Dire Straits
- classic rock
- United Kingdom
- formed 1977, Deptford
- disbanded 1995
- 3 albums
- 13 Dutch Top 40 hits
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 the Dutch Top 40 there were thirteen records, one of them reaching the top spot. The highest was Private Investigations: number 1 in week 40 of 1982.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Sound of Dire Straits
Dire Straits sounds more electric than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 121 bpm.
Across 30 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of Dire Straits
The members of Dire Straits over the years: nine members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones 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.
Mark Knopfler
John Illsley
Pick Withers
David Knopfler
Alan Clark
Hal Lindes
Terry Williams
Guy Fletcher
Jack Sonni1980198519901995Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
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.
Biggest hits of Dire Straits
Dire Straits had thirteen records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first. The graph with each record shows how it moved through the chart week by week. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
week 40, 198280weeks in the chart
with 13 records1978first entry
week 33, 19781994latest entry
week 30, 199411years with an entry
- 1Private InvestigationsDire Straits198211 weeks
- 2Calling ElvisDire Straits199110 weeks
- 4Encores [EP]Dire Straits199310 weeks
- 5ExtendeDanc"EP"lay : Twisting By The PoolDire Straits19837 weeks
- 10Sultans Of SwingDire Straits19788 weeks
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Dire Straits
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
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 for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Dire Straits have?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 13 records, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Private Investigations, which reached number 1 in week 40 of 1982. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
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). A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear Dire Straits?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after 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.