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POLICE
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The band was formed in 1977 by Sting (Gordon Sumner) and Stewart Copeland, with Andy Summers joining shortly after.
- Their biggest hit is the 1980 single 'Don’t Stand So Close To Me', with UK sales of approximately 1m.
- After touring in 1984, except for occasional one-off performances, they would not appear again until a reunion world tour in 2007.
Police Lean To America - by Jim Green, Trouser Press (Feb 1979)
"They're from Britain – so big deal. And they all have bleached blond hair – swell. But jeez, if you listen – hey, this is hot stuff! The bassist is jumping around in a boiler suit and he's singing in this neat, kinda high-pitched voice – and the drummer's bashing away so hard he's gonna bust those drumheads. I mean, he's careening from snare to tom-tom like a percussion machine! And there's a twinky little guitarist in striped tee and leather jacket, standing there with a look of distraction his face, kinda like a child whose face momentarily looks old when deep in concentration. Just scrubbing away while the others steam along – whoops, where did that solo come from?"
Singles
| Date | Title, Artist, (Label) | Peak Position | Weeks | Weeks at No.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/10/1978 |
CAN'T STAND LOSING YOUPOLICE (A&M AMS 7381) |
42 | 5 | 0 |
| 28/04/1979 |
ROXANNEPOLICE (A&M AMS 7348) |
12 | 9 | 0 |
| 07/07/1979 |
CAN'T STAND LOSING YOUPOLICE (A&M AMS 7381) |
2 | 11 | 0 |
| 22/09/1979 |
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLEPOLICE (A&M AMS 7474) |
1 | 11 | 3 |
| 17/11/1979 |
FALL OUTPOLICE (Illegal IL 001) |
47 | 4 | 0 |
| 01/12/1979 |
WALKING ON THE MOONPOLICE (A&M AMS 7494) |
1 | 10 | 1 |
| 16/02/1980 |
SO LONELYPOLICE (A&M AMS 7402) |
6 | 10 | 0 |
| 14/06/1980 |
SIX PACKPOLICE (A&M AMPP 6001) |
17 | 4 | 0 |
| 27/09/1980 |
DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO MEPOLICE (A&M AMS 7564) |
1 | 10 | 4 |
| 13/12/1980 |
DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DAPOLICE (A&M AMS 7578) |
5 | 8 | 0 |
| 26/09/1981 |
INVISIBLE SUNPOLICE (A&M AMS 8164) |
2 | 8 | 0 |
| 24/10/1981 |
EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGICPOLICE (A&M AMS 8174) |
1 | 13 | 1 |
| 12/12/1981 |
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLDPOLICE (A&M AMS 8194) |
12 | 8 | 0 |
| 28/05/1983 |
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKEPOLICE (A&M AM 117) |
1 | 11 | 4 |
| 23/07/1983 |
WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGERPOLICE (A&M AM 127) |
7 | 7 | 0 |
| 05/11/1983 |
SYNCHRONICITY IIPOLICE (A&M AM 153) |
17 | 4 | 0 |
| 14/01/1984 |
KING OF PAINPOLICE (A&M AM 176) |
17 | 5 | 0 |
| 11/10/1986 |
DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME (REMIX)POLICE (A&M AM 354) |
24 | 4 | 0 |
| 13/05/1995 |
CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU (LIVE)POLICE (A&M 5810372) |
27 | 2 | 0 |
| 20/12/1997 |
ROXANNE '97STING & THE POLICE (A&M 5824552) |
17 | 6 | 0 |
| 05/08/2000 |
WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWNDIFFERENT GEAR VERSUS THE POLICE (Pagan 039CDS) |
28 | 3 | 0 |
Albums
| Date | Title, Artist, (Label) | Peak Position | Weeks | Weeks at No.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1979 |
OUTLANDOS D'AMOURPOLICE (A&M AMLH 68502) |
6 | 96 | 0 |
| 13/10/1979 |
REGGATTA DE BLANCPOLICE (A&M AMLH 64792) |
1 | 74 | 4 |
| 11/10/1980 |
ZENYATTA MONDATTAPOLICE (A&M AMLH 64831) |
1 | 31 | 4 |
| 10/10/1981 |
GHOST IN THE MACHINEPOLICE (A&M AMLK 63730) |
1 | 27 | 3 |
| 25/06/1983 |
SYNCHRONICITYPOLICE (A&M AMLX 63735) |
1 | 48 | 2 |
| 08/11/1986 |
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLESPOLICE (A&M EVERY 1) |
1 | 55 | 2 |
| 10/10/1992 |
GREATEST HITSPOLICE (A&M 5400302) |
10 | 21 | 0 |
| 10/06/1995 |
LIVE!POLICE (A&M 5402222) |
25 | 3 | 0 |
| 22/11/1997 |
THE VERY BEST OF STING AND THE POLICESTING & THE POLICE (A&M 5404282) |
1 | 50 | 2 |
| 23/06/2007 |
THE POLICEPOLICE (A&M/Polydor 1736144) |
3 | 19 | 0 |
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