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1651:Graham, Chuck (4 August 1979). "Album Reviews".
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1590:Daümler-Ford, Jonathan (18 August 1979).
1550:"Dire Straits: Dire Straits Album Review"
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1995:. 26 December 1987. pp. 42–46
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62:Dire Straits
57:Studio album
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2819:Discography
2718:So Far Away
2655:Lady Writer
2540:Live albums
2386:MusicBrainz
2292:17 February
2205:Communiqué
1636:11 February
1603:30 November
1519:24 February
821:– keyboards
710:Lady Writer
373:Lady Writer
318:in France.
289:Lady Writer
237:Lady Writer
224:Communiqué
72:5 June 1979
2872:Categories
2829:Omar Hakim
2760:Heavy Fuel
2502:Communiqué
2478:Jack Sonni
2463:Hal Lindes
2458:Alan Clark
2381:Communiqué
2370:Communiqué
2312:Communique
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2178:23 October
2123:Communiqué
2100:and click
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1999:28 October
1968:28 January
1667:Communiqué
1593:"Spin Off"
1513:089919026X
1474:4 December
1470:. AllMusic
1422:29 January
1353:References
1261:PROMUSICAE
905:Ö3 Austria
875:Communiqué
854:Bob Ludwig
826:Production
395:Communiqué
381:Communiqué
377:Communiqué
362:Communiqué
339:Communiqué
333:After the
304:Communiqué
268:Communiqué
193:Communiqué
173:chronology
106:Roots rock
42:Communiqué
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2172:Billboard
1870:Billboard
1863:Billboard
1701:21 August
1555:Pitchfork
1363:Citations
1311:Platinum
1266:Platinum
1236:Platinum
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1193:Germany (
1163:Finland (
1126:Austria)
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1052:Position
1027:Billboard
1010:UK Albums
898:position
777:Personnel
530:Pitchfork
329:Recording
294:Billboard
2857:Category
2286:Cash Box
1943:31 March
1918:31 March
1893:31 March
1492:(1981).
1448:17 April
1443:AllMusic
1329:500,000
1314:300,000
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1239:217,080
1203:500,000
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1158:200,000
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977:VG-lista
687:Side two
621:Side one
606:AllMusic
443:AllMusic
312:platinum
155:Producer
77:Recorded
69:Released
59: by
2774:The Bug
2629:Singles
2619:Encores
2548:Alchemy
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411:Artwork
357:Release
296:Hot 100
220:Singles
206:(1980)
197:(1979)
188:(1978)
146:Mercury
136:Vertigo
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870:Charts
700:Length
653:"News"
634:Length
535:6.2/10
437:Rating
434:Source
112:Length
93:Nassau
85:Studio
2791:Tours
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