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    Posted: December 28 2021 at 12:41
From best to worst:

1) Love Over Gold
2) Brothers in Arms
3) Making Movies
4) On Every Street
5) Dire Straits
6) Communique

This thread was inspired by a recent re-listening to Love Over Gold for the first time in a long time. Some have suggested (due to the long instrumental passages) that this album is secretly prog, but it's still too close to the Dylan/Springsteen school to be considered as such. Nevertheless, it's far and away their best, and unquestionably a masterpiece! None of these albums are bad: even the first two, where the band was finding their way, include some great music. 
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1. Brothers in Arms
2. Love Over Gold
3. Making Movies
4. On Every Street
5. Dire Straits
6. Communique
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Love Over Gold

Debut & Brothers IA (the flipside is awesome, making up for the crappy A-side), Alchemy

Communiqué, Movies

Every Street
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1) Love Over Gold
2) Making Movies
3) Brothers in Arms
4) Communique
5) Dire Straits
6) On Every Street

Not only do I consider "Love Over Gold" their best album, I consider the title track to be their best song.
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Originally posted by Hugh Manatee Hugh Manatee wrote:

Not only do I consider "Love Over Gold" their best album, I consider the title track to be their best song.

In choosing their best song ever, I would be really torn between the epic sweep of "Telegraph Road" and the casually ethereal "Love Over Gold". The Mike Mainieri vibraphone solo at the end is one of the most beautiful moments in the history of recorded music! I bought Mainieri's album Wanderlust based solely upon hearing this solo, which went a long way toward making me the jazz fan I am today.
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 Don't think I have heard the last three albums on my list all the way through.
 Just going by the stuff I know.

 1. Making Movies
 2. Brothers in Arms
 3. Love over Gold 
 4. Communique'
 5. On Every Street
 6. Dire Straits
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Love Over Gold
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
Making Movies
Communique
On Every Street

All six are good but this is my rough ranking. Only sure about the top 2. Private Investigations is my favorite individual song.
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Love Over Gold
Dire Straits
Communique
On Every Street
Brothers in Arms
Making Movies
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Their release order, with On Every Street & Brothers in Arms sharing the last spot.
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