The duo's debut single, "West End Girls", was first released in 1984 but failed to chart in most regions.

It peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

[1][4] It also peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 in the United States and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

[1][2] In the summer of 1987, the Pet Shop Boys recorded a cover of Brenda Lee's song "Always on My Mind", which became their third UK number-one single over Christmas 1987.

The duo's third album, Introspective, was released in October 1988 and peaked at number two in the UK and Germany and was certified two-times platinum by the BPI.

"Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)", was released in the summer of 1996, a Latin American music-inspired track, featuring a drum sample, which preceded the sixth Pet Shop Boys album, Bilingual.

The ninth Pet Shop Boys studio album, Fundamental, came in May 2006, reaching number five in the UK.

Released in UK in March 2009, Yes, was a critical success and hit number four, their highest album chart peak in more than a decade.

In November 2014, they returned to the studio to begin working on their next album with Electric producer Stuart Price.

[13] Pet Shop Boys returned to Parlophone in 2024 for their fifteenth album Nonetheless, produced by James Ford.