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The Police

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MEMBERS: Sting ~ Andy Summers ~ Stewart Copeland

BIRTHDAYS: Sting (October 2, 1951) ~ Andy Summers (December 31, 1942) ~ Stewart Copeland (July 16, 1952)

BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Every Breath You Take" (1983)

BIGGEST LP: Synchronicity (1983)

GRAMMY AWARDS: 5

ROLLING STONE: '100 Greatest Artists of All Time': # 70

VH1: '100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll': 10

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2003

TIMELINE

The Police consisted of Sting on lead vocals and bass, Andy Summers on guitar, and Stewart Copeland on drums. The conception of the post-punk, New Wave-sounding Police began in 1977 when Copeland began the trio along with Sting and guitarist Henri Padovani in England. Summers soon joined the trio and a few months later Padovani left leaving the Police as a trio and releasing their first single "Fall Out."

November 2: Outlandos d'Amour was released with the single "Roxanne." The LP was slow to get the band noticed but the Police continued with performances in the UK and the US throughout the year.

"Roxanne" eventually the Top 20 in the UK and the Top 40 in the US, and the Police toured the UK.

September 29: The Police topped the UK singles chart for 3 weeks with "Message In A Bottle."

October 1: The Police released Reggatta de Blanc.
October 13: The Police topped the UK LP chart for 4 weeks with Reggatta de Blanc.

December 8: The Police topped the UK singles chart for 1 week with "Walking On The Moon."

September 27: The Police topped the UK singles chart for 4 weeks with "Don't Stand So Close To Me."

October 3: The Police released Zenyatta Mondatta.
October 11: The Police topped the UK LP chart for 4 weeks with Zenyatta Mondatta.

November 22: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da."

December 12: Zenyatta Mondatta was certified gold.

# 13 Singles Artist of the Year

January 3: The Police hit the Top 10 with "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da."

February 19: The Police were on the cover of Rolling Stone.
February 21: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Don't Stand So Close To Me."
February 25: The Police won their first Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance ("Reggatta De Blanc").
February 27: Zenyatta Mondatta was certified platinum.

March 28: The Police hit the Top 10 with "Don't Stand So Close To Me."
March 31: Outlandos d'Amour was certified gold.

June 10: Reggatta de Blanc was certified gold.

October 2: The Police released Ghost In The Machine.
October 10: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic."
October 10: The Police topped the UK LP chart for 3 weeks with Ghost In The Machine.

November 14: The Police hit the Top 10 with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic."
November 14: The Police topped the UK singles chart for 1 week with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic."

December 12: The Police topped the Billboard Rock Top Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic."
December 15: Ghost In The Machine was certified platinum.

# 54 Singles Artist of the Year

January 30: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Spirits In The Material World."

February 24: The Police won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Don't Stand So Close To Me") and Best Rock Instrumental Performance ("Behind My Camel").

March 6: The Police hit the Top 10 with "Spirits In The Material World."

April 2: The Police won a Brit Award for Best British Group.

May 1: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Secret Journey."

October: The Police had material on the soundtrack for Brimstone & Treacle including the notable track "I Burn For You."

# 7 Singles Artist of the Year

June 4: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Every Breath You Take."
June 4: The Police topped the UK singles chart for 4 weeks with "Every Breath You Take."
June 11: The Police topped the Billboard Rock Top Tracks chart for 9 weeks with "Every Breath You Take."
June 17: The Police released Synchronicity.
June 25: The Police hit the Top 10 with "Every Breath You Take."
June 25: The Police topped the UK LP chart for 2 weeks with Synchronicity.

July 9: The Police hit #1 for 8 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Every Breath You Take."
July 9: The Police topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 8 weeks with "Every Breath You Take."
July 23: Synchronicity topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 17 weeks.

August 27: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "King Of Pain."
August 27: The Police topped the Billboard Rock Top Tracks chart for 5 weeks with "King Of Pain."
August 30: Synchronicity was certified platinum.

September 24: The Police hit the Top 10 with "King Of Pain."

November 19: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Synchronicity II."

December 24: The Police hit the Top 10 with "Synchronicity II."
December 31: The Police topped the Billboard 1983 Year-End Chart Toppers with the Top Pop Single ("Every Breath You Take").

# 62 Singles Artist of the Year

January 14: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with with "Wrapped Around Your Finger."
January 16: The Police were nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Synchronicity), and Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Every Breath You Take").

