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Dire Straits discography
Dire Straits performing live in Norway, in October 1985Releases ↙Studio albums 6 ↙Live albums 3 ↙Compilation albums 3 ↙EPs 2 ↙Singles 23 This page is a detailed discography of the rock band Dire Straits.
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)UK SPA AUS NZ AUT NOR SWE US GER
[1]CH
[2]NL
[3]1978 Dire Straits - First studio album
- Released: July 7, 1978
5 — 1 2 17 10 6 2 — — — 1979 Communiqué - Second studio album
- Released: June 15, 1979
5 — 5 1 7 2 1 11 — — — - UK: Platinum
- US: Gold
1980 Making Movies - Third studio album
- Released: October 17, 1980
4 — 6 3 15 1 4 19 — — — - UK: 2× Platinum
- US: Platinum
1982 Love over Gold - Fourth studio album
- Released: September 20, 1982
1 — 1 1 1 1 2 19 — — — - UK: 2× Platinum
- US: Gold
1985 Brothers in Arms - Fifth studio album
- Released: May 13, 1985
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - UK: Diamond
- US: 9× Multi-Platinum
- EU: Diamond
1991 On Every Street - Sixth studio album
- Released: September 9, 1991
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 13 1 1 - UK: 2× Platinum
- US: Platinum
Live albums
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)UK SPA AUS NZ AUT NOR SWE US GER
[1]CH
[2]NL
[3]1984 Alchemy - First live album
- Released: March 12, 1984
3 55 3 3 9 7 19 46 — 3 — - UK: Platinum
- US: Gold
1993 On the Night - Second live album
- Released: May 10, 1993
4 97 5 10 1 1 1 116 7 5 2 1995 Live at the BBC - Third live album
- Released: June 26, 1995
71 — — — — — — —Golden Heart — 45 15 Bootleg albums
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)UK SPA AUS NZ AUT NOR SWE US GER
[1]CH
[2]NL
[3]1978 Live in Rotterdam - Popular bootleg album
- Recorded: October 19, 1978
— — — — — — — — — — — Compilation albums
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)UK SPA AUS NZ AUT NOR SWE US GER
[1]CH
[2]NL
[3]1988 Money for Nothing - First compilation album
- Released: October 1988
1 — 3 2 3 3 8 62 1 — 75 - UK: 4× Multi-Platinum
- US: Platinum
1998 Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits - Second compilation album
- Released: August 1998
6 44 4 6 5 2 7 — 6 3 6 - UK: Gold
2005 The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations - Third compilation album
- Released: 2005
20 7 35 17 44 5 6 — — 15 23 - UK: Gold
2010 Dire Straits - Walk of Life - The Hits - Fourth compilation album
- Released: 4 August 2010
3 — 3 2 — 7 3 — — — — - UK: Gold
Extended plays
Year Album US 1983 ExtendedancEPlay - First EP
- Released: January 10, 1983
53 1993 Encores - Second EP
- Released: May 10, 1993
59 Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album UK
[4]IRE
[5]AUS NZ CAN AUT
[6]US US Rock FRA
[7]GER
[8]ITA
[9]SWI
[10]1978 "Sultans of Swing" 8 6 6 12 6 — 4 — — 20 12 — Dire Straits 1979 "Water of Love" — — 54 — — — — — — — — — "Lady Writer" 51 — 95 39 51 — 45 — — — — — Communiqué 1981 "Romeo and Juliet" 8 5 — — — — — — — — — — Making Movies "Skateaway" 37 17 — 47 — — 58 31 — — — — "Tunnel of Love" 54 — 62 — — — — — — 44 31 — 1982 "Private Investigations" 2 2 21 16 — 19 — — 8 — 28 4 Love over Gold 1983 "Industrial Disease" — — — — 18 — 75 9 — — — — "Twisting by the Pool" 14 13 2 1 18 — — 12 — 31 11 — ExtendedancEPlay 1984 "Love over Gold" (live) 50 — 46 29 — — — — — — — — Alchemy: Dire Straits Live 1985 "So Far Away" 20 14 22 25 24 — 19 29 — — 33 6 Brothers in Arms "Money for Nothing" 4 6 4 4 1 7 1 1 34 19 — 22 "Brothers in Arms" 16 10 57 5 — — — — — — — — "Walk of Life" 2 1 11 3 5 18 7 4 — 15 — 24 1986 "Your Latest Trick" 26 6 — 47 — — — — — — — — 1988 "Sultans of Swing" (re-release) 62 — — — — — — — — — — — Money For Nothing 1991 "Calling Elvis" 21 2 8 9 4 8 — 3 7 8 3 2 On Every Street "Heavy Fuel" 55 — 26 34 26 — — 1 32 48 22 — 1992 "On Every Street" 42 — — — — — — — 23 — — — "The Bug" 67 — — — 21 — — 8 44 52 — — "You and Your Friend" — — — — — — — — 49 — — — 1993 "Encores" 31 — 47 — 91 19 — — 1 34 3 20 On the Night Music videos
Year Video Director 1985 "Money for Nothing" Ken O'Neil 1986 "Walk of Life" Stephen Johnson References
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- ^ a b c d "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=dire+straits&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=dire+straits&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Money for Nothing · Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits · The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations · Dire Straits - Walk of Life - The HitsEPs Singles "Sultans of Swing" · "Water of Love" · "Lady Writer" · "Romeo and Juliet" · "Skateaway" · "Tunnel of Love" · "Private Investigations" · "Industrial Disease" · "Twisting by the Pool" · "Love Over Gold" (live) · "So Far Away" · "Money for Nothing" · "Brothers in Arms" · "Walk of Life" · "Your Latest Trick" · "Calling Elvis" · "Heavy Fuel" · "On Every Street" · "The Bug"Tours Dire Straits Tour · Communiqué TourRelated articles Discography · Band members · Michael Brecker · The Notting Hillbillies · Chris White · Birmingham at BarbarellaCategories:- Dire Straits albums
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