"Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" iz the debut studio album from the English rock band Arctic Monkeys, hitting the UK shelves on January 23, 2006, followed by its US release on February 21, 2006, under Domino Records.
 
Critics universally praised the album for its vivid portrayal of contemporary British youth culture and for revitalizing British indie music, which had seen a decline since the 1990s.
 
The album garnered numerous accolades, including being hailed as the best album of 2006 by Time magazine, winning the Brit Award for Best British Album, clinching the 2007 Mercury Prize, and earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. It has also secured a place in various "greatest albums" lists, ranking at number 371 in Rolling Stone's 2012 edition of its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," number 19 in NME's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," and number 97 in Rolling Stone's 2022 edition of its "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time."