Song artist 343 - The Pretenders

This page lists the song chart entries of The Pretenders.A list of the hit albums by The Pretenders is also available. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	The Pretenders	Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)	1980	UK 1 - Nov 1979 (17 weeks), Canada 1 - Mar 1980 (20 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - Mar 1980 (22 weeks), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1980, Springbok 1 - May 1980 (17 weeks), France 2 - Mar 1980 (2 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1980), Australia 5 of 1980, Belgium 6 - Feb 1980 (13 weeks), Holland 7 - Feb 1980 (10 weeks), South Africa 12 of 1980, US Billboard 15 - Feb 1980 (20 weeks), Record World 15 - 1980, France (SNEP) 15 - Apr 1980 (1 month), D.Marsh 17 of 1980, Holland free40 23 of 1980, US BB 41 of 1980, Canada 42 of 1980, POP 58 of 1980, US CashBox 80 of 1980, KROQ 84 of 1980, nuTsie 86 of 1970s, US Radio 95 of 1980 (peak 14 7 weeks), Acclaimed 230 (1979), OzNet 390, WXPN 432, RYM 26 of 1979, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
2	The Pretenders	I'll Stand By You	1994	Poland 4 - Apr 1994 (16 weeks), Belgium 7 - Jun 1994 (12 weeks), UK 10 - Apr 1994 (10 weeks), Sweden 11 - Apr 1994 (2 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Aug 1994 (30 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 21 - May 1994 (8 weeks), Holland 25 - May 1994 (4 weeks), Brazil 37 of 1994, US Radio 42 of 1994 (peak 9 15 weeks), ARC 48 of 1994 (peak 5 16 weeks), Holland free40 53 of 1994, POP 57 of 1994, ODK Germany 58 - May 1994 (10 weeks), Italy 72 of 1994, Canada 88 of 1994, US BB 95 of 1995, RYM 104 of 1994
3	The Pretenders	Back On the Chain Gang	1982	US Billboard 5 - Dec 1982 (23 weeks), Canada 5 - Feb 1983 (13 weeks), UK 17 - Oct 1982 (9 weeks), US BB 26 of 1983, Holland free40 26 of 1982, US CashBox 28 of 1983, Holland 30 - Oct 1982 (6 weeks), ARC 42 of 1983 (peak 3 14 weeks), KROQ 43 of 1982, Canada 47 of 1983, US Radio 51 of 1983 (peak 5 9 weeks), Acclaimed 415 (1982), WXPN 525, OzNet 834, RYM 9 of 1982
4	The Pretenders	Don't Get Me Wrong	1986	UK 10 - Oct 1986 (11 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Oct 1986 (17 weeks), Belgium 10 - Nov 1986 (7 weeks), Poland 17 - Dec 1986 (6 weeks), Holland 19 - Nov 1986 (5 weeks), Brazil 22 of 1987, KROQ 25 of 1986, ODK Germany 45 - Jan 1987 (8 weeks), Holland free40 52 of 1986, US BB 92 of 1987, US Radio 100 of 1986 (peak 10 6 weeks), RYM 40 of 1986
5	The Pretenders	Middle of the Road	1984	Canada 12 - Feb 1984 (7 weeks), Poland 13 - Jan 1984 (8 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Dec 1983 (13 weeks), Belgium 24 - Mar 1984 (1 week), UK 81 - Feb 1984 (2 weeks), Canada 89 of 1984, US CashBox 97 of 1984, US Radio 128 of 1984 (peak 19 3 weeks), Acclaimed 856 (1983), RYM 86 of 1984
6	The Pretenders	Talk of the Town	1980	France 4 - Jun 1980 (4 weeks), UK 8 - Apr 1980 (8 weeks), Belgium 19 - May 1980 (1 week), Holland 31 - May 1980 (3 weeks), Holland free40 42 of 1980, KROQ 59 of 1980, Acclaimed 2409 (1980), RYM 49 of 1980
7	The Pretenders	2000 Miles	1983	Holland 8 - Dec 1983 (5 weeks), Belgium 13 - Dec 1983 (5 weeks), UK 15 - Nov 1983 (9 weeks), Scrobulate 32 of christmas, Holland free40 98 of 1983, Acclaimed 2404 (1983), RYM 67 of 1983
