Pet Shop Boys / Discography

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Pet Shop Boys (2013)
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Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 14th
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 3
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 10
Arrow southwest blue.svgRemix albums 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgSoundtracks 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 75
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 17th
Arrow southwest blue.svgMusic videos 54

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British pop - duo Pet Shop Boys . According to the sources, they have sold more than 14.7 million records in their careers, of which they have sold over 3.3 million records in Germany alone to date.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1986 Please DE38 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH20 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK3
platinum
platinum

(83 weeks)UK 		US7th
platinum
platinum

(31 weeks)US
First published: March 24, 1986
1987 Actually DE2
platinum
platinum

(54 weeks)DE 		AT5
gold
gold

(7½ months)AT 		CH3
platinum
platinum

(31 weeks)CH 		UK2
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(61 weeks)UK 		US25th
gold
gold

(45 weeks)US
First published: September 7, 1987
1988 Introspective DE3
gold
gold

(24 weeks)DE 		AT8 (1½ Mt.)
AT 		CH2
gold
gold

(15 weeks)CH 		UK2
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(40 weeks)UK 		US34
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First published: October 10, 1988
1990 Behavior DE4th
gold
gold

(40 weeks)DE 		AT22 (6 weeks)
AT 		CH12
gold
gold

(14 weeks)CH 		UK2
platinum
platinum

(15 weeks)UK 		US45 (25 weeks)
US
First published: October 22, 1990
1993 Very DE1
platinum
platinum

(35 weeks)DE 		AT6th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)AT 		CH1
platinum
platinum

(31 weeks)CH 		UK1
platinum
platinum

(27 weeks)UK 		US20th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
First published: September 27, 1993
1996 Bilingual DE7 (15 weeks)
DE 		AT15 (10 weeks)
AT 		CH11 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK4th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK 		US39 (6 weeks)
US
First published: September 2, 1996
1999 Nightlife DE2
gold
gold

(10 weeks)DE 		AT16 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH9 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK7th
gold
gold

(4 weeks)UK 		US84 (3 weeks)
US
First published: October 8, 1999
2002 Release DE3 (14 weeks)
DE 		AT15 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH13 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK7th
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK 		US73 (2 weeks)
US
First published: April 2, 2002
2006 Fundamental DE4 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT23 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH7 (6 weeks)
CH 		UK5
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK 		US150 (1 week)
US
First published: May 19, 2006
2009 Yes DE3
gold
gold

(19 weeks)DE 		AT5 (9 weeks)
AT 		CH7 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK4th
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK 		US32 (2 weeks)
US
First published: March 20, 2009
2012 Elysium DE7 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT20 (1 week)
AT 		CH13 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK9 (4 weeks)
UK 		US44 (2 weeks)
US
First published: September 7, 2012
2013 Electric DE3 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT13 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH6 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (5 weeks)
UK 		US26 (2 weeks)
US
First published: July 15, 2013
2016 great DE3 (4 weeks)
DE 		AT8 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH4 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (3 weeks)
UK 		US58 (1 week)
US
First published: April 1, 2016
2020 Hotspot DE3 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT7 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH6 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (3 weeks)
UK 		US100 (1 week)
US
First published: January 24, 2020

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1991 Discography: The Complete Singles Collection DE13
gold
gold

(21 weeks)DE 		AT33 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH27 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK3
platinum
platinum

(45 weeks)UK 		US111
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US
First published: November 4, 1991
1995 alternative DE28 (11 weeks)
DE 		AT33 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH19 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK2
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK 		US103 (2 weeks)
US
First published: August 7, 1995
2003 PopArt - The Hits DE24
gold
gold

(8 weeks)DE 		- CH99 (1 week)
CH 		UK18th
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)UK 		-
First published: November 24, 2003,
highest ranking in UK only 2009
2010 Ultimate DE35 (2 weeks)
DE 		- CH73 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK27
gold
gold

(4 weeks)UK 		-
First published: October 29, 2010
2012 format DE31 (1 week)
DE 		AT73 (1 week)
AT 		CH52 (1 week)
CH 		UK26 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: February 6, 2012

