# What is the best Noel Gallagher solo album?

> Four solo records and a best-of, all written in the long shadow of a legendary Britpop band. Brass, psychedelia and singalongs compete.

*By YPB Team · Published October 23, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-noel-gallagher-solo-album*

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1. **Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds**
   His 2011 solo debut with AKA... What a Life! and If I Had a Gun.
2. **Chasing Yesterday**
   The 2015 follow-up built around guitars and horns.
3. **Who Built the Moon?**
   The 2017 psychedelic collaboration with David Holmes.
4. **Council Skies**
   The 2023 album of brass-heavy ballads and a Number 1 UK debut.
5. **Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021)**
   The 2021 compilation covering his first decade as a solo artist.

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