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

ARTIST - DIRE STRAITS

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

PeakArtistTitleLabelCharted
8
Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing   ♫ Vertigo March 4, 19793/4/1979
51
Dire Straits Lady Writer Vertigo July 22, 19797/22/1979
8
Dire Straits Romeo And Juliet   ♫ Vertigo January 11, 19811/11/1981
37
Dire Straits Skateaway   ♫ Vertigo March 29, 19813/29/1981
54
Dire Straits Tunnel Of Love   ♫ Vertigo October 4, 198110/4/1981
2
Dire Straits Private Investigations   ♫ Vertigo August 29, 19828/29/1982
14
Dire Straits Twisting By The Pool   ♫ Vertigo January 16, 19831/16/1983
50
Dire Straits Love Over Gold (Live)   ♫ Vertigo February 12, 19842/12/1984
20
Dire Straits So Far Away   ♫ Vertigo April 14, 19854/14/1985
4
Dire Straits Money For Nothing   ♫ Vertigo June 30, 19856/30/1985
16
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms   ♫ Vertigo October 20, 198510/20/1985
2
Dire Straits Walk Of Life   ♫ Vertigo January 5, 19861/5/1986
91
Dire Straits Walk Of Life (Reentry)   ♫ Vertigo March 30, 19863/30/1986
26
Dire Straits Your Latest Trick   ♫ Vertigo April 27, 19864/27/1986
62
Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing (Reissue)   ♫ Vertigo October 30, 198810/30/1988
21
Dire Straits Calling Elvis   ♫ Vertigo August 25, 19918/25/1991
55
Dire Straits Heavy Fuel   ♫ Vertigo October 27, 199110/27/1991
42
Dire Straits On Every Street   ♫ Vertigo February 23, 19922/23/1992
67
Dire Straits The Bug   ♫ Vertigo June 21, 19926/21/1992
31
Dire Straits Encores   EP   ♫ Vertigo May 16, 19935/16/1993