The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. The core lineup consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The band became globally popular from the late 1970s to the mid‑1980s. Emerging from the British new wave scene, they developed a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae and jazz. The Police’s debut album, Outlandos d’Amour (1978), reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and featured the singles “Roxanne” and “Can’t Stand Losing You”. Reggatta de Blanc (1979) became the first of four consecutive number‑one studio albums in the UK and Australia; its singles “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon” were the band’s first UK number‑one hits. Their next albums, Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) and Ghost in the Machine (1981), were also major successes, producing further hits including “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”. Zenyatta Mondatta marked their breakthrough in the United States, reaching number five on the Billboard 200. The Police’s final studio album, Synchronicity (1983), topped the charts in the UK, Canada, Australia, Italy and the United States, selling more than eight million copies in the U.S. alone. Its lead single, “Every Breath You Take”, became the band’s fifth UK number‑one hit and their only U.S. number‑one single.
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Roxanne
Every Breath You Take
Message In A Bottle
So Lonely
So Lonely
King of Pain
Dont Stand So Close To Me
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Walking On The Moon
Can’t Stand Losing You
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