STING albums and sales

Updated: May 11, 2023

STING sold over 40.1 million albums. The best-selling album by STING is FIELDS OF GOLD - THE BEST OF 1984-1994, which sold over 6.49 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, STING is the 75th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of STING have sold over 302,599 units, led by THE BRAND NEW DAY TOUR with over 153,000 units sold.

STING albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	FIELDS OF GOLD - THE BEST OF 1984-1994 STING 1994	1994	6,490,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 24 163 442
2	BRAND NEW DAY STING 1999	1999	5,680,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 23 205 574
3	THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES STING 1985	1985	4,802,106	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 13 145 753
4	TEN SUMMONER'S TALES STING 1993	1993	4,589,752	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 24 271 802
5	NOTHING LIKE THE SUN STING 1987	1987	4,152,160	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 22 181 949
6	THE VERY BEST OF STING AND THE POLICE STING & THE POLICE 1997	1997	2,793,500	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 74 559 1,631
7	THE SOUL CAGES STING 1991	1991	2,374,882	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 54 651 1,897
8	MERCURY FALLING STING 1996	1996	2,235,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 62 702 2,059
9	SACRED LOVE STING 2003	2003	2,200,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 52 469 2,107
10	ALL THIS TIME STING 2001	2001	1,692,500	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 110 693 3,112
11	IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT STING 2009	2009	1,046,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 56 1,221 5,400
12	SONGS OF LOVE STING 2003	2003	1,000,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 178 1,487 5,978
13	LIVE IN BERLIN STING 2010	2010	121,306	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 303 2,818 22,863
14	SONGS FROM THE LABYRINTH STING 2006	2006	120,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 512 5,952 23,019
15	MY SONGS STING 2019	2019	110,000	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 299 2,977 23,460
16	SYMPHONICITIES STING 2010	2010	101,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 333 3,123 23,945
17	STING AT THE MOVIES STING 1997	1997	100,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 999 7,643 29,389
18	STING HITS STING 1900	1900	100,000	Rank in 1900 Rank in 1900s Overall rank 172 172 32,846
19	THE BEST OF 25 YEARS STING 2011	2011	91,969	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 534 4,663 33,141
20	57TH & 9TH STING 2016	2016	90,000	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 425 4,704 33,213
21	BRING ON THE NIGHT STING 1986	1986	80,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 447 4,848 34,187
22	44/876 STING & SHAGGY 2018	2018	60,000	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 535 5,354 36,013
23	THE BRIDGE STING 2021	2021	50,000	Rank in 2021 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 432 1,832 40,108
24	THE LAST SHIP STING 2013	2013	40,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 760 7,176 45,027
25	NADA COMO EL SOL STING 1988	1988	25,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 820 6,657 51,656
26	IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE[EP] STING 1985	1985	1,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 671 7,409 64,447
27	DUETS STING 2021	2021	N/A	Rank in 2021 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 1,179 4,166 66,089

STING videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE BRAND NEW DAY TOUR STING 2000	2000	153,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 16 240 509
2	TEN SUMMONER'S TALES STING 1993	1993	50,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 28 426 2,231
3	ALL THIS TIME STING 2001	2001	38,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 114 1,275 2,559
4	INSIDE THE SONGS OF SACRED LOVE STING 2003	2003	20,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 275 1,787 3,412
5	LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA PARIS STING 2017	2017	15,000	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 65 827 3,530
6	LIVE IN BERLIN STING 2010	2010	15,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 116 848 3,551
7	THE JOURNEY & THE LABYRINTH STING 2007	2007	11,599	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 185 1,939 3,678
8	STING: THE VIDEOS PART I STING 1987	1987	N/A	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 40 227 6,227

STING sales by country

STING album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by STING are the United States (18.5 million), the United Kingdom (4.82 million) and Germany (3.6 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	150,000	3
2	Australia	245,000	5
3	Austria	125,000	5
4	Belgium	140,000	5
5	Canada	1,071,000	11
6	Czech Republic	30,000	1
7	Denmark	25,000	1
8	Finland	147,321	4
9	France	2,650,000	14
10	Germany	3,600,000	13
11	Grecce	15,000	1
12	Hong Kong	50,000	4
13	Hungary	37,000	4
14	India	20,000	1
15	Indonesia	25,000	1
16	Ireland	15,000	1
17	Israel	20,000	1
18	Italy	510,000	5
19	Japan	1,510,360	13
20	Korea	3,275	2
21	Malaysia	15,000	1
22	Mexico	100,000	1
23	Netherlands	420,000	7
24	New Zealand	90,000	7
25	Norway	174,963	5
26	Poland	630,000	14
27	Portugal	115,000	5
28	Russia	90,000	5
29	Singapore	15,000	1
30	South Africa	50,000	1
31	Spain	800,000	10
32	Sweden	50,000	1
33	Switzerland	500,000	11
34	Turkey	50,000	1
35	United Kingdom	4,820,000	12
36	United States	18,500,000	12

STING video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by STING are the United States (211,599), France (35,000) and Brazil (25,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	16,000	2
2	Australia	15,000	1
3	Brazil	25,000	1
4	Canada	20,000	2
5	France	35,000	3
6	New Zealand	5,000	1
7	Poland	5,000	1
8	United Kingdom	25,000	1
9	United States	211,599	3