |date=27 August 1994 |last=Lester |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Lester}}</ref>

[[Stuart Maconie]] of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' described ''Definitely Maybe'' as "an outrageously exciting rock/pop album&nbsp;... a rutting mess of glam, punk, and psychedelia, you've heard it all before of course, but not since [[the Stone Roses]] debut have a young [[Lancashire|Lancastrian]] group carried themselves with such vigour and insouciance".<ref name="QOct1994">{{cite magazine |title=Oasis: Definitely Maybe |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=97 |page=122 |date=October 1994 |last=Maconie |first=Stuart |author-link=Stuart Maconie}}</ref> ''[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]]''{{'}}s Mike Pattenden stated that "occasionally – and in this voracious, selfish, faddish industry it is only occasionally – something materialises that justifies the endless bullshit that represents its daily diet... the 11 songs that make up ''Definitely Maybe'' ... lie shining like so much crystal-cut glass among the debris of the nation's hotel rooms".<ref name="VoxOct1994">{{cite magazine |title=Oasis: Definitely Maybe |magazine=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] |issue=49 |page=93 |date=October 1994 |last=Pattenden |first=Mike}}</ref> Writing in ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' in 1994, Jim Irvin felt the record was "bloody close" to the "punch-yer-lights-out debut they'd intended. Certainly when put next to the flimsy, uncommitted music of most new British bands, ''Definitely Maybe'' spits feathers&nbsp;... Spunky, adolescent rock, vivifying and addictive".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Oasis: Definitely Maybe |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=10 |page=110 |date=September 1994 |last=Irvin |first=Jim}}</ref>

In the US, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included the album in its end-of-year round-up of 1994's most important records, with Paul Evans saying, "Liam Gallagher has God-given cool. And with his brother Noel supplying him with sumptuous rockers, it's easy to see why this quintet is next year's model. Heavier on guitar than [[Blur (band)|Blur]] or [[Suede (band)|Suede]], they're the simpler, catchier outfit."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Year in Recordings |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=698 |pages=185, 190 |date=29 December 1994 |last=Evans |first=Paul}}</ref> [[Neil Strauss]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote of the songs; "On its own, each one sounds like a classic, rippling with hard guitar hooks, strong dance beats and memorable choruses."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/23/arts/in-performance-pop-new-music-seminar-752240.html |title=British Alternative Rock Leans Back to the 60's Wetlands |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=23 July 1994 |access-date=28 March 2015 |last=Strauss |first=Neil |author-link=Neil Strauss |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402193557/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/23/arts/in-performance-pop-new-music-seminar-752240.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Legacy ==
{{Music ratings
| subtitle   = Retrospective reviews
| rev1       = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="allmusicreview">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/definitely-maybe-mw0000117851 |title=Definitely Maybe – Oasis |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=15 October 2010 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604050235/http://www.allmusic.com/album/definitely-maybe-mw0000117851 |archive-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2       = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Oasis |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}</ref>
| rev3       = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev3score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="MojoJun2014" />
| rev4       = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev4score  = 8.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19258-oasis-definitely-maybe-reissue/ |title=Oasis: Definitely Maybe: Chasing the Sun Edition |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=23 May 2014 |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523025537/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19258-oasis-definitely-maybe-reissue/ |archive-date=23 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev5       = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev5score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Supersonic Youth |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=335 |page=127 |date=June 2014 |last=Doyle |first=Tom}}</ref>
| rev6       = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev6score  = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/definitely-maybe |title=Oasis – Definitely Maybe |magazine=[[Record Collector]] |issue=428 |date=June 2014 |access-date=16 June 2020 |last=Kennedy |first=Jake |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616144453/https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/definitely-maybe |archive-date=16 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev7       = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score  = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="RS20140522" />
| rev8       = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8score  = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Oasis |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8}}</ref>
| rev9       = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9score  = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IkZox6XK6oAC&pg=PA76 |title=Discography: Oasis |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=24 |issue=10 |page=76 |date=October 2008 |access-date=16 June 2020 |last=Marchese |first=David |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616152622/https://books.google.com/books?id=IkZox6XK6oAC&pg=PA76 |archive-date=16 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev10      = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Oasis: Definitely Maybe: Chasing the Sun Edition |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=205 |page=95 |date=June 2014 |last=Bonner |first=Michael}}</ref>
}}

