What is the best Pretenders song of all time?

Chart-toppers sit beside deep album cuts and late-career returns here. Chrissie Hynde fans will argue over every single pairing.

1. 1
   Hymn to Her

   A stately 1986 ballad from Get Close that became a major UK hit.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Brass in Pocket

   The 1979 UK number one that launched the band, with Chrissie Hynde's swaggering vocal.
   706pts
3. 3
   Don't Get Me Wrong

   A bright 1986 pop single from Get Close with a playful, jangly melody.
   706pts
4. 4
   Back on the Chain Gang

   A 1982 single written as a tribute to James Honeyman-Scott that became the band's biggest US hit.
   680pts
5. 5
   Tattooed Love Boys

   A frantic, time-shifting rocker from the 1980 debut album.
   611pts
6. 6
   Mystery Achievement

   The debut album's closing track, driven by Pete Farndon's propulsive bass.
   611pts
7. 7
   Talk of the Town

   A shimmering 1980 single about unspoken longing, later included on Pretenders II.
   529pts
8. 8
   Message of Love

   A driving 1981 single from Pretenders II built on a Honeyman-Scott guitar riff.
   529pts
9. 9
   2000 Miles

   A wistful 1983 Christmas single that became a perennial UK holiday favourite.
   529pts
10. 10
    Stop Your Sobbing

    The band's 1979 debut single, a Ray Davies cover produced by Nick Lowe.
    529pts
11. 11
    Love's a Mystery

    A 2016 track from Alone, the Dan Auerbach-produced album that revived the band's sound.
    529pts
12. 12
    Thin Line Between Love and Hate

    The band's 1984 cover of the Persuaders' soul classic from Learning to Crawl.
    529pts
13. 13
    Boots of Chinese Plastic

    The rollicking 2008 title track of Break Up the Concrete.
    433pts
14. 14
    Middle of the Road

    A raucous 1983 rocker from Learning to Crawl with a famous harmonica outro.
    433pts
15. 15
    Night in My Veins

    A gritty 1994 rock single from Last of the Independents.
    317pts
16. 16
    Precious

    The snarling opening track of the 1980 debut album, set in Hynde's hometown of Cleveland.
    317pts
17. 17
    I'll Stand by You

    A 1994 power ballad from Last of the Independents and one of the band's most covered songs.
    317pts
18. 18
    My City Was Gone

    Hynde's 1982 lament for a changing Ohio, famous for its bassline.
    317pts
19. 19
    Kid

    A tender 1979 single from the debut album with one of Honeyman-Scott's finest guitar parts.
    0pts
20. 20
    Show Me

    A warm 1984 single from Learning to Crawl, Hynde's love song to her daughter.
    0pts

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