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John Illsley
Artist · John Edward Illsley

John Illsley

  • United Kingdom
  • born 1949, Leicester
  • 13 Top 40 hits with Dire Straits

John Illsley, known as a member of Dire Straits, is an artist from the United Kingdom, born on 24 June 1949 in Leicester. With Dire Straits, John Illsley is on three albums in the collection. With Dire Straits, 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 with Dire Straits

The collection holds three albums John Illsley made together with Dire Straits. Click a cover for the tracks.

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

Timeline of John Illsley

The years of John Illsley with Dire Straits. 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. The name of the group links to its page.

Dire Straits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Dire Straits · Dire Straits1978Brothers in Arms · Dire Straits1985Money For Nothing · Dire Straits1988Private 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 groupAlbumTop 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.

  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
    D!re Stra!ts · with Dire Straits
    19837 weeks
  5. 10Sultans Of Swing
    Dire Straits
    19788 weeks

All 13 records by Dire Straits in the Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by John Illsley are in the collection?

John Illsley has no album of their own in the collection, but is on three albums by Dire Straits.

Which Top 40 hits did John Illsley have with Dire Straits?

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

Which group does John Illsley belong to?

John Illsley is known as a member of Dire Straits. The page shows the albums and Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline.

How do you play the music of John Illsley?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The 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.

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