In 1997, ''Definitely Maybe'' was named the 14th greatest album of all time in a "Music of the Millennium" poll conducted by [[HMV]], [[Channel 4]], ''[[The Guardian]]'', and [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]].<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222821/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/channel4.htm Channel 4/HMV best music of this millennium]}}". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2007.</ref> On Channel 4's "100 Greatest Albums" countdown in 2005, the album was placed at No. 6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/albums/results.html |title=The 100 Greatest Albums |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |access-date=27 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914065711/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/albums/results.html |archive-date=14 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, ''NME'' placed the album at No. 3 on its list of the greatest British albums ever, behind [[the Stone Roses]]' [[The Stone Roses (album)|self-titled debut album]] and [[the Smiths]]' ''[[The Queen Is Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22062 |title=NME's best British album of all time revealed |magazine=[[NME]] |date=26 January 2006 |access-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206022644/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22062 |archive-date=6 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2006 British poll run by ''NME'' and the ''[[Guinness Book of British Hit Singles]]'', the album was voted the best album of all time, with [[the Beatles]]' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' finishing second.<ref name="NME">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis/23227 |title=Best album of all time revealed |magazine=[[NME]] |date=2 June 2006 |access-date=27 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812174911/http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/23227 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Q'' placed it at No. 5 on its greatest albums of all-time list in 2006, and ''NME'' hailed it as the greatest album of all time that same year.<ref name="NME" /><ref name="Oasis top best British album poll">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7249473.stm |title=Oasis top best British album poll |work=[[BBC News]] |date=18 February 2008 |access-date=15 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303071041/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7249473.stm |archive-date=3 March 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In a 2008 poll conducted by ''Q'' and HMV of the greatest British albums of all time, ''Definitely Maybe'' placed at No. 1.<ref name="Oasis top best British album poll" /> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the album at No. 217 on its 2020 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]",<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=No. 217. Definitely Maybe, Oasis. 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020). Rolling Stone.|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/oasis-definitely-maybe-3-1063016/}}</ref> No. 78 on its 2011 list of the "100 Best Albums of the Nineties",<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427 |title=100 Best Albums of the Nineties |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=27 April 2011 |access-date=9 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314190830/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427 |archive-date=14 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as No. 42 on its 2013 list of the "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-143608/definitely-maybe-154874/ |title=100 Best Debut Albums of All Time |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=13 October 2013 |access-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616152235/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-143608/definitely-maybe-154874/ |archive-date=16 June 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The German edition of ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the album at No. 156 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~tommi.s/rs500.htm/ |title=Rolling Stone – Deutsche Ausgabe – Popular Music Best-Of-Lists List |website=Rhein-zeitung.de |access-date=9 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924120008/http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~tommi.s/rs500.htm/ |archive-date=24 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2000, the album was voted No. 44 in [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]''.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book |title=All Time Top 1000 Albums |title-link=All Time Top 1000 Albums |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |edition=3rd |year=2000 |isbn=0-7535-0493-6 |page=55}}</ref> In July 2014, ''[[Guitar World]]'' ranked ''Definitely Maybe'' at No. 19 on its list of "50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/superunknown-50-iconic-albums-defined-1994 |title=Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994 |magazine=[[Guitar World]] |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715053900/http://www.guitarworld.com/superunknown-50-iconic-albums-defined-1994 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was ranked at No. 160 on ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'}}s "300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)" list.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/3/ |title=The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014) – 160. Oasis, Definitely Maybe (Epic, 1994) |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=6 August 2015 |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616054921/http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/3/ |archive-date=16 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' listed the album at No. 9 on its list of the "50 Best Britpop Albums".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10045-the-50-best-britpop-albums/?page=5 |title=The 50 Best Britpop Albums |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=29 March 2017 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602164010/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10045-the-50-best-britpop-albums/?page=5 |archive-date=2 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the other hand, it was ranked at No. 4 on the list of most overrated albums ever in a 2005 [[BBC]] public poll.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/overrated/shortlist.shtml |title=Most Overrated Album in the World |publisher=[[BBC Radio 6 Music|BBC 6 Music]] |year=2005 |access-date=17 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051111201904/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/overrated/shortlist.shtml |archive-date=11 November 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was also included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Kennedy|editor-first=Robert|editor-last=Dimery|chapter=Oasis: ''Definitely Maybe''|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die|title-link=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die|publisher=[[Universe Publishing]]|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7893-1371-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/1001AlbumsYouMustHearBeforeYouDie/page/n366/mode/1up 732]}}</ref>

