CSPC: Dire Straits Popularity Analysis
Digital Singles Sales
As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 1,5 ratio between one album and one digital single.
Dire Straits (1978) – 428,000 equivalent albums
Sultans of Swing – 2,470,000
Remaining tracks – 380,000
Communiqué (1979) – 54,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 360,000
Making Movies (1980) – 230,000 equivalent albums
Tunnel of Love – 380,000
Romeo and Juliet – 920,000
Remaining tracks – 230,000
Love over Gold (1982) – 78,000 equivalent albums
Private Investigations – 270,000
Remaining tracks – 250,000
Brothers in Arms (1985) – 759,000 equivalent albums
So Far Away – 410,000
Money for Nothing – 2,070,000
Walk of Life – 1,030,000
Your Latest Trick – 360,000
Brothers in Arms – 920,000
Remaining tracks – 270,000
On Every Street (1991) – 74,000 equivalent albums
Calling Elvis – 70,000
On Every Street – 240,000
Remaining tracks – 180,000
Orphan – 12,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 80,000
I would lie if I say that these figures are impressive. In comparison to the remaining big 80s rock bands, digital sales of Dire Straits are fairly modest. Sultans of Swing and Money For Nothing remain popular with more than 2 million downloads a piece. Then a group of 3 songs continues to appeal, it consists in Romeo and Juliet, Walk of Life and Brothers In Arms.