By 1993, Hynde had teamed with ex- Katydids guitarist Adam Seymour to form a new version of Pretenders. The team of Hynde and Seymour then hired a number of session musicians to record Last of the Independents that year, including ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, ex- Primitives bassist Andy Hobson, and former Pretender and drummer/writer/producer James Hood, previously with the Impossible Dreamers and Moodswings. But by the end of the album sessions (and for the subsequent tour) the official band line-up was Hynde, Seymour, Hobson, and returning drummer Martin Chambers. [4] Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 12 November 2021– via Imgur.com. Viva el Amor was released during 1999, as was their collaboration with Tom Jones on the album Reload. [21] [22] 2000s [ edit ] 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.

Live Aid Anniversary Box Set. "Time the Avenger" and "Message of Love" also performed but not included. Their self-titled debut album was released in January 1980 and was a success in the United Kingdom and the United States both critically and commercially. [4] Produced by Chris Thomas, it is regarded as one of the best debut albums of all time, [12] and has been named one of the best albums of all time by VH1 (no. 52) [ citation needed] and Rolling Stone (no. 155). [13]Hynde, Chrissie (19 July 2018). "My Dad Loved Rush Limbaugh". Hollywood in Toto . Retrieved 5 March 2020. Journey and Pretenders Team for Lengthy 2020 North American Tour". Rollingstone.com. 31 October 2019 . Retrieved 3 October 2020. April 2020 saw the release of the third single "You Can't Hurt a Fool". [35] On 12 May 2020, they released their fourth single "Turf Accountant Daddy". [36] "Don't Want to be This Lonely", release 28 May 2020, was the fifth and final single from the album. a b c d "Pretenders | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 October 2016. Watch Chrissie Hynde's remake of the Pretenders' 2000 Miles". The Guardian. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019 . Retrieved 17 December 2019. First released in 1983

Find sources: "The Pretenders discography"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) a b c d e f g h "Artist Chart History – The Pretenders". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012 . Retrieved 2 April 2023.This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Due to escalating drug abuse, Farndon was fired from the band after a meeting between Hynde, Honeyman-Scott, and Chambers on 14 June 1982. Two days later, on 16 June 1982, Honeyman-Scott died of heart failure as a result of cocaine intolerance. Farndon was in the midst of forming a new band when he was found dead on 14 April 1983 by his wife. After taking heroin and passing out, Farndon had drowned in his bathtub, leaving the Pretenders with only two living members. [4] Re-grouping (1983–1989) [ edit ] The Pretenders in a 1984 publicity photo Die or D.I.Y.?: The Vacants - "Worthless Trash" (Australian Edition Beat Records– BEA 7095) 1977". 18 April 2014. Hynde then set up a more permanent lineup for the band, keeping Chambers and adding Robbie McIntosh on guitar and Malcolm Foster on bass. "Middle of the Road" was this line-up's first single, released in the US in November 1983 and reaching the top 20 there. The US B-side, "2000 Miles", was released as a single in the UK. The third Pretenders album, Learning to Crawl was produced by "fifth Pretender" Chris Thomas and released in January 1984. [4] Top 50 ( ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > The Pretenders in Australian Charts". Hung Medien . Retrieved 2 May 2017.

Tomorrow night (May 12), The Pretenders are set to perform the live debut of the upbeat single as they headline Brighton’s Great Escape Festival, before starting a sold-out tour at some of the UK and Ireland’s most intimate venues. For those attending tomorrow’s set, the band also tease that they will be unveiling other new singles from the forthcoming album. 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.Accompanied by a book featuring liner notes by Will Hodgkinson and many rare and previously unpublished photos.