Dire Straits (album) by Dire Straits 

This album At A Glance Dire Straits by Dire Straits (1978) Average Rating:  78/100 (from 143 votes)    Accolades: Top 20 albums of 1978 (11th) Top 1,000 albums of all time (538th) Buy album             Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.

Dire Straits is an album by Dire Straits. It is ranked number 538 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,137 from 80 greatest album charts.

Dire Straits is ranked number 11 in the best albums of 1978 and number 137 in the best albums of the 1970s.

In total, there are 10 music albums by Dire Straits which appear in the greatest album charts and Dire Straits is NOT ranked as the best. The best album by Dire Straits is Brothers In Arms which is ranked number 212 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,914.

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Dire Straits track list

#		Track	Rating
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1.		Down To The Waterline	81/100 (22 votes)
2.		Water Of Love	80/100 (15 votes)
3.		Setting Me Up	78/100 (11 votes)
4.		Six Blade Knife	79/100 (11 votes)
5.		Southbound Again	78/100 (12 votes)
6.		Sultans Of Swing	88/100 (91 votes)
7.		In The Gallery	79/100 (14 votes)
8.		Wild West End	79/100 (15 votes)
9.		Lions	78/100 (12 votes)

The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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Latest 20 charts that this album appears in:

Year	Source	Chart	Rank	Rank Score
2013	subtleman22	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	98/100	1
2013	Romanelli	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	34/100	13
2013	HugoHeinen	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	43/50	16
2013	sheep21	Top 28 Music Albums of 1978	14/28	3
2013	Romanelli	My Overall Chart: 101-200	42/100	-
2013	martintho	Top 18 Music Albums of 1978	7/18	3
2013	dubwicht	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	25/50	52
2013	Romanelli	Top 16 Music Albums of 1978	4/16	4
2013	martintho	Top 97 Music Albums of the 1970s	62/97	7
2013	squirke	Top 30 Greatest Music Albums	12/30	63
2013	BasdeWit97	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	80/100	21
2013	paladisiac	top albums, #501-600	94/100	-
2013	quizking	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	81/100	20
2013	Romanelli	A To Z Part V (Bo Diddley-Fairport Convention)	2/100	-
2013	iii25	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	20/100	81
2013	Nightfly	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	95/100	1
2013	Aramis	Top 30 Music Albums of 1978	18/30	2
2013	paladisiac	Top 27 Music Albums of 1978	13/27	3
2013	juanr1096	Top 25 Greatest Music Albums	11/25	60
2013	BasdeWit97	Top 55 Music Albums of the 1970s	24/55	12
		Total Charts:   The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		80
		Total Rank Score:   The total rank score.		2,137

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70/100

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drakonium

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78/100

 

95/100

05/17/2013 23:01

rafaellaxer

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89/100

 

70/100

05/12/2013 19:31

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80/100

05/12/2013 13:25

Pereira

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05/10/2013 15:30

Balance

   674 ratings

71/100

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From subtleman22 03/10/2013 13:14

Agree completely with Bork. Nice debut from this very consistent band. “Down to the Waterline” mat be the best thing they ever did, with “Sultans” not far behind. But they did continue to put out quality music right through their last album.

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From an_outlaw 12/05/2011 19:07

The prominent bass lines are what make this album most enjoyable. Steady pace and an all round decent album. Top guitar playing too! Sultans Of Swing stands out over the rest.

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From Bork 08/24/2010 00:00

Strong debut album with two magnificent tracks in Down to the Waterline and Sultans of Swing.

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