Noel Gallagher has topped the UK album chart with his debut solo album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
The record outsold its nearest rival, X Factor winner Matt Cardle's first album, Letters, by some 40%, according to the Official Charts Company.
Figures showed Gallagher's album notched up sales of more than 120,000.
The first single from the record - AKA What a Life - also climbed up the singles chart from 55 to 24.
