The Police discography
 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (January 2015) |
| The Police discography | |
|---|---|
 The Police performing live on 1 August 2007 at Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Music videos | 18 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
| Box sets | 3 |
The English rock band The Police has released five studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, twelve video albums, four soundtrack albums, and 26 singles. The Police sold over 100 million records worldwide.[citation needed]
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
ITA [6] |
JPN [7] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
SPA [10] |
SWE [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| Outlandos d'Amour |
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6 | 15 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 23 | ||
| Reggatta de Blanc |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 25 | ||
| Zenyatta Mondatta |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Ghost in the Machine |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Synchronicity |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BEL [25] |
CAN [26] |
FIN [27] |
FRA [4] |
GER [28] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
SPA [10] |
SCO [29] |
US [12] | |||||
| Live! |
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25 | 41 | 57 | 27 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 86 |
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| Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires |
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— | — | — | — | — | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [30] |
CAN [31] |
FRA [4] |
GER [32] |
ITA [33] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
SPA [10][34] |
SWE [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
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1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 18 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | ||
| Their Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Greatest Hits |
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10 | 16 | — | 24 | 1 | 18 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Every Breath You Take: The Classics |
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— | — | — | — | 20 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Very Best of Sting & The Police |
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1 | 22 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 46 | ||
| The Police |
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3 | 17 | 65 | — | 2 | 78 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 11 | ||
| The 50 Greatest Songs |
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— | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Box sets[]
| Title | Album details | Peaks | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [43] |
US [12] | |||||||||||||
| Six Pack |
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17 | — | |||||||||||
| Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings |
|
— | 79 | |||||||||||
| Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings |
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17 | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- The Six Pack collection was listed as a hit single for The Police[44] in 1980 (under 2021 Official Chart rules it would be now categorised as an album)
Extended plays[]
| Title | EP details | Peaks |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| Voices Inside My Head (Remixes) |
|
100 |
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [43] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [45] |
CAN [46] |
GER [47] |
IRE [48] |
ITA [49] |
NED [50] |
NZ [51] |
SPA [10] |
US [52] | ||||
| 1977 | "Fall Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1978 | "Roxanne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outlandos d'Amour | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "So Lonely" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Roxanne" (re-issue) | 12 | 34 | — | 31 | — | 22 | — | 19 | 8 | — | 32 |
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| "Can't Stand Losing You" (re-issue) | 2 | 98 | 15 | — | — | 7 | — | 10 | 48 | — | — |
| ||
| "Message in a Bottle" | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 74 |
|
Reggatta de Blanc | |
| "Fall Out" (re-issue) | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Walking on the Moon" | 1 | 9 | 16 | 65 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 20 | — |
|
Reggatta de Blanc | |
| "Bring on the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "So Lonely" (re-issue) | 6 | 99 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Outlandos d'Amour |
| "The Bed's Too Big Without You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reggatta de Blanc | ||
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
|
Zenyatta Mondatta | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
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| 1981 | "Invisible Sun" | 2 | 89 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 27 | — | — | — |
|
Ghost in the Machine |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| ||
| "Spirits in the Material World" | 12 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | 11 |
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| 1982 | "Secret Journey" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | ||
| 1983 | "Every Breath You Take" | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Synchronicity | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | 7 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 8 | |||
| "Synchronicity II" | 17 | — | — | 21 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 16 | |||
| "King of Pain" | 17 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 57 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| 1986 | "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" | 24 | 32 | 21 | 27 | — | 11 | — | 19 | 14 | — | 46 | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | |
| 1995 | "Can't Stand Losing You" (Live) | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live! | |
| 1997 | "Roxanne '97" (Remix feat. Puff Daddy) | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 69 | — | 10 | 59 | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | |
| 2000 | "When the World Is Running Down" (Different Gear vs. The Police) | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Video albums, music video compilations and documentaries[]
- Around the World (1982)
- Synchronicity Concert (1984) - AUS: Platinum[53]
- Every Breath You Take: The Videos (1986) - AUS: Gold[54]
- Outlandos to Synchronicities – A History of The Police Live! (1995)
- The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)
- Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2006)
- Greatest Video Hits (2007)
- Reggatta de Blanc (2007)
- Better Than Therapy (2008)
- Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires (2008)
- Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police (2012)
- Rock'n'Roll of Corse (2017)
Music videos[]
- "Roxanne" (1978)
- "Can't Stand Losing You" (1978)
- "Message in a Bottle" (1979)
- "Walking on the Moon" (1979)
- "The Bed's Too Big Without You" (1979)
- "So Lonely" (1980)
- "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (1980)
- "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (1980)
- "Spirits in the Material World" (1981)
- "One World (Not Three)" (1981)
- "Demolition Man" (1981)
- "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (1981)
- "Invisible Sun" (1982)
- "Every Breath You Take" (1983)
- "Wrapped Around Your Finger" (1983)
- "Synchronicity II" (1983)
- "King of Pain" (1983)
- "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (1986)
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)
|format=requires|url=(help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. - ^ Canadian Albums:
- Outlandos d'Amour: "The Police - Outlandos d'Amour" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Reggatta de Blanc: "The Police - Reggatta de Blanc" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Zenyatta Mondatta: "The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Ghost in the Machine: "The Police - Ghost in the Machine" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Synchronicity: "The Police - Synchronicity" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "French Albums". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ German Albums:
- Reggatta de Blanc: "The Police - Reggatta de Blanc" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Zenyatta Mondatta: "The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Ghost in the Machine: "The Police - Ghost in the Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Synchronicity: "The Police - Synchronicity" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Italian Albums:
- Regatta de Blanc: "The Police - Regatta de Blanc" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Zenyatta Mondatta: "The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Ghosts in the Machine: "The Police - Ghosts in the Machine" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Synchronicity: "The Police - Synchronicity" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ a b c "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ a b "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The Police > Chart hHistory > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "French Certification". SNEP. Retrieved 11 July 2016. Look in drop-down list for The Police
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Police)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Dutch album certifications – Police" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 13 December 2019. Enter Police in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "International Certifications" (PDF). Cash Box. 26 July 1980. p. 32. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) Albums". ultratop.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Canadian Albums:
- "Live!": "The Police - Live!" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961". suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.co.uk (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ German Albums:
- "Live!": "The Police - Live!" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Certifiable": "The Police - Certifiable" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Scottish Albums:
- "Live": "The Police - Live". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Canadian Albums:
- Every Breath You Take: The Singles: "The Police - Every Breath You Take: The Singles" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Greatest Hits: "The Police - Greatest Hits" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- The Very Best of Sting & The Police: "The Police - The Very Best of Sting & The Police" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ German Albums:
- Every Breath You Take: The Singles/The Classics: "The Police - Every Breath You Take: The Singles/The Classics" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Their Greatest Hits: "The Police - Their Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Greatest Hits: "The Police - Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- The Very Best of: "The Police - The Very Best of" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- The Police: "The Police - The Police" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Italian Albums:
- Their Greatest Hits: "The Police - Their Greatest Hits" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- The Very Best of Sting & The Police: "The Police - The Very Best of Sting & The Police" (in Italian). italiancharts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- The Police: "The Police - The Police" (in Italian). italiancharts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Albums". ARIA. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Police – Best of" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ a b "Italian Certification". FIMI. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17182/police/
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Canadian Singles:
- "Roxanne" "Top Singles - Volume 31, No. 7, May 12, 1979". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Message in a Bottle" "Top Singles - Volume 32, No. 17, January 19, 1980". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Walking on the Moon" "Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 3, April 12, 1980". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Don't Stand So Close to Me" "Top Singles - Volume 34, No. 6, December 20, 1980". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" "Top Singles - Volume 34, No. 8, January 31, 1981". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" "Top Singles - Volume 35, No. 15, November 07 1981". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Spirits in the Material World" "Top Singles - Volume 36, No. 1, February 13, 1982". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Every Breath You Take" "Top Singles - Volume 38, No. 18, July 02 1983". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "King of Pain" "Top Singles - Volume 39, No. 7, October 15, 1983". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Wrapped Around Your Finger" "Top Singles - Volume 39, No. 25, February 25, 1984". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- "Synchronicity II" "RPM Charts".
- "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" "Top Singles - Volume 45, No. 14, December 27, 1986". RPM. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ German Singles:
- "TITLE": "The Police - TITLE" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Spinetoli, John Joseph. Artisti In Classifica: I Singoli: 1960-1999. Milano: Musica e dischi, 2000
- ^ "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "The Police > Chart hHistory > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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