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The Singles
The Singles
Compilation album by the Pretenders
Released	26 October 1987
Recorded	1979–1986
Genre	Rock
Length	57:18
Label	WEA; Sire
Producer	Bob Clearmountain; Ray Falconer; Jimmy Iovine; Nick Lowe; Chris Thomas; UB40;
The Pretenders chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Chicago Tribune	^[3]
Robert Christgau	A^[4]
New Musical Express	9/10^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

The Singles is the Pretenders' 1987 compilation album and features all the band's UK single hits to that date, as well as including "I Got You Babe", which Chrissie Hynde had performed with UB40 in 1985. The album reached No. 69 in the US album chart and No. 6 in the UK.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Stop Your Sobbing"	Ray Davies	Pretenders (1980)	2:37
2.	"Kid"		Pretenders	3:05
3.	"Brass in Pocket"	Hynde James Honeyman-Scott	Pretenders	3:04
4.	"Talk of the Town" (single version)		Extended Play and Pretenders II (1981)	3:12
5.	"I Go to Sleep"	Davies	Pretenders II	2:55
6.	"Day After Day" (single version)	Hynde Honeyman-Scott	Pretenders II	4:01
7.	"Message of Love"		Extended Play and Pretenders II	3:24
8.	"Back on the Chain Gang"		Learning to Crawl (1984)	3:50
9.	"Middle of the Road"		Learning to Crawl	4:12
10.	"2000 Miles"		Learning to Crawl	3:38
11.	"Show Me"		Learning to Crawl	4:07
12.	"Thin Line Between Love and Hate"	Jackie Members Richard Poindexter Robert Poindexter	Learning to Crawl	3:39
13.	"Don't Get Me Wrong"		Get Close (1986)	3:48
14.	"Hymn to Her" (single edit)	Meg Keene	Get Close	4:28
15.	"My Baby"		Get Close	4:07
16.	"I Got You Babe" (UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde)	Sonny Bono	Baggariddim (1985)	3:11

Charts

Chart (1987/88)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[8]	19
US Billboard Album Chart	69^{[citation needed]}
UK Album Chart	6^{[citation needed]}

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[9]	Gold	100,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[10]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[11]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	3× Platinum	900,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.