Peak
4
Weeks
15
Score
2,462
Chart Year
1988
In the video for Pet Shop Boys' version of "Always on My Mind" (an excerpt from their surreal music film It Couldn't Happen Here), Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are seated in the front of a taxi cab, when an eccentric passenger gets in, played by British actor Joss Ackland. At the end of the song, he gets out of the car, which drives away. Standing alone, he mutters: "You went away. It should make me feel better. But I don't know how I'm going to get through", which is part of the lyrics for another Pet Shop Boys song, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", released earlier in the year.
Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could Little things I should have said and done I never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Maybe I didn't hold you All those lonely, lonely times And I guess I never told you I am so happy that you're mine If I made you feel second best I'm so sorry I was blind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me, One more chance to keep you satisfied Satisfied Little things that I should have said and done I never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me, One more chance to keep you satisfied You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could Maybe I didn't hold you All those lonely lonely times I guess I never told you I am so happy that you're mine
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 26, 1988 | 61 | 65 |
| 2 | Apr 2, 1988 | 44 | 82 |
| 3 | Apr 9, 1988 | 29 | 97 |
| 4 | Apr 16, 1988 | 21 | 105 |
| 5 | Apr 23, 1988 | 16 | 110 |
| 6 | Apr 30, 1988 | 11 | 115 |
| 7 | May 7, 1988 | 6 | 120 |
| 8 | May 14, 1988 | 6 | 120 |
| 9 | May 21, 1988 | 4 | 122 |
| 10 | May 28, 1988 | 6 | 120 |
| 11 | Jun 4, 1988 | 17 | 109 |
| 12 | Jun 11, 1988 | 28 | 98 |
| 13 | Jun 18, 1988 | 59 | 67 |
| 14 | Jun 25, 1988 | 77 | 49 |
| 15 | Jul 2, 1988 | 100 | 26 |