The latest edition of the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums includes the top ten list of groups with the most UK Hit Singles. Pet Shop Boys are at number 8.The full list looks like this:
1. Status Quo — 61
2. Queen — 52
3. Rolling Stones — 51
4. UB40 — 51
5. U2 — 40
6. Depeche Mode — 40
7. Bee Gees — 38
8. Pet Shop Boys — 38
9. REM — 38
10. Manic Street Preachers — 37
On this day 30 years ago, Pet Shop Boys released their sixth studio album, “Bilingual”. This was taken in 1996 by Andy Earl during a publicity session for “Single-bilingual”.
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