Home / Music / Brothers in Arms was the first CD to sell over a million copiesMusic linernotes album music dire-straitsBrothers in Arms was the first CD to sell over a million copiesDire Straits’ Brothers in Arms was one of the first albums recorded, mixed, and released fully digitally, and became the first CD to sell over a million copies. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesCommuniqué matched Dire Straits' debut in Europe but not AmericaMaking Movies pushed Dire Straits from roots rock to cinematic rockBrothers in Arms sold over 30 million copies by the end of the 1980sLove Over Gold: Dire Straits' slow-burner at 7.5 million copiesDire Straits' On Every Street couldn't escape the shadow of Brothers in Arms.Explore"Lowdown" gave Boz Scaggs his biggest Silk Degrees hitBrian Eno wanted Music for Airports to be "as ignorable as it is interesting"Brian Wilson quit touring to make Pet Sounds in the studioBrothers in Arms was the first 10× platinum album in the UKCarole King was a hit songwriter long before TapestryPrevious Chet Baker played trumpet on Chet Baker Sings tooNext Brothers in Arms was the first 10× platinum album in the UK