Song · The Police
“De Do Do Do De Da Da Da” by The Police
From the album Zenyattà Mondatta (1980)
“De Do Do Do De Da Da Da” by The Police appears on 10 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1980 and 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the album Zenyattà Mondatta. Its best result is #8 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 1980, #2,339 alternative song of all time and #415 of the '80s.
10countdowns
4stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1980–2003years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 176 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s | 200 |
| 1989 | 79 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 470 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 262 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) | 497 |
| 1995 | 371 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) | 500 |
| 1996 | 261 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 1998 | 233 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 2001 | 468 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2003 | 884 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da; De do do do de da da da.