40 years ago today (17 June 1983), The Police released their fifth and final studio album "Synchronicity" featuring singles "Every Breath You Take” “King of Pain” “Wrapped Around Your Finger” & “Synchronicity II" ... as well as fan favorites "Walking in Your Footsteps” and “Tea in the Sahara".
At the 1984 Grammy Awards the album was nominated for a total of five awards, including Album of the Year, and won three. At the time of its release and following its tour, the Police's popularity was at such a high that they were arguably, according to BBC and The Guardian, the "biggest band in the world".
The album was widely acclaimed by critics. Praise centred on its cohesive merging of disparate genres and sonic experimentation. Rolling Stone described "each cut on Synchronicity [as] not simply a song but a miniature, discrete soundtrack". It has since been included in the magazine's lists of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties" and the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2009, Synchronicity was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.