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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
2,971
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 days ago · Radio 2 — "So Lonely"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
200 150 100 50 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 2,375 80%
6 Music 540 18%
Radio 1 41 1%
1Xtra 15 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 392 2026-05-18
2 Roxanne 318 2026-05-15
3 Message in a Bottle 248 2026-04-09
4 Spirits in the Material World 246 2026-05-11
5 Can't Stand Losing You 232 2026-05-12
6 Every Breath You Take 190 2026-05-06
7 Walking on the Moon 188 2026-05-16
8 So Lonely 178 2026-05-19
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 87 2026-02-15
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-19 06:55 So Lonely Radio 2
2026-05-18 04:55 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Radio 2
2026-05-16 06:49 Walking on the Moon 6 Music
2026-05-15 17:35 Roxanne Radio 2
2026-05-14 14:19 Synchronicity II 6 Music
2026-05-13 00:34 Roxanne Radio 2
2026-05-12 06:57 Can't Stand Losing You Radio 2
2026-05-11 12:56 Spirits in the Material World Radio 2
2026-05-11 02:17 Roxanne Radio 1
2026-05-07 14:07 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Radio 2
2026-05-07 10:13 So Lonely Radio 2
2026-05-06 12:52 Walking on the Moon 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 — 232 ▶
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 — 190 ▶
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic — 392 ▶
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 — 21 ▶
King Of Pain — 19 ▶
Man In A Suitcase — 1 ▶
Masoko Tanga — 1 ▶
Message in a Bottle — 248 ▶
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 — 318 ▶
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 — 178 ▶
So Lonely 1979 — 1 ▶
So Lonely - Hatfield Polytechnic 1979 — 5 ▶
So Lonely - Newcastle City Hall 1980 — 1 ▶
Spirits in the Material World — 246 ▶
Spirits In The Material World — 90 ▶
Synchronicity 1 — 1 ▶
Synchronicity II — 20 ▶
Tea in the Sahara — 1 ▶
The Bed's Too Big Without You — 87 ▶
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 — 188 ▶
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 — 55 ▶