Dire Straits discography
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 Dire Straits performing live in Norway, in October 1985 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙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.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| UK | SPA | AUS | NZ | AUT | NOR | SWE | US | GER [1] |
CH [2] |
NL [3] |
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| 1978 | Dire Straits
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5 | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Communiqué
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5 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | Making Movies
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4 | — | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — |
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| 1982 | Love over Gold
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1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — |
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| 1985 | Brothers in Arms
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1991 | On Every Street
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| UK | SPA | AUS | NZ | AUT | NOR | SWE | US | GER [1] |
CH [2] |
NL [3] |
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| 1984 | Alchemy
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3 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 46 | — | 3 | — |
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| 1993 | On the Night
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4 | 97 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1995 | Live at the BBC
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71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 15 | |
[edit] Bootleg albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| UK | SPA | AUS | NZ | AUT | NOR | SWE | US | GER [1] |
CH [2] |
NL [3] |
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| 1978 | Live in Rotterdam
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[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| UK | SPA | AUS | NZ | AUT | NOR | SWE | US | GER [1] |
CH [2] |
NL [3] |
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| 1988 | Money for Nothing
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1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 1 | — | 75 |
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| 1998 | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
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6 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 |
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| 2005 | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
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20 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 23 |
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[edit] Extended plays
| Year | Album | US |
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| 1983 | ExtendedancEPlay
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53 |
| 1993 | Encores
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59 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| UK [4] |
IRE [5] |
AUS | NZ | CAN | AUT [6] |
US | US Rock | FRA [7] |
GER [8] |
ITA [9] |
SWI [10] |
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| 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 |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1985 | "Money for Nothing" | Ken O'Neil |
| 1986 | "Walk of Life" | Stephen Johnson |
[edit] 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.
- ^ a b c d "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=dire+straits&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "chartstats.com Dire Straits UK discography". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=291. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie Dire Straits IRE discography". irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". www.austriancharts.at. http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=dire+straits&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "lescharts.com (French charts, Dire Straits 1984-)". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Dire+Straits. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "musicline.de (German charts)". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/DIRE+STRAITS/single?sort=entry. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "hitparadeitalia.it (Dire Straits discography)". hitparadeitalia.it. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ad.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=dire+straits&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
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