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Album
Communique
- Peak position
- #11
- Weeks on chart
- 19
Communique (1979) is a Dire Straits album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
Communique (1979) is a Dire Straits album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 9 tracks on this release. It reached #11 and charted for 19 weeks.
The music
- 1
Single Handed Sailor
- 2
Once Upon A Time In The West
- 3
Portobello Belle
4 Lady Writer
- 5
Where Do You Think You're Going
- 6
News
- 7
Follow Me Home
- 8
Communique
- 9
Angel Of Mercy
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
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Chart Journey
- Jun 30, 1979#53
A rocket up the chart — jumping 21 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #53, exploded upward for 6 weeks to reach #11 and fell quickly across 19 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
Album facts
- ArtistDire Straits
- Year1979