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[Beginner’s Guide] Start Here! A Collection of Sting’s Greatest Songs [2026]

Sting, the celebrated British musician whose trio-format Japan tour in September 2025 drew major attention, continues to perform at the forefront with his powerful vocals and a distinctive musical style blending jazz and rock.

Even though he has produced numerous classics as a solo artist since leaving The Police, many people may feel they know him but are surprised by how much they don’t actually know about his appeal.

In this article, we’ll introduce essential tracks from Sting’s solo career—focusing on his signature songs and including more recent gems—that beginners should definitely check out.

Why not take this opportunity to dive into Sting’s musical world?

[Beginner] Start Here! A Collection of Sting’s Greatest Songs [2026] (41–50)

Gabriel’s MessageSting

The Police were a legendary rock band active from the 1970s to the mid-1980s.

Gabriel’s Message was released in 1985 by Sting, the band’s vocalist.

While it’s not very familiar in Japan, the original is known as a classic Christmas carol.

Connected to Basque tradition, the song’s interpretation varies widely depending on the artist covering it.

Because it has strong cultural elements, knowledge of the history of Christmas carols and of religion helps convey the song’s depth more fully.

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My Funny ValentineSting

“My Funny Valentine” feat. Sting
My Funny ValentineSting

The well-known standard number was also sung by Sting.

While Sting’s voice can hardly be called a beautiful one, it has a calming charm.

In this performance, the trumpet’s tone is also beautiful and soothing.

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Sister MoonSting

A track by the British singer-songwriter Sting.

It is included on the 1987 album …Nothing Like the Sun.

The album reached the Top 10 on charts around the world and won a Brit Award.

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Children’s CrusadeSting

As the bassist and vocalist of The Police, and later as a solo artist after the band went on hiatus, Sting has achieved worldwide acclaim and continues to be active today.

This song is a track from his first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in 1985, the year after The Police suspended their activities.

Its title and lyrics tackle weighty social themes, and the song is set in a heavy, somber 3/4 time.

Over that, Sting’s beautiful voice and a jazzy saxophone solo weave in, lending the piece a poignant, sorrowful resonance.

Hirata Hiroyasu
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InshallahSting

Sting, a singer-songwriter from the UK who is praised by dedicated music enthusiasts around the world for his high intelligence and musicality.

He’s an artist with many charms, but his compositional ability stands out in particular.

Inshallah is one of Sting’s masterpieces, crafted with the world-music influences that have characterized his recent work.

If you’re looking for sophisticated, high-sense music, be sure to check it out.

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Conversation With A DogSting

A track by Sting, the British singer-songwriter and actor.

It was included as the B-side to the 1987 single “We’ll Be Together.” The single was a hit in Australia and several European countries, and it reached No.

7 on the U.S.

charts.

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Moon over Bourbon streetSting

This song, released in 2010 by Sting—the Police’s bass-playing lead singer, who likely had many fans among this generation—sings of the moon hanging over a street in New Orleans, a city known as a holy land of jazz.

With its beautiful moon imagery perfectly suited to long autumn nights, the piece is made even more atmospheric by the clear tone of the soprano saxophone.

Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)
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