Reviewing the 2014 reissue of ''Definitely Maybe'' in ''Mojo'', Danny Eccleston stated, "There's nothing more exhilarating than the feeling that something great is about to happen. It's a force that courses, unmanageably, through Oasis' debut album even today... This is transcendental rock'n'roll music that celebrates the moment, not ''a'' moment."<ref name="MojoJun2014">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.mojo4music.com/14658/oasis-definitely-maybe/ |title=Sunshee-ine Supermen |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=247 |page=102 |date=June 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014 |last=Eccleston |first=Danny |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522001639/http://www.mojo4music.com/14658/oasis-definitely-maybe/ |archive-date=22 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In his review of the reissue, ''Rolling Stone'' critic [[Rob Sheffield]] said, "Twenty years on, Oasis' debut album remains one of the most gloriously loutish odes to cigarettes, alcohol, and dumb guitar solos that the British Isles have ever coughed up."<ref name="RS20140522">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/definitely-maybe-reissue-20140519 |title=Oasis' Brilliant Debut Turns 20 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=1209 |page=81 |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=23 May 2014 |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524093111/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/definitely-maybe-reissue-20140519 |archive-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, a study of the album by writer [[Alex Niven (writer)|Alex Niven]] was published in [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]'s [[33⅓]] series.<ref name="33.3">{{cite web |url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/oasis-definitely-maybe-9781623566760/ |title=Oasis' Definitely Maybe (33 1/3) Alex Niven: Bloomsbury Academic |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=9 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404090819/http://bloomsbury.com/uk/oasis-definitely-maybe-9781623566760/ |archive-date=4 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Niven reviewed the album from a sociopolitical context of Oasis as a working-class answer to four decades of political strife.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/31/aphex-twin-oasis-bjork-j-dilla-headline-new-series-of-33-13-books/ |title=Aphex Twin, Oasis, Bjork, J Dilla headline new series of 33 1/3 books |magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904004823/http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/31/aphex-twin-oasis-bjork-j-dilla-headline-new-series-of-33-13-books/ |archive-date=4 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2023, Liam Gallagher announced plans to tour and perform ''Definitely Maybe'' in full, marking the album's 30th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |last2= |first2= |date=2023-10-16 |title=Oasis: Liam Gallagher announces 30th anniversary Definitely Maybe tour |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/16/oasis-liam-gallagher-announces-30th-anniversary-definitely-maybe-tour |access-date=2023-11-21 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In September 2024, [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] issued a football [[Kit (association football)|kit]] for their 2024–25 season, based on the cover art of ''Definitely Maybe'', in collaboration with Noel Gallagher. The player's numbers are printed using Noel's handwriting. A coordinated range of apparel was also released, under the title "''Definitely City''".<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/202425-definitely-city-kit-launch-video-63861680 | title = City and PUMA launch 2024/25 Definitely City kit in collaboration with Noel Gallagher}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| all_writing   = [[Noel Gallagher]]
| title1        = [[Rock 'n' Roll Star]]
| length1       = 5:23
| title2        = [[Shakermaker]]
| length2       = 5:08
| title3        = [[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]
| length3       = 4:36
| title4        = Up in the Sky
| length4       = 4:28
| title5        = [[Columbia (Oasis song)|Columbia]]
| length5       = 6:17
| title6        = [[Supersonic (Oasis song)|Supersonic]]
| length6       = 4:43
| title7        = Bring It On Down
| length7       = 4:17
| title8        = [[Cigarettes & Alcohol]]
| length8       = 4:49
| title9        = Digsy's Dinner
| length9       = 2:32
| note9         = {{efn|On the North American release, the title of this song is misspelled as "Digsy's Diner".}}
| title10       = [[Slide Away (Oasis song)|Slide Away]]
| length10      = 6:32
| title11       = Married with Children
| length11      = 3:11
| total_length  = 51:56
}}
{{notelist}}
'''Bonus tracks'''
{{Track listing
| headline      = Songs not included on most releases
| title4        = Cloudburst
| length4       = 5:22
| note4         = Japanese edition only
| title6        = Sad Song
| length6       = 4:27
| note6         = Japanese edition only
| title12       = [[Whatever (Oasis song)|Whatever]]
| length12      = 6:22
| note12        = Mexican edition only
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese 2014 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|title=Oasis – Definitely Maybe (1994) [2014, Remastered, 20th anniversary, Japanese Deluxe Edition]|url=https://www.israbox.pw/3136512120-oasis-definitely-maybe-1994-2014-remastered-20th-anniversary-japanese-deluxe-edition.html|website=Poets & Writers|access-date=9 April 2017|date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717165942/https://www.israbox.pw/3136512120-oasis-definitely-maybe-1994-2014-remastered-20th-anniversary-japanese-deluxe-edition.html|archive-date=17 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| title12 = Shakermaker
| note12 = Slide Up [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mix]]
| length12 = 5:36
| title13 = Bring It On Down
| note13 = Monnow Valley version
| length13 = 4:23
| total_length = 1:01:59
}}

