Pet Shop Boys discography

Pet Shop Boys discography

Pet Shop Boys live in Boston, 2006
Releases
Studio albums 10
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 4
Extended plays 1
Singles 55
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The discography of the Pet Shop Boys, an English electronic/pop music duo, comprises ten studio albums, four compilation albums, two live albums, four remix albums, one extended play and fifty-five singles. The duo's debut single, "West End Girls", was first released in 1984 but charted lowly. However, it was re-released in late-1985 and became their first number-one single which topped the UK Singles Chart, Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Singles Chart.[1][2] Parlophone Records released the duo's debut album, Please, in the United Kingdom in March 1986. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3][4] It also peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 in the United States and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5][6] The following summer they released "It's a Sin", the lead single from their second album, Actually. The single became another UK number one and also reached number nine in the US. This was followed by "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", with Dusty Springfield, which peaked at number two in both the UK and US.[1][2] In the summer of 1987 the Pet Shop Boys recorded "Always on My Mind", a cover of the Elvis Presley track, and it became their third UK number-one single over Christmas 1987. This was followed by another UK number one, "Heart" in spring 1988.[1] The album Actually was released in September 1987, peaked at number two in the UK and was certified three-times Platinum by the BPI.

The duo's third album, Introspective, was released in October 1988 and peaked at number two in the UK and Germany and was certified two-times Platinum by the BPI. Next album Behaviour, came in 1990 and became their third album in a row to debut and peak at number two in the UK. The duo then released their first hits compilation, Discography, which included all of their single releases as well as two new tracks. In 1993 they released a cover of the Village People single "Go West", which reached number two in the UK. The duo's fifth album, Very, followed and is the only Pet Shop Boys album, so far, to reach number one in the UK. In 1994 they recorded the Comic Relief charity single, "Absolutely Fabulous", under the pseudonym of 'Absolutely Fabulous'. The duo do not consider it as a Pet Shop Boys single release and it was not included on any of their "best-of" albums. The duo then released a B-side collection album, Alternative in 1995. "Se a vida é (That's The Way Life Is)", was released in the summer of 1996, a Latin American music-inspired track, featuring a drum sample, which preceded the sixth Pet Shop Boys album, Bilingual.

Nightlife, the duo's seventh album came in 1999, followed by the modestly successful album Release in 2002. In November 2003, Pet Shop Boys released a second greatest hits album, Pop Art: Pet Shop Boys – The Hits. The ninth Pet Shop Boys studio album, Fundamental, came in May 2006, reaching number five in the UK. Also in 2006, Concrete was released, a live album recorded at the Mermaid Theatre, London. Released in UK in March 2009, Yes, was a critical success and hit number four, their highest album chart peak in more than a decade. The Pet Shop Boys also received the BPI's award for 'Outstanding Contribution to British Music', at the 2009 Brit Awards ceremony.[7] In December 2009, they released an EP of covers, remixes, and new material, entitled Christmas.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1][3]
AUS
[8][9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
GER
[12]
NL
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
US
[5]
1986 Please
  • Released: March 1986
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
3 10 3 3 21 20 7
1987 Actually
  • Released: September 1987
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2 16 5 16 1 2 3 25
1988 Introspective
  • Released: October 1988
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2 44 8 68 2 5 2 34
1990 Behaviour
  • Released: October 1990
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2 27 22 34 4 9 12 45
1993 Very
  • Released: September 1993
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1 2 6 9 1 18 1 1 20
1996 Bilingual
  • Released: September 1996
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
4 3 15 18 7 59 4 11 39
1999 Nightlife
  • Released: October 1999
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, cassette
7 25 16 11 2 61 4 9 84
2002 Release
  • Released: April 2002
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, cassette
7 62 15 3 71 12 13 73
  • UK: Silver[4]
2006 Fundamental 5 25 23 4 42 6 7 150
  • UK: Silver[4]
2009 Yes
  • Released: March 2009
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4 32 5 56 3 34 12 7 32
  • UK: Silver[4]

