There's No Other Way Breakthrough1991
Blur score an early UK Top Ten hit with There's No Other Way, bringing Damon Albarn wider national recognition.
Historical person
Damon Albarn Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Damon Albarn, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
6 records1991–19956 events1 places
Chronological biography
1991
1993
Modern Life Is Rubbish1993
Blur release Modern Life Is Rubbish, an album that helps define the emerging British guitar-pop sound associated with Britpop.
1994
Parklife Album1994
Blur release Parklife, the band's breakthrough album and a central record of the Britpop era.
Parklife Single1994
Blur release Parklife as a single, with Albarn's songwriting focusing on a distinctly British everyday-life narrative.
1995
Country House Number OneAugust 1995
Blur's Country House reaches number one during the highly publicised chart contest with Oasis.
The Great Escape Number One Album23 September 1995
Blur's The Great Escape enters the UK albums chart at number one, extending the band's Britpop-era success.
Titles and roles
Singer and Songwriter
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.