Ultimate (Pet Shop Boys album)

Ultimate
Greatest hits album by
Released1 November 2010
Recorded1985–2010
GenreSynth-pop, electropop
LabelParlophone
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Pandemonium
(2010)
Ultimate
(2010)
The Most Incredible Thing
(2011)
Pet Shop Boys greatest hits album chronology
Party
(2009)
Ultimate
(2010)
Singles from Ultimate
  1. "Together"
    Released: 24 October 2010

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]

  1. ^ "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate Pet Shop Boys".
  2. ^ a b "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate track-listing".
  3. ^ "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate Special Edition".
  4. ^ "Female solo artists take control of charts". Music Week. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Billboard". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Pet Shop Boys — News — Together".