The Police discography

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The Police discography

The Police performing live on 1 August 2007 at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Releases
↙Studio albums 5
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 4
↙Singles 25
↙Video albums 14
↙Soundtracks 4

The discography of British rock band The Police.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 FRA
[5]		 GER
[6]		 NL
[7]		 NZ
[8]		 SWE
[9]		 US
[10]
1978 Outlandos d'Amour
  • Released: November 1978
  • Label: A&M
 6 15 — 22 2 — 2 6 — 23
1979 Reggatta de Blanc
  • Released: October 1979
  • Label: A&M Records
 1 1 — 3 1 16 1 4 21 25
1980 Zenyattà Mondatta
  • Released: October 1980
  • Label: A&M Records
 1 1 14 2 1 5 2 3 8 5
1981 Ghost in the Machine
  • Released: October 1981
  • Label: A&M Records
 1 1 11 1 1 4 1 5 6 2
1983 Synchronicity
  • Released: June 1983
  • Label: A&M Records
 1 1 11 1 6 4 2 1 4 1

[edit] Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]		 FRA
[5]		 GER
[6]		 NL
[7]		 NZ
[8]		 US
[10]
1995 Live!
  • Released: June 1995
  • Label: A&M Records
 25 4 43 17 36 86
2008 Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires
  • Released: November 2008
  • Label: A&M Records
 — — 25 43 — —

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 FRA
[5][!]		 GER
[6]		 NL
[7]		 NZ
[8]		 SWE
[9]		 SWI
[17]		 US
[10]
1986 Every Breath You Take: The Singles
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: A&M Records
 1 4 20 — 18 11 1 — 21 7
  • UK: 4× Platinum[11]
  • CAN: Platinum[12]
  • US: 5× Platinum[15]
1990 Every Breath You Take: The Singles
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: A&M Records
 — — — 1 5 7 28 — — —
1992 Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: A&M Records
 10 16 — 1 18 — 1 — — —
1995 Every Breath You Take: The Classics
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: A&M Records
 — — — 20 65 — — — — —
1997 The Very Best of Sting & The Police
  • Released: November 1997
  • Label: A&M Records
 1 22 4 1 18 17 5 26 17 —
2007 The Police
  • Released: June 2007
  • Label: A&M Records
 3 17 65 2 78 5 4 29 20 11
2009 The 50 Greatest Songs
  • Released: 27 April 2009
  • Label: A&M Records / Universal
  • 3CD compilation
 — — — 38 — — — — —

^ In France compilation albums are not listed on the Top 200 Albums Chart, but instead on a separate chart for compilation albums only. The French chart positions here for the compilation albums are their peak positions on the French Compilation Albums Chart.

[edit] Box sets

Year Album details Certifications
1980 Six Pack
  • Released: June 1980
  • Label: A&M Records
1993 Message in a Box:
The Complete Recordings
  • Released: 28 September 1993
  • Label: A&M Records

[edit] Extended Plays

Year Album details Charts Certifications
UK
[1]
1995 Voices Inside My Head (Remixes)
  • Released: May 1995
  • Label: A&M Records
 100

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]		 CAN
[23]		 IRE
[24]		 US US Rock GER ITA FRA NL
1977 "Fall Out" 47 — — — [note 1] — — — — Non-album single
1978 "Roxanne" 12 31 22 32 — — 8 21 Outlandos d'Amour
"Can't Stand Losing You" 2 — 7 — — — 7 9
"So Lonely" 6 — 7 — — — 10 31
1979 "Message in a Bottle" 1 2 1 74 35 48 5 2 Reggatta de Blanc
"Walking on the Moon" 1 65 1 — — — 2 9
1980 "Don't Stand So Close to Me" 1 2 1 10 23 40 7 3 Zenyatta Mondatta
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" 5 5 2 10 15 49 9 11
1981 "Invisible Sun" 2 — 5 — — — — 4 — Ghost in the Machine
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 1 1 1 3 1 21 25 5 1
"Spirits in the Material World" 12 13 6 11 7 44 — 4 6
1982 "Secret Journey" — — — 46 29 — — — —
1983 "Every Breath You Take" 1 1 1 1 1 8 3 10 3 Synchronicity
"Wrapped Around Your Finger" 7 10 1 8 9 32 25 6 17
"Synchronicity II" 17 — 12 16 9 — — — —
1984 "King of Pain" 17 1 7 3 1 57 — 10 —
1986 "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" 24 27 11 46 10 — — — 20 Every Breath You Take: The Singles
1995 "Can't Stand Losing You"(Live) 27 — — — — — — — — Live!
1997 "Roxanne '97"
(featuring Pras)		 17 — — 59 — — 14 — 38 The Very Best of Sting and the Police
2000 "When The World Is Running Down"
(Different Gear vs. The Police)		 28 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

