Liam Gallagher’s Greatest Solo Song Is Still Impossible To Argue With

When Oasis split in 2009, plenty wondered whether Liam Gallagher could truly stand on his own. He had the voice, the attitude and the presence, but stepping out from one of Britain’s biggest bands is not exactly a gentle career move. It is more like walking into a pub full of people already judging your pint, your coat and your entire bloodline.

For a while, it looked uncertain. Beady Eye had moments, but it never fully escaped the weight of what came before. Then Liam returned properly as a solo artist, and the conversation changed. With As You Were, Why Me? Why Not. and C’mon You Know, he built a second act that felt far stronger than many expected.

It was not just nostalgia, and it was not simply the old Oasis crowd turning up out of habit. The songs had bite, heart and enough swagger to remind everyone why Liam mattered in the first place.

So, from emotional ballads to full-throttle comeback anthems, here are Liam Gallagher’s ten best solo songs since the Oasis split.

10. Mars To Liverpool

Taken from his 2024 collaboration with John Squire, “Mars To Liverpool” feels like two Manchester worlds colliding in the most natural way possible. Liam brings the voice, Squire brings the guitar lines, and the result is a track that does not overthink itself.

It is not trying to reinvent British rock, which is probably for the best. Sometimes a song just needs melody, guitars and a bit of conviction. “Mars To Liverpool” has all three. It sounds confident, loose and built for people who still believe a good guitar line can do more emotional damage than most modern pop bridges.

As an opener to this list, it earns its place because it shows Liam still works brilliantly when placed in the right musical surroundings. The song is familiar in the best way: direct, melodic and full of that old northern guitar-band spirit that refuses to die quietly.

9. Now That I’ve Found You

“Now That I’ve Found You” shows a softer side of Liam without turning him into something unrecognisable. It is warm, direct and sentimental, but it does not feel forced. That matters, because songs built around family and reconnection can easily become greeting-card sludge if handled badly.

Here, Liam keeps it simple. His voice carries the emotion without overdoing it, and the song works because it feels honest rather than manufactured. Behind all the parkas, interviews and online wind-ups, there has always been a sentimental streak in Liam’s best work. This is one of the clearest examples.

It is not the loudest song in his solo catalogue, but it does something just as important. It gives Liam space to sound human. Not mythic, not untouchable, not trapped inside the legacy machine. Just human.

8. Everything’s Electric

“Everything’s Electric” gave Liam’s solo career a proper jolt. The track arrived with a bigger, sharper energy than many expected, driven by huge drums, dirty guitars and a chorus that feels designed to shake a festival field awake.

There is nothing subtle about it, but subtlety has never really been the point with Liam Gallagher. This is a song that works because it goes straight for impact. Big guitars, big drums, big vocal, no unnecessary decoration. In a solo catalogue filled with attitude, “Everything’s Electric” is one of the tracks that feels most alive in the moment.

It also proved that Liam was not just riding the wave of his comeback. By this point, he had momentum, and this track gave it another push. It sounds like a man refusing to drift into heritage-act territory, which, frankly, is more than can be said for plenty of people who discovered a waistcoat and an acoustic guitar after 2010.

7. All You’re Dreaming Of

“All You’re Dreaming Of” is Liam stepping into classic ballad territory and making it work. It has a wintery, reflective feel, carrying the kind of old-school songwriting charm he has always admired without sounding like a lazy pastiche.

The track stands out because it does not rely on swagger. It is softer, more patient and more open-hearted than many of his bigger solo singles. Liam’s voice has always been able to cut through noise, but here it does something different. It sits inside the song, giving it warmth and weight without trying to dominate every second.

What makes it land is the sincerity. There is no sneer protecting it, no wall of guitars hiding the sentiment. It is one of Liam’s most genuinely tender solo moments, and it proves that when he leans into melody and restraint, he can still produce something quietly powerful.

6. Bold

“Bold” deserves this spot because it captures one of the strongest parts of Liam Gallagher’s solo comeback: that mix of defiance, vulnerability and battered confidence. It is not as explosive as “Wall of Glass” and it does not carry the same emotional weight as “Once”, but it has something just as important: character.

The song feels like Liam planting his flag after years of being written off, picked apart and measured against everything that came before. There is a looseness to it, but also a real sense of purpose. His voice sounds weathered in the right way, carrying the attitude people expect while letting a little more humanity through the cracks.

