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Dire Straits
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Dire Straits

  • classic rock
  • United Kingdom
  • formed 1977, Deptford
  • disbanded 1995
  • 3 albums
  • 13 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 1978–1988

Dire Straits is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1977 in Deptford and disbanded in 1995. Over the years, Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Pick Withers, David Knopfler, Alan Clark, Hal Lindes, Terry Williams, Guy Fletcher and one others played in the group. The collection holds three albums by the group, released between 1978 and 1988: Dire Straits (1978), Brothers in Arms (1985) and Money For Nothing (1988). In all, 13 records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot. The highest was Private Investigations: number 1 in week 40 of 1982.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by Dire Straits

By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.

Dire Straits – 1978Dire Straits1978Brothers in Arms – 1985Brothers in Arms1985Money For Nothing – 1988Money For Nothing1988

Sound of Dire Straits

Dire Straits sounds more electric than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 121 bpm.

  • Tempo121 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy46% · 38%
  • Mood65% · 63%
  • Acoustic68% · 85%
  • Danceable50% · 47%

Across 30 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of Dire Straits

The nine members of Dire Straits, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

Dire StraitsMark KnopflerJohn IllsleyPick WithersDavid KnopflerAlan ClarkHal LindesTerry WilliamsGuy FletcherJack Sonni1980198519901995Dire Straits1978Brothers in Arms1985Money For Nothing1988Private Investigationsnumber 1 in week 40 of 1982 · 11 weeksCalling Elvisnumber 2 in week 38 of 1991 · 10 weeksEncores [EP]number 4 in week 25 of 1993 · 10 weeksExtendeDanc"EP"lay : Twisting By The Poolnumber 5 in week 8 of 1983 · 7 weeksSultans Of Swingnumber 10 in week 36 of 1978 · 8 weeksLady Writernumber 18 in week 33 of 1979 · 5 weeksWalk Of Lifenumber 20 in week 2 of 1986 · 8 weeksHeavy Fuelnumber 24 in week 47 of 1991 · 3 weeksMoney For Nothingnumber 27 in week 33 of 1989 · 4 weeksThe Bugnumber 29 in week 25 of 1992 · 3 weeksSo Far Awaynumber 31 in week 18 of 1985 · 5 weeksTicket To Heavennumber 33 in week 29 of 1994 · 3 weeksYou And Your Friendnumber 39 in week 52 of 1992 · 3 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end

Biggest hits of Dire Straits

In the Dutch Top 40, Dire Straits had 13 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.

1peak position
week 40, 198280weeks in the chart
with 13 records1978first entry
week 33, 19781994latest entry
week 30, 199411years with an entry
  1. 1Private Investigations
    Dire Straits
    198211 weeks
  2. 2Calling Elvis
    Dire Straits
    199110 weeks
  3. 4Encores [EP]
    Dire Straits
    199310 weeks
  4. 5ExtendeDanc"EP"lay : Twisting By The Pool
    Dire Straits
    19837 weeks
  5. 10Sultans Of Swing
    Dire Straits
    19788 weeks

All 13 records by Dire Straits in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by Dire Straits are in the collection?

There are three, released between 1978 and 1988: Dire Straits (1978), Brothers in Arms (1985) and Money For Nothing (1988).

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Dire Straits have?

Dire Straits had 13 records in the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Private Investigations, which reached number 1 in week 40 of 1982.

Who played in Dire Straits?

Over the years that was Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Pick Withers, David Knopfler, Alan Clark, Hal Lindes, Terry Williams, Guy Fletcher and Jack Sonni. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

How do you play the music of Dire Straits?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.