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Oasis: best act in the world?

Oasis have been crowned Best Act in the World at the Q Awards (Mon 28 Oct 2006). What do you think of the swaggering Manc rockers: Rock 'n' Roll Stars or Definitely Maybe? Vote now

Many music fans consider Oasis' best rock 'n' roll years behind them, but readers of Q music magazine are not the sort to Look Back in Anger.

Award: Noel Gallagher

The quintessentially Mancunian guitar band were voted 'Best Act in the World Today' ahead of Muse, Coldplay, U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Noel Gallagher also collected the classic songwriter award.

Q Editor Paul Rees said: "Oasis and U2 have remained perennially popular with Q and its readers. In handing out four awards between them, Q magazine and its readers have once again re-stated the high regard in which we hold them both."

It's a good time for the Burnage boys: Oasis are also set to be honoured at the 2007 Brit Awards next year with an award for Outstanding Contribution To Music.

In 2005, The Guinness Book of World Records declared Oasis the Most Successful Act of the Last Decade in the UK, having sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

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last updated: 30/10/06

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What do you think of Oasis?

Mal L
Oasis receiving this award is a kick in the teeth for all the musicians making great music out there. The first album arguably had something to say. It came along at such a time that it caught the public imagination and so defined a moment in British music history. All they've acheived since is to continue churning out average songs with little imagination or musical merit. Best band in the world?! What tripe! Not even the best band in Manchester!!

johnny right
easily the greatest act at the moment, not one band has a back catalogue thats near theirs, d'you know what i mean??!!

slash
no oasis are not the best!!! guns n roses were and and forever will be the best woopwoop axl roses guns n roses rawk on

Ken Halliday
Best band in the world? Good heavens no!! They are a pale imitation of the greatest, however - the Beatles! They are really just a mediocre bunch of chancers with good PR.

Kelly H
Absolutely fantastic. They just get better and better. Go on Lads! Keep up the legendary music

Tanya
I think that Oasis are without doubt the most over-rated band in the UK! They started off in the early 90s emulating The Beatles and now their stuff sounds like they are emulating themselves, emulating The Beatles!! I don't think that they deserve this gong. But, having said that I don't know who does actually deserve it!

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