The Pretenders discography
For over 40 years the discography of The Pretenders, a London, England-based rock band, reflects worldwide charting of 11 studio albums, four compilation albums, one extended play (EP), four live albums, and nearly 40 single releases singles.
| The Pretenders discography | |
|---|---|
 Pretenders (original line-up), Dominion Theatre, London, December 1981 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 33 |
Vocalist/guitarist Chrissie Hynde, guitarist/keyboardist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon and drummer Martin Chambers formed The Pretenders in 1978. Their chart-topping debut album, Pretenders, is widely regarded as one of the finest debut albums of all time.[1] The Pretenders' hit songs include "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town" (1980), "Message of Love" (1981), "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982), "Middle of the Road" (1983), "2000 Miles" (1984), "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986), "My Baby" (1986), and "I'll Stand by You" (1994).
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
Canada [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Pretenders
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1 | 6 | 5 | — | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | UK: Gold[11] US: Platinum[12] NLD: Gold[13] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Pretenders II
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7 | 18 | 9 | — | 16 | — | 1 | 20 | — | 10 | UK: Silver[14] US: Gold[12] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Learning to Crawl
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11 | 18 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 5 | UK: Gold[15] US: Platinum[12] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Get Close
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6 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 25 | UK: Gold[16] US: Gold[12] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Packed!
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19 | 55 | 23 | 48 | 43 | 15 | 31 | 7 | — | 48 | UK: Silver[17] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Last of the Independents
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8 | 22 | 25 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 41 | UK: Gold[18] US: Gold[12] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Viva el Amor
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32 | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 158 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Loose Screw
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55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Break Up the Concrete
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35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 32 | UK: Silver | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Alone
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40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Hate for Sale
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29 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | **19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes;
- Break Up the Concrete was in Europe released only as a double-disc release with The Best of Pretenders, titled The Best of / Break Up the Concrete. Uk bpi certified silver January 2019.
- "Hate for Sale" reached No.19 on the Billboard Current Album Sales Top 100 chart on 1 August 2020, the highest Pretenders placing since "Learning to Crawl" in 1984.
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
BEL [19] |
US [4] | |||
| 1995 | The Isle of View
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23 | 98 | 46 | 100 | UK: Silver[20] |
| 2003 | Loose in L.A.
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Live in London
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Live in New York City (recorded 1998)
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— | — | — | — | |
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [4] | ||
| 1981 | Extended Play
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27 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
Canada [4] |
ESP [21] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | The Singles
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6 | 19 | — | 48 | 11 | 50 | 69 | UK: 3× Platinum[22] US: Gold[12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Greatest Hits
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21 | 99 | — | — | — | 23 | — | UK: Gold[23] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Pirate Radio
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | The Best of Pretenders
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35 | — | — | 53 | — | 58 | — | UK Silver | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes;
- The Best of Pretenders was released as a double disc with Break Up the Concrete in Europe and Brazil in June 2009, titled The Best of / Break Up the Concrete.
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | NLD [6] |
SWE | AUS [3] |
CAN | NZ [8] |
US | US Mod |
US Main |
US Adult | |||
| 1979 | "Stop Your Sobbing" b/w "The Wait" | 34 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Pretenders |
| "Kid" b/w "Tattooed Love Boys" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brass in Pocket" b/w "Swinging London" / "Nervous But Shy" | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)" b/w "Space Invader" (US & Canada releases) | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| "Stop Your Sobbing" b/w "The Phone Call" (US & Canada releases) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | ||
| "Kid" b/w "Stop Your Sobbing" / "The Wait" (Australia release) | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Precious" b/w "The Phone Call" (mainland Europe releases) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Talk of the Town" b/w "Cuban Slide" | 8 | 24 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretenders II (initially single-only releases) | |
| 1981 | "Message of Love" b/w "Porcelain" | 11 | 33 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
| "Day After Day" b/w "In the Sticks" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretenders II | |
| "Day After Day" b/w "Bad Boys Get Spanked" (Germany release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Adultress" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | ||
