The English rock band the Police has released five studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, fourteen video albums, four soundtrack albums and twenty-six singles. The Police sold over 75 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[1][2][3]
| The Police discography | |
|---|---|
 The Police performing live on 1 August 2007 at Madison Square Garden, New York City | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 14 |
| Music videos | 18 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
| Box sets | 3 |
Albums edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
JPN [8] |
NED [9] |
NZ [10] |
SPA [11] |
SWE [12] |
US [13] | ||||||
| Outlandos d'Amour | 6 | 15 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 23 | |||||
| Reggatta de Blanc |
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 25 | ||||
| Zenyatta Mondatta |
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Ghost in the Machine |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Synchronicity |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
BEL [27] |
CAN [28] |
FIN [29] |
GER [30] |
NED [9] |
NZ [10] |
SPA [11][31] |
SCO [32] |
US [13] | ||||||
| Live! |
|
25 | 41 | 57 | 27 | 43 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 86 |
| |||
| Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires |
|
— | — | — | — | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Around the World |
|
— | 37 | — | — | 9 | 68 | — | 78 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [33] |
CAN [34] |
FRA [35] |
GER [36] |
ITA [37] |
NED [9] |
NZ [10] |
US [13] | ||||
| Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
|
1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | — | 18 | — | 11 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Their Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | — | ||
| Greatest Hits |
|
10 | 16 | 66 | 24 | 70 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 141 [39] |
||
| Every Breath You Take: The Classics |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Very Best of Sting & The Police |
|
11 | 22 | 4 | 66 | — | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | — | ||
| The Very Best of Sting & The Police (updated) |
|
1 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 4 | 69 | 17 | 46 | ||
| The Police |
|
3 | 17 | 65 | — | — | 78 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Flexible Strategies |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Box sets edit
| Title | Album details | Peaks | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [47] |
FRA [35] |
US [13] | ||||||||||||
| Six Pack |
|
17 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings |
|
— | — | 79 | ||||||||||
| Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings |
|
17 | 188 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" 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[48] in 1980 (under 2021 Official Chart rules it would be now categorised as an album)
Extended plays edit
| Title | EP details | Peaks |
|---|---|---|
| UK [4] | ||
| Voices Inside My Head (Remixes) |
|
100 |
Singles edit
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [47] |
AUS [5] |
BEL [49] |
CAN [50] |
GER [51] |
IRE [52] |
ITA [53] |
NED [54] |
NZ [55] |
US [56] | |||||
| 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 |
| ||
| "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 | 74 |
|
Reggatta de Blanc | ||
| "Fall Out" (re-issue) | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "Walking on the Moon" | 1 | 9 | 16 | 65 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | — |
|
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 | 10 |
|
Zenyatta Mondatta | ||
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| |||
| 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 |
| |||
| "Spirits in the Material World" | 12 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 6 | — | 8 | — | 11 |
| |||
| 1982 | "Secret Journey" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |||
| 1983 | "Every Breath You Take" | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Synchronicity | ||
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | 7 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 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 edit
- Around the World (1982) (VHS / Laserdisc (Japan))[nb 1]
- Synchronicity Concert (1984) (VHS) - AUS: Platinum[58]
- Every Breath You Take: The Videos (1986) (VHS) - AUS: Gold[59]
- Greatest Hits (1992) (VHS / Laserdisc)
- Outlandos to Synchronicities – A History of The Police Live! (1995) (VHS)
- The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997) (VHS)
- Every Breath You Take: The DVD (2003) (DVD)
- Synchronicity Concert (2005) (DVD / UMD)
- Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2006) (DVD)
- Better Than Therapy (2008) (DVD)
- Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires (2008) (DVD)
- Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police (2012) (DVD)
- Rock'n Roll... Of Corse! (2017) (DVD)
- Around the World (Restored & Expanded) (2022) (DVD / Blu-ray)[60][nb 2]
Music videos edit
- "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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ Filmed between February 1980 and January 1981, this documentary Around The World presents a selection of live performances, behind the scenes material and The Police filming promotional videos.[57]
- ^ This 2022 re-release of Around the World promotes its improved picture and sound quality with the "restored & expanded" label, but fails to mention that various parts of the original release are actually cut.[57]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Discographie The Police". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ 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 22 April 2022.
- 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:
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