The Verve – Urban Hymns (2LP)

Urban Hymns is the third studio album by English alternative rock band The Verve, released on 29 September 1997. It earned nearly unanimous critical praise upon its release, and went on to become the band's best-selling release and one of the biggest selling albums of the year. As of 2015, Urban Hymns is ranked the 18th best-selling album in UK chart history and has sold over ten million copies worldwide.

The album features the hit singles “Bitter Sweet Symphony”, “Lucky Man” and “The Drugs Don't Work”. The critical and commercial success of the album saw the band win two Brit Awards in 1998, including Best British Group, and appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in March 1999. “Bitter Sweet Symphony” was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.