July 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

In 78, the first of nineteen hits on A & M,

saw The Police at No.42, with ‘Can’t Stand Losing You’.

And in 79, ‘Roxanne’, climbed to No.12,

and ‘Can’t Stand Losing You’, this time reached No.2.

 

Next to follow in 79, came ‘Message In A Bottle’ –

a gold-seller, at No.1, for a 3 week stay.

Also in 79, ‘Fall Out’, on Illegal, made No.47,

and ‘Walking On The Moon’, on A & M,- a gold-selling, No.1 play.

 

In 80, ‘So Lonely’ made No.6, and ‘Six Pack’ reached No.17,

with ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’ – a gold-selling No.1.

And ‘De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da’, also a gold-seller, at No.5,

and in 81, at No.2, was ‘Invisible Sun’.

 

Still in 81, ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’, made No.1,

and ending 81, ‘Spirits In The Material World’ – a No.12 sound.

In 83, ‘Every Breath You Take’ – a US. & UK. No 1,

and also in 83, ‘Wrapped Around Your Finger’, was No.7 bound.

 

Ending 83, ‘Synchronicity ll’, peaked at No.17,

and in 84, also at No.17, was ‘King Of Pain’.

And in 86, ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me (Remix)’, at No.24,

and in 95, ‘Can’t Stand Losing You (Live)’, at No.27 – a hit again.

 

In 97, Sting & The Police, took ‘Roxanne ’97 ‘ to No.17, on A & M,

and in 2000, on Pagan, Different Gear Versus The Police,

took ‘When The World Is Running Down’ to No.28,

and ends this mix of hits, that The Police did release.

 

 

 

 

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