▁Category : B elling ham , ▁Washington ▁Category : S ho pping ▁m alls ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁British ▁rock ▁band ▁Dire ▁Stra its , ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁by ▁Vert igo ▁Records ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁chart ed ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁several ▁countries , ▁sp ending ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁non - con sec utive ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁( including ▁ 1 0 ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁between ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 6 ), ▁nine ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Albums ▁Chart . ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁album ▁cert ified ▁ 1 0 - times ▁plat in um ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁e ighth - best - s elling ▁album ▁in ▁UK ▁chart ▁history , ▁is ▁cert ified ▁nine - times ▁plat in um ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁best - s elling ▁albums , ▁having ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁won ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁for ▁Best ▁Engine ered ▁Album , ▁Non