Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (30th anniversary)

Today (May 13th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Brothers in Arms, the fifth studio album from Dire Straits. It peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Album chart with a ninety-seven week run total on the chart. It also hit number 1 in Australia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

In 1985, the British rock band Dire Straits released their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms. The record was a commercial success for the band, spending ten weeks at number 1 on the UK Album Chart and nine weeks at number 1 on the US Billboard Album chart (with ninety-seven weeks total on the charts). It also went to number 1 in eight other countries and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide since its debut.