The Verve swerve to top of British charts

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LONDON (AFP) — The Verve went straight to the top of the British album charts Sunday with their comeback album "Forth", 11 years after they first hit the heights.

The British rock band, fronted by singer Richard Ashcroft, reformed last year and cemented their return by entering the charts at the top spot.

The band, from Wigan in northwest England, formed in 1989 and had their first number one hit in 1997, but split two years later due to internal spats.

They reformed for a November 2007 tour and headlined the last day of this year's Glastonbury Festival in southwest England, the world's biggest greenfield music jamboree.

It is the group's second number one album, after "Urban Hymns" became the fifth fastest-selling British album on its release in...