Kurzbeschreibung:

Diese Diskografie ist eine Übersicht über die musikalischen Werke der britischen Rockband Dire Straits. Den Quellenangaben zufolge hat sie bisher mehr als 120 Millionen Tonträger verkauft, damit zählt sie zu den Interpreten mit den meisten verkauften Tonträgern weltweit.[1] In ihrer Heimat konnte die Band bislang mehr als 13,3 Millionen Tonträger verkaufen. In Deutschland zählt die Band mit über 5,4 Millionen verkauften Einheiten zu den Musikern mit den meisten Tonträgerverkäufen des Landes. Ihre erfolgreichste Veröffentlichung ist das fünfte Studioalbum Brothers in Arms mit über 30 Millionen verkauften Einheiten.[2] Das Album avancierte alleine in Deutschland zum Millionenseller und zählt zu den meistverkauften Musikalben des Landes der 1980er-Jahre.

Studio Albums
Original
[1978] - Dire Straits (Vertigo, 800 051-2)
[1979] - Communique (Vertigo, 800 052-2)
[1980] - Making Movies (Vertigo, 800 050-2)
[1982] - Love Over Gold (Vertigo, 800 088-2)
[1985] - Brothers In Arms (Vertigo, 824 499-2)
[1991] - On Every Street (Vertigo, 510 160-2)

Remastered
[1978] - Dire Straits [Warner Bros 2000]
[1979] - Communique [Mercury 1996]
[1980] - Making Movies [Mercury 1996]
[1982] - Love Over Gold [Warner Bros 2000]
[1985] - Brothers In Arms [Mercury 1996]
[1991] - On Every Street [Mercury 1996]

Live Albums
[1984] - Alchemy 2CD
[1992] - Live St. Jakob Stadion (1992-06-28)
[1993] - On The Night
[1995] - Live At BBC

Albums Compilations
[1977-1992] - Brothers in Mark
[1979-1985] - One World (3 CD)
[1979] - Studio-L. and Grosse Sendersaal - Cologne Germany - 16th -17th February
[1978] - Rockfile '78
[1979] - Rockfile '79
[1980] - Rockfile '80
[1981] - Before We Became Famous (Brussels)
[1981] - Rockfile '81
[1983-1985] - Rock Royalties
[1986] - Perfect Investigations
[1988] - Money For Nothing
[1992] - Bijou (4 disc box set)
[1993-1996] - Gold
[1998] - Greatest Hits
[1999] - The Very Best Of
[2000] - Forever Gold (2CD)
[1994] - The Best Ballads (The Whispers Of Dire Straits)
[1998] - Sultans of Swing (The Very Best of Dire Straits)
[2000] - MTV History
[2002] - Star Profile
[2005] - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (Private Investigations)
[1983] - Brothers in conversation

EP's & Singles Albums
[1983] - Extended Dance Play
[1989] - Twisting By The Pool
[1991] - Calling Elvis (CDM)
[1991] - Heavy Fuel (CDM)
[1993] - Encores
[2001] - Calling Elvis (Single)
[2005] - The Last Waltz

[1977] - Early Demos
[1977] - Demos Alternative
[1977] - Demos 77-80
[1990-1992] - On Every Demo
[1990-1995] - Rare Sessions I
[1977-1983] - Rare Sessions II
[1982-1992] - Rare Sessions III
[1978-1991] - Rare Sessions IV
[1980-1996] - Rare Sessions V
[1979-1988] - Live Project Rare

