Greatest Hits (Pretenders album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
The Pretenders
Released18 September 2000[1]
Recorded1978–1999
Genre
Length72:52
LabelMusicrama/Koch
The Pretenders chronology
¡Viva El Amor!
(1999) 		Greatest Hits
(2000) 		Loose Screw
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by English-American rock band The Pretenders, released in 2000. It was only their second greatest hits album in 22 years, but less successful than its predecessor, The Singles, released in 1987. It contains six songs not featured on the previous compilation: "Human", "Forever Young", "Night in My Veins", "Spiritual High (State of Independence)", "Popstar" and "I'll Stand by You".

The track "Human" is a cover of the 1995 song "Human on the Inside" by Australian rock duo, Divinyls.

Track listing

All tracks are written by

I'll Stand By You
"
  • Hynde
  • Kelly
  • Steinberg
Last of the Independents3:59

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 99
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 23
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "BPI".
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 224.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Pretenders – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Pretenders – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original
    on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – The Pretenders – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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