More compilations

  • 2017: Fundamental / Further Listening 2005–2007
  • 2017: Nightlife / Further Listening 1996–2000
  • 2017: Release / Further Listening 2001-2004
  • 2017: Yes / Further Listening 2008–2010
  • 2017: Elysium / Further Listening 2011–2012

Remix albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1986 Disco DE10
gold
gold

(13 weeks)DE 		AT17 (2 months)
AT 		CH18 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK15th
platinum
platinum

(72 weeks)UK 		US95 (12 weeks)
US
First published: November 17, 1986
1994 Disco 2 DE47 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT35 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH33 (1 week)
CH 		UK6 (5 weeks)
UK 		US75 (3 weeks)
US
First published: September 8, 1994
2003 Disco 3 DE33 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - UK36 (1 week)
UK 		US188 (1 week)
US
First published: January 31, 2003

More remix albums

  • 2007: Disco 4

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2006 Concrete DE76 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK61 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: October 23, 2006
2010 Pandemonium - Live at the O2 Arena DE22 (4 weeks)
DE 		AT75 (1 week)
AT 		CH87 (1 week)
CH 		UK29 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: February 15, 2010
2019 Inner Sanctum (Live at the Royal Opera House, 2018) DE11 (4 weeks)
DE 		- CH84 (1 week)
CH 		- -
First published: April 12, 2019

Soundtracks

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2005 Battleship Potemkin - - - UK97 (1 week)
UK 		-
First release: September 5, 2005,
subsequent soundtrack to the film of the same name from 1925
2011 The Most Incredible Thing - - - UK57 (1 week)
UK 		-
First release: March 14, 2011
Soundtrack for the ballet of the same name

In addition to the regular studio and best-of albums and the Disco series, the Pet Shop Boys released other albums, including the limited version of Very , the 2 CD Very Relentless (1993) and Closer to Heaven (2001).

In 1998 the CD Essential was released in the USA and Japan as a limited edition , which contains various alternative versions, mixes and remixes as well as 7 "versions.

In 2001, the Pet Shop Boys' first six studio albums were re-released in remastered form. The regular album contains a bonus CD, called Further Listening , with previously unreleased material, remixes and B-sides.

  • Please + Further Listening 1984-1986
  • Actually + Further Listening 1987–1988
  • Introspective + Further Listening 1988–1989
  • Behavior + Further Listening 1990–1991
  • Very + Further Listening 1992–1994
  • Bilingual + Further Listening 1995–1997

In 2005 the series Back to Mine of the British label DMC, for which selected artists put together a sampler with their favorite songs, a double album with pieces according to the individual taste of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

Singles

Only regular publications are listed in chronological order and their highest chart positions in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain and the USA.

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1985 West End Girls
Please 		DE2 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT5 (3 months)
AT 		CH2 (12 weeks)
CH 		UK1
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK 		US1 (20 weeks)
US
First published: October 28, 1985
1986 Love Comes Quickly
Please 		DE17 (14 weeks)
DE 		- CH24 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK19 (9 weeks)
UK 		US62 (8 weeks)
US
First published: February 24, 1986
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
Please 		DE25 (10 weeks)
DE 		- - UK11 (8 weeks)
UK 		US10 (16 weeks)
US
First published: May 19, 1986
Suburbia
Please 		DE2 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT9 (2½ months)
AT 		CH3 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK8 (9 weeks)
UK 		US70 (10 weeks)
US
First published: September 22, 1986
1987 It's a Sin
Actually 		DE1 (19 weeks)
DE 		AT1
gold
gold

(4½ months)AT 		CH1 (15 weeks)
CH 		UK1
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK 		US9 (19 weeks)
US
First published: June 15, 1987
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Actually 		DE4 (14 weeks)
DE 		AT11 (2½ months)
AT 		CH5 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK2
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK 		US2 (18 weeks)
US
First published: August 10, 1987
with Dusty Springfield
Rent
Actually 		DE10 (14 weeks)
DE 		AT27 (1 month)
AT 		CH10 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK8 (10 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 12, 1987
Always on My Mind
Introspective 		DE1
gold
gold

