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The discography of the Scottish art rock–new wave band Simple Minds consists of 21 studio albums (either original or covers and counting 1981's Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call as a double album release), eleven live albums, ten compilation albums, fourteen box sets, 68 singles, and five video albums.
| Simple Minds discography | |
|---|---|
Simple Minds at Rock the Ring, 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 21 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Live albums | 12 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 67 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 55 |
| Promotional singles | 12 |
| Box sets | 14 |
| Website releases | 7 |
The band became best known internationally for their song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Other commercially successful singles include "Promised You a Miracle" (1982), "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983), "Alive and Kicking" (1985), "Sanctify Yourself" (1986), "Let There Be Love" (1991), "She's a River" (1995), and the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989).
Simple Minds have achieved 24 top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, and 23 top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart,[1] including five number one albums:[2] Sparkle in the Rain (1984), Once Upon a Time (1985), Live in the City of Light (1987), Street Fighting Years (1989), and Glittering Prize 81/92 (1992).[1] They have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide,[3] and were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s.[4] Simple Minds have had chart success in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and New Zealand.[2]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
ITA [9] |
NL [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [14] | |||
| Life in a Day | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Real to Real Cacophony |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Empires and Dance |
|
41 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | |
| Sons and Fascination | 11 | 31 | 46 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | ||
| Sister Feelings Call | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) |
|
3 | 8 | 57 | 47[upper-alpha 1] | — | 31 | 2 | 9 | — | 69 | |
| Sparkle in the Rain |
|
1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 64 | |
| Once Upon a Time |
|
1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Street Fighting Years |
|
1 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 70 | |
| Real Life |
|
2 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 74 | |
| Good News from the Next World |
|
2 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 87 | |
| Néapolis |
|
19 | 182 | — | 9 | 6 | 22 | — | 23 | 7 | — | |
| Neon Lights | 141 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | ||
| Cry |
|
80 | — | — | 38 | 14 | 56 | — | — | 35 | — | |
| Black & White 050505 |
|
37 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 25 | — | 46 | 20 | — |
|
| Graffiti Soul |
|
10 | 128 | — | 14 | 11 | 29 | — | — | 8 | — | |
| Big Music |
|
12 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 22 | — | — | 20 | — | |
| Acoustic |
|
16 | — | — | 39 | 31 | 27 | — | — | 33 | — |
|
| Walk Between Worlds |
|
4 | 82 | — | 7 | 14 | 23 | — | 41 | 5 | — | |
| Direction of the Heart |
|
4 | — | — | 7 | 21 | 7 | — | 38 | 7 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Our Secrets Are the Same |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
ITA [9] |
NL [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [14] | |||
| Live in the City of Light |
|
1 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 96 | |
| Real Live 91 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live 2011 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5X5 Live |
|
129 | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live Australia 2012 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Celebrate – The Greatest Hits+ Tour 2013 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Celebrate – Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live – Big Music Tour 2015 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acoustic in Concert |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in the City of Angels |
|
9 | — | — | 23 | 43 | 56 | — | — | 44 | — | |
| New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey |
|
23 | — | — | 17 | 42 [33] |
12 | — | — | 21 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
ITA [9] |
NL [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] | |||
| Celebration |
|
45 | — | — | — | 25[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | |
| Themes for Great Cities – Definitive Collection 79–81 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Glittering Prize 81/92 |
|
1 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 14 | |
| The Promised |
|
— | — | — | 97 | — | 45 | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Simple Minds |
|
34 | — | — | 67 | 44 | 11 | 39 | — | 64 | |
| Early Gold |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live & Rare | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Celebrate: The Greatest Hits |
|
19 | — | — | — | 64 | 86 | — | — | 55 |
|
| Icon |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 40: The Best of 1979–2019 |
|
27 | — | — | 75 | — | 68 | — | — | 72 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
GER [8] |
NL [10] | ||
| Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82 |
|
— | — | — |
| Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85 |
|
— | — | — |
| Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87 |
|
— | — | — |
| Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90 |
|
— | — | — |
| Collectors' Edition |
|
— | — | — |
| Silver Box |
|
— | — | — |
| Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92 |
|
— | — | — |
| Themes – Volumes 1–5: March 79–September 92 |
|
— | — | — |
| X5 |
|
28 | 99 | 49 |
| 5 Album Set |
|
— | — | — |
| Classic Album Selection |
|
— | — | — |
| Celebrate – The Greatest Hits+ Tour 2013 |
|
— | — | — |
| The Vinyl Collection 79–84 |
|
— | — | — |
| Rejuvenation 2001–2014 |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Black & White Live Bundle 01 |
|
| Black & White Live Bundle 02 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 03 |
|
| Black & White Live Bundle 04 |
|
| Black & White Live Bundle 05 |
|
| Black & White Live Bundle 06 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 07 |
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| Title[upper-alpha 4] | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | ||
| Alive and Kicking (84,85,86) |
|
26 |
| Dancing Barefoot EP |
|
— |
| iTunes Live: London Festival '09 |
|
— |
| Live EP Featuring Big Music |
|
— |
| Big Music – Johnson Somerset Remixes |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [38] |
GER [8] |
IRE [39] |
ITA [40] |
NL [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
US [41] | ||||
| "Life in a Day" | 1979 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life in a Day | |
| "Chelsea Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Changeling" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Real to Real Cacophony | |
| "I Travel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Empires and Dance | ||
| "Celebrate" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The American" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 5] |
Sister Feelings Call | ||
| "Love Song" | 47 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | Sons and Fascination | ||
| "Sweat in Bullet" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 17 | — | |||
| "I Travel" (reissue) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 5] |
Celebration | |
| "Promised You a Miracle" | 13 | 10 | — | — | 25 | — | 25 | 9 | 17 | — [upper-alpha 5] |
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) | ||
| "Glittering Prize" | 16 | 9 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | |||
| "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" | 36 | 51 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)" (Italy-only release) | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Travel" (2nd reissue) | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Celebration | ||
| "Waterfront" | 13 | 19 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | Sparkle in the Rain | ||
| "Speed Your Love to Me" | 1984 | 20 | 76 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 46 | 18 | — | ||
| "Up on the Catwalk" | 27 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 44 | — | — | |||
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | 1985 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | The Breakfast Club (soundtrack) | |
| "Alive and Kicking" | 7 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | Once Upon a Time | ||
| "Sanctify Yourself" | 1986 | 10 | 46 | 17 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | ||
| "All the Things She Said" | 9 | 46 | 65 | 51 | 4 | — | 6 | 20 | — | 28 | |||
| "Ghost Dancing" | 13 | 72 | — | — | 3 | — | 18 | — | — | — | |||
| "Promised You a Miracle" (live) | 1987 | 19 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 55 | — | — | — | Live in the City of Light | |
| Ballad of the Streets EP "Belfast Child" |
1989 | 1 | 12 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | — |
|
Street Fighting Years |
| "This Is Your Land" | 13 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | — [upper-alpha 6][upper-alpha 7] |
|||
| "Kick It In" | 15 | 94 | — | 65 | 6 | — | 34 | 27 | — | — | |||
| The Amsterdam EP "Let It All Come Down" / "Sign o' the Times" / "Jerusalem" |
18 | 77 | — | 40 | 11 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [38] |
GER [8] |
IRE [39] |
ITA [40] |
NL [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
US [41] | |||
| "Let There Be Love" | 1991 | 6 | 15 | — | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 9 | — | Real Life |
| "See the Lights" | 20 | 100 | 10 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 42 | — | 27 | 40 | ||
| "Stand by Love" | 13 | 70 | — | — | 14 | — | 25 | — | 39 | — [upper-alpha 7] | ||
| "Real Life" | 34 | 103 | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Song" / "Alive and Kicking" | 1992 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 50 | — | — | — | Glittering Prize 81/92 |
| "She's a River" | 1995 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 52 | Good News from the Next World |
| "Hypnotised" | 18 | 85 | 34 | 62 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Glitterball" | 1998 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 72 | — | — | — | Néapolis |
| "War Babies" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
GER [8] |
ITA [40] |
NL [44] | |||
| "Homosapien" | 2001 | 134 | — | — | — | — | Neon Lights |
| "Belfast Trance" (John '00' Fleming/Simple Minds) | 2002 | 74 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Cry" | 47 | — | 92 | 25 | 65 | Cry | |
