Dire Straits discography
| Dire Straits discography | |
|---|---|
 Dire Straits performing live in Norway, October 1985 | |
| 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.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS | AUT | GER [2][3] |
NED [4] |
SPA | NZ | NOR | SWE | US | SWI [5] | |||
| 1978 | Dire Straits
|
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
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
SPA | AUS | NZ | AUT | NOR | SWE | US | GER [2] |
SUI [5] |
NED [4] | |||
| 1984 | Alchemy
|
3 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
|
| 1993 | On the Night
|
4 | 97 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 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) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
SPA | AUS | NZ | AUT | NOR | SWE | US | GER [2] |
CH [5] |
NL [4] | |||
| 1988 | Money for Nothing
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1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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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 | 3 | — | 36 | 15 | 23 |
|
Extended plays
| Year | Album | US |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | ExtendedancEPlay
|
53 |
| 1990 | Live At Knebworth
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| 1993 | Encores
|
59 |
| 2015 | The Honky Tonk Demos
|
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [10] |
AUS | NZ | CAN | AUT [11] |
US | US Rock | FRA [12] |
GER [13] |
ITA [14] |
NL [15] |
SUI [16] | ||||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 3 4 "Dire Straits - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - DIRE STRAITS". www.musicline.de. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ↑ German albums peak
- 1 2 3 "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- 1 2 3 "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-08. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Dire Straits".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Certified Awards Search". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 2012-02-08.
- ↑ "irishcharts.ie Dire Straits IRE discography". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". www.austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ↑ "lescharts.com (French charts, Dire Straits 1984-)". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ "musicline.de (German charts)". musicline.de. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ "hitparadeitalia.it (Dire Straits discography)". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ "Top 40-artiest: Dire Straits". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ↑ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- 1 2 http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Dire%20Straits&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
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