Dire Straits乐队的这张专辑是英国历史上销量最高的唱片之一，到2006年，全球销量已经超过2900万张，在美国就卖了900万，曾经占据Billboard专辑榜的首位。So Far Away等6首歌曲都是打榜的歌曲，其中Money for Nothing是冠军单曲。专辑中的吉他效果非常出色，因此在乐评界也得到了很高的评价。

这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第351位。

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller. Of course, the success of Brothers in Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for "Money for Nothing," a sardonic attack on MTV. But what kept the record selling was Mark Knopfler's increased sense of pop songcraft -- "Money for Nothing" had an indelible guitar riff, "Walk of Life" is a catchy up-tempo boogie variation on "Sultans of Swing," and the melodies of the bluesy "So Far Away" and the down-tempo, Everly Brothers-style "Why Worry" were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them. Though they couldn't maintain that consistency through the rest of the album -- only the jazzy "Your Latest Trick" and the flinty "Ride Across the River" make an impact -- Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums, and in its succinct pop sense, it's distinctive within their catalog. [In 2005 Mercury released a 20th anniversary limited edition version of Brothers in Arms in the Hybrid/SACD format.]