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Dire Straits were a british rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Read more about Dire Straits on Last.fm.

Type: Group
Area: United Kingdom
Founded: 1977
Dissolved: 1995
Tags: classic rock rock 80s blues guitar

ACHIEVEMENTS

SONGS
3

SONG WEEKS
12

FIRST WEEK
43/05
LAST WEEK
20/13

ALBUMS
13

ALBUM WEEKS
837

FIRST WEEK
14/03
LAST WEEK
08/21

SONGS

Peak	Title	First Week	Weeks	Last Week
#48 1 wk	Flashing For Money Deep Dish and Dire Straits 43/05 - 02/06 – wks: 10	43/05	10	02/06
#80 1 wk	Romeo And Juliet 06/13 - 06/13 – wks: 1	06/13	1	06/13
#91 1 wk	Walk Of Life 20/13 - 20/13 – wks: 1	20/13	1	20/13
#48		43/05	12	20/13

ALBUMS

Peak	Title	First Week	Weeks	Last Week
#2 1 wk	Alchemy Live 10/05 - 14/15 – wks: 45	10/05	45	14/15
#4 1 wk	Brothers In Arms 03/05 - 08/21 – wks: 97	03/05	97	08/21
#92 1 wk	Brothers In Arms + On Every Street 34/09 - 34/10 – wks: 3	34/09	3	34/10
#30 2 wks	Communique 38/07 - 15/15 – wks: 8	38/07	8	15/15
#23 1 wk	Dire Straits 38/07 - 15/15 – wks: 10	38/07	10	15/15
#25 1 wk	Love Over Gold 39/07 - 08/20 – wks: 15	39/07	15	08/20
#35 1 wk	Making Movies 38/07 - 14/15 – wks: 7	38/07	7	14/15
#26 1 wk	On Every Street 40/07 - 17/15 – wks: 5	40/07	5	17/15
#24 1 wk	On The Night 40/07 - 15/15 – wks: 7	40/07	7	15/15
#3 2 wks	Private Investigations: The Very Best Of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler 44/05 - 07/21 – wks: 566	44/05	566	07/21
#94 1 wk	Private Investigations. The Best Of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits 10/13 - 11/14 – wks: 3	10/13	3	11/14
#6 1 wk	Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of Dire Straits 14/03 - 25/16 – wks: 51	14/03	51	25/16
#9 1 wk	The Studio Albums 1978-1991 42/20 - 50/20 – wks: 20	42/20	20	50/20
#2		14/03	837	08/21