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1 Kid   Aug 1979  
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2 Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) 1 7   May 1980  
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3 The Wait 13     May 1980  
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4 Mystery Achievement 4     Jun 1980  
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5 Precious   Jun 1980  
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6 Stop Your Sobbing 9     Jun 1980  
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7 Tattooed Love Boys   1980  
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8 Cuban Slide   1980  
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9 Message Of Love 4     May 1981  
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10 Talk Of The Town   Jul 1981  
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11 The Adultress 8     Aug 1981  
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12 Day After Day   Sep 1981  
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13 Bad Boys Get Spanked   Sep 1981  
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14 Louie Louie   Oct 1981  
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15 Pack It Up   1981  
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16 My City Was Gone 12     Feb 1983  
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17 Back On The Chain Gang 3 4   Mar 1983  
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18 2000 Miles   Dec 1983  
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19 Middle Of The Road 1 11   Feb 1984  
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20 Thumbelina   Feb 1984  
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21 Time, The Avenger 6     Mar 1984  
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22 Show Me 7 23   Apr 1984  
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23 Thin Line Between Love & Hate   Jul 1984  
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24 I Got You Babe 20 19   Aug 1985  
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25 Room Full Of Mirrors 18     Dec 1986  
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26 Don't Get Me Wrong 1 3   Dec 1986  
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27 Hymn To Her   Jan 1987  
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28 My Baby 1 24   Feb 1987  
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29 Where Has Everybody Gone 13     Aug 1987  
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30 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas   Dec 1987  
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31 Breakfast In Bed   Sep 1988  
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32 1969   Nov 1988  
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33 Never Do That 1     Jun 1990  
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34 Hold A Candle To This   Jul 1990  
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35 Sense Of Purpose   Sep 1990  
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36 Spiritual High (State Of Independence)   Oct 1992  
  Moodswings  
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37 I'm Not In Love   May 1993  
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38 Night In My Veins 5     Jun 1994  
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39 977   Oct 1994  
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40 I'll Stand By You 14 2   Nov 1994  
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41 Kid   Oct 1995  
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42 Goodbye   Aug 1997  
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43 Loving You Is All I Know   Apr 1999  
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44 Human   Aug 1999  
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45 Kid 2000   Jun 2000  
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46 Complex Person   Jan 2003  
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47 Straight Ahead   May 2004  
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48 Boots Of Chinese Plastic   Oct 2008  
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49 Love's A Mystery   Feb 2009  
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50 Dark Sunglasses   May 2014  
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51 You Or No One   Jun 2014  
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The Pretenders was a rock and alternative band, with leader Chrissie Hynde whose solo works are included on this list. Chrissie Hynde was also the lead singer for Moodsdwings. Find a song by The Pretenders or Chrissie Hynde.


Top Pop Songs by The Pretenders

official top hits 1960-2014
1I'll Stand By You
2Back On The Chain Gang
3Don't Get Me Wrong
4Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)
5Middle Of The Road

Top Rock Songs by The Pretenders

official top rock hits 1980-2014
1Middle Of The Road
2Don't Get Me Wrong
3My Baby
4Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)
5Never Do That
6Back On The Chain Gang
7Night In My Veins
8Message Of Love
9Mystery Achievement
10The Adultress
11Show Me
12Time, The Avenger
13I'll Stand By You
14Stop Your Sobbing
15My City Was Gone

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