The Police / discography
This discography is an overview of published sound recordings of the British new wave - band The Police . According to the sources, they have sold more than 75 million records in their career, making them one of the performers with the highest number of records sold worldwide . The Police's most successful release is Synchronicity, with around 8.9 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1978 | Outlandos d'Amour |
DE-
gold
DE
|
- | - |
UK6th
platinum
(96 weeks)UK |
US23
platinum
(63 weeks)US |
First published: November 2nd, 1978
Producer: The Police |
1979 | Reggatta de Blanc |
DE16
gold
(80 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK1
platinum
(74 weeks)UK |
US25th
platinum
(100 weeks)US |
First released: October 5, 1979
Grammy (Best Rock Instrumental Performance) Producers: Nigel Gray, The Police |
1980 | Zenyattà Mondatta |
DE5
gold
(57 weeks)DE |
AT14 (14 weeks) AT |
- |
UK1
platinum
(31 weeks)UK |
US5 × 2
(153 weeks)US |
First released: October 3, 1980
Grammy for Behind My Camel (Best Rock Instrumental) Producers: Nigel Gray, The Police |
1981 | Ghost in the Machine |
DE4th
gold
(28 weeks)DE |
AT11 (4 weeks) AT |
- |
UK1
platinum
(27 weeks)UK |
US2 × 3
(109 weeks)US |
First published: October 2, 1981
Producers: Hugh Padgham , The Police |
1983 | Synchronicity |
DE4th
gold
(31 weeks)DE |
AT11 (10 weeks) AT |
CH15 (4 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(48 weeks)UK |
US1 × 8
(75 weeks)US |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1995 | Live! |
DE43 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US86
platinum
(5 weeks)US |
First published: May 29, 1995
CD 1: WBCN, Boston, November 1979 CD 2: The Omni , Atlanta, November 1983 Executive Producer: Miles Copeland III , The Police |
2008 | Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires CD + DVD |
DE25 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 11th, 2008
Recording: River Plate , 1./2. December 2007 Executive Producer: Martin Kierszenbaum , Kathryn Schenker, The Police |
More live albums
- 1979: In Concert – 196
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1986 | Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
DE18 (14 weeks) DE |
AT20 (8 weeks) AT |
CH21st
gold
(3 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 4
(55 weeks)UK |
US7th × 5
(26 weeks)US |
First published: October 25, 1986
|
1990 | Their Greatest Hits |
DE5
gold
(38 weeks)DE |
- |
CH-
gold
CH
|
- | - |
First published: October 10, 1990
Reissue of Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
1992 | Greatest hits |
DE18 (20 weeks) DE |
- |
CH-
gold
CH
|
UK10
platinum
(36 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 28, 1992
|
1993 | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings |
- | - | - | - |
US79
platinum
(5 weeks)US |
First published: September 28, 1993
Box with 4 CDs |
1995 | Voices Inside My Head | - | - | - |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: May 22, 1995
|
1997 | The Very Best of Sting & the Police |
DE18th
gold
(22 weeks)DE |
AT4th
gold
(16 weeks)AT |
CH17th
gold
(16 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 5
(83 weeks)UK |
US46
gold
(20 weeks)US |
First published: November 7, 1997
with Sting |
2007 | The Police |
DE78 (7 weeks) DE |
AT56 (3 weeks) AT |
CH20 (17 weeks) CH |
UK3
platinum
(24 weeks)UK |
US11 (17 weeks) US |
First release: June 5th, 2007
double album |
2018 | Every Move You Make - The Studio Recordings |
DE32 (2 weeks) DE |
AT55 (1 week) AT |
CH56 (1 week) CH |
UK17 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 16, 2018
|
More compilations
- 1988: Compact Hits (4 tracks)
- 1995: Every Breath You Take: The Classics (remastered version of Every Breath You Take: The Singles + 2 remixes)
- 2004: Every Breath You Take (2 CDs + DVD)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1978 |
Can't Stand Losing You Outlandos d'Amour |
- | - | - |
UK2
silver
(16 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 1978
Author: Sting |
1979 |
Roxanne Outlandos d'Amour |
- | - | - |
UK12
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US32 (13 weeks) US |
First published: February 12, 1979
Author: Sting |
Message in a Bottle Reggatta de Blanc |
DE35 (23 weeks) DE |
AT24 (4 weeks) AT |
- |
UK1
gold
(11 weeks)UK |
US74 (7 weeks) US |
First published: September 10, 1979
Author: Sting |
|
Fall Out In Concert – 196 |
- | - | - |
UK47 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 2, 1979
Author: Stewart Copeland |
|
Walking on the Moon Reggatta de Blanc |
- | - | - |
UK1
gold
(10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 16, 1979
Author: Sting |
|
1980 |
So Lonely Outlandos d'Amour |
- | - | - |
UK6th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 4th, 1980
Author: Sting |
Six pack |
- | - | - |
UK17 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 30th, 1980
limited edition, box including 6 7 "singles |
|
Don't Stand So Close to Me Zenyattà Mondatta |
DE23 (18 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK1
gold
(10 weeks)UK |
US10 (18 weeks) US |
||
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Zenyattà Mondatta |
DE15 (24 weeks) DE |
AT8 (6 weeks) AT |
CH4 (9 weeks) CH |
UK5
gold
(8 weeks)UK |
US10 (21 weeks) US |
First published: October 13, 1980
Author: Sting |
|
1981 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Ghost in the Machine |
DE21 (18 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK1
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
US3 (19 weeks) US |
First published: September 14, 1981
Author: Sting; Keyboard: Jean Roussel |
