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DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in Deptford, London in 1977 by singer, songwriter and lead guitarist Mark Knopfler (born Glasgow, Scotland 12 August, 1949), rhythm guitarist David Knopfler (born Glasgow, December 27, 1952), bass guitarist John Illsley (born Leicester, England, June 24, 1949), and drummer Pick Withers (born Leicester, April 4, 1948). Dire Straits are one of the biggest selling acts in the world, shifting over 100 million albums. They scored four UK Official Album Chart Number 1s, including 1985’s Brothers In Arms which was also the first to sell a million copies on compact disc, and 30 million copies overall. Dire Straits have won three BRIT Awards, two for Best British Group in 1983 and 1986, and Best British Album for Brothers In Arms in 1987. (Image: Barry Schultz/Sunshine/Shutterstock)

DIRE STRAITS Songs stats

UK No. 1s
0
UK Top 10s
5
UK Top 40s
12
UK Top 75s
19
Weeks in the Top 1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
17
Weeks in the Top 40
70
Weeks in the Top 75
119

DIRE STRAITS Albums stats

UK No. 1s
4
UK Top 10s
11
UK Top 40s
12
UK Top 75s
13
Weeks in the Top 1
22
Weeks in the Top 10
124
Weeks in the Top 40
387
Weeks in the Top 75
878

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Peter Davis

0

look at the site properly - they had 4 albums at number 1

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Timmble Addams

1

No UK No. 1 - crazy considering they were once the biggest band in the world!