- britpop
- shoegaze
- United Kingdom
- formed 1989, Wigan
- disbanded 2009
- 1 album
- 1 Dutch Top 40 hit
- 1997
The Verve is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1989 in Wigan and disbanded in 2009. Over the years, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury and Simon Tong played in the group. The collection holds one album by the group: Urban Hymns, from 1997. On top of that, the group appears on one album by others. One record reached the Dutch Top 40: Bitter Sweet Symphony, which peaked at number 11 in week 33 of 1997.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Albums by The Verve
Click the cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Sound of The Verve
The Verve sounds brighter than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 142 bpm.
Across 13 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of The Verve
The five members of The Verve, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Richard Ashcroft
Nick McCabe
Simon Jones
Peter Salisbury
Simon Tong19901995200020052010Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
Also appears on
The Verve also appears on an album by others: Nineties Collected Vol. 2.
The Verve in the Dutch Top 40
In the Dutch Top 40, The Verve had one record. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak.
- 11Bitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve19979 weeks
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
How many albums by The Verve are in the collection?
There is one: Urban Hymns, from 1997.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did The Verve have?
The Verve had one record in the Dutch Top 40: Bitter Sweet Symphony, which reached number 11 in week 33 of 1997.
Who played in The Verve?
Over the years that was Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury and Simon Tong. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.
Which albums by other artists feature The Verve?
The Verve appears on one album by others: Nineties Collected Vol. 2.
How do you play the music of The Verve?
Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.