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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 2016, Knopfler composed and released nine soundtrack albums, the last of which was with Evelyn Glennie.
After he quietly disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, Knopfler released his first solo album Golden Heart in 1996. In total, he has released ten studio albums, two collaborative studio albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris, and twenty-two singles. In addition, Knopfler has also produced four additional albums for other artists, including Land of Dreams in 1988 for Randy Newman, and has appeared on many albums by other artists, providing guitar tracks or guest appearance vocals.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
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CAN [4] |
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NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | |||
1996 | Golden Heart | 9 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 105 | |
2000 | Sailing to Philadelphia | 4 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 60 | |
2002 | The Ragpicker's Dream | 7 | 47 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 38 | |
2004 | Shangri-La | 11 | 69 | 14 | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 66 | |
2007 | Kill to Get Crimson | 9 | 41 | 10 | — | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 26 | |
2009 | Get Lucky | 9 | 43 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
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2012 | Privateering | 8 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 65 | |
2015 | Tracker | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
2018 | Down the Road Wherever | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
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2024 | One Deep River | 3 | 48 [24] | — | — | 8 [25] | — | 2 | 4 [26] | 15 [27] | 9 [28] | 1 | 157 |
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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1986 | "Two Brothers and a Stranger" | The Color of Money | original song |
1994 | "You Better Move On" | Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander[34] | Arthur Alexander cover with Chuck Jackson |
1995 | "Lily of the West" | The Long Black Veil | with The Chieftains |
1996 | "Learning the Game" | Not Fade Away {Remembering Buddy Holly} | Buddy Holly cover with Waylon Jennings |
"Atlantis" | Twang! A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the Shadows | The Shadows cover | |
1997 | "On Raglan Road" | Sult: Spirit of the Music[35] | The Dubliners cover |
2001 | "Rock 'n' Roll Ruby" | Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records[36] | Johnny Cash cover |
"Alone and Forsaken" | Timeless[37] | Hank Williams cover with Emmylou Harris | |
2008 | "Sarah" | The Bablake Sessions[38] | with Jon Allen |
2012 | "Restless Farewell" | Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan cover |
The following contain guitar performances or guest appearances by Knopfler.[40][41]
Year | Video | Director | Album |
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1983 | "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" | Local Hero | |
1990 | "Poor Boy Blues" (feat. Chet Atkins) | David Hogan | Non-album single |
1991 | "Voices That Care" (various) | David S. Jackson | |
1996 | "Darling Pretty" | Golden Heart | |
"Cannibals" | |||
"Golden Heart" | |||
2000 | "What It Is" | Sailing to Philadelphia | |
2002 | "Why Aye Man" | The Ragpicker's Dream | |
2004 | "Boom, Like That" | Shangri-La | |
"Everybody Pays" | |||
"Whoop De Doo" | |||
"Summer of Love" | |||
2007 | "True Love Will Never Fade" | Kill to Get Crimson | |
2009 | "Cleaning My Gun" | Get Lucky | |
2015 | "Wherever I Go" (feat. Ruth Moody) | Tracker | |
2018 | "Good on You Son" | Down the Road Wherever | |
2024 | "Ahead of the Game" | One Deep River | |
"Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)" (with Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes) | Electric Theatre Collective | Non-album single | |
"Two Pairs of Hands" | One Deep River | ||
"All Comers" | The Boy |
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