he success story of neil tennant and chris lowe has been very impressive to say the least! the boys have maintained a constant flow of hits over the years – displaying a staying-power like few other bands (long outlasting most of their former peers!) with their blend of essentially synth-techno pop and occasional acoustic guitar outings, they remain a popular choice – proving that “looking bored” can be an effective marketing tool…

Title
Certification
Chart Position Peak
Weeks On Chart
west end girls (1986)
x2
27
opportunities (let's make lots of money) (1986 song ~ first charted in 2021)
23
2
in the night (1986)
6
 
suburbia (1986)
x4
1  (3 weeks)
 
it's a sin (1987)
x6
1  (5 weeks)
 
what have i done to deserve this? (with dusty springfield) (1987)
8
 
rent (1987)
4
 
always on my mind (1988)
x4
2
 
heart (1988)
8
 
domino dancing (1988)
15
 
left to my own devices (1988)
10
 
do i have to? (1989)
2
 
so hard (1990)
x3
2
 
being boring (1990)
4
 
where the streets have no name (i can't take my eyes off you) / how can you expect to be taken seriously? (1991)
4
 
jealousy (1991)
8
 
was it worth it? (1991)
19
 
can you forgive her? (1993)
5
 
go west (1993)
x6
2
 
i wouldn't normally do this kind of thing (1993)
14
 
liberation (1994)
14
 
absolutely fabulous (1994)
x2
3
 
yesterday, when i was mad (1994)
11
 
paninaro '95 / in the night (1995)
10
 
shameless / too many people (1995)
4
 
single bilingual (1996)
16
 
somewhere (1997)
18
 
se a vida e (that's the way life is) (1997)
13
 
i don't know what you want but i can't give it anymore (1999)
10
 
new york city boy (1999)
x3
4
 
you only tell me you love me when you're drunk (2000)
20
 
positive role model (*paul keating) (2001)
7
 
break 4 love (+peter rauhofer=the collaboration) (2001)
7
 
home and dry (2002)
4
 
i get along (2002)
8
 
london (2003)
x3
1  (3 weeks)
 
try it (i’m in love with a married man) / here (2003)
4
 
miracles (2003)
x3
1  (1 week)
 
flamboyant (2004)
4
 
mein teil (*rammstein - pet shop boys yawye mix) (2004)
x4
1  (4 weeks)
 
i'm with stupid (2006)
x2
1  (2 weeks)
 
minimal (2006)
x3
1  (3 weeks)
 
numb (2006)
x2
1  (3 weeks)
 
we're the pet shop boys (*with robbie williams) (2007)
8
 
she's madonna (*with robbie williams) (2007)
9
 
integral / the sodom and gomorrah show (2007)
x6
1  (4 weeks)
integral (perfect immaculate mix) (2007)
1  (1 week)
 
joseph, better you than me (*the killers feat. elton john & neil tennant) (2008)
19
1
love etc. (2009)
x5
1  (5 weeks)
21
did you see me coming? (2009)
4
10
all over the world (2009)
x3
1  (3 weeks)
15
the way it used to be (2009)
x3
2
11
it doesn't often snow at christmas (2009)
7
2
more than a dream / pandemonium (2010)
3
8
together (2010)  
3
5
a certain "je ne sais quoi" / memory of the future (2013)  
11
4
axis (2013) x2
1  (3 weeks)
9
vocal (2013)  
5
3
love is a b c (2013) x6
1  (8 weeks)
26
thursday (feat. example) (2013) x3
1  (2 weeks)
16
bolshy (2014) x4
1  (4 weeks)
16
fluorescent [indio mix] (2014)  
19
1
mega mix [extended mix '91] (2014)  
3
suburbia [arthur baker mix - US 12" promo '86] (2014)  
9
 
what have i done to deserve this? (w/ dusty springfield) [matt pop remix] (2015)  
3
 
the pop kids (2016)  
5
 
one-hit wonder (2016) x2
2
twenty-something (2016) x4
1  (1 week)
17 (top ten)
brick england (w/ jean-michel jarre) (2016)
1  (2 weeks)
say it to me (2016)  
15
3+
burn (2016)
8
11+
undertow (2017)  
14
5
let's get lost [*the pretenders feat. neil tennant] (2017)  
22
dreamland (ft. years & years) (2019) x2
1  (1 week)
6+
burning the heather (2019) x2
1  (1 week)
7+
decide [cya remix - ultra-pop radio edit] (2020) x2
1  (2 weeks)
6+
i don't wanna (2020)  
9
6+
beautiful laundrette (2020)  
9
2+
will-o-the-wisp / happy people (2021)
3
4+
purple zone [w/ soft cell] (2022)
3
4+
living in the past (2023)  
12
i will fall (2023)  
9
loneliness (2024)  
8
2+
dancing star [solomun extended remix] (2024)  
18
2


Title
Certification
Chart Position Peak
Weeks On Chart
please (1986)
x4
15
disco (1986)
x4
3
actually (1987)
x6
3
introspective (1988)
x4
3
behaviour (1990)
x4
3
discography (1991)
x7
6
very (1993)
x3
6
disco 2 (1994)
16
alternative (1995)
3
bilingual (1996)
9
nightlife (1999)
3
closer to heaven (*musical) (2001)
6
release (2002)
x6
1  (2 weeks)
disco 3 (2003)
1  (1 week)
popart - the hits (2003)
x8
1  (8 weeks)
48+
battleship potemkin (with dresdner sinfoniker) (2005)
3
fundamental (2006)
x8
1  (11 weeks)
concrete: in concert (with the bbc concert orchestra) (2006)
3
disco four (with various artists) (2007)
1  (1 week)
yes (2009)
x8
1  (4 weeks)
40
christmas (ep) (2009)
5
4
pandemonium: live at the 02 arena (cd+dvd) (2010)
x2
3
11
ultimate (2010) x7
1  (2 weeks)
528+
the most incredible thing [the ballet soundtrack] (2011)
3
4
format: b-sides and bonus tracks 1996-2009 (2012)  
4
5
elysium (2012)  
5
4
beyond (2013) x2
1  (2 weeks)
16
electric (2013) x8
1  (6 weeks)
47+
super (2016) x5
1  (1 week)
25+
hotspot (2020) x5
1  (4 weeks)
17+
my beautiful laundrette (2020)
3
4+
lost - ep (2023)
1  (1 week)
4+
smash (2023) x5
1  (3 weeks)
12+