Dire Straits earns chart success in the U.K. as two greatest hits albums reenter the Official Albums chart, while “Sultans of Swing” surges once again. AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Photo of DIRE STRAITS ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. “Sultans of Swing” gives Dire Straits its first streaming hit in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing" has remained one of the band's best-known songs for nearly five decades, and its latest chart ...

Long before Dire Straits found global success with their breakthrough hit "Sultans of Swing," they were a group of struggling musicians sharing modest accommodations and hoping to ...

Dire Straits is known as the biggest British rock band of the '80s, and for good reason. Bursting onto the music scene in 1977, the group was founded by lead vocalist and guitarist Mark Knopfler, ...

“There was no way anybody else was going to stick their hand up and say, ‘Hey, Mark, I have a great song idea!’ There was no point. He was on a racetrack.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Rob ...

While Dire Straits were left in, well, Dire Straits when guitarist David Knopfler left halfway through recording their third album, producer Jimmy Iovine stepped in to provide a crucial new guest.

Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing" has remained one of the band's best-known songs for nearly five decades, and its latest chart activity shows that listeners are still finding it in the streaming era.

I DSL* Dire Straits Legacy tornano in Italia a novembre e fanno tappa anche a Roma, venerdì 6 novembre, all’Auditorium del Roma Convention Center La Nuvola.