Album · Pet Shop Boys
Please by Pet Shop Boys
Please is an album by Pet Shop Boys, released in 1986. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 35 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Opportunities (Let's Make Lot's of Money)”, on 23 lists with a best position of #3.
Please, the debut from Pet Shop Boys, came out on Parlophone in the UK on 24 March 1986, and it's as dry, clever and dancefloor-ready as its title is polite. The name, the duo explained, was so shoppers could walk up to the counter and ask for the Pet Shop Boys album nicely. Neil Tennant sings, Chris Lowe plays keyboards, and Stephen Hague's production wraps them in gleaming, pulsing synth-pop that owes as much to Hi-NRG and Italo disco as to New York hip-hop.
"West End Girls" is the crown jewel, a number one with a cool, murmured swagger, and the other nine songs don't slouch: "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" delivers its hooks with a perfectly straight face, "Love Comes Quickly" aches, and "Suburbia" throbs with menace behind the melody. It was the start of the run that would make them the most successful duo in British music history.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Please on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lot's of Money) | 23 | #3 | – | 1985–2023 | |
| 2 | Suburbia | 7 | #1 | 1 | 1986–1996 | |
| 3 | Love Comes Quickly | 4 | #59 | – | 1986–1998 | |
| 4 | Why Don't We Live Together | 1 | #91 | – | 1986 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.