Dire Straits discography
Dire Straits discography | |
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![]() Dire Straits performing live in Norway, October 1985 | |
Studio albums | 6 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Music videos | 15 |
EPs | 4 |
Singles | 31 |
The discography of English rock band Dire Straits consists of six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays and 31 singles. Dire Straits also have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in the world.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | CAN [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NED [8] | NZ [9] | SWI [10] | US [11] | |||||
Dire Straits |
| 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
Communiqué |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
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Making Movies |
| 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 19 |
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Love over Gold |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 |
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Brothers in Arms |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
On Every Street |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | CAN [27] | FRA [6] | GER [28] | NED [8] | NZ [9] | SWI [10] | US [11] | |||||
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
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On the Night |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 116 |
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Live at the BBC |
| 71 | 98 | — | — | 13 | — | 15 | — | 45 | — | |||
Live at the Rainbow, 1979 |
| 81 | — | 6 | — | 21 [32] | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | CAN [33] | FRA [6] | GER [34] | NED [8] | NZ [9] | SWI [10] | US [11] | |||||
Money for Nothing |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — |
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Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler |
| 20 | 35 | 44 | — | 4 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 15 | — |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Box sets
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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UK [2] | GER [38] | |||||||||||||
The Studio Albums 1978–1991 |
| 9 | 14 | |||||||||||
Live 1978–1992 |
| — | — | |||||||||||
"—" denotes items are yet to be released in that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | CAN [41] | FRA [6] | GER [42] | NED [8] | NOR [43] | SWI [10] | US [11] | |||||
ExtendedancEPlay |
| — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 |
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Live at Knebworth |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Encores |
| 31 | 47 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 20 | — | |||
The Honky Tonk Demos |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3][44] | AUT [4] | CAN [45] | FRA [6][46] | GER [47] | NED [8] | NZ [9] | SWI [10] | US [48] | US Main Rock [49] | ||||
1978 | "Sultans of Swing" | 8 | 6 | — | 4 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 12 | — | 4 | — |
| Dire Straits |
"Water of Love" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |||
1979 | "Lady Writer" | 51 | 95 | — | 51 | 34 | — | 18 | 39 | — | 45 | — | Communiqué | |
"Once Upon a Time in the West"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1980 | "Tunnel of Love" | 54 | 62 | — | — | 52 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — | Making Movies | |
"Skateaway" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 58 | 31 | |||
1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Expresso Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | |||
"Solid Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | |||
1982 | "Private Investigations" | 2 | 21 | 19 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | — |
| Love over Gold |
"Telegraph Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Industrial Disease" | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 9 | |||
1983 | "Twisting by the Pool" | 14 | 2 | — | 18 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 12 | ExtendedancEPlay | |
1984 | "Love over Gold" (live) | 50 | 46 | — | — | 15 | — | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | Alchemy | |
1985 | "So Far Away" | 20 | 22 | — | 24 | 20 | — | 23 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 29 |
| Brothers in Arms |
"Money for Nothing" | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
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"Brothers in Arms" | 16 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
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"Walk of Life" | 2 | 11 | 18 | 7 | — | 15 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 6 |
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"One World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |||
1986 | "Your Latest Trick" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | ||
"Ride Across the River" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||
1988 | "Sultans of Swing" (re-release) | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Money for Nothing | |
"Brothers in Arms" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | "Money for Nothing" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||
1991 | "Calling Elvis" | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | On Every Street | |
"Heavy Fuel" | 55 | 26 | — | 17 | 32 | 48 | 25 | 34 | — | — | 1 | |||
1992 | "On Every Street" | 42 | 109 | — | — | 23 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Bug" | 67 | — | — | 21 | 44 | 52 | 24 | — | — | — | 8 | |||
"You and Your Friend" | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | |||
1994 | "Ticket to Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||
2005 | "Flashing for Money" (with Deep Dish) | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Is On | |
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Home video
Title | Video/DVD details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK DVD [52] | AUS DVD [53] | BEL DVD [54] | FIN DVD [55] | NED DVD [56] | SWI DVD [57] | |||||||||
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits |
| 19 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | — |
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On the Night |
| 33 | 18 | — | — | 6 | — |
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Alchemy: Dire Straits Live |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
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Sultans of Swing: Live in Germany |
| — | — | — | — | 12 | — | |||||||
Stratospheric Sounds: Live in Basel, Switzerland, 1992 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director | Album |
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1978 | "Sultans of Swing" | unknown | Dire Straits |
"Wild West End" | |||
1979 | "Lady Writer" | Communiqué | |
1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | Lester Bookbinder | Making Movies |
"Skateaway" | |||
"Tunnel of Love" | |||
1982 | "Private Investigations" | unknown | Love over Gold |
1983 | "Twisting by the Pool" | ExtendedancEPlay | |
1985 | "So Far Away" | Brothers in Arms | |
"Money for Nothing" | Steve Barron | ||
"Brothers in Arms" | Bill Mather | ||
1986 | "Walk of Life" | Stephen R. Johnson | |
1991 | "Calling Elvis" | Gerry Anderson | On Every Street |
"Heavy Fuel" | Steve Barron | ||
1992 | "The Bug" | Richard Jernigan |
References
- ^ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/music/516848/dire-straits-reunion-not-horizon-says-band-founder-john-illsley-ahead-tayside-gigs/ [bare URL]
- ^ a b c d e f "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 90. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Dire Straits in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b c d e "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian studio albums:
- "Dire Straits" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Communiqué" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Making Movies" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Love over Gold" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Brothers in Arms" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "On Every Street" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "French chart peaks" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ German studio albums:
- "Dire Straits" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Communiqué" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Making Movies" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Love over Gold" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Brothers in Arms" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "On Every Street" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Dire Straits". Billboard. 7 July 1979.
