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{{Infobox album
| name       = Actually
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Pet Shop Boys]]
| cover      = Pet Shop Boys - Actually.png
| alt        = The duo wearing tuxedos, with one person on the right side yawning and the other staring at the viewer. The words "Pet Shop Boys, actually." appear on top.
| border     = yes
| released   = {{Start date|df=y|1987|9|7}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=5 September 1987 |title=Index |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |page=2 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1986–1987
| studio     = [[Sarm West Studios|Sarm West]] and [[Advision Studios|Advision]] (London)
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Synth-pop]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[electropop]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/08/top-15-electropop-albums/ |title=Top 15 Electropop Albums |website=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]] |date=25 August 2021}}</ref>}}
| length     = {{duration|m=47|s=52}}
| label      = [[Parlophone]]
| producer   = {{hlist|[[Stephen Hague]]|David Jacob|[[Julian Mendelsohn]]|Pet Shop Boys|[[Shep Pettibone]]|[[Andy Richards]]}}
| prev_title = [[Disco (Pet Shop Boys album)|Disco]]
| prev_year  = 1986
| next_title = [[Introspective]]
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = {{Singles
  | name        = Actually
  | type        = studio
  | single1     = [[It's a Sin]]
  | single1date = 15 June 1987
  | single2     = [[What Have I Done to Deserve This? (song)|What Have I Done to Deserve This?]]
  | single2date = 10 August 1987
  | single3     = [[Rent (song)|Rent]]
  | single3date = 12 October 1987
  | single4     = [[Heart (Pet Shop Boys song)|Heart]]
  | single4date = 21 March 1988
  }}
}}

'''''Actually''''' (stylised as '''''Pet Shop Boys, actually.''''') is the second studio album by English [[synth-pop]] duo [[Pet Shop Boys]], released on 7 September 1987 by [[Parlophone]] in the United Kingdom and by [[Manhattan Records|EMI Manhattan]] in North America. The album features two number one singles, "[[It's a Sin]]" and "[[Heart (Pet Shop Boys song)|Heart]]", and a duet with [[Dusty Springfield]], "[[What Have I Done to Deserve This? (song)|What Have I Done to Deserve This?]]" ''Actually'' is the Pet Shop Boys' top-selling album in the UK, certified triple platinum with over one million sales;<ref name="UKmillion"/> worldwide it has sold over four million copies.<ref name="4million"/>