This trio was one of the top new wave acts. They put out some great music in their brief time together. Here is the complete Hits List for the Police:
1977: "Fall Out" (#47 U.K.)
1978: "Roxanne" (#32, #12 U.K., #21 Netherlands, #8 France, #22 Ireland)
"Can't Stand Losing You" (#2 U.K., #9 Netherlands, #7 France, #7 Ireland)
"So Lonely" (#6 U.K., #31 Netherlands, #10 France, #7 Ireland)
1979: "Message in a Bottle" (#74, #1 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #5 France, #1 Ireland)
"Walking on the Moon" (#1 U.K., #9 Netherlands, #2 France, #1 Ireland)
1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (#10, #1 U.K., #3 Netherlands, #7 France, #1 Ireland)
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (#10, #5 U.K., #11 Netherlands, #9 France, #2 Ireland)
1981: "Invisible Sun" (#2 U.K., #4 France, #5 Ireland)
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (#3, #1 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #5 France, #1 Ireland)
"Spirits in the Material World" (#11, #12 U.K., #6 Netherlands, #4 France, #6 Ireland)
1982: "Secret Journey" (#46, #29 Mainstream Rock)
1983: "Every Breath You Take" (#1, #1 Rock, #1 U.K., #3 Netherlands, #10 France, #1 Ireland)
"Wrapped Around Your Finger" (#8, #9 Rock, #7 U.K., #17 Netherlands, #6 France, #1 Ireland)
"Synchronicity II" (#16, #9 Rock, #17 U.K., #12 Ireland)
1984: "King of Pain" (#3, #1 Rock, #17 U.K., #10 France, #7 Ireland)
1986: "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (#46, #10 Rock, #24 U.K., #20 Netherlands, #11 Ireland)
1995: "Can't Stand Losing You" (live) (#27 U.K.)
1997: "Roxanne '97" (with Pras) (#59, #17 U.K., #38 Netherlands)
2000: "When the World Is Running Down" (#28 U.K.
That's 13 hits with six of those going Top 10 and of course the all-time smash "Every Breath You Take". The Ireland chart is particularly noteworthy--15 hits, with 12 Top 10 songs and 6 #1's.
1977: "Fall Out" (#47 U.K.)
1978: "Roxanne" (#32, #12 U.K., #21 Netherlands, #8 France, #22 Ireland)
"Can't Stand Losing You" (#2 U.K., #9 Netherlands, #7 France, #7 Ireland)
"So Lonely" (#6 U.K., #31 Netherlands, #10 France, #7 Ireland)
1979: "Message in a Bottle" (#74, #1 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #5 France, #1 Ireland)
"Walking on the Moon" (#1 U.K., #9 Netherlands, #2 France, #1 Ireland)
1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (#10, #1 U.K., #3 Netherlands, #7 France, #1 Ireland)
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (#10, #5 U.K., #11 Netherlands, #9 France, #2 Ireland)
1981: "Invisible Sun" (#2 U.K., #4 France, #5 Ireland)
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (#3, #1 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #5 France, #1 Ireland)
"Spirits in the Material World" (#11, #12 U.K., #6 Netherlands, #4 France, #6 Ireland)
1982: "Secret Journey" (#46, #29 Mainstream Rock)
1983: "Every Breath You Take" (#1, #1 Rock, #1 U.K., #3 Netherlands, #10 France, #1 Ireland)
"Wrapped Around Your Finger" (#8, #9 Rock, #7 U.K., #17 Netherlands, #6 France, #1 Ireland)
"Synchronicity II" (#16, #9 Rock, #17 U.K., #12 Ireland)
1984: "King of Pain" (#3, #1 Rock, #17 U.K., #10 France, #7 Ireland)
1986: "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (#46, #10 Rock, #24 U.K., #20 Netherlands, #11 Ireland)
1995: "Can't Stand Losing You" (live) (#27 U.K.)
1997: "Roxanne '97" (with Pras) (#59, #17 U.K., #38 Netherlands)
2000: "When the World Is Running Down" (#28 U.K.
That's 13 hits with six of those going Top 10 and of course the all-time smash "Every Breath You Take". The Ireland chart is particularly noteworthy--15 hits, with 12 Top 10 songs and 6 #1's.
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