The Drugs Don't Work (track)
by The Verve
Year: 1997
From the album Urban Hymns (track #4)
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The Drugs Don't Work appears on the following album(s) by The Verve:
- Urban Hymns (track #4) (this album) (1997)
- This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 (track #10) (compilation) (2004)
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| ! | 3 days ago | Siromynian | 20,060 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 22:44 | wizardalien | 10,202 | 60/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 15:54 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.8/100, a mean average of 86.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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arthur237 12/07/2015 23:21 | #154097
It is a 90's classic, actually underated on this site I think
neilgee 10/29/2015 23:28 | #152249
It's one of those rare no 1 hit singles (in the UK at least) where you totally agree that the public has made the right choice. Come on Eileen was another one.
GandalfORiley345 05/23/2014 22:32 | #112790
Lovely, and extremely good song
