The Pretenders discography
Studio albums
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.

The Pretenders discography

Section Title: Studio albums
Table Section Text: 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.

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)

UK	AUS	CAN	GER	NLD	NOR	NZ	SWE	SWI	US

1979	Pretenders Released: 27 December 1979 (UK) 19 January 1980 (US) Label: Sire Records Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	6	5	—	14	24	2	2	—	9	UK: Gold US: Platinum NLD: Gold

1981	Pretenders II Released: 15 August 1981 Label: Sire Records Formats: CD, CS, LP	7	18	9	—	16	—	1	20	—	10	UK: Silver US: Gold

1984	Learning to Crawl Released: 7 January 1984 Label: Sire Records Formats: CD, CS, LP	11	18	4	38	11	18	19	3	30	5	UK: Gold US: Platinum

1986	Get Close Released: 4 November 1986 Label: Sire Records Formats: CD, LP	6	12	9	33	22	18	13	6	22	25	UK: Gold US: Gold

1990	Packed! Released: 22 May 1990 Label: Sire Records Formats: CD, LP	19	55	23	48	43	15	31	7	—	48	UK: Silver

1994	Last of the Independents Released: 10 May 1994 Label: Sire Records Formats: CD, CS, LP	8	22	25	42	50	16	14	6	26	41	UK: Gold US: Gold

1999	Viva el Amor Released: 22 June 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, LP	32	—	—	73	—	—	—	36	—	158

2002	Loose Screw Released: 12 November 2002 Label: Artemis Records / Eagle Records Formats: CD, LP	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	179

2008	Break Up the Concrete Released: 7 October 2008 1 June 2009 (UK) Label: Shangri-La Music / Rhino Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	—	32

2016	Alone Released: 21 October 2016 Label: BMG Rights Management Formats: CD, LP, digital download	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	150

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Sentence(s)

In 2002, The Pretenders discography released Loose Screw peaking at 179 and 55 on the UK Albums Chart.

final_sentence: In 2002, The Pretenders discography released Loose Screw peaking at 179 and 55 on the UK Albums Chart.