“Bold” is one of those solo tracks that proves Liam did not need to reinvent himself completely to make the comeback work. He just needed the right songs, the right production and enough conviction to remind everyone why his voice still matters. This is not Liam chasing the past. It is Liam standing in it, owning it, and moving forward anyway.

5. Greedy Soul

“Greedy Soul” is Liam at his most snarling. It has the stomp, the bite and the confrontational energy people expected when he properly returned as a solo artist. It does not arrive politely. It kicks the door open, makes a scene and leaves before anyone can complain.

This is the side of Liam’s solo career that leans hardest into raw rock energy. The track is not trying to be elegant or emotionally delicate. It is built on attitude, and it works because Liam sounds completely at home in that space. Some singers sound like they are pretending to be dangerous. Liam sounds like he has simply turned up.

The beauty of “Greedy Soul” is that it does not apologise for what it is. It is sharp, punchy and full of bite. Every Liam solo list needs at least one track that sounds like it has come looking for trouble, and this is the one.

4. For What It’s Worth

“For What It’s Worth” remains one of Liam’s most important solo songs because it brought a surprising amount of maturity to the comeback era. It is reflective, apologetic and melodic, but still unmistakably him.

The song works because it does not strip away his personality. It allows him to sound regretful without becoming bland. That is harder than it looks. Plenty of artists confuse growth with becoming dull, as if emotional development requires removing every interesting edge. Liam avoids that here. He sounds bruised, honest and still full of character.

It is one of the best examples of his solo career finding its own emotional language rather than simply borrowing from the past. “For What It’s Worth” showed that Liam could look backwards without being swallowed by nostalgia. For an artist so closely tied to the past, that is a pretty big achievement.

3. Be Still

“Be Still” is one of the most overlooked tracks in Liam’s solo catalogue. It has a loose, soulful confidence that gives it a different feel from some of the more obvious anthems. The groove is strong, the vocal is sharp, and the whole thing carries a sense of Liam settling into himself.

What makes it stand out is the lack of strain. It does not sound like he is trying to prove anything. It just moves. That confidence gives the song its charm. After years of being measured against Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Beady Eye and every other chapter of his career, “Be Still” feels like Liam simply getting on with it.

And sometimes, that is exactly where he sounds strongest. Not chasing the old magic, not trying to force a legacy moment, just delivering a solid, underrated solo track with real personality.

2. Once

“Once” is the emotional centrepiece of Liam’s solo years. It is nostalgic without being lazy, sad without being miserable, and simple in the way only genuinely strong songs can afford to be.

The track looks back at youth, fame, time and loss with a rare softness. It does not need to shout. It does not need a wall of guitars to make its point. Liam’s vocal does the heavy lifting, and the result is one of the few solo tracks that genuinely feels like it belongs beside the biggest moments of his career.

“Once” proves that Liam’s greatest strength is not just swagger. It is feeling. When he lands on the right song, his voice can make regret sound communal, as if everyone in the room is remembering something they cannot quite get back.

That is why it sits so high. It is not just one of Liam’s best solo songs. It is one of the most affecting things he has ever put his name to.

1. Wall of Glass

There was only ever one winner.

“Wall of Glass” was the sound of Liam Gallagher properly returning. Not easing himself back in. Not politely asking for a second chance. Returning. The debut solo single from As You Were had everything it needed: attitude, harmonica, stomp, guitars and that unmistakable voice sounding like it had been waiting years to get back in the ring.

It worked because it understood what people wanted from a Liam comeback without feeling like cheap nostalgia. It had the bite of old-school Gallagher, but it also gave him a new solo identity. This was not Oasis part two, and it was not Beady Eye trying again. It was Liam standing centre stage with a song strong enough to carry the moment.

“Wall of Glass” remains his best solo track because it did exactly what a comeback single should do. It reminded people why he mattered, reintroduced him with force, and made writing him off look very stupid in hindsight. A generous public service, really.

It is sharp, confident, instantly recognisable and still the clearest statement of Liam’s solo era. Everything about it works. The attitude, the production, the vocal, the timing. It did not just launch the comeback. It defined it.

Liam Gallagher’s solo career could easily have become a nostalgia act. Instead, it has delivered some of the strongest British rock songs of the last decade.

He will always be tied to Oasis, and pretending otherwise would be ridiculous. But these ten songs prove that his post-2009 career is not just an afterword. It is a proper second chapter, full of attitude, vulnerability and enough big choruses to keep the parka industry alive for another generation.