(20 weeks)DE 		AT2 (4½ months)
AT 		CH1 (18 weeks)
CH 		UK1
gold
gold

(14 weeks)UK 		US4 (15 weeks)
US
First published: November 30, 1987
Christmas number one hit in the UK
1988 Heart
Actually 		DE1 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT3 (2½ months)
AT 		CH1 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK1
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK 		-
First published: March 17, 1988
Domino Dancing
Introspective 		DE3 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT19 (1½ months)
AT 		CH5 (14 weeks)
CH 		UK7 (11 weeks)
UK 		US18 (14 weeks)
US
First published: September 12, 1988
Left to My Own Devices
Introspective 		DE9 (13 weeks)
DE 		- CH12 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK4 (8 weeks)
UK 		US84 (3 weeks)
US
First published: November 14, 1988
1989 It's alright
introspective 		DE3 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT27 (½ month)
AT 		CH15 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK5 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: June 26, 1989
1990 So hard
behavior 		DE3 (19 weeks)
DE 		AT14 (10 weeks)
AT 		CH2 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK4 (6 weeks)
UK 		US62 (8 weeks)
US
First published: September 24, 1990
Being Boring
Behavior 		DE13 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT30 (1 week)
AT 		CH16 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK20 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 12, 1990
1991 How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?
Behavior 		- - - - US93 (3 weeks)
US
First published: March 11, 1991
Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)
 DE7 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT5 (11 weeks)
AT 		CH3 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK4 (8 weeks)
UK 		US72 (7 weeks)
US
First published: March 11, 1991
Jealousy
behavior 		DE20 (14 weeks)
DE 		- CH14 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK12 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 28, 1991
DJ Culture
Discography: The Complete Singles Collection 		DE19 (11 weeks)
DE 		- CH21 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK13 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 14, 1991
What is it worth it?
Discography: The Complete Singles Collection 		DE19 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK24 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: December 8, 1991
1993 Can You Forgive Her?
Very 		DE17 (19 weeks)
DE 		AT18 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH19 (12 weeks)
CH 		UK7 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 31, 1993
Go West
Very 		DE1
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)DE 		AT2
gold
gold

(16 weeks)AT 		CH2 (29 weeks)
CH 		UK2 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 6, 1993
I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
Very 		DE37 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT18 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH26 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK13 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 29, 1993
1994 Liberation
Very 		DE51 (15 weeks)
DE 		- - UK14 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: April 5, 1994
Absolutely Fabulous - - - UK6 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 31, 1994
with Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley
Yesterday, When I Was Mad
Very 		DE72 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - UK13 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: August 30, 1994
1995 Paninaro '95 DE39 (10 weeks)
DE 		- - UK15 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: July 24, 1995
1996 Before
bilingual 		DE45 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT38 (1 week)
AT 		CH31 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK7 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: April 22, 1996
Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)
Bilingual 		DE18 (20 weeks)
DE 		AT14 (11 weeks)
AT 		CH17 (16 weeks)
CH 		UK8 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: August 8, 1996
Single-Bilingual
Bilingual 		DE77 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK14 (6 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 11, 1996
1997 A Red Letter Day
Bilingual 		DE55 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK9 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 17, 1997
Somewhere
 DE70 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - UK9 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: June 23, 1997
1999 I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore
Nightlife 		DE23 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT37 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH28 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK15 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: July 19, 1999
New York City Boy
Nightlife 		DE16 (13 weeks)
DE 		AT40 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH20 (17 weeks)
CH 		UK14 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 14, 1999
2000 You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
Nightlife 		DE29 (9 weeks)
DE 		- CH74 (1 week)
CH 		UK8 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: January 3, 2000
2002 Home and Dry
Release 		DE12 (8 weeks)
DE 		AT47 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH37 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK14 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 18, 2002
I Get Along
Release 		DE31 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - UK18 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: June 25, 2002
London
release 		DE39 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First published: October 14, 2002
2003 Miracles
PopArt - The Hits 		DE20 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH97 (1 week)
CH 		UK10 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 17, 2003
2004 Flamboyant
PopArt - The Hits 		DE43 (8 weeks)
DE 		- - UK12 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 29, 2004
2006 I'm with Stupid
Fundamental 		DE29 (9 weeks)
DE 		- CH38 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK8 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 5, 2006
Minimally
fundamental 		DE63 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - UK19 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: July 24, 2006
Numb
Fundamental 		DE72 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK23 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 16, 2006
2007 She's Madonna
Rudebox 		DE4th
gold
gold

