Dire Straits 
The best album credited to Dire Straits is Brothers In Arms which is ranked number 222 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 7,119.
Dire Straits is ranked number 129 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 17,619.
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- John Illsley
- David Knopfler
- Mark Knopfler
- See also:
- John Illsley With Cunla & Greg Pearle
- Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
- The Notting Hillbillies
- Chet Atkins & 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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| 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 | 35 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2025 12:27 |  doombringer | 185 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2025 00:16 | bonnequestion | 389 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2025 17:12 | dukeboxkool | 97 | 78/100 |
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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.
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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.
Don't play with me this band is one of the best ever
In top 10 bands ever
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.
Onater 11/06/2017 00:29 | #200836
GOAT dad rock
LedZep 05/31/2017 14:05 | #191764
Pretty underrated here. Knopfler is one of the best guitarists ever and the songs aren't typical 80s shit pop rock, they have interesting stories and fantastic arrangements. Love Over Gold is a masterpiece, Brothers in Arms is the popular stuff, Dire Straits, Communique and Making Movies are also very good imho.
I don't understand how the Dire Straits aren't positioned in the top 10. However, the fact that they are out of the top 100 list is laughable. 118?!? Just WTF...
Did you know that the band once joined forces with Chris Rea & Ben from Curiosity Killed the Cat. They were called Dire Rea Killed the Cat.
JMGL95 03/04/2015 16:14 | #136111
Listened to some of their albums, and I am so satisfied. Nothing can go wrong if you have one of the greatest guitarists of the history. First Knopfler and then the mortals.
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