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1][3]
AUS
[8][9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
GER
[12]
NL
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
US
[5]
1989 In Depth
  • Released: June 1989 (Japan only)[18]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1991 Discography
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
3 6 33 33 21 14 27 111
1995 Alternative
  • Released: August 1995
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2 8 33 29 28 27 14 19 103
  • UK: Silver[4]
1998 Essential
  • Released: March 1998[18]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2003 PopArt
  • Released: November 2003
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD
18 24 20 99
2009 Party
  • Released: November 2009
    (Brazil only)[18]
  • Label: Rede Globo
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Remix albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1][3]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
GER
[12]
NL
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
US
[5]
1986 Disco
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
15 17 83 15 33 18 95
1994 Disco 2
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
6 35 47 54 21 33 75
2003 Disco 3
  • Released: February 2003
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: LP, CD
36 33 43 188
2007 Disco 4
  • Released: October 2007[18]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1][3]
AUT
[10]
GER
[12]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
2006 Concrete
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
61 76
2010 Pandemonium
  • Released: February 2010
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
29 75 22 41 87

Extended plays

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
GER
[20]
SWE
[14]
2009 Christmas
  • Released: December 2009
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
40 35 10

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[1][3]
AUS
[8][9]
CAN
[11][2]
GER
[20]
IRE
[21]
NL
[22]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
US Hot 100
[2]
US Dance
[2]
1984 "West End Girls"
(including re-release)
1 5 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 Please
"One more chance" Non-album single
1985 "Opportunities (let's make lots of money)"
(including re-release)
11 63 22 25 14 23 10 3 Please
1986 "Love comes quickly" 19 54 74 17 13 24 62 10
"Suburbia" 8 2 3 2 6 3 70 46
"Paninaro" Disco
1987 "It's a sin" 1 10 8 1 1 3 1 1 9 3
  • UK: Silver[4]
Actually
"What have I done to deserve this?"
(with Dusty Springfield)
2 22 3 4 1 2 2 5 2 1
  • UK: Silver[4]
"Rent" 8 81 10 5 28 19 10
"Always on my mind" 1 10 1 1 2 3 1 1 4 8 Introspective
1988 "Heart" 1 18 1 1 11 9 1
  • UK: Silver[4]
Actually
"Domino Dancing" 7 36 3 4 7 6 5 18 5 Introspective
"Left to my own devices" 4 48 9 3 19 12 84 8
1989 "It's alright" 5 65 3 2 15
1990 "So Hard" 4 27 76 3 3 15 3 2 62 4 Behaviour
"Being Boring" 20 82 90 13 17 16 16
1991 "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" 4 9 2 13 93 19
"Where the streets have no name
(I can't take my eyes off you)
"
7 13 3 72 4
"Jealousy" 12 20 8 14
"DJ Culture" 13 19 7 17 21 Discography
"Was it worth it?" 24 19 25 23
1993 "Can you forgive her?" 7 17 37 17 13 28 9 19 109 [1] 1 Very
"Go West" 2 10 19 1 1 3 2 2 106 [1] 1
"I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" 13 34 61 37 20 38 26 2
1994 "Liberation" 14 63 51 22
"Absolutely Fabulous" 6 2 18 36 7 Disco 2
"Yesterday, when I was mad" 13 13 72 35 4 Very
1995 "Paninaro '95" 15 30 39 25 30 24 4 Alternative
1996 "Before" 7 25 79 45 10 31 107 [1] 1 Bilingual
"Se a vida é (That's the way life is)" 8 11 18 12 17
"To step aside" 1
"Single-Bilingual" 14 77 39
1997 "A red letter day" 9 57 55 30 125 [1] 19
"Somewhere" 9 56 70 21
1999 "I don't know what you want but i can't give it anymore" 15 67 14 23 26 28 2 Nightlife
"New York City boy" 14 16 16 34 9 20 1
2000 "You only tell me you love me when you're drunk" 8 29 38 45 74
2002 "Home and dry" 14 17 12 33 44 37 44 Release
"I get along" 18 25 31 47
2003 "London" 118 39
"Miracles" 10 76 20 34 97 PopArt
2004 "Flamboyant" 12 43 33 43
2006 "I'm with Stupid" 8 23 4 29 23 10 38 7 Fundamental
"Minimal" 19 63 3
"Numb" 23 72 47
2007 "Integral" 197 Fundamental
2009 "Love etc." 14 33 12 31 60 19 121 [1] 1 Yes
"Did you see me coming?" 21 49 1
"Beautiful people" 65
2010 "Love life" [23] Non-album single
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released
Notes

As featured artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][3]
AUS
[8][9]
CAN
[11]
GER
[20]
IRE
[21]
NL
[22]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
US Dance
[2]
1996 "Hallo Spaceboy" (remix featuring Pet Shop Boys) 12 59 21 24 Outside
2001 "Break 4 Love" (as "Peter Rauhofer + Pet Shop Boys = The Collaboration") 1 Non-album single
2007 "She's Madonna" (Robbie Williams featuring Pet Shop Boys) 16 33 4 38 2 20 8 12 Rudebox
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released

