The Police sold millions of copies of Synchronicity, but the cash registers continued to ring long after fans purchased the band's fifth and final album. This meant the marketplace was flooded with ...

In the early '80s, Sting was not at home in Britain. "Britain had gone to war with Argentina over the Falklands," Sting wrote in his 2007 book, Lyrics. "Young men were dying in the freezing waters of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Synchronicity became the swansong record for the trio of Sting, drummer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Police in 1979. The Police's 15-million-selling final album, 1983's Synchronicity, is to be reissued in various formats, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland of the Police, circa 1983. (Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo / Photo: Getty Images ...

Online prognosticator Rick Beato recently opined that in 2100, acts like the Beatles, Nirvana, Queen, and, yes, the Police will still be in heavy rotation when it comes to celebrating the rock era.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Police ended their hugely successful career in the mid-’80s ...

In 1983, sometime between the M*A*S*H finale, the shock of seeing Darth Vader’s face, and the Cabbage Patch Riots, the Police issued the year’s music blockbuster. The trio’s fifth and final album, ...

In December 1982, the Police flew to the Caribbean to record their fifth album. The executives at A&M Records were excited. A year earlier, the trio had leavened their raw, guitar-driven sound with ...