February 25: The Police hit the Top 10 with "Wrapped Around Your Finger."
February 28: The Police won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Synchronicity) and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Every Breath You Take"), and was nominated for Album of the Year (Synchronicity) and Record of the Year ("Every Breath You Take").

March 1: The Police were on the cover of Rolling Stone.

August 15: Outlandos d'Amour was certified platinum.

September 14: The video for "Every Breath You Take" won a MTV Video Music Awards for Best Cinematography and was also nominated for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Direction, Viewer's Choice, Best Art Direction, and Best Overall Performance.

November 14: Ghost In The Machine was certified 2x platinum and Synchronicity was certified 4x platinum.

November 2: The Police won a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

October 25: The hits collection Every Breath You Take - The Classics was released.

November 8: The Police topped the UK LP chart for 2 weeks with Every Breath You Take - The Classics.
November 29: The Police hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with revamped version of "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86."

Although the Police never officially broke up, Sting went on to have the most successful solo career although all members kept their interests in music continuing for many years.

January 13: Every Breath You Take - The Classics was certified platinum.

Copeland formed Animal Logic.

November 19: Every Breath You Take - The Classics was certified 3x platinum.

September 28: Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings was released. The box set included all the material from the Police's studio LPs plus live and unreleased tracks.

January 19: Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings was certified gold.

May 29: Live! was released - a live set from a 1979 performance at The Orpheum in Boston and a 1983 performance at The Omni in Atlanta.

January 30: Live! was certified gold.

February 7: Live! was certified platinum.

November 25: The Very Best Of Sting & The Police was released.

December 27: The Police (shown as Sting & The Police featuring Pras) topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Single Sales chart for 3 weeks with "Roxanne '97 - Puff Daddy Remix."

December 17: Synchronicity was certified 8x platinum, Ghost In The Machine was certified 3x platinum, Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings was certified platinum, and Zenyatta Mondatta was certified 2x platinum.

January 18: Every Breath You Take - The Classics was certified 5x platinum and Reggatta de Blanc was certified platinum.

February 24: The Police topped the UK LP chart for 2 weeks with The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.

March 10: The Police were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and all 3 members showed up to perform together.

# 98 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

August 22: The Very Best Of Sting & The Police was certified gold.

February 11: The Police reunited for the opening performance at the Grammy Awards.

June 5: The Police released The Police - a 2CD set including their classics and their first single "Fallout" from 1977.

June 7: The Police performed at the Live Earth concert in the US. The 7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought together over 100 artists to perform and raise the world's awareness about the climate crisis and how to make a difference to help the environment and the world.
June 28: The Police were on the cover of Rolling Stone.

December: The Police reunion tour ended up as the top-earning tour of 2007.

August: The Police ended their reunion tour with a performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City with proceeds going to charity.

November 11: The LP Certifiable: Live In Buenos Aires was released.

April 3: Copeland won a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album (Divine Tides with Ricky Kej).

July 26: Synchronicity (Super Deluxe Edition) was released.

