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Dire Straits

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    2.3M

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    62.3M

  • Listeners

    2.3M

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    62.3M

Years Active
1977 – 1995 (18 years)
Founded In
Deptford, Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
Dire Straits were a band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits emerged during the era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to . If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of , but where pub rock celebrated good ti… read more
Dire Straits were a band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Rol… read more
Dire Straits were a band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits emerged during the era of… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Dire Straits Sultans of Swing
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 10,954 listeners
2 Play track Brothers in Arms Walk of Life
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 5,473 listeners
3 Play track Brothers in Arms Money for Nothing
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 5,087 listeners
4 Play track Brothers in Arms Brothers in Arms
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 3,455 listeners
5 Play track Money for Nothing Romeo and Juliet
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 3,015 listeners
6 Play track Brothers in Arms Your Latest Trick
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 1,585 listeners
7 Play track Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits Lady Writer
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 1,281 listeners
8 Play track Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition So Far Away - Full Version
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 1,169 listeners
9 Play track Money for Nothing Tunnel of Love
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 1,108 listeners
10 Play track Dire Straits Down to the Waterline
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 1,039 listeners

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Albums

  1. 918,714 listeners

    17 Apr 1985 · 9 tracks

    Brothers in Arms
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  2. 803,237 listeners

    2 Jun 1978 · 9 tracks

    Dire Straits
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  3. 339,763 listeners

    15 Aug 1991 · 12 tracks

    On Every Street
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  4. 301,808 listeners

    17 Oct 1988 · 12 tracks

    Money for Nothing
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