Can you believe it's been 20 years since this little lot? We can't...
20 Movies And Albums That Are 20 Years Old In 2014
Definitely Maybe - Oasis(01 of09)
It was the start of the cold war - ie Blur vs Oasis. And riding high on the back of several hit singles came this, the fastest selling debut album ever in the UK. (Fun fact: the photo was taken in guitarist Bonehead's house. But you knew that, didn't you?) (credit:Creation)
Monster - R.E.M.(02 of09)
What Peter Buck described as "a 'rock' record, with the rock in quotation marks." And we can't argue with that. (Fun fact: it was one of the first albums to be promoted with online content. Imagine!)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Warner)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Warner)
Carry On Up The Charts - The Beautiful South(03 of09)
If you didn't own any of The Beautiful South's previous four albums, then there's a strong chance you owned this greatest hits collection - the last number one album of 1994 and the year's second-biggest seller. (Fun fact: the US version also included a cover of 'Dream a Little Dream of Me'.)
Vauxhall And I - Morrissey(04 of09)
His fourth solo album, and the one that cemented his solo career in the US. Not that we cared. Not while we were singing along to 'The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get'. (Fun fact: one song includes a line sampled from David Lean's 'Oliver Twist'.)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:EMI)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:EMI)
MTV Unplugged In New York - Nirvana(05 of09)
The show aired in December 1993 - and the ensuing album was the first Nirvana album released after the death of Kurt Cobain, who died in April. By 1997, it had gone five-times platinum in the States. (Fun fact: Nirvana filmed the entire performance in a single take.)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Geffen Records)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Geffen Records)
Cross Road - Bon Jovi(06 of09)
Their first greatest hits collection, and the best-selling album of the year, which included the new hit single 'Always'. (Fun fact: the diner on the cover is the Roadside Diner in Wall Township, New Jersey.)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Mercury Records)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Mercury Records)
The Division Bell - Pink Floyd(07 of09)
They were back! After a seven year break! And so everyone bought this album, which went straight to number one in April and stayed there for four weeks. (Fun fact: Douglas Adams came up with the title.)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:EMI)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:EMI)
Seal - Seal(08 of09)
Not to be confused with 'Seal', which came out in 1991. And which is probably why this one is more commonly known as 'Seal II'.
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Zang Tumb Tuum)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:Zang Tumb Tuum)
Parklife - Blur(09 of09)
Remember the greyhounds? The singalong songs? The title track video starring Phil Daniels? (Fun/not so fun fact: it was nominated for the 1995 Mercury Prize, but lost to M People's 'Elegant Slumming'.)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:EMI)
Listen to it on Spotify (credit:EMI)