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“Don't Stand So Close to Me” by The Police

From the album Zenyattà Mondatta (1980)

“Don't Stand So Close to Me” by The Police appears on 49 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1980 and 2025. It was first released in 1980 on the album Zenyattà Mondatta. Its best result is #11 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 alternative song of 1980, #260 alternative song of all time and #97 of the '80s.

49countdowns
17stations
#11best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1980–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 36 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106
1986 41 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 19 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 293 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 228 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 130 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 17 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 11 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1991 454 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 113 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 113 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 185 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 302 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 199 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 348 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 251 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 283 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 196 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 173 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 459 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 158 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 669 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 133 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 135 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 288 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 277 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 593 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 13 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 717 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 431 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 270 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 862 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 277 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 188 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2008 223 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2021 491 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 415 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 537 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 325 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 557 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 423 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 764 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Don't Stand So Close to Me '86; Don't Stand (So Close to Me); Don't Stand So Close To Me; Don't Stand so Close to Me.

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