(18 weeks)DE 		AT14 (18 weeks)
AT 		CH8 (26 weeks)
CH 		UK16 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: February 23, 2007
with Robbie Williams
2009 Love etc.
Yes 		DE12 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT21 (11 weeks)
AT 		CH19 (15 weeks)
CH 		UK14 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 13, 2009
Did You See Me Coming?
Yes 		DE49 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - UK21 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: June 1, 2009
Beautiful People
Yes 		DE65 (1 week)
DE 		- - - -
First published: October 2, 2009
Pet Shop Boys Christmas (EP) DE35 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - UK40 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: December 11, 2009
2010 Together
Ultimate 		DE60 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - UK58 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: November 26, 2010
2012 Winner
Elysium 		DE60 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - UK86 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: August 3, 2012
Leaving
Elysium 		DE35 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK44 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: October 12, 2012
Memory of the Future
Elysium 		DE68 (1 week)
DE 		- - - -
First published: December 28, 2012
2013 Thursday
Electric 		- - - UK61 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: November 4th 2013
feat. Example

More singles

  • 1984: West End Girls (first release)
  • 1985: One More Chance
  • 1985: Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (first release)
  • 1986: Paninaro
  • 1996: To Step Aside
  • 2007: Integral (only as download)
  • 2010: Love Life
  • 2013: Axis
  • 2013: Vocal
  • 2013: Love Is a Bourgeois Construct
  • 2014: Fluorescent
  • 2016: The Pop Kids
  • 2016: Twenty-Something
  • 2016: Inner Sanctum
  • 2016: Say It to Me
  • 2017: Undertow
  • 2019: Dreamland (feat. Years & Years )
  • 2019: Burning the Heather
  • 2020: Monkey Business
  • 2020: I Don't Wanna

Guest Posts

Video albums

year title Remarks
1986 television Video compilation, VHS / LD
1988 It Couldn't Happen Here Film, VHS / LD
show business Video compilation, VHS
1990 Highlights Live concert, VHS / LD
1991 promotion Video compilation, VHS / LD
Videography Video compilation, VHS / LD / MD / DVD
1992 performance Live concert, VHS / LD / DVD
1993 Projections Video compilation, VHS
1995 Various Video compilation, VHS / LD
Discovery Live concert, VHS / LD
1997 Somewhere Live concert / documentary, VHS / VCD / DVD
2001 Assembly Live concert, VHS / VCD / DVD
2003 PopArt - The Videos Video compilation, DVD (UK: goldgold)
2006 A life in pop Documentary, DVD
2007 Cubism Live concert, DVD
2010 Pandemonium Live concert, CD + DVD
Ultimate Live concert and BBC appearances, CD + DVD

Productions and collaborations

The Pet Shop Boys produced numerous well-known and less well-known artists. They also worked separately on other projects, the most important are listed.

