Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

Summary

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's instance of is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — instance of (P31): album^[3].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's genre is The Very Best of Dire Straits — genre (P136): roots rock^[4].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits was produced by The Very Best of Dire Straits — producer (P162): Mark Knopfler^[5].
• Among the performers on Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits was The Very Best of Dire Straits — performer (P175): Dire Straits^[6].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's record label is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — record label (P264): Warner Bros. Records^[7].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's place of publication is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — place of publication (P291): United Kingdom^[8].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is part of The Very Best of Dire Straits — part of (P361): Dire Straits' albums in chronological order^[9].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's language of work or name is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — language of work or name (P407): English^[10].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits was released on January 1, 1998^[11].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits'}^[12].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's form of creative work is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — form of creative work (P7937): compilation album^[13].
• Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits's form of creative work is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — form of creative work (P7937): live album^[14].

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Authorship and Creation

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits was performed by The Very Best of Dire Straits — performer (P175): Dire Straits^[6]. It was produced by The Very Best of Dire Straits — producer (P162): Mark Knopfler^[5].

Publication

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits was released on January 1, 1998^[11]. Its place of publication is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — place of publication (P291): United Kingdom^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as The Very Best of Dire Straits — language of work or name (P407): English^[10]. Its genre is The Very Best of Dire Straits — genre (P136): roots rock^[4]. It is part of The Very Best of Dire Straits — part of (P361): Dire Straits' albums in chronological order^[9].

Why It Matters

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]