=== Vinyl version ===
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Noel Gallagher
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Rock 'n' Roll Star
| length1 = 5:23
| title2 = Shakermaker
| length2 = 5:08
| title3 = Live Forever
| length3 = 4:36
| total_length = 15:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Up in the Sky
| length1 = 4:28
| title2 = Columbia
| length2 = 6:17
| title3 = Sad Song
| length3 = 4:30
| total_length = 15:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side three
| title1 = Supersonic
| length1 = 4:43
| title2 = Bring It On Down
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Cigarettes & Alcohol
| length3 = 4:49
| total_length = 13:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side four
| title1 = Digsy's Dinner
| length1 = 2:32
| title2 = Slide Away
| length2 = 6:32
| title3 = Married with Children
| length3 = 3:15
| total_length = 12:19
}}

=== Singles box set ===
{{Infobox album
| name         = Definitely Maybe
| type         = box
| artist       = [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| cover        = Definitely Maybe Singles box set cover.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = 4 November 1996
| recorded     = 1993–1994
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = [[Britpop]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| length       = 87:38
| label        = [[Creation Records|Creation]]
| producer     = Oasis, Mark Coyle, [[Owen Morris]], Dave Batchelor
| prev_title   = 
| prev_year    = 
| next_title   = [[Morning Glory (singles box)|(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]
| next_year    = 1996
}}

The '''''Definitely Maybe''''' [[box set]] was released on 4 November 1996, featuring four discs of singles, including B-sides, and one disc of interviews. The set charted at number 23 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/ |title=Oasis – Definitely maybe singles box silver |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=11 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026144532/https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/ |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

All songs written by [[Noel Gallagher]], except "[[I Am the Walrus]]" by [[Lennon–McCartney]].

{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| title1 = Interviews
| length1 = 18:22
| total_length = 18:22
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Supersonic
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Take Me Away
| length2 = 4:30
| title3 = I Will Believe
| note3 = Live
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Columbia
| note4 = [[white label record|White label]] demo
| length4 = 5:45
| total_length = 18:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc three
| title1 = Shakermaker
| length1 = 5:08
| title2 = D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?
| length2 = 2:41
| title3 = Alive
| note3 = [[Multitrack Recording|8-track]] demo
| length3 = 3:56
| title4 = Bring It On Down
| note4 = Live
| length4 = 4:17
| total_length = 16:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc four
| title1 = Live Forever
| length1 = 4:36
| title2 = Up in the Sky
| note2 = [[Acoustic music|Acoustic version]]
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Cloudburst
| length3 = 5:21
| title4 = Supersonic
| note4 = Live
| length4 = 5:12
| total_length = 18:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc five
| title1 = Cigarettes & Alcohol
| length1 = 4:49
| title2 = [[I Am the Walrus]]
| note2 = Live
| length2 = 6:25
| title3 = Listen Up
| length3 = 6:39
| title4 = Fade Away
| length4 = 4:13
| total_length = 22:06
}}

