Definitely Maybe, the debut album of Oasis, has been named greatest album of all time, pushing the Beatles into second place.
The album, made 10 years ago at the height of the 'Britpop' phenomenon and featuring hits such as Live Forever and Supersonic, won the majority of votes in the poll of more than 40,000 music fans.
The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band came in a close second, followed by another Beatles album, Revolver.
Radiohead's OK Computer and another Oasis title (What's the Story) Morning Glory? came fourth and fifth.
Up the Bracket, the 2002 debut by Pete Doherty's former band The Libertines, is the newest album in the top 20 in 15th place.
Nirvana's Nevermind, in sixth place, and The Strokes' Is This It, in 20th place, are the only two bands from the US to make the top 20.
The survey listed the top 100 greatest albums, with Hotel California by the Eagles taking the 100th place.
Definitely Maybe, which cost ??85,000 to produce, was released on August 30 1994 and debuted at the top of the charts a week later, with seven million copies selling worldwide.
The survey was organised by the book of British Hit Singles and Albums and NME.com, and votes came from as far afield as New Zealand, Croatia and Colombia.
There may be some debate among rock fans as to whether the Spice Girls and Shania Twain deserved to make the list, but David Roberts, British Hit Singles and Albums editor, said the survey showed diversity and longevity.
"Usually these polls are full of records that people have only just bought because they are freshest in the mind," Mr Roberts said.
"But this poll shows that the truly great albums always have longevity. Only two albums in the Top 20 were released in the last five years, so the voters have clearly thought long and hard about their decision."
The top 20 (List in full)
1. Definitely Maybe, Oasis
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, The Beatles
3. Revolver, The Beatles
4. OK Computer, Radiohead
5. (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
6. Nevermind, Nirvana
7. The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
8. Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd
9. The Queen Is Dead, Smiths
10. The Bends, Radiohead
11. The Joshua Tree, U2
12. London Calling, The Clash
13. The Beatles (The White Album), The Beatles
14. Abbey Road, The Beatles
15. Up The Bracket, The Libertines
16. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols
17. Four Symbols (Led Zeppelin IV), Led Zeppelin
18. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, David Bowie
19. A Night At The Opera, Queen
20. Is This It, The Strokes
(21- 100 greatest albums)