Money For Nothing (compilation album)
by Dire Straits

Money For Nothing by Dire Straits
(Compilation album)
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 12,391st   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 121 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (173rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,736th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,391st)

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Dire Straits bestography

Money For Nothing is ranked 8th best out of 16 albums by Dire Straits on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dire Straits is Brothers In Arms which is ranked number 222 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,126.

Dire Straits album bestography « Higher ranked (3,779th)
On Every Street
This album (12,391st)
Money For Nothing
Lower ranked (15,423rd) »
Dire Straits (1981)

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Money For Nothing rankings

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Overall rank: 12,391st | 1980s rank: 1,736th | 1988 rank: 173rd

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74/100 (from 121 votes)
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From 12/26/2012 21:36 | #58982
Indeed a collection of hits. Pretty sure you will know all of them.
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Bunch of lovely best hits :))
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A different collection with nice versions of every song. I like "Where do you think you´re going" more on this one.
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