Pet Shop Boys discography
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This Pet Shop Boys discography describes the release history of the English electronic/pop music duo Pet Shop Boys, consisting of vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboard player Chris Lowe.
Contents |
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album cover | Album | UK | US | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  |
Please | 3 | 7 | Debut album |
| 1986 |  |
Disco | 15 | 95 | Remix album
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| 1987 |  |
Actually | 2 | 25 | |
| 1988 |  |
Introspective | 2 | 35 | |
| 1988 |  |
In Depth | - | - | Japan-exclusive tour album |
| 1990 |  |
Behaviour | 2 | 45 |
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| 1991 |  |
Discography: The Complete Singles Collection | 3 | 111 | Singles compilation album, with two new tracks |
| 1993 |  |
Very | 1 | 20 | |
| 1993 |  |
Very Relentless | - | - | Limited edition of Very with bonus CD featuring 6 additional tracks |
| 1994 |  |
Disco 2 | 6 | 75 | Continuous DJ-mixed remix album |
| 1995 |  |
Alternative | 2 | 103 | B-side collection
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| 1996 |  |
Bilingual | 4 | 39 |
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| 1997 |  |
Originals | - | - | Limited edition boxed set of Please, Actually and Behaviour |
| 1997 |  |
Bilingual Special Edition | 32 | - | Limited edition re-issue of Bilingual with bonus CD of B-sides and remixes |
| 1998 |  |
Essential | - | - | US-exclusive compilation album |
| 1999 |  |
Nightlife | 7 | 84 | Also released as a limited edition in USA with bonus CD of UK B-sides and remixes
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| 2001 |  |
Please/Further Listening 1984-1986 | 103 | - | Re-issue with bonus CD of rare tracks and B-sides |
| 2001 |  |
Actually/Further Listening 1987-1988 | 99 | - | Re-issue with bonus CD of rare tracks and B-sides |
| 2001 |  |
Introspective/Further Listening 1988-1989 | 118 | - | Re-issue with bonus CD of rare tracks and B-sides |
| 2001 |  |
Behaviour/Further Listening 1990-1991 | 120 | - | Re-issue with bonus CD of rare tracks and B-sides |
| 2001 |  |
Very/Further Listening 1992-1994 | 131 | - | Re-issue with bonus CD of rare tracks and B-sides |
| 2001 |  |
Bilingual/Further Listening 1995-1997 | 164 | - | Re-issue with bonus CD of rare tracks and B-sides |
| 2001 |  |
Closer to Heaven | 107 | - | Original London cast recording of Closer to Heaven |
| 2002 |  |
Release | 7 | 73 | Also released as a limited edition in USA with bonus CD of UK B-sides and remixes
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| 2003 |  |
Disco 3 | 36 | 188 | Remix album, with new tracks |
| 2003 |  |
PopArt: The Hits | 30 | - | Updated singles compilation, with two new tracks
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| 2005 |  |
Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys | 30 | - | Various artists; volume 20 in the artist-compiled Back to Mine series |
| 2005 |  |
Battleship Potemkin | 97 | - | Pet Shop Boys-composed soundtrack to Battleship Potemkin |
| 2006 |  |
Fundamental | 5 | 150 | Released with second disc Fundamentalism containing remixes
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| 2006 |  |
Concrete | 61 | - | Complete Pet Shop Boys/BBC Concert Orchestra concert recorded in May 2006 at the Mermaid Theatre, London. Also featuring Frances Barber, Rufus Wainwright and Robbie Williams. |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK singles | US Hot 100 | US Dance | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "West End girls" (first release) |
121 | - | - | - |
| 1984 | "Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)" (first release) |
116 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | "West End girls" (second release)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | Please |
| 1986 | "Love comes quickly" | 19 | 62 | 10 | Please |
| 1986 | "Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)" (second release) |
11 | 10 | 3 | Please |
| 1986 | "Suburbia" | 8 | 70 | 46 | Please |
| 1986 | "Paninaro" (Italy only release - b-side to "Suburbia" in UK) |
- | - | - | Disco |
| 1987 | "It's a Sin" | 1 | 9 | 3 | Actually |
| 1987 | "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (with Dusty Springfield) |
2 | 2 | 1 | Actually |
| 1987 | "Rent" | 8 | - | - | Actually |
| 1987 | "Always on my mind"
|
1 | 4 | 8 | Introspective |
| 1988 | "Heart" | 1 | - | - | Actually |
| 1988 | "Domino dancing" | 7 | 18 | 5 | Introspective |
| 1988 | "Left to my own devices" | 4 | 84 | 8 | Introspective |
| 1988 | "It's alright" | 5 | - | - | Introspective |
| 1990 | "So hard" | 4 | 62 | 4 | Behaviour |
| 1990 | "Being boring" | 20 | - | - | Behaviour |
| 1991 | "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (released individually in USA) |
- | 93 | 19 | Behaviour |
