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“Cigarettes and Alcohol” by Oasis
From the album Definitely Maybe (1994)
“Cigarettes and Alcohol” by Oasis appears on 11 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1999 and 2025. It was first released in 1994 on the album Definitely Maybe. Its best result is #25 on the Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,849 alternative song of all time.
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"Cigarettes & Alcohol" was the fourth and last single pulled from Oasis's debut album, Definitely Maybe, released on Creation in October 1994, and it's the band at their most gloriously yobbish. After the psychedelic imagery of "Supersonic" and "Shakermaker" and the tenderness of "Live Forever", this one was pure attitude: Noel Gallagher's song holds up smokes, booze and harder stuff as the only sensible answer to the dead-end grind of working-class life, and Liam sneers every word like he means it.
Noel's glam-stomp guitar leads the charge, with Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll hammering away behind him, and Mark Coyle produced it with the band. It reached number seven, their second UK top ten, and hung around the UK Top 100 for 82 weeks between 1994 and 1998.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 634 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2007 | 1719 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1649 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1463 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1294 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1232 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1231 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1162 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2021 | 193 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 840 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 25 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
Also listed as: Cigarettes & Alcohol.
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