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The Police

The Police is a group from the UK, active from 1977.

Group GB 1977–2008 new wave rock pop rock
TOTAL PLAYS
3,000
SONGS PLAYED
85
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2005-03-02 06:04 · 6 Music — "Bed's To Big Without You - Newcastle 1980"
LAST PLAYED
2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Spirits in the Material World"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
200 150 100 50 0
'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 2,399 80%
6 Music 544 18%
Radio 1 41 1%
1Xtra 16 1%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 12:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 398 2026-08-19
2 Roxanne 319 2026-08-06
3 Spirits in the Material World 252 2026-08-24
4 Message in a Bottle 250 2026-07-31
5 Can't Stand Losing You 235 2026-08-21
6 Every Breath You Take 194 2026-08-14
7 Walking on the Moon 189 2026-07-30
8 So Lonely 180 2026-08-02
9 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 158 2025-10-11
10 Message In A Bottle 98 2012-06-03
11 Spirits In The Material World 90 2011-11-22
12 The Bed's Too Big Without You 89 2026-05-25
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-24 15:47 Spirits in the Material World Radio 2
2026-08-21 09:27 Can't Stand Losing You Radio 2
2026-08-19 18:52 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 6 Music
2026-08-18 08:35 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Radio 2
2026-08-14 01:26 Every Breath You Take Radio 2
2026-08-13 10:03 Spirits in the Material World Radio 2
2026-08-12 12:36 King of Pain Radio 2
2026-08-11 07:54 Can't Stand Losing You Radio 2
2026-08-10 00:14 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Radio 2
2026-08-06 19:38 Roxanne Radio 2
2026-08-04 20:28 Every Breath You Take 1Xtra
2026-08-04 11:33 Spirits in the Material World Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

85 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Bed's To Big Without You - Newcastle 1980 — 2 ▶
Born in the '50s — 1 ▶
Born In The 50's — 3 ▶
Bring On The Night — 14 ▶
Bring On The Night - Newcastle 1980 — 1 ▶
Can't Stand Losing You — 235 ▶
Can't Stand Losing You 1979 — 1 ▶
Can't Stand Losing You (The Bit They Left Out) - BBC Session 23/07/1979 — 2 ▶
Can't Stand Losing You - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 5 ▶
Canary In A Coalmine — 4 ▶
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da — 4 ▶
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — 158 ▶
Deathwish — 1 ▶
Don't Stand So Close to Me — 73 ▶
Don't Stand So Close To Me — 56 ▶
Driven To Tears — 8 ▶
Driven To Tears (Remastered 2003) — 1 ▶
DRIVEN TO TEARS - NEWCASTLE 1980 — 1 ▶
Dubbin' On The Moon (Smoove Remix) — 1 ▶
Every Breath You Take — 194 ▶
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic — 398 ▶
Fall Out - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 5 ▶
Fall Out / Next To You - Newcastle 1980 — 1 ▶
Fall Out / Next To You - Newcastle City Hall 1980 — 1 ▶
Fallout — 1 ▶
Hole In My Life - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 4 ▶
Hole In My Life - Newcastle City Hall 1980 — 1 ▶
I Can't Stand Losing You - Newcastle City Hall 1980 — 1 ▶
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — 1 ▶
Invisible Sun — 23 ▶
King of Pain — 22 ▶
King Of Pain — 19 ▶
Man In A Suitcase — 1 ▶
Masoko Tanga — 1 ▶
Message in a Bottle — 250 ▶
Message In A Bottle — 98 ▶
Message In A Bottle (Live at Maida Vale) — 2 ▶
Message In A Bottle - Bcc Session 23/07/1979 — 3 ▶
Message In A Bottle - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 7 ▶
Message In A Bottle - Newcastle '80 — 1 ▶
Message In A Bottle - Newcastle 1980 — 2 ▶
Message In A Bottle 1979 — 1 ▶
Miss Gradenko — 2 ▶
Next To You — 13 ▶
Next To You (Remastered 2003) — 1 ▶
Next To You - BBC Session 23/07/1979 — 4 ▶
Next To You - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 2 ▶
Next To You - Newcastle City Hall 1980 — 1 ▶
Peanuts - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 2 ▶
Regatta De Blanc — 1 ▶
Reggatta De Blanc — 7 ▶
Roxanne — 319 ▶
Roxanne (Terracotta Army Unofficial Mix) — 1 ▶
Roxanne - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 5 ▶
Roxanne loop — 1 ▶
Shadows In The Rain — 4 ▶
Shadows In The Rain (Remastered 2003) — 1 ▶
So Lonely — 180 ▶
So Lonely 1979 — 1 ▶
So Lonely - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 5 ▶
So Lonely - Newcastle City Hall 1980 — 1 ▶
Spirits in the Material World — 252 ▶
Spirits In The Material World — 90 ▶
Synchronicity 1 — 1 ▶
Synchronicity II — 20 ▶
Tea in the Sahara — 1 ▶
The Bed's Too Big Without You — 89 ▶
The beds to big without you — 16 ▶
The Beds To Big Without You (BBC Session) — 5 ▶
The beds too big without you — 5 ▶
This Bed's Too Big Without You - BBC Session 23/07/1979 — 2 ▶
Truth Hits Everybody - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 5 ▶
Visions Of The Night — 1 ▶
Voices Inside My Head — 29 ▶
Walking on the Moon — 189 ▶
Walking On The Moon — 54 ▶
Walking On The Moon (Album Version) — 1 ▶
Walking On The Moon (Kouncilhouse Remix) — 2 ▶
Walking On The Moon (Roger Sanchez EVA Edit) — 1 ▶
Walking On The Moon - Newcastle 1980 — 1 ▶
Walking On The Moon - Newcastle City Hall 1980 — 1 ▶
When the World Is Running Down — 2 ▶
When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of Whats Still Around — 1 ▶
When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around — 17 ▶
Wrapped Around Your Finger — 56 ▶