8	The Pretenders	I Go to Sleep	1981	Holland 4 - Nov 1981 (8 weeks), France 4 - Jan 1982 (3 weeks), Belgium 4 - Dec 1981 (8 weeks), UK 7 - Nov 1981 (10 weeks), Holland free40 83 of 1981, RYM 110 of 1981
9	The Pretenders	Night in My Veins	1994	UK 25 - Jul 1994 (5 weeks), Canada 60 of 1994, US Billboard 71 - May 1994 (8 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 90 - Jul 1994 (1 week)
10	The Pretenders	Kid	1979	France 10 - Aug 1979 (1 week), UK 33 - Jul 1979 (7 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 59 - Dec 1995 (3 weeks), Acclaimed 2380 (1979), RYM 75 of 1979
11	The Pretenders	Message of Love	1981	France 6 - Jul 1981 (3 weeks), UK 11 - Feb 1981 (7 weeks), Holland free40 16 of 1981, Belgium 21 - Mar 1981 (2 weeks), Holland 30 - Mar 1981 (3 weeks), RYM 186 of 1981
12	The Pretenders	Hymn to Her	1987	Sweden 3 - Jan 1987 (5 weeks), UK 8 - Dec 1986 (13 weeks), Springbok 8 - May 1987 (12 weeks), Belgium 25 - Jan 1987 (1 week), Holland 35 - Jan 1987 (3 weeks), Holland free40 73 of 1987
13	The Pretenders	Stop Your Sobbing	1979	France 7 - May 1979 (2 weeks), UK 34 - Feb 1979 (9 weeks), US Billboard 65 - Jun 1980 (5 weeks), Acclaimed 2268 (1979), RYM 105 of 1979
14	The Pretenders	Never Do That	1990	Japan (Tokyo) 32 - May 1990 (9 weeks), KROQ 61 of 1990, UK 81 - Jun 1990 (2 weeks)
15	The Pretenders	Human	1999	UK 33 - May 1999 (3 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 60 - Jun 1999 (6 weeks), ODK Germany 90 - May 1999 (4 weeks)
16	The Pretenders	Thin Line Between Love & Hate	1984	France 9 - Jul 1984 (1 week), Holland 27 - Jul 1984 (3 weeks), UK 49 - Jun 1984 (4 weeks), US Billboard 83 - Jun 1984 (5 weeks)
17	The Pretenders	My Baby	1987	Belgium 18 - Apr 1987 (1 week), US Billboard 64 - Feb 1987 (7 weeks), UK 84 - Mar 1987 (3 weeks)
18	The Pretenders	I'm Not in Love	1993	Japan (Tokyo) 21 - Apr 1993 (17 weeks), Poland 29 - May 1993 (10 weeks)
19	The Pretenders	The Wait	1979	KROQ 2 of 1980, RYM 105 of 1979
20	The Pretenders	Day After Day	1981	UK 45 - Sep 1981 (4 weeks), KROQ 89 of 1981
21	The Pretenders	Mystery Achievement	1980	KROQ 19 of 1980, WXPN 880
22	The Pretenders	If There Was A Man	1987	France 7 - Sep 1987 (1 week), UK 49 - Aug 1987 (6 weeks)
23	The Pretenders	Forever Young	1994	Japan (Tokyo) 37 - May 1994 (7 weeks)
24	The Pretenders	My City Was Gone	1982	KROQ 86 of 1982, RYM 9 of 1982
25	The Pretenders	Tattooed Love Boys	1979	KROQ 35 of 1980, RYM 75 of 1979
26	The Pretenders	Cuban Slide	1980	KROQ 100 of 1980, RYM 49 of 1980
27	The Pretenders	Show Me	1984	US Billboard 28 - Mar 1984 (13 weeks)
28	The Pretenders	Kid (1995)	1995	UK 73 - Oct 1995 (1 week)
29	The Pretenders	977	1994	UK 66 - Oct 1994 (2 weeks)
30	The Pretenders	The Adultress	1981	KROQ 14 of 1981
31	The Pretenders	Bad Boys Get Spanked	1981	KROQ 44 of 1981
32	The Pretenders	Pack it Up	1981	KROQ 61 of 1981
33	The Pretenders	Precious	1980	Acclaimed 1549 (1980)
34	The Pretenders	Rebel Rock Me	1994	RYM 104 of 1994
35	The Pretenders	Dance!	1986	RYM 40 of 1986
36	The Pretenders	Watching the Clothes	1984	RYM 86 of 1984
37	The Pretenders	Fast or Slow (The Law's the Law)	1983	RYM 67 of 1983
38	The Pretenders	The English Roses	1981	RYM 110 of 1981
39	The Pretenders	Porcelain	1981	RYM 186 of 1981
40	The Pretenders	Nervous But Shy	1979	RYM 26 of 1979
41	The Pretenders	Swinging London	1979	RYM 26 of 1979