The Pet Shop Boys' appearances on Top of the Pops
A weekly broadcast of the latest big hits performed by the artists themselves, Top of the Pops was a U.K. television institution for more than 40 years up until its cancellation in mid-2006. (The closest U.S. equivalent was the long-running but also defunct American Bandstand, but that show boasted far fewer live performances each week.) With 58 appearances, the Pet Shop Boys proved a regular TOTP fixture since "West End Girls" struck gold. The following table lists the dates of PSB appearances on TOTP, the songs performed, and the type of performance. (I am indebted to the BBC Top of the Pops website, the source of this information.)
| Date | Song(s) | Type of Performance |
| December 5, 1985 | West End Girls | Live performance |
| December 19, 1985 | West End Girls | Live performance |
| January 9, 1986 | West End Girls | Live performance |
| January 16, 1986 | West End Girls | Music video |
| March 20, 1986 | Love Comes Quickly | Live performance |
| June 5, 1986 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) | Live performance |
| October 2, 1986 | Suburbia | Live performance |
| October 16, 1986 | Suburbia | Live performance |
| December 25, 1986 | West End Girls | Live performance |
| June 25, 1987 | It's a Sin | Live performance |
| July 2, 1987 | It's a Sin | Live performance |
| July 9, 1987 | It's a Sin | Rerun of live performance |
| July 16, 1987 | It's a Sin | Rerun of live performance |
| August 27, 1987 | What Have I Done to Deserve This? | Music video with Dusty Springfield |
| October 22, 1987 | Rent | Live performance |
| December 10, 1987 | Always on My Mind | Live performance |
| December 17, 1987 | Always on My Mind | Rerun of live performance |
| December 25, 1987 | Always
on My Mind It's a Sin |
Live performance |
| December 31, 1987 | Always on My Mind | Music video |
| January 7, 1988 | Always on My Mind | Rerun of live performance |
| March 31, 1988 | Heart | Music video |
| April 7, 1988 | Heart | Live performance |
| April 14, 1988 | Heart | Rerun of live performance |
| April 21, 1988 | Heart | Music video |
| September 22, 1988 | Domino Dancing | Live performance |
| December 1, 1988 | Left to My Own Devices | Live performance |
| December 25, 1988 | Always
on My Mind Heart |
Live performance |
| July 6, 1989 | It's Alright | Music video |
| August 10, 1989 | Losing My Mind | Live performance with Liza Minnelli |
| December 28, 1989 | West End Girls | Rerun of live performance |
| October 4, 1990 | So Hard | Live performance |
| November 29, 1990 | Being Boring | Live performance |
| December 25, 1990 | Always on My Mind | Rerun of live performance |
| March 21, 1991 | Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) | Music video |
| June 6, 1991 | Jealousy | Music video |
| December 25, 1991 | Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) | Music video |
| June 10, 1993 | Can You Forgive Her? | Live performance |
| September 16, 1993 | Go West | Music video |
| January 4, 1994 | West End Girls | Rerun of live performance |
| April 7, 1994 | Liberation | Live performance |
| April 14, 1994 | Liberation | Music video |
| May 26, 1994 | Absolutely Fabulous | Music video with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley |
| September 8, 1994 | Yesterday, When I Was Mad | Music video |
| August 3, 1995 | Paninaro '95 | Live performance |
| February 29, 1996 | Hallo Spaceboy | Live performance with David Bowie |
| May 2, 1996 | Before | Music video |
| August 23, 1996 | Se A Vida E (That's the Way Life Is) | Music video |
| March 28, 1997 | A Red Letter Day | Live performance |
| July 4, 1997 | Somewhere | Live performance |
| July 30, 1999 | I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More | Live performance |
| October 8, 1999 | New York City Boy | Live performance |
| January 14, 2000 | You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk | Live performance |
| January 21, 2000 | You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk | Rerun of live performance |
| March 29, 2002 | Home and Dry | Live performance |
| July 26, 2002 | I Get Along | Live performance |
| November 14, 2003 | Miracles | Live performance |
| March 19, 2004 | Flamboyant | Live performance |
| April 23, 2006 | I'm with Stupid | Live performance |
Also, we shouldn't let this pass without mentioning two TOTP appearances that Neil made singing with Electronic, performing "Getting Away with It" on December 14, 1989, and "Disappointed" on July 2, 1992.
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