Album · Dire Straits
On Every Street by Dire Straits
On Every Street is an album by Dire Straits, released in 1991. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Calling Elvis”, on 3 lists with a best position of #10.
On Every Street, Dire Straits' sixth and final studio album, came out in 1991 on Vertigo, with Warner Bros. handling it in the US, and it had the unenviable job of following Brothers in Arms. After their 1988 split, Mark Knopfler had said he needed a rest from all the talk of being the biggest band in the world; the band regrouped in 1990, and he produced this one himself, with John Illsley on bass and Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher on keyboards.
It's a quieter, rootsier record, laid-back country and bluesy shuffles played with Knopfler's usual unhurried precision. "Calling Elvis" is a wry, loping single, and "The Bug" is a sly country romp. It still went to the top of the UK chart and went platinum in the US, and the tour behind it sold 7.1 million tickets. The band called it quits for good in 1995.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from On Every Street on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calling Elvis | 3 | #10 | – | 1991–2021 | |
| 2 | The Bug | 4 | #1622 | – | 1999–2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.