Video albums

Year Video details Details
1986 Television
  • Released: 1986[25]
  • Picture Music International
  • Music videos from the Please album
1988 Showbusiness
  • Released: 1988[25]
  • Studio: Picture Music Intl
  • Music videos from the Actually album
1991 Promotion
  • Released: 10 June 1991[25]
  • Studio: Picture Music Intl
  • Compilation of music videos from 1988–1991
Videography
  • Released: 4 November 1991[25]
  • Studio: EMI
  • Compilation of music videos from 1985–1991
1992 Highlights
  • Released: 16 March 1992[25]
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • The duo recorded live in concert at Wembley Arena, London in June 1989
1993 Performance
  • Released: 11 October 1993[25]
  • Studio: EMI
  • Footage of the duo's stop at the Birmingham NEC, June 1991 for the Performance Tour
  • Also includes concert commentary and interview with the duo
Projections
  • Released: 29 November 1993[25]
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • Film projections used during tours; devised by Derek Jarman
1995 Various
  • Released: 6 March 1995[25]
  • Studio: Picture Music Intl
  • Music videos from the Very album
Discovery
  • Released: 7 August 1995[25]
  • Studio: EMI
  • The duo filmed live on the Rio De Janeiro stop of their Discovery Tour
2001 Montage
  • Released: 5 November 2001[25]
  • Studio: EMI
  • Footage recorded live at various concert venues in Dortmund, Germany on their 1999/2000 Nightlife Tour
2002 Somewhere: Live at The Savoy
  • Released: 18 February 2002[25]
  • Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • A concert recorded at the Savoy Theatre, London in June 1997
  • Also includes a documentary showing the build up to the show and rehearsals
2003 PopArt: The Videos
  • Released: 10 November 2003[25]
  • Studio: EMI
  • All promotional music videos from 1984–2003
  • Certified Gold in the UK[4]
2006 A Life In Pop
  • Released: 30 October 2006[25]
  • Studio: EMI
  • 90 minute documentary, originally broadcast on Channel 4, and music videos from 2003 to 2006
  • Also features interviews about the duo with Robbie Williams, Jake Shears and Bruce Weber
2007 Cubism
  • Released: 21 May 2007[25]
  • Studio: Warner Vision
  • Footage of the Fundamental Tour, Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, 14 November 2006

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
1984 "West End Girls" Eric Watson / Andy Morahan[26]
1985 "Opportunities (let's make lots of money)" (1st version)
1986 "Love comes quickly"
"Opportunites (let's make lots of money" (2nd version) Zbigniew Rybczynski[27]
"Suburbia" Eric Watson[26]
"Paninaro" Neil Tennant / Chris Lowe[27]
1987 "It's a sin" Derek Jarman[26]
"What have i done to deserve this?" (with Dusty Springfield) Eric Watson[26]
"Rent" Derek Jarman[26]
"Always on my mind" Jack Bond[26]
1988 "Heart"
"Domino dancing" Eric Watson[26]
"Left to my own devices"
1989 "It's alright"
1990 "So hard"
"Being boring" Bruce Weber[26]
1991 "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" Liam Kan[26]
"Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)"
"Jealousy" Eric Watson[26]
"DJ Culture"
1993 "Can you forgive her?" Howard Greenhulgh[27]
"Go West"
"I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing"
1994 "Liberation"
"Yesterday, when i was mad"
1995 "Paninaro '95"
1996 "Before"
"Se a vida é (That's the way life is)" Bruce Weber[27]
"Single-Billingual" Howard Greenhulgh[27]
1997 "A red letter day"
"Somewhere" Annie Griffin[27]
1999 "I don't know what you want but i can't give it anymore" Pedro Romhanyi[27]
"New York City boy" Howard Greenhulgh[27]
2000 "You only tell me you love me when you're drunk" Pedro Romhanyi[27]
2002 "Home and dry" Wolfgang Tillmans[27]
"I get along" Bruce Weber[27]
2003 "London" Martin Parr[27]
"Miracles" Howard Greenhulgh[28]
2004 "Flamboyant" Nico Beyer[28]
2006 "I'm with stupid" Rob Leggatt[29][30]
"Minimal"
"Numb" Julian Gibbs / Julian House / Chris Sayer[28]
2009 "Love etc." Hoogerbrugge[31]
"Did you see me coming?" Doug Hart[32]

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