Urban Hymns is the third studio album by English
alternative rock band
The Verve, released on 29 September 1997 on
Hut Records. 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 17th
best-selling album in UK chart history and has sold over ten million copies worldwide.