| 1991 | "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off of you)" / "How can you expect to be taken seriously?" (double A-side in UK) |
4 | - | - | Behaviour |
| 1991 | "Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off of you)" (released individually in USA) |
- | 72 | 4 | Discography |
| 1991 | "Jealousy" | 12 | - | - | Behaviour |
| 1991 | "DJ culture" | 13 | - | - | Discography |
| 1991 | "DJ culturemix" | 40 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | "Was it worth it?" | 24 | - | - | Discography |
| 1993 | "Can you forgive her?" | 7 | 1091 | 1 | Very |
| 1993 | "Go West" | 2 | 1061 | 1 | Very |
| 1993 | "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" | 134 | - | 2 | Very |
| 1994 | "Liberation" | 14 | - | - | Very |
| 1994 | "Absolutely Fabulous" (released for Comic Relief 1994 and based on the BBC comedy show Absolutely Fabulous) |
6 | - | 7 | - |
| 1994 | "Yesterday, when I was mad" | 13 | - | 4 | Very |
| 1995 | "Paninaro '95" (re-recording of 1986 b-side, released to promote Alternative album) |
154 | - | 4 | Alternative |
| 1996 | "Before" | 74 | 1071 | 1 | Bilingual |
| 1996 | "Se a vida é (That’s the way life is)" | 8 | - | - | Bilingual |
| 1996 | "Single-Bilingual" | 14 | - | - | Bilingual |
| 1997 | "A red letter day" | 9 | - | - | Bilingual |
| 1997 | "To step aside"/"Se a vida e (That's the way life is)" (US only single) |
- | - | 1 | Bilingual |
| 1997 | "Somewhere" | 9 | 1251 | 19 | Bilingual Special Edition |
| 1997 | "A Red Letter Day"/"Somewhere" (US only single) |
- | - | - | Bilingual |
| 1999 | "I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more" | 15 | (66)2 | 2 | Nightlife |
| 1999 | "New York City boy" | 14 | (53)2 | 1 | Nightlife |
| 2000 | "You only tell me you love me when you're drunk" | 8 | - | - | Nightlife |
| 2001 | "Break 4 Love" (USA only, released as "Peter Rauhofer + Pet Shop Boys = The Collaboration") |
- | (51)2 | 1 | Release (USA limited edition) |
| 2002 | "Home and dry" | 14 | - | 44 | Release |
| 2002 | "Sexy Northerner" (USA only; b-side to "Home and dry" in UK) |
- | - | 15 | Release (USA limited edition) |
| 2002 | "I get along" | 18 | - | - | Release |
| 2002 | "London" (Germany only release) |
1185 | - | - | Release |
| 2003 | "Miracles" | 10 | - | - | PopArt |
| 2004 | "Flamboyant" | 12 | - | - | PopArt |
| 2006 | "I'm with Stupid" | 8 | - | 7 | Fundamental |
| 2006 | "Minimal" 3 | 19 | - | 3 | Fundamental |
| 2006 | "Numb" | 23 | - | - | Fundamental |
| 2007 | "She's Madonna" (Robbie Williams with Pet Shop Boys) | 16 | - | - | Rudebox |
- 1 "Can you forgive her?" and the other three songs that peaked in the hundreds in the U.S. ("Go West," "Before," and "Somewhere") appeared at those positions on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.
- 2 Sales only. Because of a near-total lack of radio airplay, "I don't know what you want ...", "New York City boy" and "Break 4 Love" failed to hit the U.S. Hot 100 pop chart (in Billboard magazine) despite their sales figures. "I don't know what you want..." was released in the US in 2000.
- 3 Currently active on U.S. dance chart.
- 4 The following additional formats additionally made the UK charts: "I Wouldn't Normally do This Kind of Thing" 12"/12" (118); "Paninaro" 95 12"/12" (89) and "Before" 3x12" (138 on album chart).
- 5 Charted on import sales.
[edit] Video
| Year | Title | Details | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Television | Compilation of music videos from 1985-1986 | VHS/Beta/LD |
| 1988 | Showbusiness | Compilation of music videos from 1987-1988 | VHS |
| 1989 | It Couldn't Happen Here | 1987 Feature Film | VHS/LD |
| 1990 | Highlights | Compilation of clips from 1989 tour | VHS/LD |
| 1991 | Promotion | Compilation of music videos from 1988-1991 | VHS/LD |
| 1991 | Videography | Compilation of music videos from 1985-1991 | VHS/LD/VideoCD |
| 1992 | Performance | 1991 Performance tour | VHS/LD |
| 1993 | Projections | Film projections used during tours; directed by Derek Jarman | VHS |
| 1995 | Various | Compilation of music videos from 1993-1994 | VHS/LD |
| 1995 | Discovery | 1994 Discovery tour | VHS/LD |
| 1997 | Somewhere | 1997 Somewhere tour | DVD/VHS/VideoCD |
| 2001 | Montage | 1999 Nightlife tour | DVD/VHS |
| 2003 | PopArt: The Hits | Compilation of music videos from 1985 to 2002 | DVD |
| 2004 | Performance | 1991 Performance tour | DVD |
| 2006 | A Life In Pop | Documentary (originally broadcast on Channel 4) and music videos from 2003 to 2006 | DVD |
| 2007 | Cubism | Live DVD of the Fundamental Tour, filmed in Mexico November 14th 2006. | DVD |
[edit] Bibliography
- Pet Shop Boys, annually (1988), by Chris Heath
- Pet Shop Boys: Introspective (1989), by Michael Cowton (unofficial publication)
- Pet Shop Boys, Literally (1990), by Chris Heath
- Pet Shop Boys versus America (1993), by Chris Heath
- Catalogue (October 2006), by Philip Hoare & Chris Heath
