Don't Stand So Close To Me

Released: 1980

#1068

Best Position

16

Total Appearances

2006

Most Recent Year

Top 15 Rankings

Year	Position
2020	#1068
2013	#1290
2009	#1417
2012	#1451
2010	#1465
2011	#1466
2016	#1596
2017	#1623
2021	#1630
2006	#1660
2007	#1728
2022	#1743
2018	#1763
2025	#1768
2019	#1784

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Don't Stand So Close To Me

"Don't Stand So Close To Me" by The Police was released in 1980. The song has appeared in the Top 2000 16 times and reached a best position of #1068. Its Top 2000 run spans from 2006 to 2025.

Release Year: 1980

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1068

Best Position

1583.6

Average Position

16

Total Appearances

Position Over Time

Track how "Don't Stand So Close To Me" has performed across 16 years (#1 is best)

📊 How to read this chart: Lower positions (closer to #1) appear at the top. Higher positions appear at the bottom.

Dotted lines show years when the song was absent from the list.

Ranking History (16 years)

Year	Position	Change
2025	#1768	↑ 117
Gap 2024
2023	#1885	↓ 142
2022	#1743	↓ 113
2021	#1630	↓ 562
2020	#1068	↑ 716
2019	#1784	↓ 21
2018	#1763	↓ 140
2017	#1623	↓ 27
2016	#1596	↓ 306
Gap 2014-2015
2013	#1290	↑ 161
2012	#1451	↑ 15
2011	#1466	↓ 1
2010	#1465	↓ 48
2009	#1417	↑ 311
Gap 2008
2007	#1728	↓ 68
2006	#1660	New entry

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Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police - Top 2000 Song