Mark Knopfler / discography
Mark Knopfler - discography
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Mark Knopfler (2013)
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Publications | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Collab albums | 3 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilations | 2 |
Soundtracks | 9 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 19th |
Video albums | 2 |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of British guitarist , singer and songwriter Mark Knopfler . According to record awards, the artist has sold more than 8.0 million records in his career, including over 3.6 million in his home country alone. The most successful release from Mark Knopfler is the album Sailing to Philadelphia with over two million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1996 |
Golden Heart Vertigo , Warner Bros. |
DE5 (28 weeks) DE |
AT8 (16 weeks) AT |
CH3
gold
(24 weeks)CH |
UK9
gold
(17 weeks)UK |
US105 (12 weeks) US |
First published: March 26, 1996
Sales: +350,000 |
2000 |
Sailing to Philadelphia Mercury , Warner Bros. |
DE1
platinum
(36 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(13 weeks)AT |
CH1
platinum
(25 weeks)CH |
UK4th
gold
(16 weeks)UK |
US60
gold
(22 weeks)US |
First published: September 26, 2000
Sales: + 2,031,286 |
2002 |
The Ragpicker's Dream Mercury, Warner Bros. |
DE4th
gold
(16 weeks)DE |
AT9 (8 weeks) AT |
CH4th
gold
(15 weeks)CH |
UK7th
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
US38 (6 weeks) US |
First published: September 30, 2002
Sales: + 530,000 |
2004 |
Shangri-La Mercury, Warner Bros. |
DE3
gold
(17 weeks)DE |
AT14 (6 weeks) AT |
CH7th
gold
(9 weeks)CH |
UK11
silver
(4 weeks)UK |
US66 (6 weeks) US |
First published: September 28, 2004
Sales: + 200,000 |
2007 |
Kill to Get Crimson Mercury, Warner Bros. |
DE2 (24 weeks) DE |
AT10 (6 weeks) AT |
CH3
gold
(13 weeks)CH |
UK9
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
US27 (7 weeks) US |
First published: September 17th, 2007
Sales: + 110,000 |
2009 |
Get Lucky Mercury, recap |
DE2
gold
(31 weeks)DE |
AT10 (7 weeks) AT |
CH5 (11 weeks) CH |
UK9
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
US17 (8 weeks) US |
First published: September 14, 2009
Sales: + 230,000 |
2012 |
Privateering Mercury |
DE1
gold
(13 weeks)DE |
AT1 (14 weeks) AT |
CH2 (13 weeks) CH |
UK8th
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
US65 (1 week) US |
First published: September 3, 2012
Sales: +190,000 |
2015 | Tracker Mercury, Verve |
DE1
gold
(23 weeks)DE |
AT1
gold
(13 weeks)AT |
CH2
gold
(22 weeks)CH |
UK3
silver
(14 weeks)UK |
US14 (3 weeks) US |
First published: March 16, 2015
Sales: + 197,500 |
2018 | Down the Road Wherever British Grove, Virgin EMI , Blue Note |
DE3 (22 weeks) DE |
AT4 (9 weeks) AT |
CH1 (21 weeks) CH |
UK17 (6 weeks) UK |
US15 (1 week) US |
First published: November 16, 2018
Sales: + 10,000 |
Collab albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1990 | Missing ... Presumed Having a Good Time Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
DE6 (17 weeks) DE |
AT3 (15 weeks) AT |
CH3 (14 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(14 weeks)UK |
US52 (13 weeks) US |
First published: March 6, 1990
Sales: + 100,000; with The Notting Hillbillies |
Neck and Neck Columbia |
DE61 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK41
gold
(11 weeks)UK |
US127 (25 weeks) US |
First published: October 3, 1990
Sales: + 100,000; with Chet Atkins |
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2006 |
All the Roadrunning Mercury, Universal , Warner Bros. |
DE3
gold
(23 weeks)DE |
AT8 (9 weeks) AT |
CH1
gold
(18 weeks)CH |
UK8th
gold
(8 weeks)UK |
US17 (20 weeks) US |
First published: April 24, 2006
Sales: + 235,000; with Emmylou Harris |
Live albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2006 | Real Live Roadrunning Mercury, Universal, Warner Bros. |
DE44 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 14, 2006
with Emmylou Harris |
Compilations
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2005 | The Best Of - Private Investigation Mercury, Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
DE36 (5 weeks) DE |
AT44 (10 weeks) AT |
CH15 (15 weeks) CH |
UK20th × 3
(106 weeks)UK |
- |
First published:
Nov 7, 2005 Sales: + 1,255,000; with Dire Straits |
year | Title music label |
Remarks |
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1993 | Screenplaying Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
First published: November 9, 1993 Sales: +107,500 |
Soundtracks
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1983 | Local Hero Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
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UK14th
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 1983
Sales: + 60,000 |
1984 | Cal Vertigo |
- | - | - |
UK65 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 24, 1984
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1987 | The Princess Bride Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
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US180 (1 week) US |
First published: November 12, 1987
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2016 | Altamira Virgin EMI |
DE68 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH36 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: April 1, 2016
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year | Title music label |
Remarks |
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1984 | Comfort and Joy Vertigo |
First published: July 27, 1984 |
1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
First published: October 3, 1989 |
1998 | Wag the Dog Vertigo, Mercury |
First published: January 23, 1998 |
1999 | Metroland Vertigo, Warner Bros. |
First published: March 23, 1999 |
2002 | A shot at Glory Mercury |
First published: April 28, 2002 |
EPs
year | Title music label |
Remarks |
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2005 | The Trawlerman's Song Mercury |
First published: April 26, 2005 |
One Take Radio Sessions Mercury, Warner Bros. |
First published: June 21, 2005 |
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1983 | Going Home (Theme of 'Local Hero') Local Hero |
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UK56 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: 1983
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1996 | Darling Pretty Golden Heart |
DE75 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK33 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: February 26, 1996
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Cannibals Golden Heart |
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AT40 (1 week) AT |
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UK42 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: June 17, 1996
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Rüdiger Golden Heart |
