Artists · UK Singles Chart

The Police

Charting Oct 1, 1978 → Sep 3, 2000 · 131 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 3 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 145 wk (10 at #1), UK Singles Chart 131 wk (14 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 145 wk UK Singles Chart · 131 wk Global Music Power · 209 wk

Peak Power: 2.66%; week of Jan 6, 1980
Career Power: 260; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 14; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 100; April 1979 – April 1980
Peak Five Years: 249; February 1979 – February 1984
Top-five weeks: 30; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 131; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.96%; week of Oct 25, 1981
Comebacks: 1; June 1983

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Apr 4, 1982	Jun 12, 1983	62	59	2.66%	1.25%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

18 records · 260 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each song earned this artist: their weekly Power Share, split across their songs (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Record Power is the song's own figure, the same for every artist on it — a #1 week is 3.5 whoever holds it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
Every Breath You TakeApple Music	#1May 1983	11	May 1983 – July 1983	26.7	27.6
Message In A BottleApple Music	#1September 1979	11	September 1979 – November 1979	24.7	25.0
Don't Stand So Close To MeApple Music	#1September 1980	10	September 1980 – November 1980	24.4	24.2
Walking on the MoonApple Music	#1December 1979	10	November 1979 – January 1980	24.0	23.9
Can't Stand Losing YouApple Music	#2July 1979	18	October 1978 – May 1995	23.5	23.5
Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicApple Music	#1November 1981	13	October 1981 – January 1982	21.0	22.4
De Do Do Do, De Da Da DaApple Music	#5December 1980	7	December 1980 – January 1981	16.7	16.4
So LonelyApple Music	#6March 1980	10	February 1980 – April 1980	15.7	15.7
RoxanneApple Music	#12May 1979	9	April 1979 – June 1979	15.3	15.3
Invisible SunApple Music	#2September 1981	8	September 1981 – November 1981	15.2	16.0
Spirits In The Material WorldApple Music	#12December 1981	8	December 1981 – January 1982	14.4	14.2
Wrapped Around Your FingerApple Music	#7July 1983	9	July 1983 – September 1983	13.1	13.0
King Of PainApple Music	#17January 1984	5	January 1984 – February 1984	6.1	6.1
Synchronicity IIApple Music	#17November 1983	4	October 1983 – November 1983	5.8	5.8
Don't Stand So Close To Me '86Apple Music	#24October 1986	4	October 1986 – October 1986	5.1	5.1
Six Pack	#17June 1980	4	June 1980 – June 1980	5.1	5.0
Fall Out	#47November 1979	4	November 1979 – December 1979	1.7	2.2
When the World Is Running Downwith Different Gear	#28July 2000	4	July 2000 – September 2000	1.4	2.8

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