| "I Go to Sleep" b/w "The English Roses" (Live) / "Louie Louie" (Live) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Louie Louie" b/w "In the Sticks" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Go to Sleep" b/w "Waste Not, Want Not" (US, Canada, New Zealand & mainland Europe releases) | — | 9 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Back on the Chain Gang" b/w "My City Was Gone" | 17 | 31 | — | 11 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | 4 | — | Learning to Crawl |
| "My City Was Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | ||
| 1983 | "2000 Miles" b/w "Fast Or Slow (The Law's the Law)" | 15 | 13 | — | 30 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Middle of the Road" b/w "Watching the Clothes" | 81 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Middle of the Road" b/w "2000 Miles" (US, Canada & New Zealand releases) | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 19 | — | 2 | — | ||
| 1984 | "Time the Avenger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
| "Show Me" b/w "Fast Or Slow (The Law's the Law)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 8 | — | ||
| "Thumbelina" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | ||
| "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" b/w "Time the Avenger" (Live) | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Don't Get Me Wrong" b/w "Dance" | 10 | 25 | — | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | — | 1 | 28 | Get Close |
| "Hymn to Her" b/w "Room Full of Mirrors" (UK and Australia releases) b/w "Tradition of Love" (US and Japan releases) | 8 | 38 | 15 | 7 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "My Baby" b/w "Tradition of Love" (Extended Remix by Bob Clearmountain) – UK and Japan releases | 84 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
| "My Baby" b/w "Room Full of Mirrors" (Australia and US releases) | — | — | — | 56 | — | 64 | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Room Full of Mirrors" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | ||
| "Where Has Everybody Gone?" b/w "Into Vienna" (instrumental) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) | |
| "If There Was a Man" b/w "Into Vienna" (instrumental) | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kid" (Remix by Bob Clearmountain) b/w "Stop Your Sobbin'" (original 1978 demo version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Singles | |
| 1988 | "Windows of the World" b/w "1969" | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 1969 (soundtrack) |
| 1990 | "Never Do That" b/w "Not a Second Time" | 81 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | Packed! |
| "Hold a Candle to This" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Sense of Purpose" b/w "Spirit of Life" | — | — | — | 129 | 72 | — | — | 23 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "I'm Not in Love" b/w "I'm Not in Love" (instrumental) | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | Indecent Proposal (soundtrack) |
| "I'll Stand by You" b/w "Rebel Rock Me" | 10 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 21 | Last of the Independents | |
| "Night in My Veins" b/w "Angel of the Morning" | 25 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 71 | 2 | 13 | — | ||
| "977" b/w "I'll Stand by You" (Live) | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Money Talk" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Kid '95" / "The Isle of View" / "Creep" (all tracks live, unplugged) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Isle of View |
| "2000 Miles" / "Happy Christmas" / "Night in My Veins" / "Tequila" (all tracks live, unplugged) | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Fever Pitch The E.P.: "Goin' Back" (+ 5 other artists' tracks) | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fever Pitch (soundtrack) |
| 1999 | "Loving You Is All I Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | The Other Sister (soundtrack) |
| "Human" (Tin Tin Out Mix) / "The Homecoming" (Street Version) / "Human" (Class Mix) | 33 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 30 | Viva el Amor | |
| "Popstar" / "Needle and the Damage Done" / "Samurai" (Street Version) | 97 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "You Know Who Your Friends Are" / "Complicada" ("Complex Person" – Spanish version) | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Loose Screw |
| "Time" (Junior Vasquez Remixes: Junior's Radio Version / Mixshow / Earth Anthem / Ambient Mix / Earth Beats / Tribapella / Earthstrumental / Album Version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Saving Grace" / "The Homecoming" | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Losing" / "Don't Get Me Wrong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Boots of Chinese Plastic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Break Up the Concrete |
| "Love's a Mystery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||
| "Break Up the Concrete" / "Love's a Mystery" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Holy Commotion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | Alone |
| 2017 | "Let's Get Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Gotta Wait" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "The Buzz"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | Hate for Sale |
| "You Can't Hurt A Fool"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hate for Sale"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Didn't Want to Be This Lonely"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
Notes;
- In 1980, "What You Gonna Do About It" (A-side) was released as a single with "Stop Your Sobbing (original demo version)" as the B-side as a special flexipop single in the UK.
- The 1987 "If There Was a Man" UK release was accredited to The Pretenders for 007
- In 1980, "Precious" (A-side) was released as a single in Spain with "Stop Your Sobbing" as the B-side.
- In 1980, "Cuban Slide" (A-side) was released as a single in Japan, backed with "Stop Your Sobbing" as the B-side.
- In 1982 "I Go To Sleep" (A-side) was released in Belgium with "English Roses" (album track) as the B-side.
- In 1987, neither of the two tracks of the promotional single "Kid (Remix) b/w "Stop Your Sobbing (Demo Version)" actually appear on the album in those versions; rather they appear as the original single versions.
- The Pretenders also appear on the UK Singles Chart for their appearance on the 1997 Fever Pitch The EP for which their cover of "Goin' Back" is listed. The EP charted at No. 65 for one week on 10 May 1997.
