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Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing by Destin D'Silva is ranked #660 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 180.27M views.

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Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

Name: Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Uploaded: 2012-04-29T22:15:20+00:00
Duration: 5 min 47 s
Channel: Destin D'Silva
Description: "Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing" by Destin D'Silva has now passed 0.18 billion views, ranking #1,062 of 1,061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #660 most-viewed Music video among 659 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 229.91K views. It was published about 14.4 years ago.

"Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing" by Destin D'Silva has now passed 0.18 billion views, ranking #1,062 of 1,061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #660 most-viewed Music video among 659 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 229.91K views. It was published about 14.4 years ago.

180,270,993 views

799,742 likes

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Destin D'Silva

Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1062 of 1061 videos
Music Rank: #660
Total Views: 180,270,993
Total Likes: 799,742
Like Ratio: 0.44%
Channel: Destin D'Silva
Published: April 29, 2012
Duration: 5:47
Last Updated: October 06, 2026

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Estimated Earnings

October 2026

$36.78 · ~$0.80 RPM

45,981 views gained this month

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Best-estimate creator earnings using 2026 category-specific RPM data (Shorts, Music, Gaming, Finance, etc.) net of YouTube's 45% share. Actual revenue varies with geography, ad demand, audience, and YouTube Premium splits.

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Released: 1978 From the album: Dire Straits Mark Knopfler - Vocals, Lead Guitar David Knopfler - Rhythm Guitar John Illsley - Bass Guitar Pick Withers - Drums *Lyrics* You get a shiver in the dark, It's a raining in the park but meantime- South of the river you stop and you hold everything A band is blowing Dixie, double four time You feel alright when you hear the music ring Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces Coming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down Com

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many views does Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing have?

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing by Destin D'Silva currently has 180,270,993 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1062 among all 1061 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing have?

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing has 799,742 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.44%.

When was Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing published?

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing was published on April 29, 2012 by Destin D'Silva.

What rank is this video among Music videos?

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing is ranked #660 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 180.27M views. See full Music ranking →