Suede entered the British charts at number one

Before Suede had released an album, they dominated the music press on the strength of just three singles, setting high expectations for the forthcoming album. Suede entered the British charts at number one, registering the biggest initial sales for a debut album since Frankie Goes to Hollywood ‘s Welcome to the Pleasuredome a decade earlier. It sold over 100,000 copies in its first week of release, going gold on its second day. At the time, it was hailed as “the most eagerly awaited debut since Never Mind The Bollocks by the Sex Pistols .” A notable moment in the press at the time was the front cover of the April 1993 issue of Select , which is regarded by many as the start of Britpop. The album won the 1993 Mercury Prize . The band donated the entire £25,000 in prize money to Cancer Research . This was the only album released in the US under the name “Suede,” where it remains the band’s highest-selling release.