=== 2014: 20th anniversary reissue ===
To mark the 20th anniversary of the original release<ref>{{Cite news |last=music |first=Guardian |date=2014-02-26 |title=Oasis to reissue Definitely Maybe to mark 20th anniversary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/26/oasis-reissue-definitely-maybe-20th-anniversary |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and as part of a promotional campaign entitled '''''Chasing the Sun''''', the album was released on 19 May 2014, a deluxe edition featured the remastered original album packaged with two additional discs of material. Additionally, a limited edition reproduction of the band's original 1993 demo cassette was also made available to purchase.
{{Track listing
| headline = 2014 reissue disc 2: ''B-Sides''
| title1 = Columbia
| note1 = White Label Demo
| length1 = 5:29
| title2 = Cigarettes & Alcohol
| note2 = Demo
| length2 = 4:38
| title3 = Sad Song
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = I Will Believe
| note4 = Live
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = Take Me Away
| length5 = 4:33
| title6 = Alive
| note6 = Demo
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?
| length7 = 2:42
| title8 = Supersonic
| note8 = Live
| length8 = 5:16
| title9 = Up in the Sky
| note9 = Acoustic Version
| length9 = 3:35
| title10 = Cloudburst
| length10 = 5:24
| title11 = Fade Away
| length11 = 4:16
| title12 = Listen Up
| writer12 = 
| length12 = 6:43
| title13 = I Am the Walrus
| note13 = Live at the [[Glasgow Cathouse]]. [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], June 1994
| length13 = 8:19
| title14 = Whatever
| length14 = 6:23
| title15 = (It's Good) to Be Free
| length15 = 4:24
| title16 = Half the World Away
| length16 = 4:22
| all_writing = 
| total_length = 1:18:22
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = 2014 reissue disc 3: ''Rare Tracks''
| title1 = Supersonic
| note1 = Live at Glasgow Tramshed, Glasgow, Scotland, 7 April 1994
| length1 = 5:32
| title2 = Rock 'n' Roll Star
| note2 = Demo
| length2 = 5:47
| title3 = Shakermaker
| note3 = Live Paris In-Store Performance
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Columbia
| note4 = Eden Studios Mix
| length4 = 5:38
| title5 = Cloudburst
| note5 = Demo
| length5 = 5:11
| title6 = Strange Thing
| note6 = Demo
| length6 = 5:15
| title7 = Live Forever
| note7 = Live Paris In-Store Performance
| length7 = 4:43
| title8 = Cigarettes & Alcohol
| note8 = Live at [[Manchester Academy]], Manchester, England, 18 December 1994
| length8 = 3:59
| title9 = D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?
| note9 = Live at Manchester Academy, Manchester, England, 18 December 1994
| length9 = 2:47
| title10 = Fade Away
| note10 = Demo
| length10 = 4:24
| title11 = Take Me Away
| note11 = Live at Manchester Academy, Manchester, England, 18 December 1994
| length11 = 4:16
| title12 = Sad Song
| note12 = Live at Manchester Academy, Manchester, England, 18 December 1994
| length12 = 4:30
| title13 = Half the World Away
| note13 = Live at Tokyo Hotel Room
| length13 = 3:54
| title14 = Digsy's Dinner
| note14 = Live Paris In-Store Performance
| length14 = 2:37
| title15 = Married with Children
| note15 = Demo
| length15 = 3:17
| title16 = Up in the Sky
| note16 = Live Paris In-Store Performance
| length16 = 3:20
| title17 = Whatever
| note17 = [[Orchestra|Strings only]]
| length17 = 4:54
| all_writing = 
| total_length = 1:14:10
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = 2014 reissue additional download only tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/free-oasis-download-live-at-glasgow-1994/|title=Free Oasis download: Live at Glasgow 1994|publisher=superdeluxeedition.com|author=Paul Sinclair|date=16 May 2014|access-date=2018-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020182101/http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/free-oasis-download-live-at-glasgow-1994/|archive-date=20 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| title1 = Live Forever
| note1 = Live Gleneagles March ‘94
| length1 = 4:26
| title2 = Digsy's Dinner
| note2 = Live Gleneagles March ‘94
| length2 = 2:24
| total_length = 6:50
}}

