POLICE (original) (raw)
The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 and the line-up consisted of primary songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist Sting (born 2 October 1951 in Wallsend, Northumberland), guitarist Andy Summers (born December 31, 1942 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire), and drummer Stewart Copeland (born July 16, 1952 in Alexandria, Virginia). The Police were founded by drummer Copeland in 1977 with the key trio, making their debut at Camden’s Music Machine later that year. The Police achieved a string of hit songs, scoring five UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s such as Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic and Every Breath You Take, as well as five consecutive UK Official Albums Chart Number 1s. The Police parted ways in 1986 due to tensions within the band, but reformed in 2007 for a hugely successful world tour.
POLICE Songs stats
UK No1s
5
UK Top 10s
10
UK Top 40s
18
UK Top 75s
19
Weeks at No1
13
Weeks in the Top 10
47
Weeks in the Top 40
107
Weeks in the Top 75
153
POLICE Albums stats
UK No1s
6
UK Top 10s
9
UK Top 40s
12
UK Top 75s
12
Weeks at No1
17
Weeks in the Top 10
94
Weeks in the Top 40
282
Weeks in the Top 75
400
POLICE news
Official Singles Chart
07
Oct
1978
28
Apr
1979
ROXANNE
THE POLICE
- Peak: 12,
- Weeks: 17
22
Sep
1979
17
Nov
1979
01
Dec
1979
16
Feb
1980
14
Jun
1980
27
Sep
1980
13
Dec
1980
26
Sep
1981
24
Oct
1981
12
Dec
1981
28
May
1983
23
Jul
1983
05
Nov
1983
14
Jan
1984
11
Oct
1986
13
May
1995
05
Aug
2000
Official Albums Chart
21
Apr
1979
13
Oct
1979
11
Oct
1980
10
Oct
1981
25
Jun
1983
08
Nov
1986
10
Oct
1992
03
Jun
1995
10
Jun
1995
LIVE!
POLICE
- Peak: 25,
- Weeks: 3
22
Nov
1997
23
Jun
2007
28
Nov
2019
08
Aug
2024
Official Singles Sales Chart
02
Apr
2020
Official Singles Downloads Chart
02
Apr
2020
Official Physical Singles Chart
13
May
1995
20
Dec
1997
05
Aug
2000
03
May
2018
Official Albums Chart Update
21
Apr
2015
24
Nov
2019
20
Jun
2021
20
Jun
2021
24
Apr
2022
23
Oct
2022
04
Aug
2024
Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.
Official Scottish Albums Chart
23
Jul
1994
10
Jun
1995
LIVE!
POLICE
- Peak: 39,
- Weeks: 3
22
Nov
1997
23
Jun
2007
28
Nov
2019
24
Jun
2021
24
Jun
2021
02
Jun
2022
27
Oct
2022
17
Nov
2022
08
Aug
2024
Official Albums Sales Chart
25
Apr
2015
28
Nov
2019
24
Jun
2021
24
Jun
2021
28
Apr
2022
02
Jun
2022
27
Oct
2022
17
Nov
2022
08
Aug
2024
Official Album Downloads Chart
24
Feb
2007
23
Jun
2007
15
Sep
2007
08
Aug
2024
Official Physical Albums Chart
12
Mar
1994
03
Jun
1995
10
Jun
1995
LIVE!
POLICE
- Peak: 25,
- Weeks: 3
22
Nov
1997
23
Jun
2007
28
Nov
2019
24
Jun
2021
24
Jun
2021
02
Jun
2022
27
Oct
2022
17
Nov
2022
08
Aug
2024
Official Vinyl Albums Chart
29
Nov
2018
24
Jun
2021
24
Jun
2021
28
Apr
2022
02
Jun
2022
27
Oct
2022
17
Nov
2022
08
Aug
2024
Official Vinyl Singles Chart
03
May
2018
Official Record Store Chart
24
Jun
2021
24
Jun
2021
28
Apr
2022
17
Nov
2022
08
Aug
2024
Official Dance Singles Chart
05
Aug
2000
Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart
20
Dec
1997
Official Independent Albums Chart
05
May
2001
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point
Official Independent Singles Chart
05
Aug
2000
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point
Official Blu-Ray Chart
Official Video Chart
28
May
2022
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point
Official Music Video Chart
10
Jun
1995
17
Jun
1995
29
Nov
1997
19
Apr
2003
24
Sep
2005
14
Oct
2006
06
Dec
2008
08
Jun
2019
28
May
2022
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point