A HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE UK SINGLES CHART IN THE 20TH CENTURY

DIRE STRAITS DISCOGRAPHY

Titles:
18
Entries:
20
Highest Position:
2
Number One Titles:
0
Top Ten Titles:
5
Top Forty Titles:
12
First Charted:
March 4, 1979
Last Charted:
May 30, 1993
Total Weeks in Charts:
125

CHART ENTRIES

Chart Entries
PeakArtistTitleLabelCharted 
8
 Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing Vertigo Mar 4, 19793/4/79 Play
51
 Dire Straits Lady Writer Vertigo Jul 22, 19797/22/79
8
 Dire Straits Romeo And Juliet Vertigo Jan 11, 19811/11/81 Play
37
 Dire Straits Skateaway Vertigo Mar 29, 19813/29/81 Play
54
 Dire Straits Tunnel Of Love Vertigo Oct 4, 198110/4/81 Play
2
 Dire Straits Private Investigations Vertigo Aug 29, 19828/29/82 Play
14
 Dire Straits Twisting By The Pool Vertigo Jan 16, 19831/16/83 Play
50
 Dire Straits Love Over Gold (Live) Vertigo Feb 12, 19842/12/84 Play
20
 Dire Straits So Far Away Vertigo Apr 14, 19854/14/85 Play
4
 Dire Straits Money For Nothing Vertigo Jun 30, 19856/30/85 Play
16
 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms Vertigo Oct 20, 198510/20/85 Play
2
 Dire Straits Walk Of Life Vertigo Jan 5, 19861/5/86 Play
91
 Dire Straits Walk Of Life (Reentry) Vertigo Mar 30, 19863/30/86 Play
26
 Dire Straits Your Latest Trick Vertigo Apr 27, 19864/27/86 Play
62
 Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing (Reissue) Vertigo Oct 30, 198810/30/88 Play
21
 Dire Straits Calling Elvis Vertigo Aug 25, 19918/25/91 Play
55
 Dire Straits Heavy Fuel Vertigo Oct 27, 199110/27/91 Play
42
 Dire Straits On Every Street Vertigo Feb 23, 19922/23/92 Play
67
 Dire Straits The Bug Vertigo Jun 21, 19926/21/92 Play
31
 Dire Straits Encores   EP Vertigo May 16, 19935/16/93 Play