  • 1988: Eighth Wonder I'm Not Scared (composition, lyrics and production)
  • 1989: Dusty Springfield Nothing Has Been Proved and In Private (composition, text and production)
  • 1989: Liza Minnelli Losing My Mind and Album Results (production, partly composition and text)
  • 1989: Electronic Getting Away With It and The Patience of a Saint (with Neil Tennant, vocals)
  • 1990: Dusty Springfield Reputation (album, 5 songs)
  • 1992: Cicero Love Is Everywhere (album Future Boy , some songs)
  • 1992: Electronic Disappointed (with Neil Tennant vocals, lyrics and production)
  • 1992: Boy George The Crying Game (Production)
  • 1993: Ian Wright The Right Thing (produced by Chris Lowe)
  • 1994: Blur Girls & Boys (Remix)
  • 1994: Kylie Minogue Falling (text)
  • 1996: Tina Turner Confidential (composition, text and production)
  • 1996: David Bowie Hello Spaceboy (duet with Neil Tennant and production)
  • 1998: Robbie Williams No Regrets
  • 2000: Fat Les Jerusalem (Remix)
  • 2000: Bloodhound Gang Mope (Remix)
  • 2001: The Collaboration Break 4 Love (with Neil Tennant, vocals)
  • 2001: Closer to Heaven (musical production)
  • 2002: Miu (Miyuki Motegi) All or Nothing (Production)
  • 2003: Yoko Ono Walking on Thin Ice (Remix)
  • 2003: Kiki Kokova Love to Love You Baby (project with Sam Taylor-Wood )
  • 2003: Atomizer Hooked on Radiation (Remix)
  • 2004: Pete Burns Jack and Jill Party (Production)
  • 2004: Rammstein Mein Teil (Remix)
  • 2005: Battleship Potemkin (production with the Dresden Sinfoniker ; composer Sven Helbig )
  • 2005: Superchumbo Tranquilizer (vocals Neil Tennant)
  • 2006: Madonna Sorry (Remix)
  • 2006: DJ Fresh Throw (vocals Neil Tennant)
  • 2006: Robbie Williams She's Madonna (Production)
  • 2006: The Killers Read My Mind (Remix)
  • 2007: Rufus Wainwright Album Release the Stars (executive producer Neil Tennant)
  • 2008: Sam Taylor-Wood I'm in Love with a German Film Star (Production)
  • 2008: Girls Aloud The Loving Kind (Production)
  • 2009: Lady Gaga Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (Remix)
  • 2009: Dame Shirley Bassey The Performance of My Life
  • 2011: The Most Incredible Thing (ballet adaptation of the fairy tale of the same name by Hans-Christian Andersen by Matthew Dunster under the choreography of Javier de Frutos; composer Sven Helbing)
  • 2016: Jean-Michel Jarre (Brick England) (vocals) appeared on the record Electronica 2: The Heart Of Noise

Music videos

year title
1984 West End Girls (1st release)
One more chance
1985 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (1st release)
West End Girls (2nd release)
1986 Love Comes Quickly
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (2nd release)
Suburbia
1987 It's a sin
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Rent
Always on My Mind
1988 Heart
Domino dancing
Left to My Own Devices
1989 It's alright
1990 So hard
Being Boring
1991 How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?
Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)
Jealousy
DJ Culture
What is it worth it?
1993 Can You Forgive Her?
Go West
I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
1994 Liberation
Absolutely Fabulous
Yesterday, When I Was Mad
1995 Paninaro '95
1996 Before
Se A Vida É (That's the Way Life Is)
Single bilingual
1997 A Red Letter Day
Somewhere
1999 I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore
New York City boy
2000 You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
2002 Home and Dry
I get along
London
2003 Miracles
2004 Flamboyant
2006 I'm with stupid
Minimal
Numb
2007 She's Madonna
integral
2009 Love Etc.
Did You See Me Coming?
Beautiful people
All Over the World / It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas (Christmas EP)
2010 Love life
Together
2012 Winner

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one albums DE1DE AT-AT CH1CH UK1UK US-US
Top 10 albums DE14thDE AT6thAT CH9CH UK17thUK US1US
Albums in the charts DE25thDE AT19thAT CH23CH UK26thUK US19thUS
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one singles DE4thDE AT1AT CH3CH UK4thUK US1US
Top 10 singles DE14thDE AT7thAT CH12CH UK22ndUK US5US
Singles in the charts DE49DE AT22ndAT CH29CH UK48UK US12US