[edit] Video albums

  • Around The World (1982)
  • Synchronicity Concert (1984)
  • Every Breath You Take: The Videos (1986)
  • Outlandos to Synchronicities – A history of The Police Live! (1995)
  • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police (1997)
  • Live Ghost in the Machine (2001) (Japan-only release)
  • Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic (2002) (Japan-only release)
  • Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2006) – rockumentary film made by Stewart Copeland
  • Greatest Video Hits (2007)
  • Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires (11 November 2008) - Live DVD of 2007/08 Reunion Tour filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina (packaged with CD)

[edit] Music Videos

  • Roxanne (1978) - 2 versions
  • Can't Stand Losing You (1978) - 2 versions
  • Message in a Bottle (1979)
  • Walking on the Moon (1979)
  • So Lonely (1980)
  • Don't Stand So Close to Me (1980) - 2 versions
  • 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 (1981)
  • Every Breath You Take (1983)
  • Wrapped Around Your Finger (1983)
  • Synchronicity II (1983)
  • Don't Stand So close to Me 86 (1986)
  • King of Pain (1986) - Live from the 1983 Synchronicity world tour. However, not from the "Synchronicity Concert"

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ This chart did not exist before the 21 March 1981 issue of Billboard magazine

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "UK Charts > Police". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/police/. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993) (doc). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. 
  3. ^ a b "Austrian Charts > The Police" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Police. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  4. ^ "RPM Magazine Archives > Top Albums > The Police". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2&q1=the+police&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=30. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c > The Police "infodisc.fr - P > The Police" (in French). infodisc.fr accessdate=2011-03-06. http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_P.php > The Police. 
  6. ^ a b c "charts.de - albums > The Police" (in German). charts.de Media Control accessdate=2011-04-15. http://charts.de/search.asp?search=police&x=0&y=0&cat=a&country=de. 
  7. ^ a b c "Dutch Charts > The Police". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Police. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c "New Zealand Charts > The Police". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Police. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
  9. ^ a b "Swedish Charts > The Police". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Police. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  10. ^ a b c "The Police > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5163. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gold Platinum Database: The Police". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=The%20Police&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 17 February 2012. 
  13. ^ a b c d e "Les Albums Platine" (in French). infodisc.fr. SNEP. http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_P.php?debut=650. Retrieved 2012-02-29. 
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Police)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Police&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "RIAA Gold & Platinum > The Police". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=police&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=25. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
  16. ^ "Les Albums Or" (in French). infodisc.fr. SNEP. http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_O.php?debut=2150. Retrieved 2012-01-11. 
  17. ^ "hitparade.ch - The Police" (in German). Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Police. Retrieved 2012-02-26. 
  18. ^ "Les Albums Double Platine" (in French). infodisc.fr. SNEP. http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_P2.php?debut=200. Retrieved 2012-02-29. 
  19. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Police; 'Greatest Hits')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Police+Greatest+Hits. 
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  21. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Police – Best of" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter Police in the field Interpret. Enter Best of in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community" (in German). Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Sting. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  23. ^ Peak positions for The Police's singles on Canadian Singles Chart:
  24. ^ RTE -Ireland's official Singles Charts archives website
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