Pet Shop Boys discography

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Pet Shop Boys discography
Pet shop boys boston concert.jpg
Pet Shop Boys performing in Boston, October 2006
Studio albums14
Live albums5
Compilation albums9
Video albums16
Music videos47
EPs4
Singles70+
Soundtrack albums5
Remix4

English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have released 14 studio albums, five live albums, nine compilation albums, four remix albums, five soundtrack albums, four extended plays and over seventy singles. The duo's debut single, "West End Girls", was first released in 1984 but failed to chart in most regions. However, the song was entirely re-recorded in late 1985, and this newly recorded version became their first number-one single, topping the UK Singles Chart, Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Singles Chart. [1] [2] [3] Parlophone 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). [1] [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 a cover of Brenda Lee's song "Always on My Mind", which 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.

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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, PopArt: 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, titled Christmas .

Ultimate , the one-disc compilation, was released on 1 November 2010 to celebrate 25 years since the band's first single release. The special version included a DVD with over three hours of BBC TV performances of 27 singles by Pet Shop Boys, released by arrangement with BBC Music. As well as the complete Glastonbury Festival performance from June 2010. Ultimate peaked at 27 on the UK charts. The second B-side compilation album, Format , was released on 6 February 2012, reaching number 26 in the UK. The duo released their eleventh studio album, Elysium , in late 2012, reaching number 9 in the UK. Elysium spawned the singles "Winner", "Leaving" and "Memory of the Future".

