The Simpsons of the UK television channel Channel 4 have voted "The Simpsons" at the top of two polls: 2001's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows, and 2005's The 100 Greatest Cartoons, with Homer Simpson voted into first place in 2001's 100 Greatest TV Characters. Homer would also place ninth on "Entertainment Weekly" list of the "50 Greatest TV icons". In 2002, "The Simpsons" ranked #8 on "TV Guide"s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2007 it was included in "Time" list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time". In 2008 the show was placed in first on
Synchronicity (The Police album) topped the album charts in both the UK and the U.S. for 17 nonconsecutive weeks (interrupting the dominance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in the U.S.). It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. In 2013, the album "Synchronicity" reached No. 13 in BBC Radio 2's "Top 100 Favourite Albums", a poll voted by over 100,000 people. In 2001, the TV network VH1 named it the 50th greatest album of all time. In 2000, the Virgin "All-Time Top 1000 Albums" rated "Synchronicity" at No. 91. In 2005, Channel 4's 100 Greatest Albums ranked