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First published: 1996
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2000 | What It Is Sailing to Philadelphia |
DE81 (9 weeks) DE |
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CH38 (14 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: September 4, 2000
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2001 | Sailing to Philadelphia Sailing to Philadelphia |
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First published: February 26, 2001
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Silvertown Blues Sailing to Philadelphia |
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First published: June 2001
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2002 | Why Aye Man The Ragpicker's Dream |
DE79 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH85 (2 weeks) CH |
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First published: September 16, 2002
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2004 | Boom, Like That Shangri-La |
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CH54 (3 weeks) CH |
UK34 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 20, 2004
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2005 | The Trawlerman's Song The Trawlerman's Song |
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First published: April 5, 2005
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2007 | Punish the Monkey Kill to Get Crimson |
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First published: August 28, 2007
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True Love Will Never Fade Kill to Get Crimson |
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First published: September 24, 2007
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2009 | Border Reiver Get Lucky |
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First published: August 25, 2009
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Remembrance Day Get Lucky |
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First published: October 19, 2009
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2012 | Redbud Tree Privateering |
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First published: July 9, 2012
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2015 | Beryl tracker |
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First published: January 19, 2015
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Skydiver tracker |
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First published: May 4, 2015
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2018 | Good on You Son Down the Road Wherever |
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First published: September 21, 2018
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Back on the Dance Floor Down the Road Wherever |
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First published: November 2, 2018
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Video albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1996 | A Night in London Mercury |
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First published: 1996
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2006 | Real Live Roadrunning Mercury, Universal, Warner Bros. |
DE-
gold
DE
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First published: November 14, 2006
Sales: + 25,000; with Emmylou Harris |
Others
Mark Knopfler also often takes part in recordings by other well-known artists. In 1979 and 1983 he worked with Bob Dylan for the records Slow Train Coming and Infidels . His unmistakable guitar sound can also be heard in the song It's Money That Matters (1988) by Randy Newman . Already in 1982 there was a collaboration with Van Morrison on his album Beautiful Vision . Mark Knopfler can be heard there on the songs Cleaning Windows and Aryan Mist . Even Gerry Rafferty took for his penultimate album Another World his services for three titles. With the slide guitarist Sonny Landreth Knopfler played several times in studio recordings; In return, Landreth contributed some guitar parts for Knopfler's album Golden Heart . In addition, Mark Knopfler recorded the song Nobody's Here Anymore with John Fogerty in 2004 and played solo guitar for Bill Wyman's song Disappearing Nightly .
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Australia (ARIA) | - | gold1 | platinum1 | 105,000 | aria.com.au |
Belgium (BEA) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | 80,000 | ultratop.be |
Denmark (IFPI) | - | 9 × gold9 | 3 × platinum3 | 410,000 |
ifpi.dk DK2 ( Memento from June 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) DK3 ( Memento from June 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) DK4 ( Memento from October 5, 2002 in the Internet Archive ) DK5 ( Memento from July 14, 2018 in the web archive archive .today ) DK6 |
Germany (BVMI) | - | 7 × gold7th | platinum1 | 925,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Europe (IFPI) | - | - | 4 × platinum4th | (4,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) |
Finland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 33,786 | ifpi.fi |
France (SNEP) | - | 3 × gold3 | - | 300,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
Ireland (IRMA) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | 30,000 | irishcharts.ie |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 4 × platinum4th | 305,000 | fimi.it |
Canada (MC) | - | 4 × gold4th | - | 225,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 3 × gold3 | platinum1 | 37,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 | 300,000 | nvpi.nl |
Norway (IFPI) | - | gold1 | 6 × platinum6th | 240,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
Austria (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | 30,000 | ifpi.at |
Poland (ZPAV) | - | 3 × gold3 | 3 × platinum3 | 90,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
Portugal (AFP) | - | - | platinum1 | 20,000 | Individual evidence |
Sweden (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | platinum1 | 140,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 6 × gold6th | platinum1 | 110,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | gold1 | 4 × platinum4th | 430,000 | promusicae.es |
United States (RIAA) | - | gold1 | - | 500,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 9 × silver9 | 9 × gold9 | 3 × platinum3 | 3,650,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 9 × silver9 | 60 × gold60 | 39 × platinum39 |
Web links
Charts:
- Chart sources: Germany Austria Switzerland UK US
Discography:
- Mark Knopfler at Discogs (English)
- Mark Knopfler on MusicBrainz (English)
- Mark Knopfler at Musik-Sammler.de
- Mark Knopfler at Rate Your Music (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Platinum for The Best Of - Private Investigations in Portugal ( Memento from February 10, 2006 in the Internet Archive )