5-4-3-2-1 : The Police

The Beatles, Duran Duran, The Police

Quite the lineup

Let's consider The Police.

- Sting

- Andy Summers

- Stewart Copeland

Genres classic to The Police - New Wave, Reggae Rock, Post Punk, Pop Rock

5-4-3-2-1 : The Police 3

My favorite album

Of the full discography, defining a favorite is hard.  However, I think I would choose Synchronicity for its release in the year I was born - 1983.

Let's go from there.

5th and final album

Released in June 1983

Hit singles -

"Every Breath You Take"

"King of Pain"

"Wrapped Around Your Finger" 

"Synchronicity II"

The title and lyrics were inspired by the book, 

The Roots of Coincidence by Arthur Koestler (1972).

5 Grammy Award Nominations/3 Grammy Wins (1984)

"...the biggest band in the world..."

No. 1 on UK Albums Chart & Billboard 200

Over 8 million copies sold in the U.S. alone

No. 17 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the Eighties

Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

No. 455 in 2003

No. 448 in 2012

No. 159 in 2020

No. 50 on VH1's 100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll (2001)

No. 119 on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's The Definitive 200 (2007)

Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (2009)

Preserved in the National Recording Registry (2023)

Review Scores -

AllMusic - 4.5/5 Stars

The Baltimore Sun - 5/5 Stars

Chicago Tribune - 2.5/4 Stars

Mojo - 3/5 Stars

Q - 4/5 Stars

Rolling Stone - 4.5/5 Stars

The Rolling Stone Album Guide - 4/5 Stars

The Sacramento Bee - 4/4 Stars

Smash Hits - 9/10

The Village Voice - B+

Track List -

Side One -

1.  Synchronicity I

2.  Walking in Your Footsteps

3.  O My God

4.  Mother

5.  Miss Gradenko

6.  Synchronicity II

Side Two -

1.  Every Breath You Take

2.  King of Pain

3.  Wrapped Around Your Finger

4.  Tea in the Sahara

Certified Gold in Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong, the Netherlands 

Certified Platinum in Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, & the UK

Certified 8x Platinum in the U.S.

(Wikipedia)

I have been a fan of The Police for some time.  I have listened to the better majority of every track list spanning the band's studio albums.  If I were to choose a favorite song, "Walking on the Moon" rests in first place.  Synchronicity may have been their last but will always remain in high regard.