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


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	CAN ^[4]	FRA ^[5]	GER ^[6]	NED ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[10]	Certifications
Dire Straits	Released: 7 October 1978 Label: Vertigo	5	1	17	2	1	3	3	2	7	2	UK: 2× Platinum^[11] CAN: 4× Platinum^[12] FRA: Platinum^[13] GER: Platinum^[14] NZ: Platinum^[15] SWI: 2× Platinum^[16] US: 2× Platinum^[17]
Communiqué	Released: 15 June 1979 Label: Vertigo	5	5	7	14	3	1	3	1	2	11	UK: Platinum^[11] CAN: 2× Platinum^[12] FRA: 2× Platinum^[13] GER: Platinum^[14] NZ: Gold^[18] SWI: 3× Platinum^[16] US: Gold^[17]
Making Movies	Released: 17 October 1980 Label: Vertigo	4	6	15	21	6	7	6	3	—	19	UK: 2× Platinum^[11] CAN: 2× Platinum^[12] FRA: Gold^[13] GER: Gold^[14] NZ: Platinum^[19] SWI: Gold^[16] US: Platinum^[17]
Love over Gold	Released: 20 September 1982 Label: Vertigo	1	1	1	6	2	4	1	1	—	19	UK: 2× Platinum^[11] CAN: 2× Platinum^[12] FRA: Platinum^[13] GER: Platinum^[14] NZ: Platinum^[20] US: Gold^[17]
Brothers in Arms	Released: 13 May 1985 Label: Vertigo	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	UK: 14× Platinum^[11] AUS: 17× Platinum^[21] AUT: 4× Platinum^[22] CAN: Diamond^[12] FRA: Diamond^[13] GER: Platinum^[14] NZ: Platinum^[23] SWI: Diamond^[16] US: 9× Platinum^[17]
On Every Street	Released: 9 September 1991 Label: Vertigo	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	12	UK: 2× Platinum^[11] AUS: 2× Platinum^[21] AUT: Platinum^[22] CAN: 2× Platinum^[12] FRA: Diamond^[13] GER: Platinum^[14] NZ: Platinum^[24] SWI: 4× Platinum^[16] US: Platinum^[17]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	CAN ^[25]	FRA ^[5]	GER ^[26]	NED ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[10]	Certifications
Money for Nothing	Released: October 1988 Label: Vertigo	1	3	3	—	1	2	4	2	1	62	UK: 4× Platinum^[11] AUS: 3× Platinum^[21] CAN: Platinum^[12] FRA: Diamond^[13] GER: Platinum^[14] NZ: Platinum^[27] SWI: 3× Platinum^[16] US: Platinum^[17]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Released: October 1998 Label: Vertigo	6	4	5	60	1	6	6	6	3	—	UK: 2× Platinum^[11] AUS: 6× Platinum^[21] AUT: Gold^[22] FRA: Platinum^[13] GER: Gold^[14] NZ: Platinum^[28] SWI: Platinum^[16]
Private Investigations	Released: 7 November 2005 Label: Mercury	20	35	44	—	4	36	23	17	15	—	UK: 2× Platinum^[11] AUS: Platinum^[21] NZ: Platinum^[29]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	CAN ^[30]	FRA ^[5]	GER ^[31]	NED ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[10]	Certifications
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live	Released: 12 March 1984 Label: Vertigo	3	3	9	26	4	8	1	3	3	—	UK: Platinum^[11] CAN: Gold^[12] FRA: Gold^[13] GER: Gold^[14] NZ: Platinum^[32] US: Gold^[17]
On the Night	Released: 10 May 1993 Label: Vertigo	4	5	1	33	1	7	2	10	5	116	UK: Gold^[11] AUS: Gold^[21] AUT: Gold^[22] FRA: Platinum^[13] NZ: Gold^[33] SWI: Gold^[16]
Live at the BBC	Released: 26 June 1995 Label: Windsong	71	98	—	—	13	—	15	—	45	—
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live - (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)	Released: May 2010 Label: Vertigo	—	—	—	—	—	46	60	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	GER ^[34]
The Studio Albums 1978-1991	Released: December 2013 Label: Vertigo	69

Extended plays


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	CAN ^[35]	FRA ^[5]	GER ^[36]	NED ^[7]	NOR ^[37]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[10]	Certifications
ExtendedancEPlay	Released: 10 January 1983 Label: Vertigo	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	53	CAN: Platinum^[12]
Live at Knebworth	Released: 1990 Label: Vertigo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Encores	Released: 10 May 1993 Label: Vertigo	31	47	19	91	1	34	3	10	20	—
The Honky Tonk Demos	Released: 18 April 2015 Label: Vertigo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Year	Title	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	CAN ^[38]	FRA ^[5]	GER ^[39]	NED ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	US ^[40]	Certifications	Album
1978	"Sultans of Swing"	8	6	—	4	36	20	11	12	—	4	UK: Silver^[11] CAN: Gold^[12]	Dire Straits
1978	"Water of Love"	—	54	—	—	—	—	28	—	—	—		Dire Straits
1979	"Lady Writer"	51	95	—	51	34	—	18	39	—	45		Communiqué
1981	"Romeo and Juliet"	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	UK: Silver^[11]	Making Movies
	"Skateaway"	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	58
	"Tunnel of Love"	54	62	—	—	52	44	28	—	—	—
1982	"Private Investigations"	2	21	19	—	4	—	1	16	4	—	UK: Silver^[11]	Love Over Gold
1983	"Industrial Disease"	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	75		Love Over Gold
1983	"Twisting by the Pool"	14	2	—	18	29	31	6	1	11	—		ExtendedancEPlay
1984	"Love Over Gold" (live)	50	46	—	—	15	—	43	29	—	—		Alchemy
1985	"So Far Away"	20	22	—	24	20	—	23	25	6	19		Brothers in Arms
	"Money for Nothing"	4	4	7	1	6	19	35	4	22	1	UK: Silver^[11] CAN: Gold^[12]
	"Brothers in Arms"	16	57	—	—	—	—	59	5	—	—	UK: Silver^[11]
	"Walk of Life"	2	11	18	7	42	15	17	3	24	7
1986	"Your Latest Trick"	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	—
1988	"Sultans of Swing" (re-release)	62	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—		Money for Nothing
1989	"Money for Nothing"/"Brothers in Arms"	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—		Money for Nothing
1991	"Calling Elvis"	21	8	8	4	6	8	4	9	2	—		On Every Street
1991	"Heavy Fuel"	55	26	—	17	21	48	25	34	—	—
1992	"On Every Street"	42	—	—	—	22	—	42	—	—	—
	"The Bug"	67	—	—	21	46	52	24	—	—	—
	"You and Your Friend"	—	—	—	—	53	—	62	—	—	—
1994	"Ticket to Heaven"	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Home video


