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Dire Straits

Charting Mar 4, 1979 → Jul 11, 2025 · 138 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 83 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 138 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 83 wk UK Singles Chart · 138 wk Global Music Power · 152 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.10%; week of Feb 16, 1986
Career Power: 176; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 0; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 74; April 1985 – March 1986
Peak Five Years: 115; June 1981 – June 1986
Top-five weeks: 10; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 138; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.46%; week of Jan 19, 1986
Comebacks: 3; February 1981, September 1982, August 1985

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Sep 16, 1979	Feb 15, 1981	73	68	1.29%	1.10%
After decline	Jul 5, 1981	Sep 19, 1982	63	44	1.32%	1.14%
After decline	May 8, 1983	Aug 4, 1985	117	58	1.40%	1.13%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

19 records · 176 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
Money For NothingApple Music	#4August 1985	16	June 1985 – October 1985	29.9
Sultans Of SwingApple Music	#8April 1979	26	March 1979 – July 2025	24.8
Walk Of LifeApple Music	#2January 1986	12	January 1986 – March 1986	23.0
Romeo and Juliet	#8February 1981	11	January 1981 – March 1981	19.0
Private Investigations	#2September 1982	8	August 1982 – October 1982	18.9
Brothers in Arms	#16November 1985	13	October 1985 – January 1986	14.0
Twisting by the Pool	#14January 1983	7	January 1983 – February 1983	11.9
So Far AwayApple Music	#20April 1985	6	April 1985 – May 1985	7.5
Your Latest Trick	#26May 1986	6	April 1986 – June 1986	6.0
Calling Elvis	#21August 1991	4	August 1991 – September 1991	4.3
SkateawayApple Music	#37April 1981	5	March 1981 – April 1981	3.7
Lady Writer	#51August 1979	6	July 1979 – August 1979	3.0
Encores (Ep)	#31May 1993	3	May 1993 – May 1993	2.2
Love Over Gold (Live)	#50February 1984	3	February 1984 – February 1984	1.8
Tunnel of Love	#54October 1981	3	October 1981 – October 1981	1.5
Sultans of Swing {1988}	#62October 1988	6	October 1988 – January 1989	1.5
On Every Street	#42February 1992	2	February 1992 – March 1992	1.4
Heavy Fuel	#55October 1991	2	October 1991 – November 1991	0.9
The Bug	#67June 1992	1	June 1992	0.4

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