The Police United Kingdom

The best album credited to The Police is Synchronicity which is ranked number 327 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 5,526.

The Police is ranked number 162 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 14,147.

The Police official website: http://www.thepolice.com

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Upcoming concerts

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New York's Finest: Tribute to Sting & The Police
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Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Performs the Music of The Police
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The Police best albums

The following albums by The Police are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Year of Release:
1986
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108
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1993
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93
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1995
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69
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4.
The Police 
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2007
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23
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5.
Greatest Hits 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1992
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14
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Year of Release:
2018
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None
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Total albums: 6. Page 1 of 1

This may not be a complete discography for The Police.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

The Police bestography composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 0 0%
1970s 2 0%
1980s 4 0%
1990s 4 0%
2000s 2 0%
2010s 2 0%
2020s 0 0%
Compilation? Albums %
No 8 57%
Yes 6 43%
Live? Albums %
No 12 86%
Yes 2 14%

The Police best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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1.
Rating: 90 (404 votes)Comments: 4
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(from the album Synchronicity)
2.
Rating: 89 (241 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Reggatta De Blanc)
3.
Rating: 88 (263 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Outlandos D'Amour)
4.
Rating: 87 (189 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Outlandos D'Amour)
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Rating: 87 (182 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Reggatta De Blanc)
6.
Rating: 87 (266 votes)Comments: 2
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(from the album Synchronicity)
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Rating: 87 (267 votes)Comments: 2
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(from the album Synchronicity)
8.
Rating: 87 (198 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Outlandos D'Amour)
9.
Rating: 86 (243 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Synchronicity)
11.
Rating: 86 (170 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Zenyatta Mondatta)
12.
Rating: 84 (225 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Synchronicity)
14.
Rating: 83 (123 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Ghost In The Machine)
15.
Rating: 82 (120 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Reggatta De Blanc)
16.
Rating: 82 (135 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Outlandos D'Amour)
17.
Rating: 82 (126 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Zenyatta Mondatta)
18.
Rating: 81 (97 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Zenyatta Mondatta)
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Rating: 81 (125 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Outlandos D'Amour)
N.B. Tracks must have received at least 3 ratings to appear in the above list.

The Police ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 144 votes)
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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This artist is rated in the top 7% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 15.0.

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80/100
From 04/30/2021 01:52
I rather listen to their Greatest Hits than their studio albums. Tight instrumentation, great reggae influence, eclectic production but too many fillers. Synchronicity is probably the closest to a non-filler Police album, and the only studio album I like from them.
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From 03/10/2021 02:32
These guys have crafted some iconic tunes
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85/100
From 02/17/2020 16:17
The original 2nd Brittish Invasion band.
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45/100
From 12/11/2018 05:42
Too much faux reggae and Sting's voice is thin. However, both Stewart Copland and Andy Summers went on to prove to be excellent musicians in other genres post-Police.
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From 10/28/2018 09:44
Police and Bruce Springsteen are the flag bearers of Dad Rock.
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30/100
From 04/26/2018 14:48
The oddball of new wave; easily one of the most successful acts of the movement, and yet they lack the coolness or finesse of their lowering charting contemporaries. A band with a so-so sound and a series of hits that never really hit the mark in my book.
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75/100
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90/100
From 10/08/2015 15:23
Great band. My favourite song is Don't Stand So Close To Me.
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75/100
From 08/10/2015 10:50
Compilations shouldn't be allowed in the 20 most rated songs of a band, when you have four, "Every Breathe You Take" in the ratings...

I think Sting And The Police have twenty odd good singles and a good album but they are more about the singles. Most of their singles have stood the test of time.

As for The Real Truth... This is purely based on albums, not an overall package of live, song writing, importance, influence et cetera. Obviously not enough people rate their albums now, so get over it!
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90/100
From 02/01/2015 13:54
3 extra terrestres , voilà ce que je retiens de ce groupe de légende pour moi . Un concert en plein air au Touquet pour confirmer la maitrise de leur art (quel batteur...) . Et des albums sublimes dans cette fin des années 70 au moment de l'explosion du punk.
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