Nightlife
by Pet Shop Boys

Nightlife by Pet Shop Boys
Year: 1999
Overall rank: 16,603rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 33 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1999 (271st)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,609th)
Award Best albums of all time (16,603rd)

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Pet Shop Boys bestography

Nightlife is ranked 13th best out of 31 albums by Pet Shop Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Pet Shop Boys is Actually which is ranked number 1365 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,244.

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Nightlife track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 16,603rd | 1990s rank: 2,609th | 1999 rank: 271st
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2026 TamthebamTop 88 Music Albums of 199934/883
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 199979/1001
2026 TakaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s63/1008
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (65), #0001-0100*38/80 -
2026 paladisiac1990s 65rating (65), #001-100*11/62 -
2025 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 199946/1003
2025OlliTop 48 Music Albums of 199932/482
2025 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 199934/1003
2025 johnnerTop 8 Music Albums of 19997/81
2024 HeliosTop 100 Music Albums of 199971/1002
2023cicadelicRobert Christgau: Dean's List 199933/82 -
2023 VasileTurcutTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s65/1007
2021 VasileTurcutTop 15 Best Pet Shop Boys Albums13/15 -
2021mlgprounicornTop 90 Music Albums of 199977/901
2020 paladisiacranking albums: pet shop boys9/10 -
2019 VasileTurcutTop 25 Music Albums of 199912/253
2016 EastwoodTop 100 Music Albums of 199980/1001
2016ToxicTop 17 Music Albums of 199910/172
2015 EastwoodRecently listened #2 (sort by listening date, newest first)11/100 -
2014 JasperjamesTop 79 Music Albums of the 1990s24/7914
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 24
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 66
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71/100 (from 33 votes)
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65/100
 
03/20/2025 13:35 paladisiac  Ratings distribution  7,28865/100
 
80/100
 
12/22/2024 14:12 Taka  Ratings distribution  1,06380/100
 
60/100
 
12/16/2024 20:24 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,75563/100
 
60/100
 
10/20/2024 02:26 iannicolson  Ratings distribution  1,03875/100
 
70/100
 
04/26/2024 21:47 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,86975/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.

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From 10/25/2018 00:42 | #223290
I love the dark eurodance vibes. Less consistent than all their previous records, but the boys were onto something here.
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From 07/18/2018 22:22 | #218460
An underrated record from the Pet Shop Boys that starts off surprisingly strong with its energetic electronic / house roots but becomes slightly schmaltzy post Radiophonic. Very likeable though.
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85/100
From 01/06/2015 19:03 | #130922
Good synthpop/dance-pop album. Best 10 songs average is 85,8/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best songs are "I don't know...", "You only tell me..." and "New york city boy" all 90/100, followed by "Vampires" 85/100. All other songs in the region of 75-80/100.
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From 03/16/2014 00:24 | #106422
These two sounded so bouncy and fun during the 90s. This like the party after the life experiences of 'Very'. 'I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More' and 'New York City Boy' fly over anything on 'Bilingual'.
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From 12/10/2013 22:25 | #97190
Rather Good / Good
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