Title	Video/DVD details	Peak chart positions						Certifications
Title	Video/DVD details	UK DVD ^[41]	AUS DVD ^[42]	BEL DVD ^[43]	FIN DVD ^[44]	NED DVD ^[45]	SWI DVD ^[46]	Certifications
Sultans of Swing – The Very Best Of	Released: 21 May 1999 Label: Universal Music	19	9	—	3	2	—	UK: Gold^[11] AUS: 5× Platinum^[47]
On the Night	Released: 14 September 2003 Label: Universal Music	33	18	—	—	6	—	AUS: Platinum^[47]
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live	Released: 14 May 2010 Label: Universal Music	2	1	2	7	5	6	AUS: Gold^[48]
Sultans Of Swing - Live in Germany	Released: 5 February 2011 Label: Sony	—	—	—	—	12	—
Stratospheric Sounds – Live in Basel, Switzerland, 1992	Released: 8 April 2011 Label: Showtime	—	—	—	—	—	3
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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 5 "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 90. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Dire Straits in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
1 2 3 4 5 "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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Canadian studio albums:
- "Dire Straits" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Communiqué" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Making Movies" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Love over Gold" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Brothers in Arms" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "On Every Street" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 "French chart peaks" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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German studio albums:
- "Dire Straits" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Communiqué" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Making Movies" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Love Over Gold" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Brothers in Arms" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "On Every Street" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5
"Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Dire Straits". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Communiqué". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 "US album chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "French Certification". SNEP. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "German Certification" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Dire Straits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Swiss Certification" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Communiqué". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Making Movies". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Love Over Gold". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Australian (ARIA) certifications:
- certifications awarded between 1988 and 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits: "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- Private Investigations (album): "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Austrian Certifications". IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Brothers In Arms". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - On Every Street". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑
Canadian compilation albums:
- "Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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German compilation albums:
- "Money for Nothing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Private Investigations" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Money for Nothing". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Sultans of Swing". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Private Investigations". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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Canadian live albums:
- "Alchemy: Dire Straits Live" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "On the Night" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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German live albums:
- "Alchemy - Dire Straits Live" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "On the Night" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Alchemy - Live (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - Alchemy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
↑ "New Zealand Certification - On the Night". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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German compilation albums:
- "The Studio Albums 1978-1991" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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Canadian extended plays:
- "ExtendedancEPlay" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Encores - Your Latest Trick" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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German extended plays:
- "Encores" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
↑ "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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Canadian singles:
- "Sultans of Swing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Lady Writer" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Industrial Disease" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Twisting by the Pool" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "So Far Away" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Money for Nothing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Walk of Life" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Calling Elvis" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Heavy Fuel" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "The Bug" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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German singles:
- "Sultans of Swing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Tunnel of Love" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Twisting by the Pool" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Money for Nothing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Walk of Life" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Calling Elvis" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Heavy Fuel" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "The Bug" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
↑ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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UK DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of DVD". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "On the Night DVD". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Alchemy DVD". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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Australian DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing DVD" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "On the Night DVD" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Alchemy DVD" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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Belgian (Flanders) DVD peaks:
- "Alchemy DVD". ultratop.be. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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Finnish DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of DVD". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Alchemy DVD". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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Dutch DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "On the Night DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Alchemy DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Sultans of Swing - Live in Germany DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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Swiss DVD peaks:
- "Alchemy DVD". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Stratospheric Sounds - Live In Basel, Switzerland, 1992 DVD". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
1 2 "The ARIA Australian DVD Certifications". ARIA. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
↑ "Alchemy DVD Accreditation" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

Dire Straits

Mark Knopfler John Illsley David Knopfler Pick Withers Alan Clark Hal Lindes Terry Williams Guy Fletcher Jack Sonni

Studio albums	Dire Straits Communiqué Making Movies Love over Gold Brothers in Arms On Every Street

Live albums	Alchemy On the Night Live at the BBC

Compilations	Money for Nothing Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

EPs	ExtendedancEPlay Encores

Singles	"Sultans of Swing" "Water of Love" / "Down to the Waterline" "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" "You and Your Friend"

Tours	Dire Straits Tour Communiqué Tour On Location Tour Love over Gold Tour Brothers in Arms Tour On Every Street Tour

Related articles	Discography Band members Michael Brecker The Notting Hillbillies Chris White

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