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The album Reggatta de Blanc began a four-week run at number one on the UK album chart. It featured the band’s first two UK number-one singles, “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon.” The album cost just £6,000 to record.
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- 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.
- They released their third single, “Can’t Stand Losing You”, which followed their debut hit “Roxanne”. The song was written by singer and bassist Sting as a song about suicide and caused controversy with its cover depicting Stewart Copeland appearing to hang himself.
- 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 performed at The Red Cow on Hammersmith Road in London.
- The departure of guitarist Henri Padovani reduced The Police to a trio.
- The Police performed live as a three-piece for the first time at Rebecca's club in Birmingham, England, after original guitarist Henri Padovani left the band.
- 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 the single “King Of Pain”.