The Pretenders discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Video albums | 6 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 55 |
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).
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
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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;
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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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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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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;
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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US [10] | ||
Extended Play |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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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 |
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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" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"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 | ||
"I Think About You Daily"
[22] (featuring Jonny Greenwood) |
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"A Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Notes;
Year | Song | Album |
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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. |