The Pretenders

The Pretenders albums

The Pretenders are a British rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; American-born Hynde has been the band's only continuous member. The band's hit songs include "Kid" (1979), "Brass... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Brass in Pocket - #2: Don't Get Me Wrong - #3: Back on the Chain Gang - #4: Never Do That - #5: Middle of the Road

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1979	Pretenders	434		MP3
	1.	02/1979	Stop Your Sobbing	46	US 65 • UK 34	MP3	[Sire 49506] written by Ray Davies
	2.	07/1979	Kid	33	UK 33	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	3.	11/1979	Brass in Pocket	355	US 14 • US dance 28 • UK ✫1	MP3	charted as Brass in Pocket (I'm Special) / Mystery Achievement / Precious in US dance charts [Sire 49181] written by Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman-Scott

	2.	1980-1981	Pretenders II	488		MP3
	1.	04/1980	Talk of the Town	105	UK 8	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	2.	02/1981	Message of Love	212	US dance 44 • US rock 5 • UK 11	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	3.	08/1981	The Adultress	95	US rock 12	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	4.	09/1981	Day After Day	10	UK 45	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman-Scott
	5.	09/1981	Louie Louie	3	US 110 • US dance 61	MP3	charted as Louie Louie / Bad Boys Get Spanked in US dance charts [Sire 49819] written by Chrissie Hynde
	6.	11/1981	I Go to Sleep	62	UK 7	MP3	[Warner 49861 (Sire)] written by Ray Davies

	3.	1982-1984	Learning to Crawl	1055		MP3
	1.	10/1982	Back on the Chain Gang	315	US 5 • US rock 4 • UK 17	MP3	[Sire 7-29840] written by Chrissie Hynde
	2.	10/1982	My City Was Gone	106	US rock 11	MP3	[Warner 29840 (Sire)] written by Chrissie Hynde
	3.	11/1983	2000 Miles	40	UK 15	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	4.	12/1983	Middle of the Road	284	US 19 • US dance 43 • US rock 2 • UK 81	MP3	[Sire 7-29444] written by Chrissie Hynde
	5.	02/1984	Time the Avenger	142	US rock 6	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	6.	02/1984	Show Me	138	US 28 • US rock 8	MP3	[Sire 7-29317] written by Chrissie Hynde
	7.	02/1984	Thumbelina	16	US rock 57	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	8.	06/1984	Thin Line Between Love and Hate	13	US 83 • UK 49	MP3	[Sire 7-29249] written by Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter & Jackie Members

	4.	1986	Get Close	718		MP3
	1.	10/1986	Don't Get Me Wrong	354	US 10 • US AC 28 • US rock ✫1 • UK 10	MP3	[Sire 7-28630] written by Chrissie Hynde
	2.	11/1986	My Baby	267	US 64 • US rock ✫1 • UK 84	MP3	[Sire 7-28496] written by Chrissie Hynde
	3.	11/1986	Room Full of Mirrors	43	US rock 28	MP3	written by Jimi Hendrix
	4.	12/1986	Hymn to Her	55	UK 8	MP3	written by Meg Keene

	5.	1987	The Living Daylights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	50		MP3
	1.	08/1987	Where Has Everybody Gone?	50	US rock 26	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde & John Barry

	6.	1988-1990	1969: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	61		MP3
	1.	11/1988	Windows of the World	57	US alt. 21	MP3	written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
	2.	06/1990	The Windows of the World	4	UK 81	MP3	written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

	7.	1990	Packed!	414		MP3
	1.	05/1990	Never Do That	303	US rock 5 • US alt. 4	MP3	[Warner 19820 (Sire)] written by Chrissie Hynde
	2.	07/1990	Hold a Candle to This	62	US alt. 18	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde
	3.	09/1990	Sense of Purpose	49	US alt. 23	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde

	8.	1994-1995	Last of the Independents	395		MP3
	1.	04/1994	I'll Stand by You	118	US 16 • US AC 21 • US alt. 21 • UK 10	MP3	[Sire 18160] written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
	2.	04/1994	Night in My Veins	269	US 71 • US rock 13 • US alt. 2 • UK 25	MP3	[Sire 18163] written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
	3.	10/1994	977	5	UK 66	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
	4.	09/1995	I'll Stand By You	3	US AC 24	MP3	R [Sire 18160] written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly

	9.	1999	The Other Sister: Music from the Motion Picture	3		MP3
	1.	04/1999	Loving You Is All I Know	3	US AC 22	MP3	[Hollywood LP Cut] written by Diane Warren

	10.	1999	¡Viva El Amor!	16		MP3
	1.	05/1999	Human	14	UK 33	MP3	[album cut] written by Shelly Peiken & Mark McEntee
	2.	08/1999	Popstar	2	UK 128	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour

	11.	2003	Loose Screw	4		MP3
	1.	05/2003	You Know Who Your Friends Are	3	UK 84	MP3	written by Adam Seymour & Chrissie Hynde
	2.	08/2003	Saving Grace	1	UK 174	MP3	written by Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly

See also...

Adam Seymour • Andy Hobson • Blair Cunningham • Chrissie Hynde • James Honeyman-Scott • Malcolm Foster • Martin Chambers • Pete Farndon • Robbie McIntosh • T. M. Stevens

US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

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