The Pretenders

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 2005

Inducted by: Neil Young

Nominated: 2005

First Eligible: 2005 Ceremony

Inducted Members: Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott

Snubbed Members: Robbie McIntosh

Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
Message of Love  The Pretenders
My City Was Gone  The Pretenders with Neil Young
Precious  The Pretenders
Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 2008 (ranked #203) .
R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Pretenders1522020
Pretenders1552012
R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Brass in Pocket (1879)3892021
Grammy Hall of Fame AlbumsClass
Pretenders (1980)2016
Essential Albums (?)WikiVinylYouTube
Pretenders (1980)☆ ☊
Pretenders II (1981)☆ ☊
Learning to Crawl (1984)☆ ☊
Last of the Independents (1994)☆ ☊
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) (1979)☆☊
Message of Love (1981)☆☊
Back On The Chain Gang (1982)☆☊
Middle of the Road (1983)☆☊
My City Was Gone (1984)☆☊
Don't Get Me Wrong (1986)☆☊
I'll Stand By You (1994)☆☊

The Pretenders @ Wikipedia


Comments

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I love Chrissie, she's not all about the looks, she's all about the music.

Posted by BulmaPunkRocker on Sunday, 07/6/2014 @ 21:33pm

Saw the Pretenders in St. Louis a couple nights ago. This was my first (and probably only) time seeing them. The guy sitting next to me had seen them six times...as early as 1982...and he told me that this will be in my Top 5 concerts of all-time. Well, it for sure made my Top 20 since I have seen over 300 acts live.

But for real, it was a high-energy show. Chrissie Hynde still moved and sounded great. She sounded exactly like she did on the records and old songs. They played all of their hits (except for one of my favorites from them, "The Adultress") and their new songs from their latest album (which were actually great). I'm actually very surprised they are still performing "My City Was Gone" after all those years of Rush Limbaugh using it. If the Pretenders are coming anywhere near you, go check 'em out!

Posted by Jason Voigt on Friday, 07/20/2018 @ 23:14pm

Rest in Peace T. M. Stevens, bassist for the Pretenders for one album ("Get Close"), 1951-2024.

Posted by Joe S. on Monday, 03/11/2024 @ 22:48pm

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