Dire Straits discography

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Dire Straits discography
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Dire Straits performing live in Norway, October 1985
Studio albums6
Live albums4
Compilation albums3
Music videos15
EPs4
Singles31

The discography of English rock band Dire Straits consists of six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays and 31 singles. Dire Straits also have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in the world. [1]

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[5]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
Dire Straits
  • Released: 9 June 1978
  • Label: Vertigo
51172133272
Communiqué
  • Released: 15 June 1979
  • Label: Vertigo
557143131211
  • BPI: Platinum [12]
  • BVMI: Platinum [13]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum [14]
  • MC: 2× Platinum [15]
  • RIAA: Gold [16]
  • RMNZ: Gold [19]
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum [18]
Making Movies
  • Released: 17 October 1980
  • Label: Vertigo
461521676319
Love over Gold
  • Released: 20 September 1982
  • Label: Vertigo
1116241119
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [21]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [12]
  • BVMI: Platinum [13]
  • MC: 2× Platinum [15]
  • RIAA: Gold [16]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [22]
  • SNEP: Platinum [18]
Brothers in Arms
  • Released: 17 May 1985
  • Label: Vertigo
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On Every Street
  • Released: 9 September 1991
  • Label: Vertigo
11131111112
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [12]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [23]
  • BVMI: Platinum [13]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum [24]
  • IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum [14]
  • MC: 2× Platinum [15]
  • RIAA: Platinum [16]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [26]
  • SNEP: Diamond [18]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[27]
FRA
[6]
GER
[28]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
  • Released: 16 March 1984
  • Label: Vertigo
339264813346
On the Night
  • Released: 10 May 1993
  • Label: Vertigo
45133172105116
Live at the BBC 7198131545
Live at the Rainbow, 1979
  • Released: 3 November 2023
  • Label: Mercury
81621
[32]
75
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[33]
FRA
[6]
GER
[34]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
Money for Nothing
  • Released: 17 October 1988
  • Label: Vertigo
1331242162
  • BPI: 4× Platinum [12]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum [23]
  • BVMI: Platinum [13]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum [14]
  • MC: Platinum [15]
  • RIAA: Platinum [16]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [35]
  • SNEP: Diamond [18]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
  • Released: 19 October 1998
  • Label: Vertigo
6456016663
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [12]
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum [23]
  • BVMI: Gold [13]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold [24]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum [14]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [36]
  • SNEP: Platinum [18]
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
  • Released: 7 November 2005
  • Label: Mercury
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  • BPI: 4× Platinum [12]
  • ARIA: Platinum [23]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [37]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
chart
positions
UK
[2]
GER
[38]
The Studio Albums 1978–1991
  • Released: December 2013 (LP)
  • Released: October 2020 (CD) [39] [40]
  • Label: Vertigo
914
Live 1978–1992
  • Released: 3 November 2023
  • Label: Mercury
"—" denotes items are yet to be released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[41]
FRA
[6]
GER
[42]
NED
[8]
NOR
[43]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
ExtendedancEPlay
  • Released: 10 January 1983
  • Label: Vertigo
1253
Live at Knebworth
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Vertigo
Encores
  • Released: 10 May 1993
  • Label: Vertigo
3147199113431020
The Honky Tonk Demos
  • Released: 18 April 2015
  • Label: Vertigo
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]
AUS
[3] [44]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[45]
FRA
[6] [46]
GER
[47]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[48]
US Main Rock
[49]
1978"Sultans of Swing"864362011124
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [12]
  • MC: Gold [15]
  • RMNZ: 5× Platinum [50]
Dire Straits
"Water of Love"5428
1979"Lady Writer"51955134183945Communiqué
"Once Upon a Time in the West" [51]
1980"Tunnel of Love"5462524428Making Movies
"Skateaway"37475831
1981"Romeo and Juliet"8
"Expresso Love"39
"Solid Rock"56
1982"Private Investigations"2211941164Love over Gold
"Telegraph Road"
"Industrial Disease"18759
1983"Twisting by the Pool"142182931611110512ExtendedancEPlay
1984"Love over Gold" (live)5046154329Alchemy
1985"So Far Away"20222420232561929Brothers in Arms
"Money for Nothing"447134193542211
"Brothers in Arms"16575
"Walk of Life"211187151732476
  • BPI: 2x Platinum [12]
"One World"8
1986"Your Latest Trick"2647
"Ride Across the River"21
1988"Sultans of Swing" (re-release)62Money for Nothing
"Brothers in Arms" (re-release)59
1989"Money for Nothing" (re-release)23
1991"Calling Elvis"21884784923On Every Street
"Heavy Fuel"552617324825341
1992"On Every Street"421092342
"The Bug"67214452248
"You and Your Friend"4962
1994"Ticket to Heaven"43
2005"Flashing for Money" (with Deep Dish)48 George Is On
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Home video

TitleVideo/DVD detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
DVD

[52]
AUS
DVD

[53]
BEL
DVD

[54]
FIN
DVD

[55]
NED
DVD

[56]
SWI
DVD

[57]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
  • Released: 21 May 1999
  • Label: Universal Music
19932
On the Night
  • Released: 14 September 2003
  • Label: Universal Music
33186
  • ARIA: Platinum [58]
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
  • Released: 14 May 2010
  • Label: Universal Music
212756
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

YearVideoDirectorAlbum
1978"Sultans of Swing"unknownDire Straits
"Wild West End"
1979"Lady Writer"Communiqué
1981"Romeo and Juliet" Lester Bookbinder Making Movies
"Skateaway"
"Tunnel of Love"
1982"Private Investigations"unknownLove over Gold
1983"Twisting by the Pool"ExtendedancEPlay
1985"So Far Away"Brothers in Arms
"Money for Nothing" Steve Barron
"Brothers in Arms"Bill Mather
1986"Walk of Life" Stephen R. Johnson
1991"Calling Elvis" Gerry Anderson On Every Street
"Heavy Fuel"Steve Barron
1992"The Bug"Richard Jernigan

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