Oasis’ Noel Gallagher has named 57 of his favourite songs from The Beatles to Elvis

As the main songwriter of , remains one of Britain’s most iconic rock stars, best known for wildly successful hits like Wonderwall and Don’t Look Back in Anger.

The band, fronted by Noel’s younger brother and formed in their native , had a meteoric rise in the mid-90s, quickly becoming one of Britain’s biggest-ever bands and famously playing to a total of 250,000 people across two nights at Knebworth Park in 1996.

The relationship between the two brothers has been notoriously fraught over the years, fuelling a heap of headlines, as well as public spats and cancelled gigs.

The band eventually split in 2009, with both and Liam going on to have successful solo careers.

But in August last year, the group delighted fans by announcing that they would finally be reforming for a 2025 tour, prompting a renewed interest in their music, and a surge in listenership on Spotify.

Since their heyday, the Manchester band made no attempt to dispel comparisons with The Beatles, infusing their look and sound with constant nods to the Fab Four.

But , who wrote all of Oasis’ major hits, has been open about the wide range of influences on the band, with likes of 70s punk rockers the Sex Pistols and even Burt Bacharach making a mark on his style.

trawled through interviews and playlists to compile a list of Noel’s favourite numbers. And while the presence of classics by The Stone Roses and The Who won’t come as much surprise, there are also several unexpected inclusions.

You can listen to the playlist on Far Out’s Spotify profile .

A selection of some of Noel Gallagher’s favourite songs ever

• Aphrodite’s Child – ‘The Four Horsemen’
• The Pretty Things – ‘Baron Saturday’
• The Soundtrack Of Our Lives – ‘Infra Riot’
• The Doors – ‘Back Door Man’
• Bob Dylan – ‘Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)’
• Michael Andrews – ‘The Artifact And Living’
• Marmalade – ‘I See The Rain’
• Colosseum – ‘The Kettle’
• Pink Floyd – ‘One Of These Days’
• – ‘Moody Blue’
• ‘All Back to Mine’ broadcast on Radio 1
• Blue Mink – ‘Melting Pot’
• Small Faces – ‘The Universal’
• Sex Pistols – ‘Pretty Vacant’
• Sugar Bear – ‘Don’t Scandalise Mine’
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – ‘Supersonic’
• Billy Taylor – ‘I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)’
• The Lovin’ Spoonful – ‘Darling Be Home Soon’
• The Bee Gees – ‘The Earnest of Being George’
• The Beatles – ‘It’s All Too Much’
• Ennio Morricone – ‘Svolta Definitiva’
• Left Banke – ‘Desiree’
• Yvonne Elliman – ‘Can’t Explain’
• Cher – ‘Walk on Gilded Splinters’
• My Bloody Valentine – ‘Soon (Remix)’
• Edgar ‘Jones’ Jones – ‘(You’re Gonna Have) More Than You’ve Ever Had’
• Blue Seed – ‘Can’t Be Satisfied’
• The Prodigy – ‘Guns’
• Kasabian – ‘Fast Fuse’
• Slaughter And The Dogs – ‘Where Have All The Bootboys Gone’
• The Kinks – ‘Sittin on My Sofa’
• The Jam – ‘Private Hell’
• The Who – ‘I Can See For Miles’
• The Soundtrack of Our Lives – ‘Confrontation Camp’
• The Pretty Things – ‘S.F. Sorrow Is Born’
• Can – ‘Mother Sky’
• Primal Scream – ‘Shoot Speed Kill Light’
• The Doors – ‘Love Me Two Times’
• Vince Earl – ‘Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In’
• Hawkwind – ‘Gimme Shelter’
• Kasabian – ‘Reason is Treason’
• – ‘There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song’
• TSOOL – ‘Sister Surround’
• Led Zeppelin – ‘Rock and Roll’
• The Stone Roses – ‘Love Spreads’
• The Beatles – ‘She Loves You’
• Kingsmen – ‘Louie Louie’
• World Of Twist – ‘Sons of the Stage’
• Arctic Monkeys – ‘Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair’
• Kasabian – ‘Switchblade Smiles’
• Talking Heads – ‘Once In A Lifetime’
• Grace Jones – ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’
• Beck – ‘E-Pro’
• The Rolling Stones – ‘Undercover Of The Night’
• David Bowie – ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’
• Zoot Woman – ‘Grey Day’
• Bob Marley – ‘Could You Be Loved’