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| Released | 1 November 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2010 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop, electropop | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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Ultimate is a greatest hits compilation album by UK electronic music band Pet Shop Boys. It is their third greatest hits album, released on 1 November 2010 by their long-time label Parlophone.[1] The album contains 18 previously released singles, in chronological order, and one new song ("Together").[2] Ultimate was released to celebrate 25 years since the band's first single release "West End Girls"[2] in standard single-CD and expanded CD/DVD configurations.[3] It charted at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart on 7 November 2010, with first-week sales of 8,886 copies.[4] On the European Top 100 Albums it reached number 50 on 20 November 2010.[5]
The single "Together", containing two cover tracks and an extended version of the song was released on 24 October 2010 digitally and on 29 November physically.[6]
Track listing
CD[7] and digital download[8]
- all songs written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe except where noted.
 
- "West End Girls" [2001 Remaster] - 4:04
 - "Suburbia" [2010 Remaster] - 4:00
 - "It's a Sin" [2001 Remaster] - 5:00
 - "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" [2001 Remaster] (with Dusty Springfield) (Tennant, Lowe, Allee Willis) - 4:19
 - "Always on My Mind" [2003 Remaster] (Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson) - 3:56
 - "Heart" [2010 Remaster] - 4:17
 - "Domino Dancing" [2003 Remaster] - 4:17
 - "Left to My Own Devices" [2001 Remaster] - 4:45
 - "Being Boring" [2001 Remaster] - 4:50
 - "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" [2003 Remaster] (Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) - 4:31
 - "Go West" [Radio Edit] (Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis, Tennant, Lowe) - 5:01
 - "Before" [2001 Remaster] - 4:04
 - "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" [2001 Remaster] - 4:00
 - "New York City Boy" (US Radio Edit) [2003 Remaster] - 3:19
 - "Home and Dry" [2003 Remaster] - 3:57
 - "Miracles" (Radio Edit) (Tennant, Lowe, Adam F, Dan Stein) - 3:55
 - "I'm with Stupid" - 3:26
 - "Love etc." (Tennant, Lowe, Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Parker, Tim Powell) - 3:30
 - "Together" (Ultimate mix) (Tennant, Lowe, Powell) - 3:29
 
DVD
- "West End Girls" (Top of the Pops, 05/12/85)
 - "Love Comes Quickly" (Top of the Pops, 20/03/86) (Tennant, Lowe, Stephen Hague)
 - "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (BBC 2's Whistle Test, 29/04/86)
 - "Suburbia" (Top of the Pops, 02/10/86)
 - "It's a Sin" (Top of the Pops, 25/06/87)
 - "Rent" (Top of the Pops, 22/10/87)
 - "Always on My Mind" (Top of the Pops, 10/12/87) (Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson)
 - "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" (Brit Awards, 08/02/88) (Tennant, Lowe, Allee Willis)
 - "Heart" (BBC 1's Wogan, 30/03/88)
 - "Domino Dancing" (Top of the Pops, 22/09/88)
 - "Left to My Own Devices" (Top of the Pops, 01/12/88)
 - "So Hard" (BBC 1's Wogan, 28/09/90)
 - "Being Boring" (Top of the Pops, 29/11/90)
 - "Can You Forgive Her?" (Top of the Pops, 10/06/93)
 - "Liberation" (Top of the Pops, 07/04/94)
 - "Paninaro '95" (Top of the Pops, 03/08/95)
 - "Se a Vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" (Top of the Pops, 02/12/03)
 - "A Red Letter Day" (Top of the Pops, 28/03/97)
 - "Somewhere" (Top of the Pops, 04/07/97) (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
 - "I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" (Top of the Pops, 30/07/99)
 - "New York City Boy" (Top of the Pops, 08/10/99)
 - "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" (Top of the Pops, 14/01/00)
 - "Home and Dry" (Top of the Pops, 29/03/02)
 - "I Get Along" (Top of the Pops 2, 17/04/02)
 - "Miracles" (Top of the Pops, 14/11/03)
 - "Flamboyant" (Top of the Pops, 19/03/04)
 - "I'm with Stupid" (Top of the Pops, 23/04/06)
 - Live at Glastonbury 2010 (BBC Three 26/06/10)
 
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position  | 
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart | 47 | 
| European Top 100 Albums | 50 | 
| German Albums Chart | 35 | 
| Mexican Albums Chart | 93 | 
| Spanish Albums Chart | 42 | 
| Swedish Albums Chart | 46 | 
| Swiss Albums Chart | 73 | 
| UK Albums Chart | 27 | 
References
- ↑ "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate Pet Shop Boys".
 - 1 2 "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate track-listing".
 - ↑ "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate Special Edition".
 - ↑ "Female solo artists take control of charts". Music Week. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
 - ↑ "Billboard". Billboard.
 - ↑ "Pet Shop Boys — News — Together".
 - ↑ "Pet Shop Boys".
 - ↑ "Pet Shop Boys".
 
