The Police

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. Their 1978 debut album, Outlandos d'Amour, reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart on the strength of the singles "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You". Their second album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979), became the first of four consecutive No. 1 studio albums in the UK and Australia; its first two singles, "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon", became their first UK number ones. Their next two albums, Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) and Ghost in the Machine (1981), led to further critical and commercial success with two songs, "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", becoming UK number-one singles. Years active: 1977–1984 1986 2007–2008 members: Sting Stewart Copeland Henry Padovani Andy Summers Studio Albums: Outlandos d'Amour (1978) Reggatta de Blanc (1979) Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) Ghost in the Machine (1981) Synchronicity (1983) Singles: - Every Breath You Take Synchronicity 1983 - Message In A Bottle Reggatta de Blanc · 1979 - Roxanne Outlandos d'Amour · 1978