Re: Album of the day (#7496): Synchronicity by The Police

HoldenM — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:13:35 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 09/26/2026 20:13

Starts strong, then has a pretty rough stretch until the final four tracks which all rock. Kind of a mixed bag in total; probably my least favorite album from The Police, but not bad.

Track picks
7. Every Breath You Take
8. King Of Pain
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Tea In The Sahara

Album of the day (#7496): Synchronicity by The Police

BestEverAlbums — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:00:26 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 09/26/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

Synchronicity by The Police (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1983.
Country:
The Police discography rank: 1st (out of 14 albums listed on BEA)
1983 rank: 5th
1980s rank: 41st
Overall rank: 302nd
Average rating: 79/100 (from 1061 votes).

Tracks:
1. Synchronicity I
2. Walking In Your Footsteps
3. O My God
4. Mother
5. Miss Gradenko
6. Synchronicity II
7. Every Breath You Take
8. King Of Pain
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Tea In The Sahara

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"Mother is reminiscent of the song from another Police album, Be My Girl-Sally. It's also written by Summers, and is about a dude and his sex doll. It's a character song, lighthearted and fun, probably not serious (just like Mother). Mother fits on this album alongside Sting's quirky lyrics and the bouncy and fun motif the music has for the rest of the album. Synchronicity II has a great melody and is another cool story-ish song. It's a good album with consistent use of experimental ambient guitar work, and early world music influences.
P.S. Wrapped Around Your Finger is an incredible, delicate ballad. Probably my favorite from them. Like the other dude said, it's about a power struggle, but he always comes back to her, so maybe it's not such a healthy relationship, but anybody who can sing such a gorgeous melody as this one for somebody must genuinely be in love."
- @Nobodyisemo
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"Best album by the Police. Best album of 1983. Great audio quality. Great singing and drumming. I like the whole album except "Mother". Favorite song: "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Bonus track on CD:"Murder By Numbers is also very good."
- @ChrisPBacon (Rating: 95/100)
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Re: Album of the day (#7496): Synchronicity by The Police

Album of the day (#7496): Synchronicity by The Police