Artists / Artist
Dire Straits
From London · London ♪ · active 1979-1986
BRIT · British Album 1987Album of the Year 1986Record of the Year 1986Song of the Year 1986BRIT · British Group 1986VMA · Best Group 1986VMA · Video 1986BRIT · British Group 1983Best New Artist 1980
Combined
96.21
US #1 / Top 10
1 / 3
UK #1 / Top 10
0 / 5
Album sales
117.1M
Grammy prestige
8.46
On Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums (1)
- #418Brothers in Arms
Top-ten singles (8)
| Single | Artist | Chart | Peak | Weeks | Year ▾ | Grammy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walk of Life | Dire Straits | UK | 2 | 4 | 1986 | — |
| Walk of Life | Dire Straits | US | 7 | 4 | 1986 | — |
| Money for Nothing | Dire Straits | US | 1 | 8 | 1985 | ☆ Record of the Year 1986 (nominee) |
| Money For Nothing | Dire Straits | UK | 4 | 6 | 1985 | ☆ Record of the Year 1986 (nominee) |
| Private Investigations | Dire Straits | UK | 2 | 4 | 1982 | — |
| Romeo and Juliet | Dire Straits | UK | 8 | 1 | 1981 | — |
| Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits | US | 4 | 7 | 1979 | — |
| Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits | UK | 8 | 2 | 1979 | — |