2000 Miles – Pretenders

The Pretenders occupied the UK top 40 for six weeks in 1983 and 1984 with this track.

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Thirty years ago this week, 2000 miles by the Pretenders was at its highest position of number 15 in the UK singles chart for the second of two weeks. It had entered the top 40 three weeks previously at number 35. After falling from its peak position, the song spent two more weeks in the top 40 and then left the chart.

2000 miles was released on the Real record label and was the eighth of thirteen top 40 hits for the Pretenders in the UK. It was taken from the gold-selling album Learning to crawl, which peaked at number 11 in the UK album chart in 1984.

More music from the Pretenders

 

UK singles chart for the week ending 31 December 1983

1. Only you – Flying Pickets

2. My oh my – Slade

3. Victims – Culture Club

4. Love of the common people – Paul Young

5. Marguerita time – Status Quo

6. Hold me now – Thompson Twins

7. Tell her about it – Billy Joel

8. Islands in the stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

9. Let’s stay together – Tina Turner

10. Please don’t fall in love – Cliff Richard

 

15. 2000 miles – Pretenders