In March 2013, the Pet Shop Boys started a new chapter in their career when they left their long-term label, Parlophone, and signed with Kobalt Label Services. A new album, Electric , was released in July 2013, reaching number 3 in the UK and number 26 in the United States, their highest-peaking album for nearly 20 years in both countries. The singles from this album were "Axis", "Vocal", "Love is a Bourgeois Construct", "Thursday" (featuring Example) and "Fluorescent". The duo undertook a worldwide tour to support the album. In November 2014, they returned to the studio to begin working on their next album. With Stuart Price returning as producer, Super was announced on 21 January 2016 for release on 1 April. "Inner Sanctum" was released as a teaser track. The first single proper was "The Pop Kids", released on 26 February 2016.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[8]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
FIN
[12]
GER
[13]
NLD
[14]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[5]
Please 310343821207
Actually
  • Released: 7 September 1987
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
2165161252325
Introspective
  • Released: 10 October 1988
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, DCC
244868125234
Behaviour
  • Released: 22 October 1990
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
2272234345191245
Very
  • Released: 27 September 1993
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
126911181120
Bilingual
  • Released: 2 September 1996
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
4315181475941139
Nightlife
  • Released: 11 October 1999
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, MD
7251611182614984
Release
  • Released: 1 April 2002
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
7621522371121373
  • BPI: Silver [4]
Fundamental 52523944267150
  • BPI: Silver [4]
Yes
  • Released: 23 March 2009
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
4325562833412732
Elysium
  • Released: 10 September 2012
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
9502021728121344
Electric
  • Released: 15 July 2013
  • Label: x2
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
3241321531511626
Super
  • Released: 1 April 2016
  • Label: x2
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
312835831310458
Hotspot
  • Released: 24 January 2020 [25]
  • Label: x2
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
3876123330156100
Nonetheless
  • Scheduled: 26 April 2024
  • Label: x2, Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
To be released
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[8]
AUT
[10]
GER
[13]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
Concrete
  • Performed: 8 May 2006, Mermaid Theater, with BBC Concert Orchestra
  • Released: 23 October 2006
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6176
Pandemonium
  • Performed: 21 December 2009, The O2 Arena, London
  • Released: 15 February 2010
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2975224187
Inner Sanctum
  • Performed 27/28 July 2018, Royal Opera House, London
  • Released: 12 April 2019
  • Label: x2
  • Formats: CD, digital download
[upper-alpha 1] 1184
Discovery: Live in Rio 1994
  • Performed: December 1994, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
  • Released: 30 April 2021 [27]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download, DVD/2CD, VHS [28]
3142
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[8]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
FIN
[12]
GER
[13]
NLD
[14]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[5]
Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
  • Released: 4 November 1991
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, MD
363333413261427111
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [4]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [23]
  • BVMI: Gold [18]
  • GLF: Gold [19]
  • IFPI FIN: Gold [21]
  • MC: 3× Platinum [17]
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
  • SNEP: Gold [24]
Alternative
  • Released: 7 August 1995
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
2833291728271419103
  • BPI: Silver [4]
Essential
  • Released: 31 March 1998 [29]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
Mini
  • Released: 23 February 2000 (Japan only)
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
PopArt: The Hits
  • Released: 24 November 2003
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
18193242099
Party
  • Released: 5 November 2009 (Brazil only) [30]
  • Label: Som Livre
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Ultimate
  • Released: 1 November 2010
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
27354673
Format
  • Release: 6 February 2012
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
267331823352
Smash: The Singles 1985–2020
  • Released: 16 June 2023 [31]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: 3×CD, 6×LP, cassette, digital download
448
[32]
53817
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[8]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
FIN
[12]
GER
[13]
NLD
[14]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[5]
Disco
  • Released: 17 November 1986
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
1517831016331895
Disco 2
  • Released: 12 September 1994
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
618135154754213375
Disco 3
  • Released: 3 February 2003
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP
361533343188
Disco 4
  • Released: 8 October 2007 [29]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP
[upper-alpha 2]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[8]
GER
[13]
NLD
[14]
SWE
[15]
Closer to Heaven
  • Released: 8 October 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, LP
107
Battleship Potemkin
  • Released: 5 September 2005
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
9754
The Most Incredible Thing
  • Released: 14 March 2011
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
57366145
Musik
  • Released: 6 August 2019
  • Label: x2
  • Format: Digital download
My Beautiful Laundrette [upper-alpha 3]
  • Released: 17 April 2020
  • Label: x2
  • Format: CD, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
GER
[13]
SWE
[15]
In Depth
  • Released: 5 July 1989
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
  • Note: 6-track EP (Japan only) [35]
Christmas
  • Released: 14 December 2009
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
403510
Agenda
  • Released: 8 February 2019 [36]
  • Label: x2, Kobalt Label Services
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Lost
  • Released: 14 April 2023 [37]
  • Label: x2, AWAL
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[3]
GER
[13]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[2]
"West End Girls" (original recording)198413381Non-album singles
"One More Chance"
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (original mix)198511663
"West End Girls" (re-recording)19861551223221Please
"Love Comes Quickly"19547417132462
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (remix)112225142310
"Suburbia"892326370
"Paninaro"Disco
"It's a Sin"198711018113119Actually
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
(with Dusty Springfield)
222113412252
"Rent"88127105251910
"Always on My Mind"198811021123114Non-album single
"Heart"1183111191
  • BPI: Silver [4]
Actually
"Domino Dancing"73619173476518Introspective
"Left to My Own Devices"19894488593181284
"It's Alright"57027324115
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1990s

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[3]
GER
[13]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[2]
"So Hard"1990427147633113262Behaviour
"Being Boring"208230901317661616
"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"19914921493
"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)"5713372
"Jealousy"1214720814
"DJ Culture"131301971721Discography
"Was It Worth It?"2415319255023
"Can You Forgive Her?"19937171837171329919 [upper-alpha 4] Very
"Go West"21021911522 [upper-alpha 5]
"I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing"133418613720453826
"Liberation"199414635122
"Absolutely Fabulous"621836Non-album single
"Yesterday, When I Was Mad"13137228Very
"Paninaro '95"1995153039253724Non-album single
"Before"19967253879451031 [upper-alpha 6] Bilingual
"Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"81114181217
"To Step Aside"
"Single-Bilingual"147739
"A Red Letter Day"19979575530 [upper-alpha 7]
"Somewhere"9567021Non-album single
"I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More"19991567371423642628 [upper-alpha 8] Nightlife
"New York City Boy"14174401640920 [upper-alpha 9]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[3]
GER
[13]
IRE
[43]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
Sales