=== 2024: 30th anniversary reissue ===
To mark the 30th anniversary of the original release,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' Is 30: Stream Previously Unreleased Outtakes On The New Deluxe Edition |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2278305/oasis-definitely-maybe-is-30-stream-previously-unreleased-outtakes-on-the-new-deluxe-edition/music/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> the album was reissued on 30th August 2024. The reissue includes the remastered original album packaged with one additional disc containing the previously discarded original recording session from Monnow Valley along with outtakes from Sawmills Studios and a demo of Sad Song (with Liam Gallagher on vocals).
{{Track listing
| headline = 2024 reissue disc 2
| title1 = Rock 'n' Roll Star
| note1 = Monnow Valley Version
| length1 = 6:17
| title2 = Shakermaker
| note2 = Monnow Valley Version
| length2 = 4:50
| title3 = Live Forever
| note3 = Monnow Valley Version
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = Up In The Sky
| note4 = Monnow Valley Version
| length4 = 4:57
| title5 = Columbia
| note5 = Monnow Valley Version
| length5 = 4:50
| title6 = Bring It On Down
| note6 = Monnow Valley Version
| length6 = 4:00
| title7 = Cigarettes & Alcohol
| note7 = Monnow Valley Version
| length7 = 4:27
| title8 = Digsy's Dinner
| note8 = Monnow Valley Version
| length8 = 2:40
| title9 = Rock 'n' Roll Star
| note9 = Sawmills Outtake
| length9 = 6:32
| title10 = Up In The Sky
| note10 = Sawmills Outtake
| length10 = 4:32
| title11 = Columbia
| note11 = Sawmills Outtake
| length11 = 7:17
| title12 = Bring It On Down
| note12 = Sawmills Outtake 
| length12 = 4:22
| title13 = Cigarettes & Alcohol
| note13 = Sawmills Outtake
| length13 = 5:06
| title14 = Digsy's Dinner
| note14= Sawmills Outtake
| length14 = 3:03
| title15 = Slide Away
| note15= Sawmills Outtake
| length15 = 6:03
| title16 = Sad Song
| note16 = Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov’ 92
| length16 = 4:34
| total_length = 1:18:25
}}

== DVD ==
''Definitely Maybe'' was released on DVD in September 2004 to mark the tenth anniversary of its original release. It went triple platinum in the UK. The DVD featured an hour-long documentary about the recording of the album featuring interviews with the band and its associates. Also included was the album in its entirety, at 48&nbsp;kHz, including a remix of "Sad Song" with double tracked vocals during the chorus. "Sad Song" originally only appeared on the UK vinyl and Japanese CD versions of the album, as well as on a French bonus CD included with copies of the album sold at FNAC stores. Other content included live and TV performances of the album's twelve tracks, and the promo videos to "Supersonic" (UK & US versions), "Shakermaker", "Live Forever" (UK & US versions), "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and "Rock 'n' Roll Star". A limited-edition release in the UK and Ireland included a bonus DVD containing more live footage and anecdotes.

There was also an accompanying made-for-TV documentary, entitled ''There We Were, Now Here We Are&nbsp;... : The Making Of Oasis''. This was broadcast on [[Channel 4]] in the UK at 11:30&nbsp;pm on Friday, 3 September, three days before the release of the ''Definitely Maybe'' DVD. The programme combined existing and unused interview footage from the DVD documentary and focused on the origins of the band, and the four singles from ''Definitely Maybe''. It also included a clip of "[[All Around the World (Oasis song)|All Around the World]]" performed live at a rehearsal session in the [[Boardwalk (music club)|Boardwalk]] in 1992, five years before it was eventually recorded and released on ''[[Be Here Now (album)|Be Here Now]]''. The DVD received the ''[[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2005|NME]]'' award for Best Music DVD.<ref>{{cite news | title = Oasis grab best music dvd award | url = https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/19248 | work = NME | date = 17 February 2005 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150403231535/http://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/19248 | archive-date = 3 April 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> The DVD earned [[Music recording sales certification|Gold status]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-dvd-2004.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD |publisher=Aria.com.au |access-date=13 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409211404/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-dvd-2004.htm |archive-date=9 April 2013  }}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline=Live versions
| extra_column=Date
| title1 = Rock 'n' Roll Star
| music1 = ''[[Top of the Pops]]''
| extra1 = 8 September 1994
| title2 = Shakermaker
| music2 = Naked City, [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| extra2 = 7 June 1994
| title3 = Live Forever
| music3 = [[Glastonbury Festival]], [[Pilton, Somerset]], England
| extra3 = 26 June 1994
| title4 = Up in the Sky
| music4 = [[Metro Chicago]], Chicago, Illinois
| extra4 = 15 October 1994
| title5 = Columbia
| music5 = [[Hammersmith Palais]], [[Hammersmith]], London, England
| extra5 = 13 December 1994
| title6 = Supersonic
| music6 = ''[[The Word (TV series)|The Word]]''
| extra6 = 18 March 1994
| title7 = Bring It On Down
| music7 = [[Gleneagles (Scotland)|Gleneagles]], Scotland
| extra7 = 6 February 1994
| title8 = Cigarettes & Alcohol
| music8 = [[Southampton Guildhall]], [[Southampton]], England
| extra8 = 30 November 1994
| title9 = Digsy's Dinner
| music9 = [[Buckley Tivoli]], Flintshire, Wales
| extra9 = 31 August 1994
| title10 = Slide Away
| music10 = [[Wetlands Preserve]], New York City
| extra10 = 21 July 1994
| title11 = Married with Children
| music11 = [[Whisky a Go Go]], Los Angeles, California
| extra11 = 29 September 1994
| title12 = Sad Song
| music12 = ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]''
| extra12 = 10 December 1994
}}

