Live!
by The Police
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The Police bestography
Live! is ranked 6th best out of 14 albums by The Police on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Police is Synchronicity which is ranked number 300 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,511.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Live! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Live! rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 4 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1995 | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1995 | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 49 Music Albums of 1995 | 19/49 | 3 |
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s | 37/70 | 10 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1995 | 72/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | spigelwii | Top 8 Music Albums of 1995 | 5/8 | 3 |
| 2025 | rkm | Top 66 Music Albums of 1995 | 49/66 | 1 |
| 2025 |  bojolpif71 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2024 |  Leonard | Liverecording | 52/100 | - |
| 2024 | Bestlive | Top 23 Greatest Music Albums | 5/23 | 69 |
| 2023 | joathome | Best Live Albums | 17/57 | - |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2021 | jon5417 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1995 | 12/36 | 3 |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 15 Music Albums of 1995 | 8/15 | 3 |
| 2017 | Drzozzy | Top 30 Music Albums of 1995 | 9/30 | 4 |
| 2015 |  lightmyway | Top 74 Music Albums of 1995 | 56/74 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 115 | |||
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Live! ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/26/2026 15:59 | Tamthebam | 23,195 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2025 07:57 | kinginsomniac12 | 575 | 99/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2025 15:26 | MarkusN | 933 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2025 16:56 | spigelwii | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2024 21:06 | Hemo | 101 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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I disagree with lightmyway's assessment. This is well more than "okay". The first set is from 1979 and the second set is from 1983. There is a vast difference between the two. The first set displays the band in all it's fast and furious glory. They are playing to win, taking chances, and you can practically feel the sweat pour from the speakers. The second set demonstrates that the band is playing it fairly safe, having concquered the world. The second set (Synchronicity Tour) has moments of inspiration, but does lack the sheer thrill of the first set. With that being said, if you like live rock music pperformed by expert musicians, you should own this set.
lightmyway 05/15/2012 17:10 | #42395
An okay double live album from two different points in the Police's career. The first one is the more interesting.
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