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PET SHOP BOYS

Pet Shop Boys are an electronic pop duo from England who formed in 1981, comprising of ex-Smash Hits writer Neil Francis Tennant (born July 10, 1954 in North Shields, Northumberland) and one-time architecture student Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959 in Blackpool).

The duo launched their career with the rerecorded West End Girls in 1985 which became the first of four Number 1s for the Pet Shop Boys, and also topped the Billboard charts.  In May 2024 Official Charts also revealed West End Girls to be Pet Shop Boys' most-streamed song of all time too. Pet Shop Boys are the most successful duo in UK music history, racking up sales of in excess of 100 million, and the recipients of three BRIT Awards for Best Single (West End Girls in 1987), Best Group (1988) and an Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2009.

They have also won Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the Ivor Novello Awards in 2000. They’ve worked with, collaborated and remixed the likes of Dusty Springfield, Liza Minelli, Elton John, Robbie Williams, David Bowie and Madonna.

On 3 May 2024 Nonetheless landed as the week's highest new entry on the Official Albums Chart at Number 2, Pet Shop Boys' highest-charting LP in 31 years, since Very topped the chart in 1993.

PET SHOP BOYS Songs stats

UK No1s
4
UK Top 10s
22
UK Top 40s
44
UK Top 75s
47
Weeks at No1
12
Weeks in the Top 10
67
Weeks in the Top 40
177
Weeks in the Top 75
263

PET SHOP BOYS Albums stats

UK No1s
1
UK Top 10s
19
UK Top 40s
27
UK Top 75s
30
Weeks at No1
1
Weeks in the Top 10
45
Weeks in the Top 40
194
Weeks in the Top 75
352

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