# The Pretenders discography

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. 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Pretenders | Released: 11 January 1980 Label: Sire Formats: CD, CS, LP | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | BPI: Gold AUS: Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum |
| Pretenders II | Released: 7 August 1981 Label: Sire Formats: CD, CS, LP | 7 | 18 | 9 | — | 16 | — | 1 | 20 | — | 10 | BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold |
| Learning to Crawl | Released: 13 January 1984 Label: Sire Formats: CD, CS, LP | 11 | 18 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 5 | BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum |
| Get Close | Released: 20 October 1986 Label: Sire Formats: CD, LP | 6 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 25 | BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| Packed! | Released: 14 May 1990 Label: Sire Formats: CD, LP | 19 | 55 | 23 | 48 | 43 | 15 | 31 | 7 | — | 48 | BPI: Silver |
| Last of the Independents | Released: 9 May 1994 Label: Sire Formats: CD, CS, LP | 8 | 22 | 25 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 41 | BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| ¡Viva El Amor! | Released: May 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP | 32 | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 158 | |
| Loose Screw | Released: 12 November 2002 Label: Artemis / Eagle Formats: CD, LP | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | |
| Break Up the Concrete | Released: 7 October 2008 Label: Shangri-La Music / Rhino Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 32 | BPI: Gold |
| Alone | Released: 21 October 2016 Label: BMG Rights Management Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | |
| Hate for Sale | Released: 17 July 2020 Label: BMG Rights Management Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 29 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | |
| Relentless | Released: 15 September 2023 Label: Parlophone Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | BEL | US | Certifications |
| Live at the Santa Monica Civic | Released: 1982 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP | — | — | — | — | |
| Superstar Concert Series | Released: 1988 Label: Westwood One Format: LP | — | — | — | — | |
| The Isle of View | Released: 16 October 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, DVD | 23 | 98 | 46 | 100 | BPI: Silver |
| Loose in L.A. | Released: 23 September 2003 Label: Artemis Format: DVD | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in London | Released: 16 April 2010 Label: Strobosonic Formats: CD, DVD, BD | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in New York City | Released: 2011 Recorded: 1988 Label: Edge J26181 Format: DVD | — | — | — | — | |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | NZ | SPA | SWE | US | Certifications |
| The Singles | Released: 26 October 1987 Label: Sire Formats: CD, CS, LP | 6 | 19 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 69 | BPI: 3× Platinum RIAA: Gold |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 18 September 2000 Label: Sire Formats: CD, LP | 21 | 99 | — | — | 23 | — | BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum |
| Pirate Radio | Released: 14 March 2006 Label: Sire Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Pretenders | Released: 1 June 2009 Label: Rhino Released with Break Up the Concrete Formats: CD | 35 | — | — | 56 | 58 | — | BPI: Gold |
| "—" 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 |
| Title | EP details | US |
| Extended Play | Released: 30 March 1981 Label: Sire Formats: CS, 12-inch | 27 |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | AUS | CAN | NLD | NZ | SWE | US | US Alt | US Main | US Adult | Certifications | Album |
| 1979 | "Stop Your Sobbing" | 34 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 65 | — | — | — | | Pretenders |
| 1979 | "Kid" | 33 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pretenders |
| 1979 | "Brass in Pocket" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | BPI: Gold | Pretenders |
| 1980 | "Precious" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pretenders |
| 1980 | "Talk of the Town" | 8 | 55 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pretenders II (initially single-only releases) |
| 1981 | "Message of Love" | 11 | 15 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | | Pretenders II (initially single-only releases) |
| 1981 | "Day After Day" | 45 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pretenders II |
| 1981 | "The Adultress" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | | Pretenders II |
| 1981 | "I Go to Sleep" | 7 | — | — | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | | Pretenders II |
| 1981 | "Louie Louie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | | Pretenders II |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Platinum | Learning to Crawl |
| 1983 | "Middle of the Road" | 81 | 52 | 12 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 2 | — | | Learning to Crawl |
| 1984 | "Time the Avenger" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | | Learning to Crawl |
| 1984 | "Show Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 8 | — | | Learning to Crawl |
| 1984 | "Thumbelina" (airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | | Learning to Crawl |
| 1984 | "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" | 49 | — | — | 32 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | | Learning to Crawl |
| 1986 | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 10 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 11 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 28 | BPI: Silver | Get Close |
| 1986 | "Hymn to Her" | 8 | 7 | — | 38 | 46 | 15 | — | — | — | — | | Get Close |
| 1987 | "My Baby" | 84 | 56 | — | — | 50 | — | 64 | — | 1 | — | | Get Close |
| 1987 | "Room Full of Mirrors" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | | Get Close |
| 1987 | "Where Has Everybody Gone?" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) |
| 1987 | "If There Was a Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) |
| 1987 | "Kid" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Singles |
| 1988 | "Windows of the World" | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | | 1969 (soundtrack) |
| 1990 | "Never Do That" | 81 | 107 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | | Packed! |
| 1990 | "Hold a Candle to This" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | | Packed! |
| 1990 | "Sense of Purpose" | — | 129 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | | Packed! |
| 1994 | "I'm Not in Love" | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Indecent Proposal (soundtrack) |
| 1994 | "I'll Stand by You" | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 21 | — | 21 | BPI: Silver | Last of the Independents |
| 1994 | "Night in My Veins" | 25 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 71 | 2 | 13 | — | | Last of the Independents |
| 1994 | "977" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Last of the Independents |
| 1994 | "Money Talk" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Last of the Independents |
| 1995 | "Kid '95" (live) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Isle of View |
| 1995 | "2000 Miles" (live) | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Isle of View |
| 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) |
| 1999 | "Human" | 33 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 30 | | ¡Viva El Amor! |
| 1999 | "Popstar" | 97 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | ¡Viva El Amor! |
| 2003 | "You Know Who Your Friends Are" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Loose Screw |
| 2003 | "Time" (Junior Vasquez Remixes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Loose Screw |
| 2003 | "Saving Grace" | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Loose Screw |
| 2003 | "The Losing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Loose Screw |
| 2008 | "Boots of Chinese Plastic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | | Break Up the Concrete |
| 2008 | "Love's a Mystery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | | Break Up the Concrete |
| 2008 | "Break Up the Concrete" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Break Up the Concrete |
| 2016 | "Holy Commotion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | | Alone |
| 2017 | "Let's Get Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alone |
| 2017 | "Gotta Wait" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alone |
| 2020 | "The Buzz" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | | Hate for Sale |
| 2020 | "You Can't Hurt a Fool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hate for Sale |
| 2020 | "Hate for Sale" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hate for Sale |
| 2020 | "Didn't Want to Be This Lonely" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | | Hate for Sale |
| 2023 | "Let the Sun Come In" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Relentless |
| 2023 | "I Think About You Daily" (featuring Jonny Greenwood) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Relentless |
| 2023 | "A Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Relentless |
| "—" 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 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.

## 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 |
| 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)
* Loose in L.A. (2003)
* 20 Years Ago Today – Live Aid (2005)
* Live in London (2010)
* Pretenders and Friends (2019)