The Pretenders
The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
rocknew wave80sfemale vocalistsclassic rock
Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2017, Pinkpop 2019, Rock Werchter 2024
- Active since
- 1984
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- Grammy Award genomineerd 1981
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 1 album, 0 singles
- Greatest Hits goud, 2007
the Netherlands: 1 album, 0 singles- Pretenders goud, 1980
- Discogs
- 65,514 times in a collection
- 5,205 on a wishlist
- 85 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Pretenders 1980 · 9.112
- Extended Play 1981 · 5.037
- Learning To Crawl 1984 · 6.334
- The Singles 1987 · 3.765
- Packed! 1990 · 3.531
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 8 1,9 per week KINK 3 0,7 per week KEXP 3 0,7 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 69 0,4 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 28 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 15 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 12 1,3 per week since Sep 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 4 0,0 per week since Oct 2024 - Similar to
- Blondie, Eurythmics, Simple Minds, The Police, Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relentless | 2023 | #63 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| Hate For Sale | 2020 | #150 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| Alone | 2016 | #107 (3 wk) | – | – | – |
| Greatest Hits | 2000 | #45 (2 wk) | – | gold BE | – |
| The Isle Of View | 1995 | #46 (2 wk) | – | – | – |
| Last Of The Independents | 1994 | – | #50 (7 wk) | – | – |
| Packed! | 1990 | – | #43 (7 wk) | – | 3.531 |
| The Singles | 1987 | – | #52 (8 wk) | – | 3.765 |
| Get Close | 1986 | – | #22 (14 wk) | – | – |
| Learning To Crawl | 1984 | – | #11 (7 wk) | – | 6.334 |
| Pretenders | 1980 | – | #14 (27 wk) | gold NL | 9.112 |
Discogs: 65,514 times in a collection. 5,205 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | – | 1 |
How popular is The Pretenders compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2017 | 27 | C | 25 / 65 | 100 | 26 | 28 | 34 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
| Pinkpop 2019 | 30 | B | 23 / 52 | 100 | 29 | 29 | 37 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2024 | 33 | B | 22 / 94 | 93 | 32 | 30 | 41 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, stature |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲July 2024 · Rock Werchter
- ▲June 2019 · Pinkpop
- ▲July 2017 · Rock Werchter
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| KINK | Netherlands | Don’t Get Me Wrong 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Back on the Chain Gang 4 · Hymn To Her 1 · Kid 1 · Show Me 1 · Stop Your Sobbing 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Middle of the Road 9 · Brass in Pocket 5 · Don’t Get Me Wrong 2 · Talk of the Town 2 · Back on the Chain Gang 2 |