Enjoy the best of Dire Straits' music!

This is a slightly re-tooled version of the 1998 set, released after Knopfler's solo career took off.

If you're looking to download the best of Dire Straits MP3s, here are some popular tracks to get you started:

Buy a used CD of Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits for $5. Rip it to 320kbps MP3s. Transfer them to your phone. Put on headphones. Hit play on "Telegraph Road." That is the real best of Dire Straits, done right.

The search term "Best Of Dire Straits" is ambiguous because there are at least three major compilations. If you are building a collection, you need to know which one is actually the best .

Let’s address the elephant in the room. The internet is flooded with torrent sites, blogspot links, and file-sharing forums promising free MP3 downloads of Dire Straits: The Best Of . While the price tag ($0) is attractive, the hidden costs are high:

When downloading music, make sure to:

This double-disc set is, for most purists, the true "Best Of."