Album · 1998
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
by Dire Straits
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is a 1998 rock album by Dire Straits. It runs 16 tracks across 79 minutes on Vertigo. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.9/5 from 26 ratings.
Rock · Pop Rock · Classic Rock
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- 3.9 /5
- 26 ratings
- 16
- Tracks
- 79 min
- Runtime
- 125 bpm
- Tempo
- E major
- Key
Ratings
26 ratings · avg 3.9
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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits album cover
The Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits cover was designed by Rick Lecoat and photographed by Josh Pulman.
- Design
- Rick Lecoat
- Photography
- Josh Pulman
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Tracklist
16 tracks · 79 min
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About
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation released by the band Dire Straits. It was originally released as both a one disc edition and two disc edition in August 1998. The second disc contains live performances. The release is named after their 1978 hit single of the same name. The compilation was re-released together with a DVD in 2002. The DVD features the music videos of all the songs on the first disc, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song.
In brief
- Is Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 3.9/5 from 26 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits?
- Money for Nothing, rated 4.4/5 by 18 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits released?
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits was released in 1998 on Vertigo.
- How many tracks are on Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits?
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits has 16 tracks, with a runtime of 79 minutes.
- What genre is Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits?
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is catalogued under Rock, Pop Rock, Classic Rock.
- What BPM is Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits?
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits runs at a median tempo of 125 BPM across its tracks, most often in E major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits?
- Listeners of Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits also rate 1 by The Beatles, Bohemian Rhapsody (the original soundtrack) by Queen, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits at a glance
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Produced by
- Mark Knopfler
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