Actually (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Actually" in English language version.

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2018worldcat.org

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129worldradiohistory.com

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11hollywoodreporter.com

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11ifpi.se

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allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Actually – Pet Shop Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz (Global: 863^rd place; English: 400^th place)

"New Zealand album certifications – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". Recorded Music NZ. 18 September 1988. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Hull, Tom (2004). "Pet Shop Boys". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 630–631. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

austriancharts.at (Global: 246^th place; English: 328^th place)

"Austriancharts.at – Pet Shop Boys – Actually" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1988". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2018.

bac-lac.gc.ca (Global: 595^th place; English: 293^rd place)

bac-lac.gc.ca

"Top RPM Albums: Image 0901". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2018. ^{[dead link]}

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"Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

"Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain: Revolution, Episode 4 of 5". BBC Two. BB. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

bfi.org.uk (Global: 239^th place; English: 131^st place)

Dalton, Stephen (24 June 2020). "A saucy seaside postcard gone mad: the Pet Shop Boys and It Couldn't Happen Here". BFI. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

"Pet Shop Boys: Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
"Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

bn.gov.br (Global: 2,438^th place; English: 9,780^th place)

memoria.bn.gov.br

Fucuta, Brenda (9 December 1994). "Discografia marcada pela 'dance music'". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). No. 245. p. 38 – via National Library of Brazil.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Murthi, R.S. (29 November 1988). "Sale of international music releases up". New Straits Times. p. 20. Retrieved 23 March 2025.

bpi.co.uk (Global: 220^th place; English: 148^th place)

"Brit Certified: Pet Shop Boys - Actually". BPI. 29 April 1988. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
"British album certifications – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". British Phonographic Industry. 29 April 1988. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Actually Pet Shop Boys in the "Search:" field.

charts.nz (Global: 611^th place; English: 321^st place)

"Charts.nz – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

classicpopmag.com (Global: 8,177^th place; English: 4,094^th place)

"Top 15 Electropop Albums". Classic Pop. 25 August 2021.

discogs.com (Global: 73^rd place; English: 103^rd place)

"Pet Shop Boys - Actually (5099926829029)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 274^th place; English: 183^rd place)

"Dutchcharts.nl – Pet Shop Boys – Actually" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
"Jaaroverzichten – LP 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

gamerant.com (Global: 1,457^th place; English: 904^th place)

Karoglou, Matt (13 December 2024). "Every Real World Reference in Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet". GameRant. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30^th place; English: 22^nd place)

Abramovich, Seth (25 April 2024). "Pet Shop Boys on Their Favorite Hollywood Memories: 'So Gorgeous. So Elegant'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 January 2026. Q: I've heard different Madonna rumors about Pet Shop Boys. One was that the 1987 song "Heart" … was written for her. Is that true? TENNANT: No, we wrote "Heart," and we thought it would be great for Madonna. We didn't send it to her. But we mentioned that in an interview, and people often mention it.

ifpi.at (Global: 2,178^th place; English: 1,810^th place)

"Austrian album certifications – Pet Shop Boys – Actually" (in German). IFPI Austria. 10 January 1994.

ifpi.fi (Global: 791^st place; English: 674^th place)

"Kulta- ja platinalevyt - Pet Shop Boys" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

ifpi.se (Global: 4,486^th place; English: 2,940^th place)

"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. 10 November 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.

infodisc.fr (Global: 1,679^th place; English: 1,568^th place)

"Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2018. Select "PET SHOP BOYS" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

Hunt, Dennis (29 May 1988). "Pet Shop Boys Try to Keep a Low Profile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
Johnson, Connie (20 September 1987). "Pet Shop Pop". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

mediafire.com (Global: 5,234^th place; English: 3,602^nd place)

Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 922. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

musicaedischi.it (Global: 5,325^th place; English: 3,228^th place)

"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Pet Shop Boys" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".

musiccanada.com (Global: 551^st place; English: 352^nd place)

"Canadian album certifications – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". Music Canada. 12 January 1988.

musikindustrie.de (Global: 851^st place; English: 746^th place)

"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Pet Shop Boys; 'Actually')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

nme.com (Global: 142^nd place; English: 95^th place)

Levine, Nick (2 February 2012). "25 Reasons To Love Pet Shop Boys' 'Actually'". NME. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
Levine, Nick (2 February 2012). "25 Reasons To Love Pet Shop Boys' Actually'". nme.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

norwegiancharts.com (Global: 817^th place; English: 556^th place)

"Norwegiancharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

"Actually by Pet Shop Boys". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
"Official Albums Chart on 13/9/1987 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 180^th place; English: 193^rd place)

"Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Actually" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1987" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1988" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

pastemagazine.com (Global: 751^st place; English: 395^th place)

"The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2025.

qonline.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

Snow, Mat (October 1987). "Pet Shop Boys: Pet Shop Boys, Actually". Q. No. 13. ISSN 0955-4955. Archived from the original on 6 December 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

rhino.com (Global: 9,801^st place; English: 5,386^th place)

media.rhino.com

"Pet Shop Boys Catalogue 1985-2012 Series Continues With Third Batch Of Releases Available March 2". Rhino. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

riaa.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 109^th place)

"Gold & Platinum: Pet Shop Boys". RIAA. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
"American album certifications – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". Recording Industry Association of America. 23 November 1987.

robertchristgau.com (Global: 836^th place; English: 449^th place)

Christgau, Robert (29 December 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. ISSN 0042-6180. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

slagerlistak.hu (Global: 1,097^th place; English: 641^st place)

