37 years ago (14 March 1988), Morrissey released his debut solo studio album, "Viva Hate", six months after the final studio album by the Smiths, "Strangeways, Here We Come" (1987), which featuring hit singles as "Suedehead" and "Everyday is Like Sunday".
Viva Hate was generally well received by music critics. Rolling Stone called the album "a tight, fairly disciplined affair", in comparison of its sound to that of the Smiths. In its retrospective review, Pitchfork called the album "one of Morrissey's most interesting records, and certainly his riskiest", and that its "strange mix of pomp and minimal languor makes Viva Hate the only Morrissey LP you'd consider listening to just for its music".
Viva Hate was listed by Q as one of the top 50 albums of 1988. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005).