Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite Pretenders albums as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.

Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (1,264 Total Votes):

#1 | Pretenders | 1980 | 377 votes (30% of total) | Read More

#2 | Learning to Crawl | 1984 | 289 votes (23% of total)

#3 | Pretenders II | 1981 | 213 votes (17% of total)

#4 | Last of the Independents | 1994 | 140 votes (11% of total)

#5 | Get Close | 1986 | 85 votes (7% of total)

#6 | ¡Viva El Amor! | 1999 | 51 votes (4% of total)

#7 | Packed! | 1990 | 33 votes (3% of total)

#8 | Alone | 2016 | 28 votes (2% of total)

#9 | Hate for Sale | 2020 | 18 votes (1% of total)

#10 | The Isle of View (Live) | 1995 | 12 votes (<1% of total)

Other Albums Receiving Votes:

#11 | Loose Screw (2002) (9 votes)
#12 | Break Up the Concrete (2008) (7)
#13 | Live in London (Live) (2010) (2)

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