Dire Straits

After scoring some impressive round-one victories, 16 albums move on to even tougher battles.

The three-disc set included the band's full 1985 concert in San Antonio.

Thirty-two classic albums got a spot in our bracket. Only one gets to dress like Freddie Mercury!

He also reveals the rock legend who helped him feel comfortable with his voice.

Bassist John Illsley also details how "emotionally exhausted" the band was in the days before their breakup.

Sonni was best known as "the other guitarist" on the band's Brothers in Arms tour.

Mark Knopfler stepped into a London pub one evening and discovered the subject of a hit song.

If it were up to us, Dire Straits would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next April.

Given their low-key music and lack of visual flash, these guys seemed like unlikely candidates for mainstream pop stardom.

Dire Straits released only a handful of albums during their brief time together. Which holds up best?