Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 10 November 1998 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a one disc edition and two disc edition. The second disc contains live performances. The release is named after the band's 1978 hit single of the same name. The compilation was re-released together with a DVD in 2002. The DVD features the music videos of all the songs on the first disc, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song.

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except track 9, written by Knopfler and Sting.

Disc one
"Sultans of Swing" (from Dire Straits, 1978) – 5:50
"Lady Writer" (from Communiqué, 1979) – 3:49
"Romeo and Juliet" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 6:05
"Tunnel of Love" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 8:14
"Private Investigations" (from Love over Gold, 1982) edit – 5:54
"Twisting by the Pool" (from ExtendedancEPlay, 1983) – 3:36
"Love over Gold" (live, from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, 1984) – 3:40
"So Far Away" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) edit – 4:03
"Money for Nothing" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) single edit – 4:09
"Brothers in Arms" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) edit – 4:55
"Walk of Life" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:12
"Calling Elvis" (from On Every Street, 1991) edit – 4:41
"Heavy Fuel" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 5:01
"On Every Street" (from On Every Street, 1991) edit – 4:39
"Your Latest Trick" (live, from On the Night) – 5:41
"Local Hero/Wild Theme" (live, from On the Night, DVD version) – 4:23
Disc two
The following tracks were recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 May 1996 by Mark Knopfler.

"Calling Elvis" – 9:05
"Walk of Life" – 5:28
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" – 2:23
"Romeo and Juliet" – 7:30
"Sultans of Swing" – 13:14
"Brothers in Arms" – 8:54
"Money for Nothing" – 6:37