[42]
US
Dance

[41]
"You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk"2000829384574Nightlife
"Home and Dry"20021447171233443744Release
"I Get Along"18253147
"London"200311839
"Miracles"1076203497PopArt
"Flamboyant"200412433343
"I'm with Stupid"2006823292310387Fundamental
"Minimal"19633
"Numb"237247
"Integral"2007197Disco 4
"Love Etc."200914150211231601921Yes
"Did You See Me Coming?"21491
"Beautiful People"65
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s and 2020s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[9]
FRA
[44]
GER
[13]
IRE
[43]
US
Sales

[42]
US
Dance

[41]
"Love Life" [upper-alpha 10] 2010Non-album single
"Together"586020Ultimate
"Winner"201286601712Elysium
"Leaving"44139357710
"Memory of the Future"111682
"Axis"2013196194Electric
"Vocal" [upper-alpha 11] 196203
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"105438
"Thursday"
(featuring Example)
6117
"Fluorescent" [upper-alpha 12] 2014
"The Pop Kids"201612813811Super
"Twenty-Something" [47] 4
"Inner Sanctum" [48]
"Say It to Me" [upper-alpha 13] 11554
"Undertow" [50] 2017
"Dreamland"
(featuring Years & Years)
2019 [upper-alpha 14] 6Hotspot
"Burning the Heather" [52]
"Monkey Business"2020 [upper-alpha 15]
"I Don't Wanna" [upper-alpha 16]
"Cricket Wife" [upper-alpha 17] 2021Non-album single
"Purple Zone"
(Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys)
2022 [upper-alpha 18] Happiness Not Included
"Loneliness"2024 [upper-alpha 19] Nonetheless
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[9]
GER
[13]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
Dance

[41]
"Hallo Spaceboy"
(remix; David Bowie featuring Pet Shop Boys)
19961236592124 Outside
"Break 4 Love"
(as "Peter Rauhofer + Pet Shop Boys = The Collaboration")
20011Non-album single
"She's Madonna"
(Robbie Williams featuring Pet Shop Boys)
200716438220812 Rudebox
"I'm in Love with a German Film Star"
(as Sam Taylor-Wood Produced By Pet Shop Boys)
2008Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Video albums