LP DISCOGRAPHY

iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Outlandos d'Amour Released: November 2, 1978 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 23 Rolling Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 434 Tracks: "Next To You" - "So Lonely" - "Roxanne" - "Hole In My Life" - "Peanuts" - "Can't Stand Losing You" - "Truth Hits Everybody" - "Born In The 50's" - "Be My Girl - Sally" - "Masoko Tanga"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Reggatta de Blanc Released: October 1, 1979 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 25 Rolling Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 369 Tracks: "Message In A Bottle" - "Regatta De Blanc" - "It's Alright For You" - "Bring On The Night" - "Deathwish" - "Walking On The Moon" - "On Any Other Day" - "Bed's Too Big Without You" - "Contact" - "Does Everyone Star" - "No Time This Time"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Zenyatta Mondatta Released: October 3, 1980 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 5 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Don't Stand So Close To Me" - "Driven To Tears" - "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" - "Canary In A Coalmine" - "Voices Inside My Head" - "Bombs Away" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - "Behind My Camel" - "Man In A Suitcase" - "Shadows In The Rain" - "The Other Way Of Stopping"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Ghost In The Machine Released: October 2, 1981 US: 3x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Rolling Stone: Rolling Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 322 Tracks: "Spirits In The Material World" - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - "Invisible Sun" - "Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)" - "Demolition Man" - "Too Much Information" - "Rehumanize Yourself" - "One World (Not Three)" - "Megaman" - "Secret Journey" - "Darkness"
	Synchronicity Synchronicity (Super Deluxe Edition) Released: June 17, 1983 US: 8x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 17 weeks) Grammy Winner: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year Rolling Stone: Rolling Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 455 Entertainment Weekly: '100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years': # 94 VH1: '100 Greatest Albums': # 50 Tracks: "Synchronicity" - "Walking In Your Footsteps" - "O My God" - "Mother" - "Miss Gradenko" - "Synchronicity II" - "Every Breath You Take" - "King Of Pain" - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - "Tea In The Sahara" - "Murder By Numbers"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Every Breath You Take - The Classics Released: October 25, 1986 US: 5x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 7 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Roxanne" - "Can't Stand Losing You" - "Message In A Bottle" - "Walking On The Moon" - "Don't Stand So Close To Me" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - "Invisible Sun" - "Spirits In The Material World" - "Every Breath You Take" - "King Of Pain" - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86" - "Message In A Bottle"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings Released: September 28, 1993 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 79 Tracks: "Fallout" - "Nothing Achieving" - "Dead End Job" - "Next To You" - "So Lonely" - "Roxanne" - "Hole In My Life" - "Peanuts" - "Can't Stand Losing You" - "Truth Hits Everybody" - "Born In The 50's" - "Be My Girl - Sally" - "Masoko Tanga" - "Landlord" (live) - "Next To You" (live) - "Landlord" - "Message In A Bottle" - "Regatta De Blanc" - "It's Alright For You" - "Bring On The Night" - "Deathwish" - "Walking On The Moon" - "On Any Other Day" - "Bed's Too Big Without You" - "Contact" - "Does Everyone Star" - "No Time This Time" - "Visions Of The Night" - "Bed's Too Big Without You" (Mono Version) - "Truth Hits Everybody" (live) - "Friends" - "Don't Stand So Close To Me" - "Driven To Tears" - "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" - "Canary In A Coalmine" - "Voices Inside My Head" - "Bombs Away" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - "Behind My Camel" - "Man In A Suitcase" - "Shadows In The Rain" - "The Other Way Of Stopping" - "Sermon" - "Driven To Tears" (live) - "Shambelle" - "Spirits In The Material World" - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - "Invisible Sun" - "Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)" - "Demolition Man" - "Too Much Information" - "Rehumanize Yourself" - "One World (Not Three)" - "Megaman" - "Secret Journey" - "Darkness" - "Flexible Strategies" - "Low Life" - "How Stupid Mr. Bates" - "Kind Of Loving" - "Synchronicity" - "Walking In Your Footsteps" - "O My God" - "Mother" - "Miss Gradenko" - "Synchronicity II" - "Every Breath You Take" - "King Of Pain" - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - "Tea In The Sahara" - "Murder By Numbers" - "Man In A Suitcase" (live) - "Someone To Talk To" - "Message In A Bottle" (live) - "I Burn For You" - "Once Upon A Daydream" - "Tea In The Sahara" (live) - "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Live! Released: May 29, 1995 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 86 Rolling Stone: Live Tracks: "Next To You" - "So Lonely" - "Truth Hits Everybody" - "Walking On The Moon" - "Hole In My Life" - "Fall Out" - "Bring On The Night" - "Message In A Bottle" - "The Bed's Too Big Without You" - "Peanuts" - "Roxanne" - "Can't Stand Losing You" - "Landlord" - "Born In The 50's" - "Be My Girl - Sally" - "Synchronicity" - "Synchronicity II" - "Walking In Your Footsteps" - "Message In A Bottle" - "O MY God" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - "Tea In The Sahara" - "Spirits In The Material World" - "King Of Pain" - "Don't Stand So Close To Me" - "Every Breath You Take" - "Roxanne" - "Can't Stand Losing You" - "So Lonely"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Very Best Of Sting & The Police Released: November 25, 1997 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 100 Rolling Stone: Police Tracks: "Message In A Bottle" - "Can't Stand Losing You" - "Every Breath You Take" - "Walking On The Moon" - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - "Roxanne"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Police Released: June 5, 2007 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 11 Tracks: "Fallout" - "Can't Stand Losing You" - "Next To You" - "Roxanne" - "Truth Hits Everybody" - "Hole In My Life" - "So Lonely" - "Message In A Bottle" - "Regatta De Blanc" - "Bring On The Night" - "Waking On The Moon" - "Don't Stand So Close To Me" - "Driven To Tears" - "Canary In A Coalmine" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - "Voices Inside My Head" - "Invisible Sun" - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - "Demolitin Man" - "Every Breath You Take" - "Synchronicity I" - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - "Walking in Your Footsteps" - "Synchronicity II" - "King Of Pain" - "Murder By Numbers" - "Tea In The Sahara"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Certifiable: Live In Buenos Aires Released: November 11, 2008 Live Tracks: "Message In A Bottle" - "Synchronicity II" - "Walking On The Moon" - "Voices Inside My Head When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" - "Don't Stand So Close To Me" - "Driven To Tears" - "Hole In My Life" - "Truth Hits Everybody" - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - "Wrapped Around Your Finger: - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - "Invisible Sun" - "Walking In Your Footsteps" - "Can't Stand Losing You / Reggatta de Blanc" - "Roxanne" - "King Of Pain" - "So Lonely" - "Every Breath You Take" - "Next To You"

POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
[based on RockOnTheNet's The ARC Weekly Top 40


1	Every Breath You Take from the LP Synchronicity ARC chart run: 37 - 24 - 13 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 15 - 24 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 1 RIAA Certification: Gold Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Rock Top Tracks Grammy Winner: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year MTV VMA Winner: Best Cinematography MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Direction, Viewer's Choice, Best Art Direction, Best Overall Performance VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the 80's': # 46 VH1: '100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years': # 9 VH1: '100 Greatest Videos': # 33 Rolling Stone & MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': # 42 VH1: '100 Greatest Rock Songs': # 42 VH1: '100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made': # 16 Rolling Stone: 'The 100 Top Music Videos': # 61 MTV: '100 Greatest Videos Ever Made': # 16	1(8)	20	1983
2	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic from the LP Ghost In The Machine ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 24 - 18 - 14 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 13 - 25 - 31 - 34 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 40 Billboard # 1: Rock Top Tracks	2	14	1981
3	King Of Pain from the LP Synchronicity ARC chart run: 32 - 25 - 19 - 15 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 9 - 13 - 22 - 27 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 47 Billboard # 1: Rock Top Tracks	2	13	1983
4	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da from the LP Zenyatta Mondatta ARC chart run: 31 - 23 - 17 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 19 - 31 - 38 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 59	4	13	1981	iTunes Amazon.mp3
5	Don't Stand So Close To Me from the LP Zenyatta Mondatta 1981: ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 25 - 20 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 12 - 16 - 26 - 34 - off 1981: Year-End Chart Position: # 67 Grammy Winner: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 from the LP Every Breath You Take - The Classics 1986: ARC chart run: 38 - off 1986: Year-End Chart Position: # 227	5 38	12 1	1981 1986	iTunes Amazon.mp3 iTunes Amazon.mp3
6	Wrapped Around Your Finger from the LP Synchronicity ARC chart run: 38 - 27 - 21 - 18 - 16 - 12 - 8 - 6 - 11 - 18 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 81	6	11	1984	iTunes Amazon.mp3
7	Spirits In The Material World from the LP Ghost In The Machine ARC chart run: 39 - 27 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 25 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 79	7	10	1982	iTunes Amazon.mp3
8	Synchronicity II from the LP Synchronicity ARC chart run: 32 - 25 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 14 - 31 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 117	10	9	1983
9	Roxanne from the LP Outlandos d'Amour Billboard chart run: 40 - 36 - 34 - 32 - 32 - off VH1: '100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years': # 90 VH1: '100 Greatest Rock Songs': # 85	32	5	1979	iTunes Amazon.mp3
10	Secret Journey from the LP Ghost In The Machine ARC chart run: 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 245	40	1	1982	iTunes Amazon.mp3

	Can't Stand Losing You from the LP Outlandos d'Amour	**	**	1979	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Message In A Bottle from the LP Reggatta de Blanc	**	**	1979	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	So Lonely from the LP Outlandos d'Amour	**	**	1980	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Invisible Sun from the LP Ghost In The Machine	**	**	1981	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Roxanne '97 - Puff Daddy Remix [Sting & The Police featuring Pras] from the cd single Billboard # 1: Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales	**	**	1998

Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.