DEF: The Police “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
The Police‘s 1980 album Zenyatta Mondatta produced two Top 10 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, both of which peaked at number 10. On this date in 1981, the second of those two hits, “Don’t Stand...
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DEF: The Police “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”
London-based band The Police hit the Top 5 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times, most notably with their number one hit “Every Breath You Take.” The band’s first Top 5 hit came in 1981...
DEF: The Police “Wrapped Around Your Finger”
London-based band The Police hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart nine times, all between 1979 and 1984. The last of those hits came with “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” their fourth charting single...
DEF: The Police “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da”
London-based band The Police have hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times, all between 1981 and 1984. Exactly 35 years ago, the band reached the Top 10 for the first time,...
DEF: The Police “Synchronicity II”
All four of British band The Police‘s four charting singles from their Synchronicity album reached the Top 20, and three of the four climbed to the Top 10. On this date in 1983, the song that...
DEF: The Police “Spirits In The Material World”
London-based band The Police have scored nine Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with all of them charting between 1979 and 1984. Exactly in the middle, the band’s fifth Top 40 hit, “Spirits...
MOTW: Stay The Night With The Police
Sting wrote one his highest-charting songs during his tenure with the Police called “Every Breath You Take.” P Diddy in tribute to Notorious BIG sampled the song in 1997’s “I’ll Be Missing You,” which propelled...
Do you miss the Police aka Sting?
I think pop culture is missing the Police. I have noticed that two of the biggest songs over the last six months sound reminiscent of the band that Sting fronted. Bruno Mar’s recent jam...
I’ll Be Missing You
I’ve often stated that if I had to pick one song as the biggest hit of the 1980s, taking into account chart performance alongside other factors, such as influence and lasting resonance, I would choose The...
