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Dire Straits

Dire Straits

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About

Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers. The band was active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995.

Spotify Streaming Stats

KWORB.NET
7.6BTOTAL STREAMS
4.6MDAILY STREAMS
161TRACKS
7607326617 / 0SOLO / FEATURES

Top Songs

161 TOTAL TRACKS
#TITLETOTAL STREAMSDAILY
1Sultans Of Swing1.8B1.0M
2Walk Of Life1.0B538.8K
3Money For Nothing759.7M546.4K
4Brothers In Arms430.7M208.9K
5Romeo and Juliet396.9M165.2K
6Lady Writer243.1M186.2K
7So Far Away - Full Version207.6M121.3K
8Your Latest Trick180.6M84.1K
9Money For Nothing (Single Edit) - 2022 Remaster151.1M145.2K
10Down To The Waterline148.2M113.4K
11Six Blade Knife147.1M131.6K
12Tunnel of Love (Intro: The Carousel Waltz)126.9M86.1K
13Once Upon a Time in the West114.9M124.0K
14Where Do You Think You're Going?88.4M59.3K
15Water Of Love81.5M69.2K
16Why Worry?80.1M26.8K
17Wild West End79.5M75.1K
18Telegraph Road75.4M34.7K
19On Every Street74.0M41.1K
20So Far Away72.1M23.1K
21News56.1M47.6K
22Private Investigations56.0M26.0K
23You and Your Friend53.6M52.0K
24Ticket to Heaven47.9M17.5K
25Calling Elvis47.1M22.5K
26The Man's Too Strong37.5M20.0K
27Southbound Again34.4M27.2K
28Skateaway33.8M16.8K
29Heavy Fuel33.2M17.7K
30Sultans Of Swing - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London/198332.4M19.9K
31Iron Hand32.0M13.6K
32Expresso Love30.1M22.9K
33Love over Gold29.8M12.8K
34When It Comes to You29.5M19.0K
35Single-Handed Sailor29.0M30.6K
36One World28.4M13.3K
37Ride Across The River26.9M11.8K
38Lions26.3M19.5K
39In The Gallery25.8M16.3K
40The Bug25.5M17.0K
41Twisting by the Pool25.3M8.7K
42Communiqué25.0M13.7K
43Setting Me Up24.8M12.7K
44Fade to Black23.3M15.9K
45Industrial Disease22.3M12.2K
46Hand in Hand21.9M12.0K
47Brothers in Arms21.3M4.4K
48Portobello Belle21.0M14.2K
49Solid Rock20.5M7.4K
50Wild Theme - Live 199219.9M4.4K

Chart Analytics

TOP SONG: SULTANS OF SWING

Chart Position

^ 47.0%
2018/01/042026/05/07

Weekly Streams

^ 102.0%
2018/01/042026/05/07

Discography

  • 2019
    Down UnderALBUM
  • 2013
    The Studio Albums 1978–1991ALBUM
  • 2011
    2 for 1: Brothers in Arms / On Every StreetALBUM
  • 2008
    New CollectionALBUM
  • 2005
    The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsALBUM
  • 1998
    Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire StraitsALBUM
  • 1995
    Live at the BBCALBUM
  • 1993
    On the NightALBUM
  • 1991
    Dire StraitsALBUM
  • 1991
    On Every StreetALBUM
  • 1988
    Money for NothingALBUM
  • 1985
    Rock GalaALBUM

Latest News

  • FROM THE VAULT: How Dire Straits Revolutionized Music and Replaced Disco Icons ​​ - 98KUPD98KUPD · May 8
  • ‘So Far Away’: Dire Straits Serve The First Taste Of ‘Brothers In Arms’ - uDiscover MusicuDiscover Music · Apr 20
  • Air Supply, Korn, Dire Straits: This Is Paraguay’s 2026 Concert Season - The Asunción TimesThe Asunción Times · May 7
  • 4 Dire Straits Songs That Prove Mark Knopfler Is a Songwriting Genius - American SongwriterAmerican Songwriter · Dec 15
  • “He thought that the band should be a democracy, and it was more like a brutal dictatorship”: The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame - LouderLouder · Dec 30
  • “Mark Knopfler, he's soloing kind of all through the record. And that's what I did, too”: Bruce Hornsby explains why a classic Dire Straits song is a “kindred spirit” to his biggest hit - MusicRadarMusicRadar · Apr 23
  • Mark Knopfler | Biography, Songs, Dire Straits, & Facts - BritannicaBritannica · Apr 14
  • The 1983 Dire Straits song that makes Mark Knopfler feel blessed: “People go bananas” - Far Out MagazineFar Out Magazine · Apr 23

Chart History

DateRankChangeListeners / StreamsDaily
2026-05-16#296-126.2M--
2026-05-15#295=26.1M--
2026-05-14#295+526.0M--
2026-05-13#300-226.0M--
2026-05-12#298+126.0M--
2026-05-11#299+126.0M--
2026-05-10#300+225.9M--
2026-05-09#302--25.9M--