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DIRE STRAITS
Singles
| Date | Title, Artist, (Label) | Peak Position | Weeks | Weeks at No.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03/1979 |
SULTANS OF SWINGDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 6059 206) |
8 | 11 | 0 |
| 28/07/1979 |
LADY WRITERDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 6059 230) |
51 | 6 | 0 |
| 17/01/1981 |
ROMEO AND JULIETDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo MOVIE 1) |
8 | 11 | 0 |
| 04/04/1981 |
SKATEAWAYDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo MOVIE 2) |
37 | 5 | 0 |
| 10/10/1981 |
TUNNEL OF LOVEDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo MUSIC 3) |
54 | 3 | 0 |
| 04/09/1982 |
PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONSDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 1) |
2 | 8 | 0 |
| 22/01/1983 |
TWISTING BY THE POOLDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 2) |
14 | 7 | 0 |
| 18/02/1984 |
LOVE OVER GOLD (LIVE)/SOLID ROCK (LIVE)DIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 6) |
50 | 3 | 0 |
| 20/04/1985 |
SO FAR AWAYDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 9) |
20 | 6 | 0 |
| 06/07/1985 |
MONEY FOR NOTHINGDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 10) |
4 | 16 | 0 |
| 26/10/1985 |
BROTHERS IN ARMSDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 11) |
16 | 13 | 0 |
| 11/01/1986 |
WALK OF LIFEDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 12) |
2 | 11 | 0 |
| 03/05/1986 |
YOUR LATEST TRICKDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 13) |
26 | 6 | 0 |
| 05/11/1988 |
SULTANS OF SWINGDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 15) |
62 | 1 | 0 |
| 31/08/1991 |
CALLING ELVISDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 16) |
21 | 4 | 0 |
| 02/11/1991 |
HEAVY FUELDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 17) |
55 | 2 | 0 |
| 29/02/1992 |
ON EVERY STREETDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 18) |
42 | 2 | 0 |
| 27/06/1992 |
THE BUGDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSTR 19) |
67 | 1 | 0 |
| 22/05/1993 |
ENCORES EPDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo DSCD 20) |
31 | 3 | 0 |
Albums
| Date | Title, Artist, (Label) | Peak Position | Weeks | Weeks at No.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/07/1978 |
DIRE STRAITSDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 9102 021) |
5 | 132 | 0 |
| 23/06/1979 |
COMMUNIQUEDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 9102 031) |
5 | 32 | 0 |
| 25/10/1980 |
MAKING MOVIESDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 6359 034) |
4 | 251 | 0 |
| 02/10/1982 |
LOVE OVER GOLDDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 6359 109) |
1 | 200 | 4 |
| 24/03/1984 |
ALCHEMY - DIRE STRAITS LIVEDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo VERY 11) |
3 | 163 | 0 |
| 25/05/1985 |
BROTHERS IN ARMSDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo VERH 25) |
1 | 228 | 14 |
| 29/10/1988 |
MONEY FOR NOTHINGDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo VERH 64) |
1 | 64 | 3 |
| 21/09/1991 |
ON EVERY STREETDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 5101601) |
1 | 35 | 1 |
| 22/05/1993 |
ON THE NIGHTDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 5147662) |
4 | 7 | 0 |
| 08/07/1995 |
LIVE AT THE BBCDIRE STRAITS (Windsong WINCD 072X) |
71 | 1 | 0 |
| 31/10/1998 |
SULTANS OF SWING - THE VERY BEST OF DIRE STRAITSDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 5586582) |
6 | 23 | 0 |
| 19/11/2005 |
PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS - THE BEST OFDIRE STRAITS & MARK KNOPFLER (Mercury 9873054) |
20 | 10 | 0 |
| 06/09/2008 |
BROTHERS IN ARMSDIRE STRAITS (Vertigo 8244992) |
59 | 3 | 0 |
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