Pet Shop Boys Smash: The Singles 1985-2020 6LP Box Set

Smash is the complete collection of Pet Shop Boys singles from across 35 years of the duo's acclaimed career.

The package includes all Pet Shop Boys' hits starting with their debut single, "West End Girls," and continuing through such iconic tracks as "Love Comes Quickly," "It's a Sin," "Always on My Mind," "Being Boring," "Suburbia," "Opportunities," "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," "Rent" and "Heart."

Hit singles released between 1993-2003 include "Go West," "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)," "New York City Boy," "Can You Forgive Her?," "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" and "Single Bilingual," while songs released in the most recent period of their career include "The Pop Kids," "Monkey Business," "Dreamland," "Love Etc.," "I'm with Stupid," "Vocal" and their most recent single, "I Don't Wanna."

In unpacking its 55-song sequence, the first thing one notices is the uniform quality of their songs: elegantly constructed, dense with pop nutrients, undeniably catchy, yet ever so smart. Tennant is an underrated vocalist who has continually pushed his range over the years, balancing wry asides and spoken word sections with his reedy and surprisingly nimble tenor. Lowe's ear for a catchy hook is another defining element and ranges from subtle (1990's droll standout 'Being Boring') to grandiose (2013's marvelous banger 'Love Is a Bourgeois Construct'). What's more, the pair has assembled this durable catalog almost without interruption, reliably delivering singles, albums, remixes, and EPs almost annually since their debut. Work ethic and quality don't always go hand in hand, but Pet Shop Boys have both in spades.