== Personnel ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''Oasis'''
* [[Liam Gallagher]] – vocals, [[tambourine]]
* [[Noel Gallagher]] – lead guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar ("Up in the Sky" and "Slide Away")<ref name="oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=1850|title=More from Anjali Dutt on the making of Definitely Maybe (2014) – Oasis Recording Information|website=oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk|access-date=25 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042952/http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=1850|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Paul Arthurs|Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs]] – rhythm guitar, piano ("Live Forever" and "Digsy's Dinner")<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=137 |title=It’s Getting Better: The Sawmills Sessions}}</ref>
* [[Paul McGuigan (musician)|Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan]] – bass guitar
* [[Tony McCarroll]] – drums
{{col-2}}
'''Additional personnel'''
* Anthony Griffiths – backing vocals ("Supersonic")
* Mark Coyle – production (all except "Slide Away"), [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] on ("Supersonic" and "Married with Children"), [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
*Oasis – production (all except "Slide Away")
* [[Owen Morris]] – additional production, mixing
* [[Barry Grint]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]] at [[Abbey Road Studios]], London
* David Batchelor – production ("Slide Away")
* Anjali Dutt – engineering
* Dave Scott – engineering, mixing
* Roy Spong – engineering
* [[Brian Cannon]] for Microdot – [[Record sleeve|sleeve]] concept, design, [[Art director|art direction]]
* Michael Spencer Jones – photography
{{col-end}}

== Charts ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+1994–1997 weekly chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (1994–1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|<!-- 2024 peak is below -->23|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|27|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2020|refname=AUT}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|44|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|55|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Top 100 Albums]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-09-17.pdf|title=Eurochart Top 100 Albums – September 17, 1994|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=38|page=14|date=17 September 1994|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
|10
|-
!scope="row"|Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name="FINchart">{{cite book|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|edition=1st|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5|page=263|language=fi}}</ref>
|18
|-
!scope="row"|French Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Artiste_Choisi.php|title=Tous les Albums de l'Artiste choisi|publisher=InfoDisc|access-date=5 June 2017|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005112111/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Artiste_Choisi.php|archive-date=5 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|20
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|33|id=2016|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2020|refname=GER}}
|-
!scope="row"|Icelandic Albums ([[Tónlist]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/files/32465537.jpg|title=Tonlist Top 40|newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|DV]]|date=6 October 1994|access-date=6 May 2017|language=is}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|15
|-
!scope="row"|Irish Albums ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA67|title=Hits of the World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=108|issue=11|date=16 March 1996|access-date=17 June 2020|page=67|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617092628/https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=YA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA67|archive-date=17 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/51059/ranking/cd_album/|title=オアシス|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=17 June 2020|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213746/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/51059/ranking/cd_album/|archive-date=28 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|34
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|34|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|4|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2020|refname=SWI}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=19940904|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014|refname=UK1994}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Independent Albums (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-03-25.pdf#page=36|title=Independent Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=25 March 1995|page=24|access-date=27 May 2022|via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|58|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"|US Albums ([[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']])<ref>{{Cite web| url =https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-04-15.pdf#page=8| title = Top 100 Pop Albums| access-date = 27 May 2022| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200612135342/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-04-15.pdf| archive-date =12 June 2020| url-status =live}}</ref>
|61
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+2014–2019 weekly chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2014–2019)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|26|id=2016|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2020|refname=GER}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|18|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=5 June 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20140525|rowheader=true|access-date=3 June 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|23|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2020}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+2024 weekly chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-09-09|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=9 September 2024|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>
| 10
|-
{{album chart|Austria|7|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=12 September 2024|refname=AUT2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|5|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=8 September 2024|refname=FLA2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|9|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=8 September 2024|refname=WAL2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|20|M|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=36&y=2024&list=a40|title=Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 36, 2024|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=11 September 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|12|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2024|refname=NLD2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|5|id=2016|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2024|refname=GER-2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html|title=Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 37/2024)|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=19 September 2024|archive-date=18 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918151213/https://ifpi.gr/charts_en.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 27
|-
! scope="row"| Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2024/36|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 36 (dal 30.08.2024 al 05.09.2024)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>
| 8
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20240906|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2024|refname=SCO2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|14|M|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2024/36|title=Top 100 Albums: Week 36|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=15 September 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2024&dspp=36|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 36|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>
| 17
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Oasis|album=Definitely Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=8 September 2024|refname=SWI2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20240906|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2024|refname=UK2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|18|artist=Oasis|rowheader=true|access-date=15 September 2024}}
|}