TitleDetailsNotes
Television
  • Compilation of music videos from the Please album.
Showbusiness
  • Released: 1988 [57]
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Format: VHS
  • Compilation of music videos from the Actually album.
Highlights: Pet Shop Boys on Tour
  • Released: December 1990 [58]
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
Promotion
  • Released: 10 June 1991 [57]
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
  • Compilation of music videos from 1988 to 1991
Videography: The Singles Collection on Video
  • Released: 4 November 1991 [57]
  • Label: EMI Video
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, VCD
  • Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 1991.
Performance
  • Released: 1 June 1992 [59]
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
  • Recorded live at the Birmingham NEC in June 1991 on the duo's Performance Tour.
  • Released on DVD in 2004 with concert commentary and interview with the duo.
Projections
  • Film projections used during tours; devised by Derek Jarman.
Various
  • Released: 6 March 1995 [57]
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
  • Compilation of music videos from the Very album.
Discovery: Live in Rio
  • Released: 7 August 1995 [57]
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
Somewhere: Pet Shop Boys in Concert
  • Released: 12 October 1997 [61]
  • Label: Game Entertainment Group
  • Formats: DVD, VHS, VCD
  • Recorded live at the Savoy Theatre in London in June 1997.
  • Also includes a documentary showing the buildup to the show and rehearsals.
Montage: The Nightlife Tour
  • Released: 5 November 2001 [57]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: DVD, VHS, VCD
  • Recorded live at various concert venues in Dortmund, Germany on their 1999–2000 Nightlife Tour
PopArt: The Videos
  • Released: 10 November 2003 [57]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: DVD
  • Compilation of music videos from 1984 to 2003.
  • Certified Gold in the UK. [4]
  • Certified Gold in Germany. [18]
A Life in Pop
  • Released: 30 October 2006 [57]
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: DVD
Cubism
Pandemonium
  • Released: 15 February 2010
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: DVD
Inner Sanctum
  • Released: 12 April 2019
  • Label: x2
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector
"West End Girls"1985 Eric Watson and Andy Morahan [62]
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (first version)
"Love Comes Quickly"1986
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (second version) Zbigniew Rybczyński [63]
"Suburbia"Eric Watson [62]
"Paninaro" Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe [63]
"It's a Sin"1987 Derek Jarman [62]
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (with Dusty Springfield)Eric Watson [62]
"Rent"Derek Jarman [62]
"Always on My Mind" Jack Bond [62]
"Heart"1988
"Domino Dancing"Eric Watson [62]
"Left to My Own Devices"
"It's Alright"1989
"So Hard"1990
"Being Boring" Bruce Weber [62]
"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"1991Liam Kan [62]
"Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)"
"Jealousy"Eric Watson [62]
"DJ Culture"
"Was It Worth It?"
"Can You Forgive Her?"1993 Howard Greenhalgh [63]
"Go West"
"I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing"
"Liberation"1994
"Yesterday, When I Was Mad"
"Paninaro '95"1995
"Before"1996
"Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"Bruce Weber [63]
"Single-Bilingual"Howard Greenhalgh [63]
"A Red Letter Day"1997
"Somewhere" Annie Griffin [63]
"I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Anymore"1999Pedro Romhanyi [63]
"New York City Boy"Howard Greenhalgh [63]
"You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk"2000Pedro Romhanyi [63]
"Home and Dry"2002 Wolfgang Tillmans [63]
"I Get Along/E-Mail"Bruce Weber [63]
"London"2003 Martin Parr [63]
"Miracles"Howard Greenhalgh [64]
"Flamboyant"2004 Nico Beyer [64]
"I'm with Stupid"2006Rob Leggatt [65] [66]
"Minimal"
"Numb" Julian Gibbs, Julian House and Chris Sayer [64]
"Integral"2007
"Love Etc."2009 Hoogerbrugge [67]
"Did You See Me Coming?" Douglas Hart
"All Over the World" Blue Leach
"Together"2010 Peeter Rebane [68]
"Invisible"2012 Brian Bress
"Winner"Surrender Monkeys
"Leaving"Pet Shop Boys
"Axis"2013Luke Halls and Jude Greenaway
"Vocal"Joost Vandeburg
"Thursday" (featuring Example)Justyn Field
"Twenty-something"2016Gavin Filipiak
"Monkey Business"2020 Vaughan Arnell [69]
"Purple Zone" (with Soft Cell)2022Yassa Khan
"The Lost Room" (featuring clips from Young Törless)2023 Volker Schlöndorff
"Loneliness"2024 Alasdair McLellan

Other appearances

List of other appearances, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[8]
AUS
[9]
GER
[13]
NLD
[14]
SWE
[15]
The Crying Game
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. Inner Sanctum did not chart on the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number one on the UK Music Video Chart. [26]
  2. Disco 4 did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the UK Compilation Albums Chart. [33]
  3. The soundtrack album was initially released as a limited-edition CD single exclusively available through the Pet Shop Boys website with a wider release to streaming platforms and downloads in May 2021. [34]
  4. "Can You Forgive Her?" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [40]
  5. "Go West" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [40]
  6. "Before" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [40] [41]
  7. "Somewhere" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [40]
  8. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart and number two on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [42] [41]
  9. "New York City Boy" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart and number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [42] [41]
  10. "Love Life" was released in the United Kingdom as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single for Record Store Day. [45]
  11. "Vocal" was ineligible to chart in the United Kingdom.
  12. "Fluorescent" was released in the United Kingdom as a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl single for Record Store Day. [46]
  13. "Say It to Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [49]
  14. "Dreamland" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [51]
  15. "Monkey Business" did not enter the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, but peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. [53]
  16. "I Don't Wanna" did not enter the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, but peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. [53]
  17. "Cricket Wife" was released as a limited-edition CD single exclusively available through the Pet Shop Boys website. [54]
  18. "Purple Zone" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [55]
  19. "Loneliness" did not enter the UK Singles Chart Top 100 but debuted at number 23 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100. [56]

