A Northern Soul
by The Verve
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A Northern Soul is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by The Verve on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Verve is Urban Hymns which is ranked number 298 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,506.
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A Northern Soul track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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A Northern Soul rankings
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A Northern Soul ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/11/2026 18:59 | Jakor | 5,495 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 15:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,463 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 00:14 | Gedi | 356 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 14:43 | jwalsh97 | 736 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2025 21:12 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,783 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Been addicted to this album for the last week. Maybe it’s the mood I’ve been in, but putting this on and going for a drive with no destination has been magical. On Your Own, So It Goes, and Drive You Home are my favorites. Some parts are hard to listen to due to some of the distorted tones but overall 85/100 (Edited)
Not a patch on Urban Hymns, and not a good album really. Life's An Ocean is a good track and there are a few other decent tracks - but most of the tracks are too monotonous and some too long. The title track is really bad, almost difficult to listen to. Almost feels like a b-sides album. (Edited)
imacgill 09/25/2022 19:24 | #289958 | TOP COMMENT
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"This is music" the way it's supposed to be made. Epic, grandiose and a masterpiece. (Edited)
pedro1976 04/27/2022 12:24 | #284706 | TOP COMMENT
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrific Album, aging like a fine wine. Album of the year, 1995. (Edited)
Jboy56 03/22/2022 07:43 | #283223
A dark, slow album that Jim Morrison could have loved.
Goliath 01/03/2019 10:41 | #228717
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luigybetis 06/03/2018 16:45 | #216092
Another nice listen, these guys have something atmospheric... 8/10. (Edited)
I have 3 The Verve albums - Urban Hymns (of course); A Storm in Heaven (who are they trying to be? Not really found their feet there with this psychedelic attempt) and this album - not quite Hymns but definitely a progression from Storm and moving towards the more punchy and rocky album that will be Hymns, without quite delivering as interesting songs on this attempt. But always nice to see a band grow into themselves rather than shine and fade over the first two releases - in effect a real band rather than a TV Show produced effort.
Nevertheless a good album - if a little one pace and downbeat and tracks probably over long. But I can see for others that it presses their buttons and each to their own.
If I need to feel depressed and seek some solace I'll reach for this album then.
Best tracks - off key vocals and lazy beat of Drive You Home; History - a track that could be on Hymns and as such can be seen as the acorn from which Hymns grows?
Unforgettable album, a britpop masterpiece, not recognized by many.
2nd fav release from this band just below Urban Hymns but not by much. Great album imo. MEZ
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