Invisible Sun Ghost in the Machine |
- | - | - |
UK2
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 14, 1981
Author: Sting |
|
Spirits in the Material World Ghost in the Machine |
DE44 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK12
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
US11 (13 weeks) US |
First published: November 30, 1981
Author: Sting |
|
1982 | Secret Journey Ghost in the Machine |
- | - | - | - |
US46 (8 weeks) US |
First published: March 29, 1982
Author: Sting |
1983 |
Every Breath You Take Synchronicity |
DE8 (19 weeks) DE |
AT8 (10 weeks) AT |
CH6 (8 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(11 weeks)UK |
US1
gold
(22 weeks)US |
|
Wrapped Around Your Finger Synchronicity |
DE32 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK7 (9 weeks) UK |
US8 (16 weeks) US |
First published: July 11, 1983
Author: Sting |
|
King of Pain Synchronicity |
DE57 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK17 (5 weeks) UK |
US3 (16 weeks) US |
First published: August 15, 1983
Author: Sting |
|
Synchronicity II Synchronicity |
- | - | - |
UK17 (4 weeks) UK |
US16 (14 weeks) US |
First published: October 24, 1983
Author: Sting |
|
1986 | Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
- | - | - |
UK24 (4 weeks) UK |
US46 (9 weeks) US |
First published: September 29, 1986
Producer: Laurie Latham |
1995 | Can't Stand Losing You (Live in Boston) Live! |
- | - | - |
UK27 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 1st, 1995
Author: Sting |
1997 | Roxanne '97 (Puff Daddy Remix) |
- | - | - |
UK17 (8 weeks) UK |
- | |
2000 | When the World Is Running Down (You Can't Go Wrong) Red Planet (Soundtrack) |
- | - | - |
UK28 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 24th, 2000
Different Gear vs. The Police from the soundtrack of the film Red Planet Author: Sting |
More singles
- 1977: Fall Out (release: May)
- 1978: Roxanne (release: April 21)
- 1978: So Lonely (release: October)
- 1978: Hole in My Life
- 1980: Bring on the Night (release: February)
- 1980: The Bed's Too Big Without You (released May)
- 1982: Next to You
- 1983: Truth Hits Everybody (Remix) (Release: May)
- 1983: Disco Mix
- 1987: Fast Forward Medley
- 2009: Message in a Bottle (The Bombist Ocean of Tears Mix) (release: June 29th)
- 2012: SOS (The Spy from Cairo meets The Police; release: March 30th)
Video albums
- 1983: Around the World
- 1983: Synchronicity Concert
- 1986: Every Breath You Take: The Videos (US:gold)
- 1992: Greatest Hits
- 1995: Outlandos to Synchronicities (released May 30th)
- 1996: Live Ghost in the Machine
- 2002: Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic
- 2003: Rock Masters (release: January 21)
- 2004: Walking on the Moon / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (4-track vodeo single)
- 2006: Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (released September 12)
- 2008: Certifiable (DE:gold, US: platinum)
- 2009: 10-Minute Teacher: The Police: Message in a Bottle (release: March 25th)
- 2013: Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police (release: June 26th)
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
|||||
Argentina (CAPIF) | - | - | 9 × platinum9 | 228,000 | capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) |
Australia (ARIA) | - | 3 × gold3 | 7 × platinum7th | 577,500 | aria.com.au |
Belgium (BEA) | - | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 | 165,000 | ultratop.be |
Brazil (PMB) | - | gold1 | platinum1 | 150,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
Denmark (IFPI) | - | - | platinum1 | 90,000 | ifpi.dk |
Germany (BVMI) | - | 8 × gold8th | - | 2,025,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Europe (IFPI) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | (2,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
Finland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 25,000 | ifpi.fi |
France (SNEP) | - | 6 × gold6th | 8 × platinum8th | 6,702,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | 20,000 | Individual evidence |
Ireland (IRMA) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | 30,000 | irishcharts.ie |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 | 700,000 | fimi.it |
Japan (RIAJ) | - | gold1 | - | 100,000 | riaj.or.jp |
Canada (MC) | - | 3 × gold3 | 8 × platinum8th | 975,000 | musiccanada.com |
Mexico (AMPROFON) | - | gold1 | - | 100,000 | amprofon.com.mx |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 4 × gold4th | 6 × platinum6th | 120,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 | 425,000 | nvpi.nl |
Norway (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 15,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
Austria (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 25,000 | ifpi.at |
Poland (ZPAV) | - | gold1 | - | 50,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | - | 100,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 | 350,000 | mediafire.com ES2 ES3 |
Czech Republic (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 50,000 | Individual evidence |
United States (RIAA) | - | 3 × gold3 | 23 × platinum23 | 22,900,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 6 × silver6th | 5 × gold5 | 17 × platinum17th | 8,910,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 6 × silver6th | 58 × gold58 | 92 × platinum92 |
swell
- ^ Gary Graff: Andy Summers finds new magic in rock 'n' roll . In: Qatar Tribune , November 22, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: Singles Albums DE UK US
Web links
- The Police at Allmusic (English)
- The Police at Discogs (English)