# The best Dire Straits songs

Mark Knopfler's guitar at its finest: the Dire Straits songs critics and fans rank highest, led by Sultans of Swing.

- 341 votes · 15 items
- Feb 4, 2025 · cole_b-side
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## Top 15

1. **Sultans of Swing** (43 · ▲44 ▼1) — 1978. The debut single and their signature song.
2. **Telegraph Road** (33 · ▲35 ▼2) — 1982. Fourteen minutes of epic storytelling.
3. **Romeo and Juliet** (22 · ▲26 ▼4) — 1980. A love story with a steel guitar.
4. **Money for Nothing** (18 · ▲21 ▼3) — 1985. With Sting; the famous animated video.
5. **Tunnel of Love** (17 · ▲22 ▼5) — 1980. Some say Knopfler's best guitar solo.
6. **Lady Writer** (17 · ▲20 ▼3) — 1979. The single from Communiqué.
7. **So Far Away** (16 · ▲18 ▼2) — 1985. Love at a distance.
8. **Private Investigations** (13 · ▲15 ▼2) — 1982. A dark, cinematic hit.
9. **Walk of Life** (11 · ▲15 ▼4) — 1985. Their most upbeat hit.
10. **Brothers in Arms** (11 · ▲13 ▼2) — 1985. An anti-war ballad.
11. **Down to the Waterline** (10 · ▲15 ▼5) — 1978. The opener of their debut album.
12. **Skateaway** (10 · ▲13 ▼3) — 1980. A girl on roller skates in the city.
13. **Once Upon a Time in the West** (9 · ▲14 ▼5) — 1979. Reggae-tinged and slow.
14. **Your Latest Trick** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — 1985. The saxophone intro.
15. **Calling Elvis** (6 · ▲12 ▼6) — 1991. From their last album.

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