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The Police wrapped up their reunion tour with a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was their first tour since 1986, consisted of 151 shows and, according to the source, was the third-highest-grossing tour of all time.
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- The Police began their reunion tour at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
- The Police played the first UK concert of their reunion tour, performing for two nights at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
- The Police released their final single, Don't Stand So Close To Me '86, and subsequently ended their career. They had hoped to reunite and record another album, but injuries and conflicts led Stewart Copeland to state that they could no longer work together.
- The Police released the single “King Of Pain”.
- “Every Breath You Take” spent its sixth week at No. 1 on the US singles chart. Eurythmics remained at No. 2 with “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”.
- The Police reached No. 1 on the British album chart with “Ghost in the Machine.” It was their third album to top the British chart. The album included the singles “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” “Invisible Sun,” and “Spirits in the Material World.”
- The Police released their fourth album “Ghost in the Machine,” the last in their series of four consecutive autumn albums. The title comes from a psychological book by Arthur Koestler, and the album reached No. 2 in the United States. It included the hit “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.”
- The Police reached number one on the UK album chart with Ghost in the Machine. It was their fourth studio album and the group's third album to reach number one. The album also topped the charts in the Netherlands, Australia, Italy and Canada, and reached number two in the U.S.
- The Police released their third studio album Zenyatta Mondatta. The album reached No. 1 in Australia and the UK and No. 5 on the US Billboard 200, giving the group its first US Top 10 album. It featured the hits "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" and earned the group two Grammy Awards. The album sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.
- The Police's third studio album, Zenyatta Mondatta, reached No. 1 on the UK album chart. It included successful songs such as "Don't Stand So Close to Me," "Canary in a Coalmine" and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da."
- The Police released their second album “Regatta de Blanc.” It was even more successful than their debut and earned the group its first Grammy Award in 1980. The French title can loosely be translated as “White Reggae.”
- The Police released their second studio album Reggatta de Blanc on A&M Records. The album reached No. 1 in the UK and Australia and featured the hits Walking on the Moon and Message in a Bottle.