Behaviour
by Pet Shop Boys
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Pet Shop Boys bestography
Behaviour is ranked 2nd best out of 32 albums by Pet Shop Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pet Shop Boys is Actually which is ranked number 1373 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,253.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Behaviour track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Behaviour rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  johnner | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1990s | 44/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 87 Music Albums of 1990 | 6/87 | 5 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  eclab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1990 | 64/86 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 198 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 986 | |||
Behaviour collection
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Behaviour ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2026 16:10 | emiro | 145 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2026 20:38 | Olli | 7,940 | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Behaviour forum mentions
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Behaviour comments
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The greatest pop album of all time, kicked off with the greatest pop song of all time, the sublime "Being Boring". "The Must be the Place" and "My October Symphony" are the other two all time classics, but every track is a winner on this autumnal masterpiece, except perhaps "How Can You Expect" which is a bit of a blot. You should also find the b-sides which didn't make the cut: "Miserablism", "We All Feel Better in the Dark" and "It Must Be Obvious".
Eastwood 06/17/2015 20:57 | #144057 | TOP COMMENT
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Very good album. Best 10 songs average is 87,5/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Two strong standouts on this record: "So hard" 100/100 and "Being boring" 95/100. Next is "How can you expect..." and "Jealousy" both 85/100. All other songs only just good 80/100.
Genre: Synthpop, Dance-Pop (Edited)
Much better than Actually, as they have more compelling musical ideas here and have involved more musicians in the process, such as guitar players and backing singers. The percussion and the songs also impressed me. The music is very well put together. (Edited)
Another decent Pet shop boys album. Not as great as, Actually, but still a good record although none of the tracks are up there with their iconic tracks of the eighties. Still, good LP. (Edited)
This one starts with a really nice groove on "Being Boring," but unfortunately that title also describes the rest of the album. It's boring. They did so much better on earlier albums.
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