The Police discography | |
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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 |
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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 25 | ||||
Zenyatta Mondatta |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||
Ghost in the Machine |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
Synchronicity |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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UK [4] |
BEL [27] |
CAN [28] |
FIN [29] |
GER [30] |
NED [9] |
NZ [10] |
SPA [11] [31] |
SCO [32] |
US [13] | ||||||
Live! |
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25 | 41 | 57 | 27 | 43 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 86 |
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Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires |
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— | — | — | — | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Around the World |
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— | 37 | — | — | 9 | 68 | — | 78 | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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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 |
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1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | — | 18 | — | 11 | 1 | 7 | ||
Their Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | — | ||
Greatest Hits |
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10 | 16 | 66 | 24 | 70 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 141 [39] |
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Every Breath You Take: The Classics |
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— | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Very Best of Sting & The Police |
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11 | 22 | 4 | 66 | — | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | — | ||
The Very Best of Sting & The Police (updated) |
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1 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 4 | 69 | 17 | 46 | ||
The Police |
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3 | 17 | 65 | — | — | 78 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 | ||
Flexible Strategies |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peaks | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [47] |
FRA [35] |
US [13] | ||||||||||||
Six Pack |
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17 | — | — | ||||||||||
Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings |
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— | — | 79 | ||||||||||
Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings |
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17 | 188 | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | EP details | Peaks |
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UK [4] | ||
Voices Inside My Head (Remixes) |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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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 |
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" Can't Stand Losing You" (re-issue) | 2 | 98 | 15 | — | — | 7 | — | 10 | 48 | — |
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" Message in a Bottle" | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 74 |
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Reggatta de Blanc | ||
" Fall Out" (re-issue) | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
" Walking on the Moon" | 1 | 9 | 16 | 65 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | — |
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Reggatta de Blanc | ||
" Bring on the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1980 | " So Lonely" (re-issue) | 6 | 99 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
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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 |
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Zenyatta Mondatta | ||
" De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
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1981 | " Invisible Sun" | 2 | 89 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 27 | — | — |
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Ghost in the Machine | |
" Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
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" Spirits in the Material World" | 12 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 6 | — | 8 | — | 11 |
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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. |