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“Every Breath You Take” by The Police

From the EP Four Big Hits, Vol. 2 (1983)

“Every Breath You Take” by The Police appears on 56 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1983 and 2025. It was first released in 1983 on the EP Four Big Hits, Vol. 2. Its best result is #3 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 1983, #212 alternative song of all time and #54 of the '80s.

56countdowns
19stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1983–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 3 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107
1983 17 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 44 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1987 49 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 99 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1988 22 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1989 60 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 108 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 141 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 52 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 98 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 61 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 100 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 227 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 86 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 212 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 139 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 317 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 133 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 249 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 56 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 257 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 35 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 90 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 272 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 117 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 272 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 286 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 12 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 358 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 286 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 286 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 671 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 286 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 16 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 216 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 184 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 286 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 8 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 6 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 155 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 37 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 230 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2012 510 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 819 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 442 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 890 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 31 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 334 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 70 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 244 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 108 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 315 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 162 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Every Breathe You Take.

Charting alongside it in 1983

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  2. 2New Year's DayU2
  3. 3In a Big CountryBig Country
  4. 4Never StopEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5Union of the SnakeDuran Duran
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