Home / Music / Brothers in Arms was the first 10× platinum album in the UKMusic linernotes album music dire-straitsBrothers in Arms was the first 10× platinum album in the UKIt was the first album certified ten-times platinum in the UK and remains the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history. 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.ExploreBig Sugar was the house band at Toronto's El Seven Nite ClubMutt Lange wanted Hysteria to be the hard rock ThrillerLola Versus Powerman is The Kinks' satire of the music industryMusic of Quality & Distinction Vol. 1 paired Tina Turner with electronic pop reworkingsFrank Sinatra's Ring-a-Ding-Ding! was designed to have no balladsPrevious Brothers in Arms was the first CD to sell over a million copiesNext Brothers in Arms was released May 17, 1985