Dire Straits’ 1985 album Brothers in Arms was their artistic and commercial highpoint. They released one other album (On Every Street in 1991) but it was pretty much an afterthought. Brothers in Arms, propelled by mega-hits ‘Money For Nothing’ and ‘Walk of Life,’ sold more than 9 million copies in the U.S. and more than 13 million in the U.K.

It was also the first album to sell more than a million copies in the CD format, which was relatively new at the time. The compact disc of Brothers in Arms contained longer versions of several songs than their vinyl counterparts, and the digital mastering made it a must-have for early adopters.

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