Album artist 269 - The Pretenders

This page lists the album chart runs of The Pretenders. A list of songs by The Pretenders can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	The Pretenders	The Pretenders	1980	UK 1 - Jan 1980 (35 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016 (1980), Sweden 2 - Feb 1980 (20 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1982), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Apr 1981), Melody Maker 5 of 1980, Billboard 9 - Jan 1980 (78 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), BEA 10 of 1980, Holland free40 14 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 15 of 1980 (peak 4, 72 weeks), D.Marsh 20 of 1980, Australia (Kent) 23 of 1980 (peak 6), Norway 24 - Mar 1980 (6 weeks), US BB 36 of 1980, RS100 42, US CashBox 58 of 1980, Italy 68 of 1980, German RS100 79, WXPN 110 (1980), Rolling Stone 155, Acclaimed 162 (1980), WTMD 170, RYM 13 of 1980, KEXP 257, Xgau rating A- (1979)
2	The Pretenders	Learning To Crawl	1984	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1984), Sweden 3 - Feb 1984 (16 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1987), Billboard 5 - Feb 1984 (42 weeks) (10 weeks in top 10), France (InfoDisc) 5 of 1984 (peak 15, 52 weeks), UK 11 - Jan 1984 (16 weeks), US CashBox 16 of 1984, Norway 18 - Feb 1984 (1 week), US BB 20 of 1984, Switzerland 30 - Feb 1984 (1 week), ODK Germany 38 - Feb 1984 (10 weeks), Holland free40 65 of 1984, WTMD 319, WXPN 419 (1984), Acclaimed 979 (1984), RYM 36 of 1984, AVrev 57, KEXP 752, Xgau rating A- (1984)
3	The Pretenders	The Pretenders II	1981	New Zealand 1 for 1 - Aug 1981, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 2001), UK 7 - Aug 1981 (26 weeks), Billboard 10 - Aug 1981 (19 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Holland free40 19 of 1981, Sweden 20 - Sep 1981 (6 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 49 of 1981 (peak 13, 32 weeks), US BB 51 of 1981, US CashBox 70 of 1981, Acclaimed 2795 (1981), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1981), RYM 104 of 1981, Xgau rating B+ (1981)
4	The Pretenders	Get Close	1986	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1986), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1986), UK 6 - Nov 1986 (28 weeks), Sweden 6 - Nov 1986 (24 weeks), Australia (Kent) 17 of 1987 (peak 12), Norway 18 - Nov 1986 (2 weeks), Switzerland 22 - Nov 1986 (3 weeks), Billboard 25 - Nov 1986 (29 weeks), ODK Germany 33 - Dec 1986 (23 weeks), Xgau rating B (1986)
5	The Pretenders	Last Of The Independents	1994	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1994), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 1995), France Gold (certified by SNEP Feb 1995), Sweden 6 - May 1994 (12 weeks), UK 8 - May 1994 (13 weeks), Norway 16 - May 1994 (4 weeks), Switzerland 26 - Jun 1994 (7 weeks), Billboard 41 - May 1994 (22 weeks), ODK Germany 42 - Jun 1994 (10 weeks)
6	The Pretenders	The Singles	1987	UK 3 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Apr 1995), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1994), UK 6 - Nov 1987 (31 weeks), Billboard 69 - Dec 1987 (15 weeks), Xgau rating A (1987)
7	The Pretenders	Packed!	1990	Sweden 7 - May 1990 (12 weeks), Norway 15 - Jun 1990 (4 weeks), UK 19 - May 1990 (5 weeks), Billboard 48 - Jun 1990 (17 weeks), ODK Germany 48 - Jun 1990 (9 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1990)
8	The Pretenders	Viva el amor!	1999	UK 32 - May 1999 (1 week), Sweden 36 - May 1999 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 73 - Jun 1999 (3 weeks), Billboard 158 - Jul 1999 (2 weeks)
9	The Pretenders	Isle Of View	1995	UK 23 - Oct 1995 (4 weeks), Billboard 100 - Nov 1995 (5 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 2005)
10	The Pretenders	The Pretenders' Greatest Hits	2000	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 2002), UK 21 - Sep 2000 (4 weeks), Sweden 23 - Oct 2000 (3 weeks)
11	The Pretenders	The Best Of / Break Up The Concrete	2008	Billboard 32 - Oct 2008 (4 weeks), UK 35 - Jun 2009 (2 weeks)
12	The Pretenders	Extended Play	1981	Billboard 27 - Apr 1981 (29 weeks), Xgau rating B+ (1981)
13	The Pretenders	Alone	2016	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 40 - Oct 2016 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 150 - Nov 2016 (1 week)
14	The Pretenders	Loose Screw	2002	Billboard 179 - Nov 2002 (1 week)
15	The Pretenders	Relentless	2023	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 25 - Sep 2023 (1 week)
16	The Pretenders	Hate For Sale	2020	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 29 - Jul 2020 (1 week)

Previous Comments

Previous Comments (newest first)

17 Sep 2016

(2) Double Listings

#7 & #12 are the same (Packed!). Also #13 & #15 (The Best Of/Break Up the Concrete).

Data fixed, thanks

11 Jun 2015

Another Double Listing - The Pretenders

#1 & #10 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks

19 Jan 2015

Double Listing - The Pretenders

#1 & #4 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks