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

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
1986 Please 3 7 Debut album
  • RIAA sales certification: platinum
  • BPI sales certification:3x platinum
1987 Actually 2 25
  • RIAA sales certification: platinum
  • BPI sales certification: 3x platinum
1988 Introspective 2 35
  • RIAA sales certification: gold
  • BPI sales certification: 3x platinum
1990 Behaviour 2 45
  • RIAA sales certification: gold
  • BPI sales certification: platinum
1993 Very 1 20
  • RIAA sales certification: gold
  • BPI sales certification: 3x platinum
1996 Bilingual 4 39
  • BPI sales certification: gold
1999 Nightlife 7 84 Also released as a limited edition in USA with bonus CD of UK. B-sides and remixes
  • BPI sales certification: gold
2002 Release 7 73 Also released as a limited edition in USA with bonus CD of UK B-sides and remixes
  • BPI sales certification: Silver
2006 Fundamental 5 150 Released with second disc Fundamentalism containing remixes
  • BPI sales certification: silver

[edit] Limited edition rereleases

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
1993 Very Relentless - - Limited edition of Very with bonus CD featuring six additional tracks
1997 Originals - - Limited edition boxed set of Please, Actually, and Behaviour
1997 Bilingual Special Edition 32 [1] - Limited edition re-issue of Bilingual with bonus CD of B-sides and remixes

[edit] "Further Listening" rereleases

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
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

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
1991 Discography: The Complete Singles Collection 3 111 Singles compilation album, with two new tracks
  • RIAA sales certification: gold
  • BPI sales certification: platinum
1995 Alternative 2 103 B-side collection
  • BPI sales certification: silver
1998 Essential - - U.S.-exclusive compilation album
2003 PopArt: The Hits 30 - Updated singles compilation, with two new tracks
  • BPI sales certification: gold
2005 Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys 30 [2] - Various artists; volume 20 in the artist-compiled Back to Mine series

[edit] "Disco" albums

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
1986 Disco 15 95 Remix album
  • BPI sales certification: platinum
1994 Disco 2 6 75 Continuous DJ-mixed remix album
  • BPI sales certification: silver
2003 Disco 3 36 188 Remix album, with new tracks
2007 Disco 4 15 [2] - Remix album with remixes from other artists plus two own tracks

[edit] Live albums

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
1989 In Depth - - Japan-exclusive tour album
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] Soundtrack and score albums

Year Album UK U.S. Additional information
2001 Closer to Heaven 107 - Original London cast recording of Closer to Heaven
2005 Battleship Potemkin 97 - Pet Shop Boys-composed soundtrack to Battleship Potemkin
Notes
  • 1 ^ Sales of "Bilingual" and "Bilingual (Special Edition)" were combined in the UK.
  • 2 ^ These were compilation albums which charted on the UK Compilation Albums chart rather than the main UK Albums chart.