=== Year-end charts ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1995 year-end chart performance
! Chart (1995)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1995&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 1995|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=23 October 2021|language=fr}}</ref>
| 87
|-
!scope="row"|European Top 100 Albums (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |date=23 December 1995 |title=Year End Sales Charts – European Top 100 Albums 1995 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/95/MM-1995-12-23-OCR-Page-0014.pdf#search= |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |page=14|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>
| 39
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19951231/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1995|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
| 18
|}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1996 year-end chart performance
! Chart (1996)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1996-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1996|website=The Official NZ Music Charts|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
|47
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19960107/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996 |publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
|22
|}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1997 year-end chart performance
! Chart (1997)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19970105/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997 |publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
|93
|}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2005 year-end chart performance
! Chart (2005)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|title=The Official UK Albums Chart 2005|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
|184
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2020 year-end chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20201231/37502|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
| 67
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2021 year-end chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20210101/37502|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
| 86
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2022 year-end chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20221231/37502|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref>
| 75
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2023 year-end chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20230101/37502/|title=End of Year Albums Chart – 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>
| 57
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2024 year-end chart performance
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20240101/37502/|title=End of Year Albums Chart – 2024|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
| 20
|}
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== Certifications ==
===''Definitely Maybe''===
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Definitely Maybe''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|artist=Oasis|award=Platinum|relyear=1994|certyear=1996|access-date=13 July 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|artist=Oasis|award=Platinum|access-date=17 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|artist=Oasis|award=Gold|number=2|access-date=17 June 2020|source=infodisc}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=2020|artist=Oasis|award=Gold|access-date=17 June 2020|note=sales since 2009|id=1589}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1998|certmonth=3|artist=Oasis|award=Platinum|access-date=17 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|artist=Oasis|id=1996-06-21|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|award=Platinum}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|artist=Oasis|award=Gold|access-date=17 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|artist=Oasis|award=Gold|access-date=17 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|artist=Oasis|award=Platinum|number=9|access-date=6 September 2024|id=1754-1114-2|refname="BPI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|artist=Oasis|award=Platinum|access-date=17 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=Definitely Maybe|type=album|relyear=1994|certyear=1996|artist=Oasis|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=September 1, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

===''Definitely Maybe'' DVD===
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Definitely Maybe'' (DVD)}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title= Definitely Maybe|artist=Oasis|relyear=2004|type=video|region=Australia|award=Gold|refname=ARIA|certyear=2004}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=United Kingdom |artist=Oasis|title=Definitely Maybe|award=Platinum|number=3|type=video|relyear=2004|id=1754-1114-5}}
{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

== References ==
* {{cite book |title=Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock |last=Harris |first=John |author-link=John Harris (critic) |publisher=[[Da Capo Press]] |year=2004 |isbn=0-306-81367-X}}

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|25em}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=A Brief History of Album Covers|first=Jason|last=Draper|publisher=Flame Tree Publishing|location=London|year=2008|pages=316–317|isbn=9781847862112|oclc=227198538}}

== External links ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMpM3Z0118S4RoNjQ6z0DwfPHQ1M1VYrn ''Definitely Maybe''] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
*{{Discogs master|type=album|52255|name=Definitely Maybe}}

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