# Dire Straits discography

The discography of English rock band Dire Straits consists of six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays and 31 singles. Dire Straits also have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in the world.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NED | NZ | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Dire Straits | Released: 9 June 1978 Label: Vertigo | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum |
| Communiqué | Released: 15 June 1979 Label: Vertigo | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold SNEP: 2× Platinum |
| Making Movies | Released: 17 October 1980 Label: Vertigo | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 19 | BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| Love over Gold | Released: 20 September 1982 Label: Vertigo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum |
| Brothers in Arms | Released: 17 May 1985 Label: Vertigo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | BPI: 14× Platinum ARIA: 17× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: 4× Platinum IFPI SWI: Diamond MC: Diamond RIAA: 9× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Diamond |
| On Every Street | Released: 9 September 1991 Label: Vertigo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Diamond |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NED | NZ | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Alchemy: Dire Straits Live | Released: 16 March 1984 Label: Vertigo | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46 | BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| On the Night | Released: 10 May 1993 Label: Vertigo | 4 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 116 | BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Platinum |
| Live at the BBC | Released: 26 June 1995 Label: Windsong | 71 | 98 | — | — | 13 | — | 15 | — | 45 | — | |
| Live at the Rainbow, 1979 | Released: 3 November 2023 Label: Mercury | 81 | — | 6 | — | 21 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NED | NZ | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Money for Nothing | Released: 14 October 1988 Label: Vertigo | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 62 | BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Diamond |
| Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | Released: 19 October 1998 Label: Vertigo | 6 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum |
| Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Released: 7 November 2005 Label: Mercury | 20 | 35 | 44 | — | 4 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 15 | — | BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Box sets

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | GER |
| The Studio Albums 1978–1991 | Released: December 2013 (LP) Released: October 2020 (CD) Label: Vertigo | 9 | 14 |
| Live 1978–1992 | Released: 3 November 2023 Label: Mercury | — | — |
| "—" denotes items are yet to be released in that territory. ||||

## Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | EP details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NED | NOR | SWI | US | Certifications |
| ExtendedancEPlay | Released: 10 January 1983 Label: Vertigo | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | MC: Platinum |
| Live at Knebworth | Released: 1990 Label: Vertigo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Encores | Released: 10 May 1993 Label: Vertigo | 31 | 47 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 20 | — | |
| The Honky Tonk Demos | Released: 18 April 2015 Label: Vertigo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NED | NZ | SWI | US | US Main Rock | Certifications | Album |
| 1978 | "Sultans of Swing" | 8 | 6 | — | 4 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 12 | — | 4 | — | BPI: 3× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: 5× Platinum | Dire Straits |
| 1978 | "Water of Love" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | | Dire Straits |
| 1979 | "Lady Writer" | 51 | 95 | — | 51 | 34 | — | 18 | 39 | — | 45 | — | | Communiqué |
| 1979 | "Once Upon a Time in the West" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Communiqué |
| 1980 | "Tunnel of Love" | 54 | 62 | — | — | 52 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Making Movies |
| 1980 | "Skateaway" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 58 | 31 | | Making Movies |
| 1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Platinum | Making Movies |
| 1981 | "Expresso Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | | Making Movies |
| 1981 | "Solid Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | | Making Movies |
| 1982 | "Private Investigations" | 2 | 21 | 19 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | — | BPI: Silver | Love over Gold |
| 1982 | "Telegraph Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Love over Gold |
| 1982 | "Industrial Disease" | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 9 | | Love over Gold |
| 1983 | "Twisting by the Pool" | 14 | 2 | — | 18 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 12 | | ExtendedancEPlay |
| 1984 | "Love over Gold" (live) | 50 | 46 | — | — | 15 | — | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | | Alchemy |
| 1985 | "So Far Away" | 20 | 22 | — | 24 | 20 | — | 23 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 29 | BPI: Silver | Brothers in Arms |
| 1985 | "Money for Nothing" | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | BPI: Platinum MC: Gold | Brothers in Arms |
| 1985 | "Brothers in Arms" | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | BPI: Platinum | Brothers in Arms |
| 1985 | "Walk of Life" | 2 | 11 | 18 | 7 | — | 15 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 6 | BPI: 2× Platinum | Brothers in Arms |
| 1985 | "One World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | | Brothers in Arms |
| 1986 | "Your Latest Trick" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | | Brothers in Arms |
| 1986 | "Ride Across the River" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | | Brothers in Arms |
| 1988 | "Sultans of Swing" (re-release) | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Money for Nothing |
| 1988 | "Brothers in Arms" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | | Money for Nothing |
| 1989 | "Money for Nothing" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | | Money for Nothing |
| 1991 | "Calling Elvis" | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | | On Every Street |
| 1991 | "Heavy Fuel" | 55 | 26 | — | 17 | 32 | 48 | 25 | 34 | — | — | 1 | | On Every Street |
| 1992 | "On Every Street" | 42 | 109 | — | — | 23 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | | On Every Street |
| 1992 | "The Bug" | 67 | — | — | 21 | 44 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | 8 | | On Every Street |
| 1992 | "You and Your Friend" | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | | On Every Street |
| 1994 | "Ticket to Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | | On Every Street |
| 2005 | "Flashing for Money" (with Deep Dish) | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | George Is On |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||||

## Home video

| Title | Video/DVD details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Video/DVD details | UK DVD | AUS DVD | BEL DVD | FIN DVD | NED DVD | SWI DVD | Certifications |
| Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | Released: 21 May 1999 Label: Universal Music | 19 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | — | BPI: Gold ARIA: 5× Platinum |
| On the Night | Released: 14 September 2003 Label: Universal Music | 33 | 18 | — | — | 6 | — | ARIA: Platinum |
| Alchemy: Dire Straits Live | Released: 14 May 2010 Label: Universal Music | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | ARIA: Gold |
| Sultans of Swing: Live in Germany | Released: 5 February 2011 Label: Sony | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | |
| Stratospheric Sounds: Live in Basel, Switzerland, 1992 | Released: 8 April 2011 Label: Showtime | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||

## Music videos

| Year | Video | Director | Album |
| 1978 | "Sultans of Swing" | unknown | Dire Straits |
| 1978 | "Wild West End" | unknown | Dire Straits |
| 1979 | "Lady Writer" | unknown | Communiqué |
| 1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | Lester Bookbinder | Making Movies |
| 1981 | "Skateaway" | Lester Bookbinder | Making Movies |
| 1981 | "Tunnel of Love" | Lester Bookbinder | Making Movies |
| 1982 | "Private Investigations" | unknown | Love over Gold |
| 1983 | "Twisting by the Pool" | unknown | ExtendedancEPlay |
| 1985 | "So Far Away" | unknown | Brothers in Arms |
| 1985 | "Money for Nothing" | Steve Barron | Brothers in Arms |
| 1985 | "Brothers in Arms" | Bill Mather | Brothers in Arms |
| 1986 | "Walk of Life" | Stephen R. Johnson | Brothers in Arms |
| 1991 | "Calling Elvis" | Gerry Anderson | On Every Street |
| 1991 | "Heavy Fuel" | Steve Barron | On Every Street |
| 1992 | "The Bug" | Richard Jernigan | On Every Street |