| Artist: | The Police |
| Studio: | 5 |
| Live: | 3 |
| Compilation: | 7 |
| Video: | 14 |
| Music Videos: | 18 |
| Ep: | 1 |
| Singles: | 26 |
| Soundtrack: | 4 |
| Option: | 3 |
| Option Name: | Box sets |
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]
| 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 |
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| Ghost in the Machine |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
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| Synchronicity |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | BEL [27] | CAN [28] | ": Web site: The Police - Live! . . 2016-07-11. | FIN [29] | GER [30] | ": Web site: The Police - Live! . de . GfK Entertainment . 2016-07-11.
| NED | NZ | SPA [31] | SCO [32] | US | |||||
| Live! |
| 25 | 41 | 57 | 27 | 43 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 86 |
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| — | — | — | — | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Around the World |
| — | 37 | — | — | 9 | 68 | — | 78 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT [33] | CAN [34] | FRA [35] | GER [36] | ITA [37] | NED | NZ | US | |||||
| 1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | — | 18 | — | 11 | 1 | 7 |
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| Their Greatest Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | — |
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| 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 |
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| The Police |
| 3 | 17 | 65 | — | — | 78 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
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| Flexible Strategies |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peaks | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [46] | FRA | US | |||||||||||||
| Six Pack |
| 17 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings |
| — | — | 79 |
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| 17 | 188 | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| EP details | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| Voices Inside My Head (Remixes) |
| 100 |
| Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | BEL [48] | CAN [49] | GER [50] | IRE [51] | ITA [52] | NED [53] | NZ [54] | US [55] | ||||||
| 1977 | "Fall Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 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 |
| Reggatta de Blanc | |||
| "Fall Out" (re-issue) | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "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 |
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| 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 |
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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 | ||||
| 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 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Video | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Roxanne" (2 versions) | Derek Burbidge | Outlandos d'Amour |
| "Can't Stand Losing You" (2 versions) | |||
| 1979 | "Message in a Bottle" | Reggatta de Blanc | |
| "Walking on the Moon" | |||
| "The Bed's Too Big Without You" | David Mallet | ||
| 1980 | "So Lonely" | Derek Burbidge | Outlandos d'Amour |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (2 versions) | Zenyatta Mondatta | ||
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |||
| 1981 | "Spirits in the Material World" | Ghost in the Machine | |
| "One World (Not Three)" | |||
| "Demolition Man" | |||
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |||
| 1982 | "Invisible Sun" | ||
| 1983 | "Every Breath You Take" | Godley & Creme | Synchronicity |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |||
| "Synchronicity II" | |||
| "King of Pain" | |||
| 1986 | "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" | Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
