John Illsley
- United Kingdom
- born 1949, Leicester
John Illsley is an artist from the United Kingdom, born on 24 June 1949 in Leicester. John Illsley is known as a member of Dire Straits. With Dire Straits, John Illsley is on three albums in the collection. With the group, thirteen records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Timeline of John Illsley
The years of John Illsley with Dire Straits. 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. The name of the group links to its page.
Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
Concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium
Where John Illsley played in the Netherlands and Belgium, according to setlist.fm: 23 concerts, newest first.
- Theater Markant
- Leffe Stage
- Stage 1
- Grolsch Zaal
- Grote Zaal
- Poppodium Nieuwe Nor
- De Boerderij
- Grote Zaal
- Q-Factory
- De Cacaofabriek
- P3
- De Casino
Show all 23 earlier concerts
- Poppodium Atak
- Mezz
- Cloud Nine
- De Bosuil
- North Sea Jazz Club
- De Boerderij
- Luxor Live
- De Oosterpoort
- Jupiler Stage
- De Boerderij
- Muziekcentrum Frits Philips
Source: setlist.fm
Albums with Dire Straits
3 albums John Illsley made together with Dire Straits, by year of release.
Biggest hits of Dire Straits
In the years John Illsley was part of it, Dire Straits had thirteen records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.
week 40, 198280weeks in the chart
with 13 records1978first entry
week 33, 19781994latest entry
week 30, 199411years with an entry
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1982Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 40 of 1982, 11 weeks in the chart Private Investigations
Dire Straits6:46 -
1991Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 38 of 1991, 10 weeks in the chart Calling Elvis
Dire Straits6:25 -
1993Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 25 of 1993, 10 weeks in the chart
Encores [EP]
Dire Straits—
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1983Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 8 of 1983, 7 weeks in the chart ExtendeDanc"EP"lay : Twisting By The Pool
Dire Straits3:31 -
1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 10 in week 36 of 1978, 8 weeks in the chart Sultans Of Swing
Dire Straits5:48
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Dire Straits
Source: top40.nl
Together with John Illsley
In Dire Straits, John Illsley played with Mark Knopfler, Pick Withers, David Knopfler, Alan Clark, Hal Lindes, Terry Williams, Guy Fletcher and Jack Sonni.
Frequently asked questions
Which group does John Illsley belong to?
To Dire Straits. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Dire Straits have while John Illsley was part of it?
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 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.
Where can you see and hear John Illsley?
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.
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