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434) Outlandos d’Amour

The Police

Posted Nov 01, 2003 12:00 AM

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They would get bigger, but they never sounded fresher. The Police were punks who could play their instruments, absorbing reggae into the spare, bouncy sound of their debut album. "Roxanne," "Next to You" and "So Lonely" proved that Sting was already a top-notch pop songwriter.

Total album sales: 3,605,000

Peak chart position: 23

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