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1 Next To You   Jan 1979  
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2 Roxanne 14   Apr 1979  
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3 Can't Stand Losing You   May 1979  
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4 Fall Out   Nov 1979  
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5 The Bed's Too Big Without You   Dec 1979  
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6 Message In A Bottle 1     Dec 1979  
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7 It's Alright For You   Dec 1979  
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8 Walking On The Moon 1     Jan 1980  
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9 So Lonely   Mar 1980  
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10 When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around 3     Dec 1980  
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11 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 2 8   Dec 1980  
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12 Voices Inside My Head   Dec 1980  
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13 Canary In A Coalmine 19     Dec 1980  
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14 Driven To Tears   Apr 1981  
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15 Don't Stand So Close To Me 1 6   Apr 1981  
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16 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 1 2   Nov 1981  
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17 Invisible Sun 10     Jan 1982  
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18 Spirits In The Material World 1 13   Mar 1982  
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19 Secret Journey 17     May 1982  
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20 Hungry For You   1982  
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21 Too Much Information   1982  
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22 I Burn For You   Jan 1983  
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  Besides being the biggest rock song of 1983, Every Breath You Take crossed-over to become the top pop song too. For the entire 80's decade, the song was number 2 rock and number 3 pop. In 1997, the song was borrowed heavily in number one song I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy, Faith Evans and 112.  

23 Every Breath You Take 1 1   Jun 1983  
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24 King Of Pain 1 3   Oct 1983  
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25 Synchronicity II 6 9   Dec 1983  
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26 Wrapped Around Your Finger 4 7   Feb 1984  
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27 Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 5     Nov 1986  
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28 Roxanne '97 - Puff Daddy Remix   Jan 1998  
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The Police was a rock, pop, and alternative band. The leader of The Police was Sting. The greatest hit by The Police was number one song Every Breath You Take, which was the top song of the year 1984. Find a song by The Police!


Top Pop Songs by The Police

official top hits 1960-2014
1Every Breath You Take
2Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
3King Of Pain
4De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
5Wrapped Around Your Finger
6Don't Stand So Close To Me

Top Rock Songs by The Police

official top rock hits 1980-2014
1Every Breath You Take
2King Of Pain
3Spirits In The Material World
4Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
5Don't Stand So Close To Me
6De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
7Walking On The Moon
8When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
9Wrapped Around Your Finger
10Synchronicity II
11Don't Stand So Close To Me '86
12Invisible Sun

Rock Classics by The Police

most famous pre-1980 rock classics
1Message In A Bottle
2Roxanne

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