- "Communiqué". Billboard. 21 July 1979.
- ^ a b c d "Dire Straits Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "British certifications – Dire Straits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 April 2023. Type Dire Straits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "German Certification" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Swiss Certification" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Dire Straits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "French Certification". SNEP. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Communiqué". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Making Movies". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "1982 Was A Big Year". Billboard. 25 December 1982. p. TIA-57. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Love over Gold". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Australian (ARIA) certifications:
- certifications awarded between 1988 and 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits: "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". ARIA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- Private Investigations (album): "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums". ARIA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Austrian Certifications". IFPI Austria. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Brothers in Arms". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - On Every Street". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian live albums:
- "Alchemy: Dire Straits Live" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "On the Night" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ German live albums:
- "Alchemy - Dire Straits Live" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "On the Night" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Alchemy - Live (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Live 1978–1992" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Alchemy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - On the Night". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 45, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Canadian compilation albums:
- "Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ German compilation albums:
- "Money for Nothing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Private Investigations" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Money for Nothing". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Sultans of Swing". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - Private Investigations". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ German compilation albums:
- "The Studio Albums 1978-1991" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Dire Straits / The Studio Albums 1978 – 1991 box set is finally issued on CD – SuperDeluxeEdition". 13 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Dire Straits: "The Studio Albums 1978-1991" erstmals als CD-Box und Vinyl-Reissue". uDiscover Germany. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Canadian extended plays:
- "ExtendedancEPlay" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Encores - Your Latest Trick" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ German extended plays:
- "Encores" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 17 February1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Canadian singles:
- "Sultans of Swing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Lady Writer" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Industrial Disease" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Twisting by the Pool" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "So Far Away" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Money for Nothing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Walk of Life" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Calling Elvis" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Heavy Fuel" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "The Bug" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ German singles:
- "Sultans of Swing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Tunnel of Love" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Twisting by the Pool" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Money for Nothing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Walk of Life" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Calling Elvis" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Heavy Fuel" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "The Bug" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Dire Straits Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Dire Straits: Music, Charts & News: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Dire straits single US cat no".
- ^ UK DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of DVD". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "On the Night DVD". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Alchemy DVD". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Australian DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing DVD" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "The ARIA Report: Issue 1056" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Sultans of Swing DVD" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Belgian (Flanders) DVD peaks:
- "Alchemy DVD". ultratop.be. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Finnish DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of DVD". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Alchemy DVD". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Dutch DVD peaks:
- "Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "On the Night DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Alchemy DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Sultans of Swing - Live in Germany DVD". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Swiss DVD peaks:
- "Alchemy DVD". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Stratospheric Sounds - Live In Basel, Switzerland, 1992 DVD". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b "The ARIA Australian DVD Certifications". ARIA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1056" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
External links
- Dire Straits discography discography at Discogs
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- Dire Straits
- Communiqué
- Making Movies
- Love over Gold
- Brothers in Arms
- On Every Street
- Alchemy
- On the Night
- Live at the BBC
- Money for Nothing
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
- Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
- ExtendedancEPlay
- Encores
- "Sultans of Swing"
- "Water of Love" / "Down to the Waterline"
- "Lady Writer"
- "Romeo and Juliet"
- "Skateaway"
- "Tunnel of Love"
- "Telegraph Road"
- "Private Investigations"
- "Industrial Disease"
- "Twisting by the Pool"
- "Love over Gold"
- "So Far Away"
- "Money for Nothing"
- "Brothers in Arms"
- "Walk of Life"
- "Your Latest Trick"
- "Calling Elvis"
- "Heavy Fuel"
- "On Every Street"
- "The Bug"
- "You and Your Friend"
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