Bootlegs Albums
[1978] - Birmingham At Barbarella (1978-07-04)
[1978] - Wood Wharf Greenwich, London, England, September 6
[1978] - Live In Chester (Quaintway's Club, Chester, UK, April 19th)
[1978] - Polytechnic, Leeds, UK, January 30th
[1978] - Rotterdam (1978-10-19, Stadsschouwburg)
[1979] - Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 20th and 21st December (from BBC ARENA 80)
[1979] - Boston (Venue Orpheum 08-09-1979)
[1979] - Dallas (Palladium, USA, 23rd March 1979)
[1979] - Europe 1979 (Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, February 13th, 1979)
[1979] - Live in WDR Radio (Großen Sendersaal, Cologne, Germany, February 17th)
[1979] - Cologne, Germany, February 16th, Studio-L, 1979)
[1979] - Sultans Of Swing (1979-03-06)
[1979] - Rosengarten, Mannheim, Germany, February 14th
[1979] - The New Old Waldorf, San Francisco, USA, March 31st
[1979] - Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA, 6th March 1979
[1980] - Boston, Berklee Performance Center, USA 16th November
[1980] - Beacon Theatre, New York, USA 14th November
[1980] - Roxy, Los Angeles, USA, 28 October 1980
[1980] - Emerald City, Philadelphia, USA, 12th November
[1980] - Passaic (1980-11-15)
[1980] - Rockpop ZDF (12/20/1980 - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen)
[1980] - Newcastle, City Hall, UK, 10th December
[1980] - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, 19th Dec (Don't talk to strangers)
[1981] - Sultans Of San Remo (Venue Stadio Comunale, San Remo, Italy 27th June)
[1981] - Night In Paris, (Paris Palais des Sports June 17)
[1981] - Italy Milan 29 June 1981 (The Best Rock n Roll Orchestra)
[1981] - Live at Werchter, Brussels, Belgium - July 5, 1981 (Once Upon A Time)
[1981] - Live New York 01/01/81
[1981] - Wiesbaden, Rhein-Main-Hall, Germany, 5th May
[1982] - Edinburgh, Playhouse, December 7 Th
[1982] - Sheffield 82 (Request City Hall, Sheffield, UK, December, 1st 1982)
[1983] - First night in Melbourne (Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, March, 19th)
[1983] - Last Night At The Hammersmith
[1983] - Les Arenes, Bayonne, France, 26th June
[1983] - Luxembourg (1983-05-30)
[1983] - Madrid, June 28th, Estadio Ramon Valero, Spain
[1983] - Tokyo 83 (Seinen-Kan Hall)
[1983] - Vienna, Stadthalle (May 18, 1983)
[1983] - Wellington (Athletic Park, New Zealand, 30th March 1983)
[1983] - Zagreb (Maksimir stadium, Yugoslavia, 12th July 1983)
[1985] - Christmas Concert 85 (Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 19)
[1985] - Boston, Wang Center, USA October 6th
[1985] - Geneva Switzerland 09/14/85
[1985] - Forest National, Brussels, Belgium, 25th November 1985
[1985] - Madrid, Estadio Roman Valero, Spain, June 3rd
[1985] - Madison Square Garden, New York, USA 10/12/85
[1985] - Brothers in Seattle (Civic Auditorium, Portland, USA, September 20th)
[1985] - Cleveland (Blossom Music Center, USA, August 5th)
[1985] - Stuttgart 85, Hanns - Martin - Schleyer Halle, 19 November
[1985] - Houston (Summit Theatre, Texas, USA, August17th)
[1985] - Live Concert In Nassau Coliseum In Uniondale 10/11/1985
[1985] - Live USA (Live and Alive) (1985-08-05)
[1985] - Manchester, Apollo (1985.12.07)
[1985] - Secrets In The Closet (San Antonio)
[1985] - Sleight of Hand (Varsity Arena, Toronto, Canada1985-07-26)
[1985] - Texan Sunset (2 CD 17 August)
[1985] - Walk On Stage (1985-07-10)
[1985] - Wembley Arena 07/10/85 - Superstar Concert Series
[1985] - Atlanta, Fox Theatre, Atlanta, USA, August 10th
[1986] - The Final Oz Convert (Sydney, Australia. April 26th)
[1988] - Live At Wembley Stadium, The Mandela Concert (1988-06-11)
[1991] - Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre, Glasgow, UK 09/13/91
[1991] - Vorst Nationaal, Brussels 1 October
[1991] - Bremen, Stadthalle, Germany September 27th
[1991] - On Every Street In Munich (Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, October, 11th 1991)
[1991] - On every street kickoff (The Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland, August 23rd)
[1991] - Straits To The Point (1991-08-26)
[1991] - Wembley Arena, London, UK, September 18th
[1991] - Frankfurt - First Night, Germany, 8th October 1991
[1992] - Festivalweide Werchter, Belgium May 27
[1992] - Copenhagen, Denmark 1992-07-27
[1992] - Dallas (Reunion Arena, USA, February 14th)
[1992] - Barcelona, ​​Plaza de Toros Monumental, Spain, May 9th
[1992] - Les Arenes, Nimes, France, September, 29th (The Best Things In Life)
[1992] - Earls Court (London, UK, June 5th)
[1992] - St. Jacob Stadium, Basel, Switserland, 28th June 1992 (Ticket to Heaven)
[1992] - On Every Planet (Vallehovin Stadium, Oslo, Norway. July 30th)
[1992] - Worburn Abbey (1992-06-11)
[1992] - Live in Milan, Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy, September 8th
[1992] - Madrid 92, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain, May 13th
[1992] - Oakland Coliseum, San Francisco, USA, 2nd February