The Pretenders
- United Kingdom
- formed 1978, Hereford
- 1 album
- 4 Dutch Top 40 hits
- 1987
The Pretenders is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in March 1978 in Hereford. Over the years, Pete Farndon, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman‐Scott, Martin Chambers, Billy Bremner, Robbie McIntosh, Malcolm Foster, T. M. Stevens and seven others played in the group. The collection holds one album by the group: The Singles, from 1987. On top of that, the group appears on one album by others. Four records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Don't Get Me Wrong: number 19 in week 47 of 1986.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Albums by The Pretenders
Click the cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Sound of The Pretenders
The Pretenders sounds brighter and more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 122 bpm.
Across 15 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of The Pretenders
The 15 members of The Pretenders, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Pete Farndon
Chrissie Hynde
James Honeyman‐Scott
Martin Chambers
Billy Bremner
Robbie McIntosh
Malcolm Foster
T. M. Stevens
Blair Cunningham
Johnny Marr
Adam Seymour
Andy Hobson
Nick Wilkinson
Eric Heywood1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Also appears on
The Pretenders also appears on an album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems.
The Pretenders in the Dutch Top 40
In the Dutch Top 40, The Pretenders had four records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak.
week 47, 198614weeks in the chart
with 4 records1981first entry
week 10, 19811987latest entry
week 6, 19874years with an entry
- 19Don't Get Me WrongPretenders19865 weeks
- 27Thin Line Between Love and HatePretenders19843 weeks
- 30Message of LovePretenders19813 weeks
- 35Hymn to HerPretenders19873 weeks
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
How many albums by The Pretenders are in the collection?
There is one: The Singles, from 1987.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did The Pretenders have?
The Pretenders had four records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Don't Get Me Wrong, which reached number 19 in week 47 of 1986.
Who played in The Pretenders?
Over the years that was Pete Farndon, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman‐Scott, Martin Chambers, Billy Bremner, Robbie McIntosh, Malcolm Foster, T. M. Stevens, Blair Cunningham, Johnny Marr, Adam Seymour, Andy Hobson, Zeben Jameson, Nick Wilkinson and Eric Heywood. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.
Which albums by other artists feature The Pretenders?
The Pretenders appears on one album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems.
How do you play the music of The Pretenders?
Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.