THE PRETENDERS Topped The UK Album Charts 45 Years Ago Today With Their Debut LP
Back in time
10 February 2025
CHRISSIE HYNDE (73 now) and her PRETENDERS had
instant success in the UK with their Self-titled Debut LP.
It topped the Charts this day 45 years ago, on 10 February 1980.
It peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum, over
the ocean, 2 years later.
Sounds (UK music weekly) said at the time: “Its success, which should
be fairly apparent through the next few months, will be valued not through
hype and wildly enthusiastic pen-happy journalists but through a number
of strong album tracks.”
It featured 3 of their best singles ever.
– KID –
– STOB YOUR SOBBING –
(The Kinks cover)
– BRASS IN POCKET –
ALBUM STREAM
