Mark Knopfler discography

The Mark Knopfler discography consists of recordings by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, not including his work with Dire Straits. Knopfler began recording apart from Dire Straits in 1983, when he released his first soundtrack album Local Hero. That same year he produced his first album, Infidels for Bob Dylan. Between 1983 and 2002, Knopfler composed and released eight soundtrack albums. He also produced four additional albums for other artists, including Land of Dreams in 1988 for Randy Newman.

Mark Knopfler discography
Mark Knopfler in Chicago, 2006
Studio albums9
Compilation albums2
Music videos2
EPs2
Singles12
Soundtrack albums9
Collaborative albums4
Produced albums5
Additional albums115

After he quietly disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, Knopfler released his first solo album Golden Heart in 1996. In total, he has released nine studio albums, four collaborative albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris, two EPs, and twelve singles. In addition, Knopfler has appeared on 115 albums by other artists, providing guitar tracks or guest appearance vocals.

Albums

Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 FIN
[5]		 FRA
[6]		 NLD
[7]		 NOR
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 US
[12]
1996 Golden Heart 928811738321643105
2000 Sailing to Philadelphia 4162193721112160
2002 The Ragpicker's Dream 747918742185538
2004 Shangri-La 116914—1054113766
2007 Kill to Get Crimson 94110—1594224326
2009 Get Lucky 943101617103156517
2012 Privateering 8251237101132265
2015 Tracker 31214561143214
2018 Down the Road Wherever 1714
[22]		463
[23]		17
[24]		51102115

Compilation albums

Soundtrack albums

Collaborative albums

Produced albums
  • Infidels (1983) by Bob Dylan. Although Mark disowned the reworked version of the album as released,[25] his production is still noticeable. Left off the album, but later released on The Bootleg Series, is the critically acclaimed "Blind Willie McTell", featuring only Dylan, singing and playing piano, accompanied by Mark Knopfler on acoustic guitar.
  • Knife (1984) by Aztec Camera. This Scottish indie/new wave band was mostly a vehicle for the work of Roddy Frame, much as Dire Straits only ever recorded Mark Knopfler compositions.
  • Miracle (1987) by Willy DeVille. The album was dedicated to Mark and his wife "for their support which was nothing short of a Miracle in a time of Dire Straits." The album ends with the ballad "Storybook Love", the theme from The Princess Bride movie.
  • Land of Dreams (1988) by Randy Newman. Knopfler produced 7 of the album's 12 tracks. The album includes the single "It's Money that Matters", which unabashedly revisits the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing".
  • The Sailor's Revenge (2012) by Bap Kennedy was recorded at British Grove Studios in 2011.

Session work

The following additional albums contain guitar performances or guest appearances by Mark Knopfler.[26][27]

EPs

Singles
  • "Going Home (Theme of Local Hero) (1983) - UK #56
  • "Darling Pretty" (1996) - UK #33
  • "Cannibals" (1996) - UK #42, AUS #97[2]
  • "Rüdiger" (1996)
  • "What It Is" (2000) US (AAA) #3, CH #38, DE #81, FR #56, NL #38, NO #10, IT #3, ES #4[28][29]
  • "Sailing to Philadelphia" (2001)
  • "Silvertown Blues" (2001)
  • "Why Aye Man" (2002) - UK #81
  • "Boom, Like That" (2004) - UK #34, US (AAA) #2
  • "The Trawlerman's Song" (2005)
  • "All the Roadrunning" - feat. Emmylou Harris (2006) - UK #8 [30]
  • "This is Us" - feat. Emmylou Harris - US (AAA) #5
  • "True Love Will Never Fade" (2007)
  • "Punish the Monkey" (2007)
  • "Border Reiver" (2009)
  • "Remembrance Day" (2009)
  • "Redbud Tree" (2012)
  • "Beryl" (2015) US (AAA) #23
  • "Skydiver" (2015)
  • "Good on You Son" (2018) US (AAA) #39
  • "Back on the Dance Floor" (2018)

Soundtrack contributions

Released

Unreleased
  • "Theme Music" - In Private in Public: The Prince and Princess of Wales soundtrack
  • "Get Busy" and "The Other Side of the Moon" - Hooves of Fire

Music videos
Year Video Director
1990 "Poor Boy Blues" (w/ Chet Atkins) David Hogan
1991 "Voices That Care" (Various) David S. Jackson

References
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  2. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
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  19. "Certified Awards Search Archived 2009-06-01 at the Wayback Machine".FRA . Retrieved on 27 January 2012.
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  25. Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Clinton Heylin, Summit Books (1991) ISBN 0-671-73894-1
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  28. https://www.billboard.com/music/mark-knopfler/chart-history/AAA
  29. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1156/Mark-Knopfler-What-It-Is
  30. https://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Mark+Knopfler&tab=songaswriterchartstab
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