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Song artist 99 - The Police
This page lists the song chart entries of The Police.A list of the hit albums by The Police is also available. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.
Trio of Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers.
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | 1983 | UK 1 - May 1983 (11 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Jun 1983 (22 weeks), US BB 1 of 1983, ARC 1 of 1983 (peak 1 20 weeks), Canada 1 - May 1983 (17 weeks), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - May 1983, Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1983, Canada 1 of 1983, Springbok 1 - Jul 1983 (22 weeks), Spain 1 for 1 week - Aug 1983, Top Song of 1983 of the Billboard 50th list, US CashBox 2 of 1983, US Radio 2 of 1983 (peak 1 16 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 - Jun 1983 (28 weeks), Norway 2 - Jun 1983 (15 weeks), nuTsie 2 of 1980s, Grammy in 1983 (Nominated), MTV Video of the year 1984 (Nominated), KROQ 3 of 1983, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1983), Poland 5 - Jun 1983 (12 weeks), South Africa 5 of 1983, Holland 6 - May 1983 (9 weeks), Switzerland 6 - Jul 1983 (6 weeks), Brazil 7 of 1983, Austria 8 - Aug 1983 (3 months), Belgium 8 - Jun 1983 (7 weeks), Germany 8 - Jun 1983 (4 months), ODK Germany 8 - Jun 1983 (19 weeks) (6 weeks in top 10), France (SNEP) 9 - Sep 1983 (1 month), France 10 - May 1983 (1 week), Australia 10 of 1983, Italy 10 of 1983, Virgin 12, Scrobulate 13 of 80s, DMDB 16 (1983), Billboard 50th song 25, 55th Billboard 100 28 (1983), Billboard100 29, Holland free40 33 of 1983, Europe 33 of the 1980s (1983), Acclaimed 38 (1983), OzNet 38, Japan (Tokyo) 41 - Nov 1988 (3 weeks), RIAA 44, POP 49 of 1983, Poland 68 of all time, TheQ 76, Rolling Stone 84, 90 in 2FM list, Vinyl Surrender 97 (1983), Belgium 110 of all time, WXPN 216, UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1983), RYM 16 of 1983, BBC Rich Song 8 (songwriter royalties $22.3M), one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 2 | The Police | Every Little Thing She Does is Magic | 1981 | UK 1 - Oct 1981 (13 weeks), Canada 1 - Sep 1981 (14 weeks), Holland 1 - Sep 1981 (13 weeks), Eire 1 for 1 week - Nov 1981, Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Oct 1981, US Billboard 3 - Sep 1981 (18 weeks), Holland free40 4 of 1981, Belgium 4 - Oct 1981 (10 weeks), France 5 - Nov 1981 (1 week), Norway 5 - Oct 1981 (6 weeks), Record World 8 - 1981, Canada 12 of 1981, Springbok 12 - Jan 1982 (7 weeks), Italy 21 of 1981, ODK Germany 21 - Oct 1981 (18 weeks), KROQ 22 of 1981, US CashBox 35 of 1981, WABC NY 38 of 1982, ARC 42 of 1981 (peak 2 14 weeks), POP 51 of 1981, US Radio 58 of 1981 (peak 3 8 weeks), Scrobulate 59 of new wave, US BB 79 of 1982, WXPN 407, OzNet 436, Acclaimed 2178 (1981), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1981), RYM 29 of 1981 |
| 3 | The Police | Don't Stand So Close to Me | 1980 | UK 1 - Sep 1980 (10 weeks), Canada 1 - Oct 1980 (17 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1980, Spain 1 for 1 week - Dec 1980, Holland 3 - Sep 1980 (11 weeks), Springbok 3 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1980), Belgium 5 - Oct 1980 (11 weeks), France 7 - Oct 1980 (1 week), France (SNEP) 9 - Nov 1980 (1 month), Norway 9 - Nov 1980 (3 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Feb 1981 (18 weeks), Record World 12 - 1981, Sweden (alt) 14 - Oct 1980 (6 weeks), Italy 20 of 1980, ODK Germany 23 - Oct 1980 (18 weeks), Poland 29 - Jan 1987 (5 weeks), POP 30 of 1981, KROQ 36 of 1980, Holland free40 37 of 1980, US CashBox 59 of 1981, Canada 66 of 1980, US Radio 68 of 1981 (peak 10 7 weeks), US BB 71 of 1981, WABC NY 73 of 1981, UKMIX 641, WXPN 862, RYM 92 of 1980 |
