The Pretenders discography
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For over 40 years the discography of The Pretenders, a London, England-based rock band, reflects worldwide charting of 12 studio albums, four compilation albums, one extended play (EP), four live albums, six video albums and 55 singles.
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
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] | ||||||||||
| Pretenders | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | |||||||||
| Pretenders II |
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7 | 18 | 9 | — | 16 | — | 1 | 20 | — | 10 | ||||||||
| Learning to Crawl |
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11 | 18 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 5 | ||||||||
| Get Close |
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6 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 25 | ||||||||
| Packed! |
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19 | 55 | 23 | 48 | 43 | 15 | 31 | 7 | — | 48 |
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| Last of the Independents |
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8 | 22 | 25 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 41 | ||||||||
| ¡Viva El Amor! |
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32 | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 158 | ||||||||
| Loose Screw | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | |||||||||
| Break Up the Concrete |
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35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 32 |
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| Alone |
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40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | ||||||||
| Hate for Sale |
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29 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | ||||||||
| Relentless |
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25 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes;
- Break Up the Concrete was released in Europe only as a double-disc with The Best of Pretenders.
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
BEL [17] |
US [10] | |||
| Live at the Santa Monica Civic |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Superstar Concert Series |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Isle of View |
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23 | 98 | 46 | 100 |
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| Loose in L.A. |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Live in London |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Live in New York City |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Kick 'em Where It Hurts |
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— | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [7] |
SPA [18] |
SWE [8] |
US [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Singles |
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6 | 19 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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21 | 99 | — | — | 23 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pirate Radio |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Best of Pretenders |
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35 | — | — | 56 | 58 | — |
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| "—" 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.
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [10] | ||
| Extended Play |
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27 |
Singles
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN | NLD [5] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [10] |
US Alt [10] |
US Main [10] |
US Adult [10] | |||||
| 1979 | "Stop Your Sobbing" | 34 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 65 | — | — | — | Pretenders | ||
| "Kid" | 33 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Brass in Pocket" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | "Precious" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Talk of the Town" | 8 | 55 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretenders II (initially single-only releases) | |||
| 1981 | "Message of Love" | 11 | 15 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |||
| "Day After Day" | 45 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretenders II | |||
| "The Adultress" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | ||||
| "I Go to Sleep" | 7 | — | — | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Louie Louie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Back on the Chain Gang" b/w "My City Was Gone" |
17 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 14 | — | 5 | — | 4 11 |
— | Learning to Crawl | ||
| 1983 | "2000 Miles" | 15 | 30 | — | 13 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Middle of the Road" | 81 | 52 | 12 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 2 | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Time the Avenger" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |||
| "Show Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 8 | — | ||||
| "Thumbelina" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | ||||
| "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" | 49 | — | — | 32 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 10 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 11 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 28 |
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Get Close | |
| "Hymn to Her" | 8 | 7 | — | 38 | 46 | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | "My Baby" | 84 | 56 | — | — | 50 | — | 64 | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Room Full of Mirrors" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | ||||
| "Where Has Everybody Gone?" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) | |||
| "If There Was a Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Kid" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Singles | |||
| 1988 | "Windows of the World" | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 1969 (soundtrack) | ||
| 1990 | "Never Do That" | 81 | 107 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | Packed! | ||
| "Hold a Candle to This" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | ||||
| "Sense of Purpose" | — | 129 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "I'm Not in Love" | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Indecent Proposal (soundtrack) | ||
| "I'll Stand by You" | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 21 | — | 21 |
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Last of the Independents | ||
| "Night in My Veins" | 25 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 71 | 2 | 13 | — | ||||
| "977" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Money Talk" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "Kid '95" (live) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Isle of View | ||
| "2000 Miles" (live) | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | Fever Pitch The E.P.: "Goin' Back" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fever Pitch (soundtrack) | ||
| 1999 | "Loving You Is All I Know" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | The Other Sister (soundtrack) | ||
| "Human" | 33 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 30 | ¡Viva El Amor! | |||
| "Popstar" | 97 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | "You Know Who Your Friends Are" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Loose Screw | ||
| "Time" (Junior Vasquez Remixes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Saving Grace" | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Losing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "Boots of Chinese Plastic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Break Up the Concrete | ||
| "Love's a Mystery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||||
| "Break Up the Concrete" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | "Holy Commotion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | Alone | ||
| 2017 | "Let's Get Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gotta Wait" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | "The Buzz"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | Hate for Sale | ||
| "You Can't Hurt a Fool"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hate for Sale"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Didn't Want to Be This Lonely"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||||
| 2023 | "Let the Sun Come In"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Relentless | ||
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
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 BillboardTemplate:'s Adult Contemporary chart for "Don't Get Me Wrong", "I'll Stand by You" and "Loving You Is All I Know", BillboardTemplate:'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.
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Talk of the Town" | Times Square soundtrack |
| 1981 | "The Wait", "Tattooed Love Boys", "Precious" | Concert for Kampuchea 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 compilation |
| 1993 | "Bold as Love" (Hendrix cover) | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| 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" (Diane 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[23] |
| 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. |
DVDs
- The Isle of View (1995)[24]
- Loose in L.A. (2003)[25]
- 20 Years Ago Today – Live Aid (2005)[26]
- Live in London (2010)[27]
- Pretenders and Friends (2019)
References
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