The Pet Shop Boys received a hard earned distinction on April 9, 1988 when they tied the record for most chart-topping hits by a duo with the Everly Brothers, and Wham!
The Everly Brothers scored four chart toppers with; All I Have to do is Dream, Cathy's Clown, Walk Right Back, and Temptation.
Wham! did it with; Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Freedom, I'm Your Man, and The Edge of Heaven.
The Pet Shop Boys topped the charts with; West End Girls, It's a Sin, Always on my Mind, and Heart.
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Other notable events for April 9:
-Gene Vincent first recorded his timeless classic Be Bop-a-Lula' on April 9, 1956
-B.B. King, who scored his first hit single when Three O'clock Blues reached the US R&B charts in the last week of 1961, finally reached the UK singles charts on April 9, 1989 with his collaboration with U2 on the song When Love Comes to Town
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