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<i>Very</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 1993 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Very is the fifth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 27 September 1993 by Parlophone, nearly three years after the duo's previous studio album, Behaviour, and following the compilation album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection. Very exhibits one of many turning points the Pet Shop Boys would make to their music, shifting from the subdued electronic pop of Behaviour to richly instrumented dance arrangements. The content and lyrics led to Very being called their "coming-out" album, since it was during this time that Neil Tennant had publicly discussed his long-rumoured homosexuality.

"Always on My Mind" is a ballad written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James, first recorded by Brenda Lee and first released by Gwen McCrae in March 1972. Lee's version was released three months later in June 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories. Elvis Presley's recording was the first commercially successful version of the song.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West End Girls</span> 1984 single by Pet Shop Boys

"West End Girls" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. The song's lyrics are concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life in London which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land. It was generally well received by contemporary music critics and has been frequently cited as a highlight in the duo's career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I'm with Stupid (Pet Shop Boys song)</span> 2006 single by Pet Shop Boys

"I'm with Stupid" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their ninth studio album, Fundamental (2006). It was released on 8 May 2006 as the album's lead single. It became the duo's 21st top-10 single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)</span> 1986 single by Pet Shop Boys

"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their debut studio album, Please (1986). It was released as a single in 1985 and re-recorded and reissued in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. After a Super Bowl ad in February 2021, featuring the song, it re-entered the charts claiming the Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs No. 1 spot on 27 February, 2021, among others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love Comes Quickly</span> 1986 single by Pet Shop Boys

"Love Comes Quickly" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the second single from their debut studio album, Please (1986). It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Timberlake discography</span>

The discography of American singer and songwriter Justin Timberlake consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, three extended plays, and 51 singles. Timberlake started his music career in 1995, as a member of boy band NSYNC. Following the group's hiatus in 2002, he released his solo debut studio album, Justified, in November that same year. The album was a commercial success and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and additionally topped the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Justified earned multiple multi-platinum certifications, including a triple platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and a sextuple platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It produced four singles: "Like I Love You", "Cry Me a River", "Rock Your Body" and "Señorita"; all performed well commercially, with two of them becoming top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and top two hits on the UK Singles Chart. "Rock Your Body" also reached number one in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miley Cyrus discography</span>

American singer Miley Cyrus has released eight studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 39 singles. Popularly referred as the original "Teen Queen", Cyrus has sold 55 million singles and 20 million albums worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, she has sold 32 million singles and 10 million albums in the US. Billboard ranked Cyrus as the ninth greatest Billboard 200 female artist of all time and the 62nd greatest artist of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Before (song)</span> 1996 single by Pet Shop Boys

"Before" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 22 April 1996 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Bilingual (1996). Upon its release, the single peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, number four in Finland, and number one in Hungary. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Absolutely Fabulous (song)</span> 1994 single by Pet Shop Boys

"Absolutely Fabulous" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released by Parlophone and Spaghetti Records as a single for 1994's Comic Relief under the artist name "Absolutely Fabulous"; it is based on the BBC sitcom of the same name created by Jennifer Saunders and features sound bites taken from the first series of the show. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It was more successful in Oceania, debuting and peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand; in the former country, it is the band's highest-charting single, and in both, it was their last top-10 entry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Home and Dry</span> 2002 single by Pet Shop Boys

"Home and Dry" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 18 March 2002 as the first UK single and the second US single from their eighth studio album, Release (2002). It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 44 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New York City Boy</span> 1999 single by Pet Shop Boys

"New York City Boy" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 22 September 1999 as the second single from their seventh studio album, Nightlife (1999). In the UK, the single peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the charts in numerous European countries, peaking at number three in Spain, and number four in Finland and Hungary. In the US, the song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 53 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.