"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 10. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

slantmagazine.com (Global: 954^th place; English: 527^th place)

"The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Slant Magazine. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

soundonsound.com (Global: 2,031^st place; English: 1,023^rd place)

Buskin, Richard (December 2010). "Pet Shop Boys 'It's A Sin'". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

spotify.com (Global: 427^th place; English: 324^th place)

open.spotify.com

Shears, Jake (3 December 2024). "How Pet Shop Boys wrote 'It's A Sin' - Neil Tennant". Queer the Music (Podcast). Mercury. Event occurs at 26:00–28:30. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

superdeluxeedition.com (Global: 9,277^th place; English: 4,966^th place)

Wade, Ian (15 June 2020). "Pet Shop Boys / It Couldn't Happen Here". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

swedishcharts.com (Global: 498^th place; English: 366^th place)

"Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

swisscharts.com (Global: 438^th place; English: 279^th place)

"Swisscharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Actually". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Actually')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

thequietus.com (Global: 1,903^rd place; English: 949^th place)

Marszalek, Julian (19 March 2009). "Pet Shop Boys: Our Back Catalogue is 25 Years of Social Commentary". The Quietus.

timarit.is (Global: 1,797^th place; English: 1,288^th place)

"Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). 2 October 1987. p. 43. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Buskin, Richard (December 2010). "Pet Shop Boys 'It's A Sin'". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
Snow, Mat (October 1987). "Pet Shop Boys: Pet Shop Boys, Actually". Q. No. 13. ISSN 0955-4955. Archived from the original on 6 December 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
"40 Best Albums of the '80s". Q. No. 241. August 2006. pp. 84–89. ISSN 0955-4955. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
"IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. 10 November 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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"Index". Record Mirror. 5 September 1987. p. 2. ISSN 0144-5804.
Bakker, Machgiel (17 September 1988). "EMI Music – The Freedom To Fail" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 38. p. 34. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Johnson, Connie (20 September 1987). "Pet Shop Pop". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
Harrison, Ian (August 2013). "Pop Art Revolutions". Mojo. No. 237. p. 43. ISSN 1351-0193.
Snow, Mat (October 1987). "Pet Shop Boys: Pet Shop Boys, Actually". Q. No. 13. ISSN 0955-4955. Archived from the original on 6 December 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Morton, Roger (12 September 1987). "Pet Shop Boys: Actually". Record Mirror. p. 12. ISSN 0144-5804.
Snow, Mat (12 September 1987). "Face the Muzak". Sounds. p. 35. ISSN 0144-5774.
Dalton, Stephen (March 2018). "Pet Shop Boys: Please / Actually / Introspective". Uncut. No. 250. p. 43. ISSN 1368-0722.
Christgau, Robert (29 December 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. ISSN 0042-6180. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
"40 Best Albums of the '80s". Q. No. 241. August 2006. pp. 84–89. ISSN 0955-4955. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 42. 24 October 1987. p. 22. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). 2 October 1987. p. 43. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
"Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. 23 January 1988. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Albums of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. 24 December 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0033-7064 – via World Radio History.
"1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Albums – Year-End Chart 1988" (PDF). Music Week Awards. Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 8. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.

worldradiohistory.com (Global: 127^th place; English: 68^th place)

Bakker, Machgiel (17 September 1988). "EMI Music – The Freedom To Fail" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 38. p. 34. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Hibbert, Tom (9–22 September 1987). "And a Rather Good LP It Is, Too!" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 17. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
White, Chris (12 September 1987). "LP Reviews" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 1 January 2025 – via World Radio History.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 42. 24 October 1987. p. 22. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. 23 January 1988. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Albums of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. 24 December 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0033-7064 – via World Radio History.
"1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Albums – Year-End Chart 1988" (PDF). Music Week Awards. Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 8. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.

Actually (English Wikipedia)

allmusic.com (Global: 27th place; English: 20th place)

aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz (Global: 863rd place; English: 400th place)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)

austriancharts.at (Global: 246th place; English: 328th place)

bac-lac.gc.ca (Global: 595th place; English: 293rd place)

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

bfi.org.uk (Global: 239th place; English: 131st place)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; English: 13th place)

bn.gov.br (Global: 2,438th place; English: 9,780th place)

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books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

bpi.co.uk (Global: 220th place; English: 148th place)

charts.nz (Global: 611th place; English: 321st place)

classicpopmag.com (Global: 8,177th place; English: 4,094th place)

discogs.com (Global: 73rd place; English: 103rd place)

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 274th place; English: 183rd place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,457th place; English: 904th place)

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30th place; English: 22nd place)

ifpi.at (Global: 2,178th place; English: 1,810th place)

ifpi.fi (Global: 791st place; English: 674th place)

ifpi.se (Global: 4,486th place; English: 2,940th place)

infodisc.fr (Global: 1,679th place; English: 1,568th place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; English: 21st place)

mediafire.com (Global: 5,234th place; English: 3,602nd place)

musicaedischi.it (Global: 5,325th place; English: 3,228th place)

musiccanada.com (Global: 551st place; English: 352nd place)

musikindustrie.de (Global: 851st place; English: 746th place)

nme.com (Global: 142nd place; English: 95th place)

norwegiancharts.com (Global: 817th place; English: 556th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 65th place; English: 46th place)

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 180th place; English: 193rd place)

pastemagazine.com (Global: 751st place; English: 395th place)