- The column for US Adult chart positions consists of peak positions from Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for "Don't Get Me Wrong", "I'll Stand by You" and "Loving You Is All I Know", Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart for "Human" and Adult album alternative (AAA) for "Boots of Chinese Plastic" and "Love's a Mystery". In addition, "I'll Stand by You" also charted on Adult Top 40 chart, but its peak position (#23) was lower than on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Billboard Year-End performances
| Year | Song | Year-End Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Brass in Pocket" | 41 |
| 1983 | "Back on the Chain Gang" | 26 |
| 1987 | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 92 |
| 1995 | "I'll Stand by You" | 95 |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Bold as Love" (Hendrix cover) | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| 1980 | "Talk of the Town" | Times Square soundtrack |
| 1981 | "The Wait", "Tattooed Love Boys", "Precious"" | Concert for Kampuchea December 1979 soundtrack |
| 1982 | "Back on the Chain Gang" | The King of Comedy soundtrack |
| 1982 | "In The Sticks" | Attack of the Killer B's compilation album |
| 1984 | "Money" (live) (Beatles cover) | Revenge of the Killer B's compilation album |
| 1984 | "Show Me" (live) | Greenpeace compilation album |
| 1986 | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | Peter's Friends soundtrack |
| 1987 | "If there Was A Man", "Where Has Everybody Gone" | The Living Daylights soundtrack |
| 1988 | "Windows of the World", "1969" (Bacharach/Osterberg covers) | 1969 soundtrack |
| 1991 | "Born for a Purpose" (Alimantado cover) | Tame Yourself - PETA compilation |
| 1994 | "Forever Young" (Dylan cover) | With Honors soundtrack |
| 1995 | "Everyday Is Like Sunday" (Morrissey cover) | Boys on the Side soundtrack |
| 1995 | "Forever Young" (Dylan cover) | Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home soundtrack |
| 1997 | "Goodbye" (Earle cover), "The Homecoming" | G.I. Jane soundtrack |
| 1999 | "I Wish You Love" (cover) | Eye of the Beholder soundtrack |
| 1999 | "Message of Love" and various tracks as backing band | Here, There and Everywhere - A Concert for Linda memorial concert |
| 1999 | "Loving You Is All I Know" (Dianne Warren cover) | The Other Sister soundtrack |
| 2002 | "Get Out of London" (Interferon cover) | The Wild Thornberrys soundtrack |
| 2002 | "Bless You" (Lennon cover) | Uncut Presents: Instant Karma 2002; a Tribute to John Lennon[25] |
| 2005 | ""Stop Your Sobbing", "Back on the Chain Gang", "Middle of the Road"" | Live Aid Anniversary Box Set. "Time the Avenger" and "Message of Love" also performed but not included. |
The Pretenders' discography also includes cover versions found on their own studio albums, singles, soundtracks and concert rarities, including:
- All Along the Watchtower (Neil Young)
- Angel of the Morning (Chip Taylor)
- Blue Christmas (Presley)
- Both Sides of Goodbye (Williams) – with Willie Nelson
- Can't Help Falling in Love With You (Presley)
- Creep (Radiohead)
- Don't Let Me Down (Beatles)
- Forever Young (Dylan)
- Girl Don't Come (Sandie Shaw)
- Goin' Back (Goffin/King)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Martin/Blane)
- Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson)
- Human (Divinyls)
- I Can't Control Myself (The Troggs)
- I Need Somebody (? and the Mysterons)
- I Go To Sleep (The Kinks)
- Lust for Life (Iggy Pop) – with Tom Jones
- May This Be Love (Hendrix)
- Money (Beatles)
- Mystery Train (Junior Parker) – with Jeff Beck
- Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young)
- Not a Second Time (Beatles)
- Positive Bleeding (Urge Overkill)
- Rabo de Nube (Columbian traditional)
- Reconsider Me (Zevon)
- Room Full of Mirrors (Hendrix)
- Sabre Dance (Kachaturian)
- She (Parsons) – with EmmyLou Harris
- Stop Your Sobbing (The Kinks)
- Thin Line Between Love and Hate (The Persuasions)
- The Loner (Neil Young)
- Touch Me (The Doors)
- Walk Like A Panther (Jarvis Cocker)
- What You Gonna Do About It (The Faces)
- Who Needs It – with Kenny Everett
- Wild Thing (The Troggs)
This section should be read in conjunction with the Chrissie Hynde discography listing of collaborations and covers as a solo artist.
DVDs
References
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- "PRETENDERS | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- Peaks in Australia:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > The Pretenders in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Windows of the World" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2 May 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Sense of Purpose" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 November 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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- Reilly, Nick (17 March 2020). "The Pretenders announce new album 'Hate for Sale' and share first track". NME. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Uncut Presents: Instant Karma 2002; a Tribute to John Lennon: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- Discogs – the Isle of View (3 versions and tracklist) Archived 9 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Discogs – Loose in L.A. (5 versions and tracklist)
- Discogs – 20 Years Ago Today – Live Aid (tracklist, credits, and notes)
- Discogs – Live in London (3 versions and tracklist)
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