30 years ago today (29 March 1993), Suede released their self-titled debut studio album featuring singles "The Drowners" "Metal Mickey" "Animal Nitrate" and "So Young".
At the time the fastest-selling debut album in British history in almost a decade, Suede debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart, won the 1993 Mercury Music Prize, and is often cited as one of the first Britpop records. Displaying a sound of Britishness and glam rock, its music and lyrical content has been compared to The Smiths and early David Bowie.
Suede's debut album is regarded by critics as a defining album of the Britpop era, and is often credited for starting Britpop. In 2013, NME placed the album at number 78 in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.