Dire Straits 
The best album credited to Dire Straits is Brothers In Arms which is ranked number 227 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 6,853.
Dire Straits is ranked number 130 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 16,935.
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- David Knopfler
- John Illsley
- Mark Knopfler
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Dire Straits best albums
The following albums by Dire Straits are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Dire Straits best tracks
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Dire Straits ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 06/12/2025 23:06 | Invader666 | 337 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2025 21:13 | Vinyl | 36 | 87/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2025 12:27 |  doombringer | 208 | 85/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 5% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 17.5.
Dire Straits favourites
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Dire Straits forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNuno BestEverAlbums 08/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5414): By Graeme2 BestEverAlbums 08/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5413): By telegramDire Straits comments
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One of the most consistent bands in my opinion. Very distinctive and great lyrics. Prefer their first two albums over the more lauded Brothers in Arms, but not really a weak LP in those first 5 releases. (Edited)
Don't play with me this band is one of the best ever (Edited)
jnfbn 03/02/2018 13:52 | #209914
They have a couple great songs in each of their albums, but the rest brings them down
travelful 02/03/2018 17:24 | #207081
Used to be my favorite band by far. I still like them but they're becoming a little bland as I listen to more and more music.
