
The first Pet Shop Boys single "West End Girls" was originally released in 1984, but only reached No.121 in the UK charts. They didn't do any better with their second single "Opportunities" and it only reached No.116.
However, in 1985 a re-release of "West End Girls" reached No.1 in both the UK and USA charts. The first album "Please" was a big success and reached No.3 in the UK album charts - it went triple-Platinum.
Three more hit singles were released from the "Please" album; "Love Comes Quickly" (No.19), a re-release of "Opportunities" (No.11) and "Suburbia" (No.8). In these days singles sold in much higher quantities than they do now, so all of these would probably outsell even the No.1 single today!
