Dire Straits discography
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| Dire Straits discography | |
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Dire Straits performing live in Norway, October 1985
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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.
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK | AUS | AUT | GER [1][2] |
NED [3] |
SPA | NZ | NOR | SWE | US | SWI [4] |
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| 1978 | Dire Straits
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5 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | |
| 1979 | Communiqué
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5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | |
| 1980 | Making Movies
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4 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | — | |
| 1982 | Love over Gold
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | |
| 1985 | Brothers in Arms
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | On Every Street
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| UK | SPA | AUS | NZ | AUT | NOR | SWE | US | GER [1] |
SUI [4] |
NED [3] |
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| 1984 | Alchemy
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3 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 8 | 3 | — |
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| 1993 | On the Night
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4 | 97 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
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| 1995 | Live at the BBC
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71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 15 | |
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 [4] |
NL [3] |
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| 1988 | Money for Nothing
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1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 1 | 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 | — | 36 | 15 | 23 |
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Extended plays
| Year | Album | US |
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| 1983 | ExtendedancEPlay
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53 |
| 1993 | Encores
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59 |
| 2015 | The Honky Tonk Demos
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [9] |
IRE [10] |
AUS | NZ | CAN | AUT [11] |
US | US Rock | FRA [12] |
GER [13] |
ITA [14] |
NL [15] |
SUI [16] |
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| 1978 | "Sultans of Swing" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 20 | 12 | 11 | — | Dire Straits | |
| "Water of Love" | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |||
| 1979 | "Lady Writer" | 51 | — | 95 | 39 | 51 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | Communiqué | |
| 1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | 8 | 5 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Making Movies |
| "Skateaway" | 37 | 17 | — | 47 | — | — | 58 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tunnel of Love" | 54 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 31 | 28 | — | |||
| 1982 | "Private Investigations" | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | — | 19 | — | — | 8 | — | 28 | 1 | 4 |
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Love over Gold |
| 1983 | "Industrial Disease" | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 75 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Twisting by the Pool" | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 105 | — | 12 | — | 31 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ExtendedancEPlay | ||
| 1984 | "Love over Gold" (live) | 50 | — | 46 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | Alchemy: Dire Straits Live | |
| 1985 | "So Far Away" | 20 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 24 | — | 19 | 29 | — | — | 33 | 23 | 6 | Brothers in Arms | |
| "Money for Nothing" | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 19 | — | 23 | 22 | |||
| "Brothers in Arms" | 16 | 10 | 57 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Walk of Life" | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | — | 15 | — | 17 | 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 | 4 | 2 | On Every Street | |
| "Heavy Fuel" | 55 | — | 26 | 34 | 26 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 48 | 22 | 25 | — | |||
| 1992 | "On Every Street" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 42 | — | ||
| "The Bug" | 67 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 8 | 44 | 52 | — | 24 | — | |||
| "You and Your Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 62 | — | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | Lester Bookbinder |
| "Skateaway" | Lester Bookbinder | |
| "Tunnel Of Love" | Lester Bookbinder | |
| 1982 | "Private Investigations" | unknown |
| 1985 | "So Far Away" | unknown |
| "Money for Nothing" | Steve Barron | |
| "Brothers in Arms" | Bill Mather | |
| 1986 | "Walk of Life" | Stephen Johnson |
| 1991 | "Calling Elvis" | Gerry Anderson |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ German albums peak
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2012-02-08. Note: User needs to enter "Dire Straits" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2012-02-08. Note: User needs to enter "Dire Straits" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Dire Straits".
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Certified Awards Search". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 2012-02-08.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Dire%20Straits&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
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