| 4 | The Police | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da | 1981 | Canada 1 - Nov 1980 (14 weeks), Switzerland 4 - Feb 1981 (9 weeks), Springbok 4 - Feb 1981 (10 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1981), UK 5 - Dec 1980 (8 weeks), Belgium 7 - Jan 1981 (5 weeks), Austria 8 - Mar 1981 (2 months), KROQ 8 of 1980, France 9 - Dec 1980 (1 week), US Billboard 10 - Oct 1980 (20 weeks), Holland 11 - Dec 1980 (7 weeks), France (SNEP) 13 - Feb 1981 (1 month), ODK Germany 15 - Jan 1981 (24 weeks), Germany 16 - Jan 1981 (3 months), Record World 18 - 1981, South Africa 19 of 1981, POP 20 of 1981, D.Marsh 26 of 1980, Canada 56 of 1981, US BB 57 of 1981, WABC NY 64 of 1981, Scrobulate 72 of favourite, US Radio 74 of 1981 (peak 10 7 weeks), Holland free40 76 of 1981, US CashBox 96 of 1981, RYM 191 of 1980 |
| 5 | The Police | Message in a Bottle | 1979 | UK 1 - Sep 1979 (11 weeks), Canada 1 - Nov 1979 (13 weeks), Eire 1 for 1 week - Oct 1979, Holland 2 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), France (SNEP) 2 - Jan 1980 (3 months), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1979), France 5 - Nov 1979 (1 week), Springbok 5 - Apr 1980 (14 weeks), Belgium 6 - Oct 1979 (9 weeks), Sweden (alt) 20 - Nov 1979 (2 weeks), RIANZ 21 - Dec 1979 (2 weeks), Holland free40 24 of 1979, Virgin 24, Canada 34 of 1980, ODK Germany 35 - Nov 1979 (23 weeks), Scrobulate 58 of 80s, Europe 70 of the 1970s (1979), US Billboard 74 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), Italy 80 of 1980, nuTsie 99 of 1970s, Belgium 143 of all time, France (InfoDisc) 190 of the 1970s (peak 3, 24 weeks, 687k sales estimated, 1979), WXPN 546, Acclaimed 733 (1979), OzNet 737, RYM 41 of 1979 |
| 6 | The Police | Roxanne | 1979 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1978), France (SNEP) 5 - Aug 1980 (2 months), France 8 - May 1978 (2 weeks), RIANZ 8 - Jun 1979 (16 weeks), Holland free40 9 of 1979, UK 12 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), D.Marsh 13 of 1979, Holland 21 - Jun 1979 (6 weeks), nuTsie 26 of 1970s, Europe 31 of the 1970s (1978), US Billboard 32 - Feb 1979 (13 weeks), Virgin 38, Record World 39 - 1979, POP 49 of 1979, Scrobulate 73 of new wave, Belgium 76 of all time, Japan (Tokyo) 84 - May 1995 (4 weeks), Poland 88 of all time, TheQ 91, Acclaimed 226 (1978), WXPN 290, Rolling Stone 388, RYM 48 of 1978, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 7 | The Police | Wrapped Around Your Finger | 1983 | Poland 1 - Aug 1983 (8 weeks), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1983, Spain 1 for 1 week - Oct 1983, France 6 - Sep 1983 (2 weeks), UK 7 - Jul 1983 (9 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Jan 1984 (16 weeks), Canada 8 - Jan 1984 (9 weeks), Norway 9 - Sep 1983 (1 week), Belgium 13 - Aug 1983 (5 weeks), Holland 17 - Aug 1983 (5 weeks), Scrobulate 29 of soft rock, ODK Germany 32 - Aug 1983 (12 weeks), US Radio 81 of 1984 (peak 8 7 weeks), US CashBox 84 of 1984, Holland free40 84 of 1983, US BB 85 of 1984, OzNet 358, RYM 69 of 1983 |
| 8 | The Police | King of Pain | 1983 | Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Oct 1983, Canada 2 - Aug 1983 (15 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Aug 1983 (16 weeks), France 10 - Feb 1984 (1 week), UK 17 - Jan 1984 (5 weeks), KROQ 17 of 1983, Belgium 19 - Nov 1983 (2 weeks), Canada 30 of 1983, US CashBox 45 of 1983, US Radio 47 of 1983 (peak 3 9 weeks), ARC 49 of 1983 (peak 2 13 weeks), ODK Germany 57 - Nov 1983 (4 weeks), Scrobulate 76 of good, TheQ 310, OzNet 708, RYM 102 of 1984 |
| 9 | The Police | Walking On the Moon | 1979 | UK 1 - Dec 1979 (10 weeks), Eire 1 for 1 week - Dec 1979, France (SNEP) 2 - May 1980 (2 months), France 2 - Mar 1980 (2 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1979), Holland 9 - Dec 1979 (9 weeks), Belgium 10 - Jan 1980 (7 weeks), Springbok 10 - May 1980 (8 weeks), Holland free40 19 of 1980, Poland 29 - Jan 1998 (11 weeks), Scrobulate 72 of new wave, OzNet 250, France (InfoDisc) 258 of the 1980s (peak 6, 23 weeks, 577k sales estimated, 1979), TheQ 338, Acclaimed 1630 (1979), RYM 90 of 1979 |
