Why do people say Oasis never broke America?

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theynevermissabeat asked:

I always hear it said on the radio and in magazines and stuff. People always say Oasis never broke America. However, if you look at their chart performance in America you will find the following:

Albums reaching the Top 5: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Be Here Now and Dig Out Your Soul

Albums reaching Top 15: Don’t Believe the Truth

Albums reaching Top 25: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry

Looking at their singles, 4 of them made it to the top 10. If that’s not breaking America, what is?

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4 Responses to 'Why do people say Oasis never broke America?'

  1. Prof Anger (resident curmudgeon) - September 30th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    I think it was thought that they would be as big in the states as they were in England. They never broke on that level. No one can deny that they were incredibly popular over here, but I think they weren’t as transcendent (or as influential over american music) as people thought they would be.

    At least I would assume that, truth be told I’ve never really thought about it.

  2. Rckets - October 3rd, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Because people have short memories.

    There was clearly a period during the 90’s where Oasis dominated the charts. Maybe some were too young to recall it. Maybe others are simply trying to get a rise out of you. Let those people bathe in their ignorance. One thing is for sure. Oasis has never been able to recapture their initial popularity in the states that they had from 1994-2000.

    Perhaps to some “fading” is the equivalent to having “never broke.”

  3. Micheal - October 4th, 2009 at 2:51 am

    Well they were popular in America but not even close to as big as they were in England.

  4. Mr. Bernstein - October 6th, 2009 at 10:43 am

    Oasis are one of “those” British bands.

    Other of “those” british bands are:
    Love, The Libertines, And they Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead, Manic Street Preachers and Stone Roses.

    All these bands are mega in Britian but not so much in the States…


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