POLICE

The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 and the line-up consisted of primary songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist Sting (born 2 October 1951 in Wallsend, Northumberland), guitarist Andy Summers (born December 31, 1942 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire), and drummer Stewart Copeland (born July 16, 1952 in Alexandria, Virginia). The Police were founded by drummer Copeland in 1977 with the key trio, making their debut at Camden’s Music Machine later that year. The Police achieved a string of hit songs, scoring five UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s such as Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic and Every Breath You Take, as well as five consecutive UK Official Albums Chart Number 1s. The Police parted ways in 1986 due to tensions within the band, but reformed in 2007 for a hugely successful world tour.

POLICE Songs stats

UK No1s: 5
UK Top 10s: 10
UK Top 40s: 18
UK Top 75s: 19
Weeks at No1: 13
Weeks in the Top 10: 47
Weeks in the Top 40: 107
Weeks in the Top 75: 153

POLICE Albums stats

UK No1s: 6
UK Top 10s: 9
UK Top 40s: 12
UK Top 75s: 12
Weeks at No1: 17
Weeks in the Top 10: 94
Weeks in the Top 40: 282
Weeks in the Top 75: 400

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POLICE Hits

Official Singles Chart

Oct

1978

CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
THE POLICE

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 16

Apr

1979

ROXANNE
THE POLICE

Peak: 12,
Weeks: 17

Sep

1979

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 11,
Weeks No. 1: 3

Nov

1979

FALL OUT
THE POLICE

Peak: 47,
Weeks: 4

Dec

1979

WALKING ON THE MOON
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 10,
Weeks No. 1: 1

Feb

1980

SO LONELY
THE POLICE

Peak: 6,
Weeks: 10

Jun

1980

SIX PACK
THE POLICE

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 4

Sep

1980

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 10,
Weeks No. 1: 4

Dec

1980

DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA
THE POLICE

Peak: 5,
Weeks: 8

Sep

1981

INVISIBLE SUN
THE POLICE

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 8

Oct

1981

EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC cover art

EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 13,
Weeks No. 1: 1

Dec

1981

SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
THE POLICE

Peak: 12,
Weeks: 8

May

1983

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 11,
Weeks No. 1: 4

Jul

1983

WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
THE POLICE

Peak: 7,
Weeks: 9

Nov

1983

SYNCHRONICITY II
THE POLICE

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 4

Jan

1984

KING OF PAIN
THE POLICE

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 5

Oct

1986

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME '86
THE POLICE

Peak: 24,
Weeks: 4

May

1995

CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
POLICE

Peak: 27,
Weeks: 2

Aug

2000

WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWN cover art

WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWN
DIFFERENT GEAR VS THE POLICE

Peak: 28,
Weeks: 4

Official Albums Chart

Apr

1979

OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR
THE POLICE

Peak: 6,
Weeks: 96

Oct

1979

REGATTA DE BLANC
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 74,
Weeks No. 1: 4

Oct

1980

ZENYATTA MONDATTA
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 31,
Weeks No. 1: 4

Oct

1981

GHOST IN THE MACHINE
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 27,
Weeks No. 1: 3

Jun

1983

SYNCHRONICITY
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 48,
Weeks No. 1: 2

Nov

1986

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES cover art

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES
THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 55,
Weeks No. 1: 2

Oct

1992

GREATEST HITS
THE POLICE

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 37

Jun

1995

VOICES INSIDE MY HEAD
POLICE

Peak: 100,
Weeks: 1

Jun

1995

LIVE!
POLICE

Peak: 25,
Weeks: 3

Nov

1997

THE VERY BEST OF
STING & THE POLICE

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 83,
Weeks No. 1: 2

Jun

2007

THE POLICE
POLICE

Peak: 3,
Weeks: 24

Nov

2019

EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE - STUDIO RECORDINGS cover art

EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE - STUDIO RECORDINGS
POLICE

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 3

Aug

2024

SYNCHRONICITY
POLICE

Peak: 30,
Weeks: 1

Official Singles Sales Chart

Apr

2020

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
POLICE

Peak: 97,
Weeks: 1

Official Singles Downloads Chart

Apr

2020

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
POLICE

Peak: 96,
Weeks: 1

Official Physical Singles Chart

May

1995

CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
POLICE

Peak: 27,
Weeks: 2

Dec

1997

ROXANNE '97
STING & THE POLICE

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 8

Aug

2000

WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWN
DIFFERENT GEAR VS THE POLICE

Peak: 28,
Weeks: 4

May

2018

ROXANNE
POLICE

Peak: 18,
Weeks: 6

Official Albums Chart Update

Apr

2015

THE VERY BEST OF
STING & THE POLICE

Peak: 53,
Weeks: 6

Nov

2019

EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE - STUDIO RECORDINGS
POLICE

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 5

Jun

2021

LIVE VOL 1
POLICE

Peak: 82,
Weeks: 1

Jun

2021

LIVE VOL 2
POLICE

Peak: 80,
Weeks: 1

Apr

2022

GREATEST HITS
POLICE

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 1

Oct

2022

OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR
POLICE

Peak: 96,
Weeks: 1

Aug

2024

SYNCHRONICITY
POLICE

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 1

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.