| 10 | The Police | Spirits in the Material World | 1982 | France 4 - Feb 1982 (2 weeks), Canada 5 - Dec 1981 (11 weeks), Holland 6 - Dec 1981 (7 weeks), Belgium 7 - Dec 1981 (7 weeks), US Billboard 11 - Jan 1982 (13 weeks), Record World 11 - 1982, UK 12 - Dec 1981 (8 weeks), Holland free40 38 of 1982, ODK Germany 44 - Jan 1982 (10 weeks), KROQ 57 of 1981, US Radio 83 of 1982 (peak 11 5 weeks), US CashBox 96 of 1982, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1982), RYM 67 of 1982 |
| 11 | The Police | Can't Stand Losing You | 1978 | UK 2 - Oct 1978 (16 weeks), France 2 - Nov 1978 (1 week), Holland 9 - Aug 1979 (9 weeks), Belgium 12 - Sep 1979 (6 weeks), Holland free40 18 of 1979, RIANZ 48 - Nov 1979 (2 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1979), RYM 51 of 1978 |
| 12 | The Police | Synchronicity II | 1983 | Canada 15 - Nov 1983 (8 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Nov 1983 (13 weeks), UK 17 - Nov 1983 (4 weeks), KROQ 45 of 1983, US Radio 110 of 1983 (peak 16 5 weeks), RYM 46 of 1983 |
| 13 | The Police | So Lonely | 1979 | UK 6 - Feb 1980 (10 weeks), Holland free40 10 of 1979, France 10 - Apr 1979 (1 week), Holland 31 - Apr 1979 (4 weeks), Belgium 250 of all time, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1980), RYM 82 of 1978 |
| 14 | The Police | Invisible Sun | 1981 | UK 2 - Sep 1981 (8 weeks), France 4 - Oct 1981 (2 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1981), RYM 39 of 1981 |
| 15 | The Police | Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 | 1986 | Holland 20 - Oct 1986 (5 weeks), UK 24 - Oct 1986 (4 weeks), US Billboard 46 - Oct 1986 (9 weeks) |
| 16 | The Police | The Bed's Too Big Without You | 1980 | France 5 - Mar 1980 (3 weeks), RYM 170 of 1980 |
| 17 | The Police | Bring on the Night | 1979 | France 6 - Dec 1979 (1 week), RYM 189 of 1979 |
| 18 | The Police | Tea in the Sahara | 1983 | Poland 7 - Oct 1983 (8 weeks), RYM 102 of 1984 |
| 19 | The Police | Truth Hits Everybody | 1980 | Scrobulate 93 of live, RYM 170 of 1980 |
| 20 | The Police | Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi) | 1982 | KROQ 12 of 1982 |
| 21 | The Police | Can't Stand Losing You (Live) | 1995 | UK 27 - May 1995 (2 weeks) |
| 22 | The Police | Murder By Numbers | 1983 | Poland 29 - Mar 1984 (4 weeks), RYM 16 of 1983 |
| 23 | The Police | Too Much Information | 1982 | KROQ 42 of 1982 |
| 24 | The Police | Secret Journey | 1982 | US Billboard 46 - Apr 1982 (8 weeks) |
| 25 | The Police | One World (Not Three) | 1982 | KROQ 58 of 1982 |
| 26 | The Police | One World | 1981 | KROQ 104 of 1981 |
| 27 | The Police | Canary In A Coalmine | 1980 | KROQ 61 of 1980 |
| 28 | The Police | Driven to Tears | 1980 | KROQ 83 of 1980 |
| 29 | The Police | Six Pack | 1980 | UK 17 - Jun 1980 (4 weeks) |
| 30 | The Police | Fall Out | 1979 | UK 47 - Nov 1979 (4 weeks) |
| 31 | The Police | Once Upon a Daydream | 1983 | RYM 46 of 1983 |
| 32 | The Police | Someone to Talk To | 1983 | RYM 69 of 1983 |
| 33 | The Police | Flexible Strategies | 1981 | RYM 29 of 1981 |
| 34 | The Police | Shambelle | 1981 | RYM 39 of 1981 |
| 35 | The Police | Peanuts | 1978 | RYM 48 of 1978 |
| 36 | The Police | Dead End Job | 1978 | RYM 51 of 1978 |
| 37 | The Police | No Time This Time | 1978 | RYM 82 of 1978 |
| 38 | The Police | Landlord | 1979 | RYM 41 of 1979 |
| 39 | The Police | Visions of the Night | 1979 | RYM 90 of 1979 |
| 40 | The Police | Friends | 1980 | RYM 92 of 1980 |
| 41 | The Police | A Sermon | 1980 | RYM 191 of 1980 |
| 42 | The Police | Next to You | unknown | Scrobulate 95 of best mouth in rock |
In addition to the above listed songs The Police also contributed to the following entries:
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Sting & The Police | Roxanne '97 | 1997 | Japan (Tokyo) 11 - Dec 1997 (11 weeks), UK 17 - Dec 1997 (6 weeks), Poland 17 - Nov 1997 (6 weeks), Holland 38 - Nov 1997 (3 weeks), POP 41 of 1998, US Billboard 59 - Dec 1997 (13 weeks) |
| 2 | Different Gear & The Police | When the World is Running Down | 2000 | UK 28 - Aug 2000 (3 weeks) |
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7 Jun 2018
Double Listing - Can't Stand Losing You
#11 & #31 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks