On this day: May 25, 1985

UK group Dire Straits was at the top of their game and enjoying every minute of their success on May 25, 1985 when their album Brothers in Arms was released. The album shot straight to number 1 on the UK charts and produced two hits for the group, So Far Away and Money for Nothing, their only American chart-topping hit.

The album fell from the top after just a few weeks, but would rise again in August when Money for Nothing was released as a single. This time it would stay on the charts for another few weeks. It once again claimed the top position in early 1986 where it remained for a further ten weeks.

Other notable events for May 25:
-Procol Harum's classic A Whiter Shade of Pale entered the UK singles chart on May 25, 1967
-Simon and Garfunkel replaced themselves at the top of the US album chart on May 25, 1968 when Bookends took over the number 1 slot from their soundtrack album to the Graduate
-Carole King's Sunset Concert in New York's Central Park on May 25, 1973 attracted an audience of 100,000 people, the biggest ever crowed for a rock concert in the Park at that time, although her record was beaten several times during the next ten years