The Verve have gone straight to the top of the UK album charts today (August 31) with their first release in more than 10 years.
'Forth' sees off Irish band The Script whose self-titled debut peaked at one last week. Slipknot slide in at two on the album chart with 'All Hope Is Gone'.
'Forth' sold 72,768 copies in its first week, compared to the band's 1997 number one 'Urban Hymns', which sold 250,054 copies in its first seven days on sale.