"Somewhere", sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lady Gaga discography</span>

American singer Lady Gaga has released five solo studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, two film soundtracks, three remix albums, two compilation albums, four EPs, two live albums, 39 singles, and 14 promotional singles. Gaga made her debut in August 2008 with the studio album The Fame, which peaked at number two in the United States, where it was subsequently certified triple Platinum, while topping the charts in Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Its first two singles, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", reached number one in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and for the latter, becoming the world's biggest single of the 2009 calendar year. The album spawned three more singles: "Eh, Eh ", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi". The latter reached the top ten in many countries worldwide, and number one in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kylie Minogue singles discography</span>

The singles discography of Australian singer, songwriter and actress Kylie Minogue consists of ninety-six singles and twenty-four promotional recordings. Referred as the “Princess of Pop” by various media outlets, she has sold more than 80 million records worldwide. In Australia, she has a total of ten number-one singles, twenty-three top-ten hits and forty-seven top-forty entries. In the United Kingdom, with seven number-one singles, eleven singles that peaked at number two, thirty-five top-ten hits and fifty-two top-forty entries, she is the twelfth-best-selling singles artist and the third-best-selling female artist of all time to date, selling over 10.1 million singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ariana Grande discography</span> American artists discography

The discography of American singer, songwriter, and actress Ariana Grande consists of seven studio albums, two compilation albums, one live album, two extended plays (EPs), fifty-four singles, and fifteen promotional singles. Throughout her career thus far, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she has sold over 100 million units, across albums, singles, and features, and 10 million albums and 86.5 million digital singles units as a lead artist. In the U.S., Grande has moved 22.4 million album units, and garnered over 23.6 billion streams across lead artist credits, according to Luminate. Having amassed over 105 billion consumed streams thus far, Grande is the most streamed female artist ever. She is also the most streamed female artist of the 2010s on Spotify and Apple Music. She has amassed 85 chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100—the third most entries for a female artist—including nine number ones and 22 top-10 hits altogether so far. Grande was named the sixth top female artist of the 2010s decade, and was ranked among Billboard's Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists, at number 78. Grande is also one of the most certified female artists in the UK, with nearly 25 million units.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charli XCX discography</span>

English singer Charli XCX has released five studio albums, four mixtapes, three extended plays, one live album, one soundtrack album, two DJ mixes, 48 singles, and 13 promotional singles. In 2007, XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14, after her age at the time, it received only a restricted public release. Two singles, "!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline"/"Art Bitch", were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012, Charli XCX released her first mixtape, titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes, a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape, titled Super Ultra, was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album, True Romance, was released in April 2013, and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally, the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away", "Nuclear Seasons", "You're the One", "You " and "What I Like". In 2012, Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It", which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US, Canada, Ireland and Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">5 Seconds of Summer discography</span>

Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer have released five studio albums, three live albums, seven extended plays, 26 singles, four promotional singles, and 31 music videos. All four of their studio albums debuted at number one in Australia and all have debuted at number one, within the top three, and within top 10 on a multitude of charts in many other countries. According to Billboard, since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than ten million albums, sold over two million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's songs streams surpass seven billion, making them one of Australia's most successful musical exports in history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disclosure discography</span>

English electronic music duo Disclosure has released four studio albums, eight extended plays, six DJ mixes, 24 singles and six promotional singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Travis Scott discography</span>

The discography of American rapper and singer Travis Scott consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, one collaborative album, two mixtapes, three collaborative mixtapes, two collaborative EPs and 56 singles. On May 21, 2013, Scott released his debut mixtape, Owl Pharaoh. On August 18, 2014, he released his second mixtape, Days Before Rodeo. On September 4, 2015, Scott released his debut studio album, Rodeo. The album reached number three on the Billboard 200. It produced the top-20 single, "Antidote", which reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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