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
    • 1991: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
  • DenmarkDenmark Denmark
    • 2007: for the single She's Madonna
  • FinlandFinland Finland
    • 1991: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
    • 1991: for the Behavior album
  • FranceFrance France
    • 1991: for the album Very
    • 1994: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
  • Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
    • 1988: for the album Please
  • JapanJapan Japan
    • 1993: for the album Very
    • 1997: for the album Bilingual
    • 1999: for the album Nightlife
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1986: for the single West End Girls
    • 1988: for the single Always on My Mind
    • 1991: for the Behavior album
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 1992: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
  • SwedenSweden Sweden
    • 1987: for the single What Have I Done to Deserve This?
    • 1992: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
    • 1993: for the album Very
  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1987: for the single It's a Sin
    • 1991: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
    • 1991: for the Behavior album

Platinum record

  • ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
    • 2003: for the video album PopArt - The Videos
  • BrazilBrazil Brazil
    • 1997: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
  • FinlandFinland Finland
    • 1987: for the album Actually
  • Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
    • 1988: for the album Actually
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1986: for the album Please
    • 1988: for the album Actually
    • 1994: for the album Very
    • 1999: for the album Introspective
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 1987: for the album Please
    • 1988: for the album Actually
  • SwedenSweden Sweden
    • 1987: for the single It's a Sin
  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1987: for the album Actually
    • 1988: for the album Introspective

3 × platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 2002: for the album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection

4 × platinum record

  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1993: for the album Very

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF) Argentina (CAPIF) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 38,000 capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Brazil (PMB) Brazil (PMB) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 250,000 pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 7,500 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 9 × gold9 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 3,350,000 musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 228,533 ifpi.fi
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 200,000 snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 30,000 Individual evidence
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 0! P- 300,000 riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum7th 850,000 musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 37,500 nztop40.co.nz
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th 0! P- 100,000 ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 175,000 sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 150,000 hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th 725,000 mediafire.com ES2
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 3,000,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 7 × silver7th Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 11 × platinum11 5,265,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 7 × silver7th Gold record icon.svg 45 × gold45 Platinum record icon.svg 37 × platinum37

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  1. ↑ Gold for Please in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Platinum for Actually in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Pet Shop Boys
Studio albums

Please • Actually • Introspective • Behavior • Very • Bilingual • Nightlife • Release • Fundamental • Yes • Elysium • Electric • Super • Hotspot

Remix albums

Disco • Disco 2 • Disco 3 • Disco 4

Live albums

Concrete - In Concert at the Mermaid Theater • Pandemonium - Live at the O2 Arena

Compilation albums

Discography: The Complete Singles Collection • Alternative • PopArt - The Hits • Ultimate • Format

Singles
NoDISPLAY
Please
West End Girls • Love Comes Quickly • Suburbia
Actually
It's a Sin • What Have I Done to Deserve This? • Rent • Heart • One More Chance
Introspective
Always on My Mind • Domino Dancing • Left to My Own Devices • It's Alright
Behavior
So Hard • Being Boring • How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? • Jealousy
Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
DJ Culture • What Is It Worth It?
Very
Can You Forgive Her? • Go West • I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing • Liberation • Yesterday, When I Was Mad
alternative
Paninaro '95
Bilingual
Before • Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is) • Single-Bilingual • A Red Letter Day • Somewhere
Nightlife
I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore • New York City Boy • You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
Release
Home and Dry • I Get Along • London
PopArt - The Hits
Miracles • Flamboyant
Fundamental
I'm with Stupid • Minimal • Numb • Integral
Yes
Love etc. • Did You See Me Coming? • Beautiful People • All Over the World
Ultimate
Together
Elysium
Winner • Leaving • Memory of the Future
Electric
Axis • Vocal • Love Is a Bourgeois Construct • Thursday • Fluorescent
great
The Pop Kids • Twenty-something • Inner Sanctum • Say It to Me • Undertow
Hotspot
Dreamland • Burning the Heather
More songs
Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) • Absolutely Fabulous
Tours

Fundamental Tour • Pandemonium Tour • Progress Live • Electric Tour • Super Tour