[edit] Singles

Year Song UK singles U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Dance AUS DE Album
1984 "West End girls" (first release) 121 - - - -
1985 "Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)" (first release) 116 - - - -
"West End girls" (second release) (BPI Sales Certification: Gold) 1 1 1 5 2 Please
1986 "Love comes quickly" 19 62 10 54 17
"Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)" (second release) 11 10 3 63 25
"Suburbia" 8 70 46 - 2
"Paninaro" (Italy only release - b-side to "Suburbia" in UK) - - - - - Disco
1987 "It's a Sin" 1 9 3 10 1 Actually
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (with Dusty Springfield) 2 2 1 22 4
"Rent" 8 - - 81 10
"Always on my mind" (BPI Sales Certification: Gold) 1 4 8 10 1 Introspective
1988 "Heart" 1 - - 18 1 Actually
"Domino dancing" 7 18 5 36 4 Introspective
"Left to my own devices" 4 84 8 48 9
1989 "It's alright" 5 - - 65 [5] 3
1990 "So Hard" 4 62 4 27 3 Behaviour
"Being boring" 20 - - 82 13
1991 "How can you expect to be taken seriously?"
(released individually in USA and France)		 - 93 19 - -
"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 - - 9 7 Discography/Behaviour
"Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off of you)"
(released individually in USA)		 - 72 4 - - Discography
"Jealousy" 12 - - - 20 Behaviour
"DJ culture" 13 - - - 19 Discography
"Dj culturemix" 40 - - - - -
"Was it worth it?" 24 - - - 19 Discography
1993 "Can You Forgive Her?" 7 109 [1] 1 17 17 Very
"Go West" 2 106 [1] 1 10 1
"I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing" 13 [3] - 2 34 37
1994 "Liberation" 14 - - 63 51
"Absolutely Fabulous" (released for Comic Relief 1994) 6 - 7 2 - -
"Yesterday, when I was mad" 13 - 4 13 72 Very
1995 "Paninaro '95"
(re-recording of 1986 b-side, released to promote Alternative album)		 15 [3] - 4 30 39 Alternative
1996 "Before" 7 [3] 107 [1] 1 25 45 Bilingual
"Se a vida é (That's the way life is)" 8 - - 11 18
"Single-Bilingual" 14 - - - 77
1997 "A red letter day" 9 - - 57 55
"To step aside" / "Se a vida é (That's the way life is)" (US only single) - - 1 - -
"Somewhere" 9 125 [1] 19 56 - Bilingual Special Edition
"A Red Letter Day" / "Somewhere"
(US only single, Somewhere not available on Album)		 - - - - - Bilingual
1999 "I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more" 15 (66) [2] 2 67 23 Nightlife
"New York City boy" 14 (53) [2] 1 - 16
2000 "You only tell me you love me when you're drunk" 8 - - - 29
2001 "Break 4 Love"
(USA only, released as "Peter Rauhofer + Pet Shop Boys = The Collaboration")		 - (51) [2] 1 - - Release
2002 "Home and dry" 14 - 44 - 12
"Sexy Northerner" (U.S. club promo only; b-side to "Home and dry" in UK) - - 15 - -
"I get along" 18 - - - 31
2003 "London" (Germany only release) 118 [4] - - - 39
"Miracles" 10 - - 76 20 PopArt
2004 "Flamboyant" 12 - - - 45
2005 "Psychological" (12-inch promo-white label) - - - - - Fundamental
2006 "I'm with Stupid" 8 - 7 23
"Minimal" 19 - 3 -
"Numb" 23 - - -
2007 "She's Madonna" (Robbie Williams with Pet Shop Boys) [5] 16 - 12 - Rudebox (Robbie Williams album)
"Integral" (download-only single) 197 - - - - Fundamental / Disco 4
Notes
  • 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 U.S. in 2000.
  • 3 ^ 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).
  • 4 ^ Charted on import sales.
  • 5 ^ This is the Australian Kent Music Report peak, the 'official' Australian chart used until June 1988, as ARIA Chart peaks beyond #50 from June 1988 until Jan 1990 are difficult to obtain.

[edit] Video

Year Title Details Format
1986 Television Compilation of music videos from 1985-1986 VHS/Beta/LD
1987 I Like It, Wherever It Is Compilation of music videos from 1987 [1] LD
1988 Showbusiness Compilation of music videos from 1987-1988 VHS
1989 It Couldn't Happen Here 1987 Feature Film
1989 Pet Shop Boys - Der Film 1987 Deutsche Version von It couldn't happen here 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

[edit] Remixes


v • d • e
Pet Shop Boys
Neil Tennant · Chris Lowe
Studio albums
Compilation albums
"Disco" albums
Live albums
Soundtrack and score albums
Singles
Please - West End Girls · Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) · Love Comes Quickly · Suburbia
Actually - It's a Sin · What Have I Done to Deserve This? · Rent · Heart
Introspective - Always On My Mind · Domino Dancing · Left To My Own Devices · It's Alright
Behaviour - So Hard · Being Boring · How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?/Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) · Jealousy
Discography - DJ Culture · Was 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/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 Any More · New York City Boy · You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
Release - Home and Dry · I Get Along · London
PopArt - Miracles · Flamboyant
Fundamental - I'm With Stupid · Minimal · Numb · Integral
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