My Generation is The Who's first album. It was released in the U.S. in 1965 under the title The Who Sings My Generation, with a different cover and a slightly different track listing than the UK version.
The album was made immediately after The Who got their first singles on the charts and according to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, it was later dismissed by the band as something of a rush job that did not accurately represent their stage performance of the time. On the other hand, critics often rated it as one of the best rock albums of all time in the 1970s and 1980s when such list-making was common. In 2006, it was ranked #49 in NME's list of the 100 Greatest British Albums.
The album is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
The title song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and remains one of The Who's best known songs and, indeed, one of the most acclaimed songs in rock and roll history.
