In the years following its release , '' Urban Hymns '' has received much acclaim . '' Q '' included it in their 1999 list of the 90 best albums of the 1990s , while the magazine 's readers voted it the eighteenth best album of all-time in 1998 , later moved up to sixteenth place in a similar list compiled in 2006 . The Verve were awarded with the first ever '' Q '' Classic Album award for '' Urban Hymns '' at the 2007 '' Q '' Awards , and the following year , '' Urban Hymns '' was ranked as the tenth best British album of all time in a poll jointly conducted by '' Q '' and HMV . It was also nominated for Best British Album of the Last 30 Years at the 2010 Brit Awards , but lost to Oasis ' '' ( What 's the Story ) Morning Glory ? ''
2010 Brit Awards
2010 Brit Awards
Urban Hymns