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Sting

Solo artist Wallsend singer, songwriter & member of The Police

Sting is an artist from Wallsend. Sting has 137 chart appearances on 47 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2020. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Fields of Gold”, which appears on 17 lists with a best position of #22. The station that charted Sting most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 74 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1985.

137appearances

47countdowns

26songs charted

14stations

0#1 finishes

1985–2020years

Songs by Sting on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Fields of Gold	1,140	17	#22	–	1993
2	All This Time	755	12	#11	–	1991
3	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	685	14	#37	–	1993
4	An Englishmen In New York	610	9	#3	–	1988
5	The Soul Cages	539	8	#71	–	1991
6	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	454	7	#703	–	–
7	We'll Be Together	428	11	#24	–	1987
8	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	349	7	#964	–	–
9	Fortress Around Your Heart	317	10	#25	–	1985
10	If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free	306	6	#20	–	1985
11	This Cowboy Song	254	6	#1145	–	–
12	Mad About You	171	7	#53	–	1991
13	Russians	110	2	#10	–	1985
14	Desert Rose	99	2	#56	–	–
15	Shadows in the Rain	93	2	#262	–	–
16	Fragile	86	3	#23	–	1988
17	Love is the 7th Wave	82	2	#31	–	1985
18	Englishman in New York	75	2	#308	–	–
19	Love is the Seventh Wave	64	1	#179	–	–
20	Waiting In Vain	64	1	#713	–	–
21	When We Dance	48	1	#48	–	1994
22	If You Love Somebody	48	1	#523	–	–
23	Be Still My Beating Heart	19	1	#82	–	1988
24	If I Ever Lose My Faith	16	1	#422	–	–
25	I Can't Stop Thinking About You	6	1	#86	–	2016
26	Never Coming Home	1	1	#877	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

85 87 88 91 93 94 16

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2020	571	Fields of Gold	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1918	Desert Rose	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1967	Fragile	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2016	86	I Can't Stop Thinking About You	WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016
2013	877	Never Coming Home	WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2009	56	Desert Rose	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2006	339	Fields of Gold	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006	50	Artist ranking	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005	533	Fields of Gold	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	556	An Englishmen In New York	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	562	The Soul Cages	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	704	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	723	All This Time	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	917	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	1005	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	151	Fields of Gold	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	532	Fields of Gold	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	555	An Englishmen In New York	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	562	The Soul Cages	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	704	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	722	All This Time	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	916	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1004	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1145	This Cowboy Song	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1311	Fortress Around Your Heart	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1532	We'll Be Together	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1574	Mad About You	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	92	Fields of Gold	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	265	Fields of Gold	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	308	Englishman in New York	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	385	Fragile	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	422	If I Ever Lose My Faith	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	532	Fields of Gold	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	555	An Englishmen In New York	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	562	The Soul Cages	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	704	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	722	All This Time	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	916	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1004	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1145	This Cowboy Song	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1311	Fortress Around Your Heart	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1532	We'll Be Together	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1574	Mad About You	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002	532	Fields of Gold	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	555	An Englishmen In New York	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	562	The Soul Cages	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	704	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	722	All This Time	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	930	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1019	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1160	This Cowboy Song	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1326	Fortress Around Your Heart	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1528	We'll Be Together	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1570	Mad About You	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	18	Artist ranking	Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002)
2001	532	Fields of Gold	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	555	An Englishmen In New York	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	562	The Soul Cages	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	704	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	722	All This Time	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	930	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1019	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1161	This Cowboy Song	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1327	Fortress Around Your Heart	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1531	We'll Be Together	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1577	Mad About You	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	96	Fields of Gold	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	318	Englishman in New York	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	343	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	363	If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000	532	Fields of Gold	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	555	An Englishmen In New York	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	562	The Soul Cages	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	703	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	722	All This Time	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	927	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1015	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1159	This Cowboy Song	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1324	Fortress Around Your Heart	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1529	We'll Be Together	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1577	Mad About You	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	210	If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free	WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	711	Fields of Gold	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	964	An Englishmen In New York	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	532	Fields of Gold	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	555	An Englishmen In New York	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	562	The Soul Cages	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	703	If You Love Someone Set Them Free	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	713	Waiting In Vain	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	721	All This Time	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	876	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	964	Heavy Cloud, No Rain	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1157	This Cowboy Song	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1324	Fortress Around Your Heart	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1528	We'll Be Together	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1577	Mad About You	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	289	We'll Be Together	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999	523	If You Love Somebody	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1996	197	All This Time	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996	299	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996	458	Fortress Around Your Heart	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1994	48	When We Dance	91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994	137	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994	180	All This Time	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994	278	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993	22	Fields of Gold	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993	37	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993	64	Fields of Gold	91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993	101	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1993	28	Fields of Gold	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1993	57	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1991	11	All This Time	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991	71	The Soul Cages	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991	53	Mad About You	91X Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991	64	All This Time	91X Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991	42	All This Time	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991
1991	262	Shadows in the Rain	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991	904	Fortress Around Your Heart	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1989	179	Love is the Seventh Wave	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	211	If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989	276	Shadows in the Rain	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	81	If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free	91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989	138	We'll Be Together	91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1988	82	Be Still My Beating Heart	WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988
1988	3	An Englishmen In New York	Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1988
1988	23	Fragile	Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1988
1987	53	We'll Be Together	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987
1987	24	We'll Be Together	91X Top 91 Songs of 1987
1987	41	We'll Be Together	WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987
1985	20	If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985
1985	92	Love is the 7th Wave	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985
1985	25	Fortress Around Your Heart	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1985	31	Love is the 7th Wave	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1985	47	If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1985	56	Russians	91X Top 91 Songs of 1985
1985	10	Russians	Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985
–	161	Fortress Around Your Heart	WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s