| "Spaceface" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "New Sunshine Morning" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Step Closer" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Monster" (Liquid People vs Simple Minds) | 67 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (remixes) [upper-alpha 8] | 2003 | — | 92 | — | 16 | — | Live & Rare |
| "Dirty Old Town" (with Jimmy Johnstone) | 2004 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Too Much Television" (iTunes-only download) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | Black & White 050505 |
| "Home" | 41 | — | 53 | 18 | 77 | ||
| "Stranger" | 2006 | — | — | 97 | — | — | |
| "Different World (Taormina.me)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rockets" | 2009 | 146 | — | — | 44 | — | Graffiti Soul |
| "Stars Will Lead the Way" | — | — | 88 | — | — | ||
| "Theme for Great Cities" (Moby remix) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Broken Glass Park" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Celebrate: The Greatest Hits |
| "Blood Diamonds" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Honest Town" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Big Music |
| "Let the Day Begin" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Midnight Walking" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" (vs the Stranglers; limited release) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Promised You a Miracle" (featuring KT Tunstall) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Acoustic |
| "Magic" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Walk Between Worlds |
| "The Signal and the Noise" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sense of Discovery" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Summer" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Song" (live) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Live in the City of Angels |
| "Promised You a Miracle" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "For One Night Only" | — | — | — | — | — | 40: The Best of 1979–2019 | |
| "Act of Love" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Direction of the Heart |
| "Vision Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "First You Jump"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Traffic" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Solstice Kiss" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) – Live at Paisley Abbey" | — | — | — | — | — | New Gold Dream – Live at Paisley Abbey | |
| "Promised You a Miracle – Live at Paisley Abbey" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get It On" (with Icehouse)[46] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [41] | |||
| "Once Upon a Time" (US-only release) | 1986 | — | Once Upon a Time |
| "Take a Step Back" (US-only release) | 1989 | — [upper-alpha 7] |
Street Fighting Years |
| "Mandela Day" (US-only release) | — | ||
| "Travelling Man" (Spain-only release) | 1992 | — | Real Life |
| "And the Band Played On" (US-only release) | 1995 | — [upper-alpha 6] |
Good News from the Next World |
| "Night Music" (Italy-only release) | — | ||
| "Great Leap Forwards" (France-only release) | — | ||
| "Dancing Barefoot" | 2001 | — | Neon Lights |
| "The Jeweller (Part 2)" | 2006 | — | Black & White 050505 |
| "Stay Visible" (Australia-only release) | — | ||
| "This Is It" (Austria-only release) | 2009 | — | Graffiti Soul |
| "Sanctify Yourself" | 2016 | — | Acoustic |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Verona |
|
| Glittering Prize 81/92 |
|
| Seen The Lights – A Visual History |
|
| Celebrate – Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow |
|
| Acoustic in Concert |
|
| Title | Year | Director[47] |
|---|---|---|
| "Chelsea Girl" | 1979 | Rock Biz Pix |
| "Love Song" | 1981 | Russell Mulcahy |
| "Sweat in Bullet" | ||
| "Promised You a Miracle" | 1982 | Steve Barron |
| "Glittering Prize" | Unknown | |
| "Waterfront" | 1983 | John Scarlett-Davis |
| "Speed Your Love to Me" | 1984 | |
| "Up on the Catwalk" | ||
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | 1985 | Daniel Kleinman |
| "Alive and Kicking" | Zbigniew Rybczyński | |
| "Sanctify Yourself" | 1986 | Keef |
| "All the Things She Said" | Zbigniew Rybczyński | |
| "Ghostdancing" | N/A | |
| "Promised You a Miracle" (live) | 1987 | John Scarlett-Davis |
| "Belfast Child" | 1989 | Andy Morahan |
| "Mandela Day" | ||
| "This Is Your Land" | ||
| "Kick It In" | ||
| "Let It All Come Down" | Unknown | |
| "Sign o' the Times" | Andy Morahan | |
| "Let There Be Love" (Narrative Cut) | 1991 | |
| "Let There Be Love" (Performance Cut) | ||
| "See the Lights" (Approved Version) | ||
| "See the Lights" (Unapproved Version) | Steve Barron | |
| "Stand by Love" | Nigel Dick | |
| "Real Life" | Unknown | |
| "Love Song" | 1992 | Mark Alchin |
| "She's a River" | 1995 | Kevin Kerslake |
| "Hypnotised" | W.I.Z. | |
| "Glitterball" | 1998 | Andy Earl & Stuart MacKenzie |
| "War Babies" | Michael Geoghegan | |
| "Dancing Barefoot" | 2001 | Ed Sayers |
| "Cry" | 2002 | Snorri Brothers |
| "Home" | 2005 | Andy Roberts |
| "Rockets" | 2009 | Chris Debney |
| "Stars Will Lead the Way" | Phil Tidy | |
| "This Is It" | ||
| "Broken Glass Park" | 2013 | Unknown |
| "Blindfolded" | 2014 | Damien Reeves |
| "Honest Town" | Giorgio Testi | |
| "Let the Day Begin" | Damien Reeves | |
| "Midnight Walking" | Roger Sargent | |
| "(Get a) Grip (On Yourself)" | 2015 | N/A |
| "Blindfolded" (Johnson Somerset remix) | 2016 | Damien Reeves |
| "Honest Town" (Johnson Somerset remix) | Giorgio Testi | |
| "Midnight Walking" (Johnson Somerset remix) | Roger Sargent | |
| "Big Music" (Johnson Somerset remix) | N/A | |
| "Promised You a Miracle" (Artwork Video) | ||
| "The American" (Artwork Video) | ||
| "Alive and Kicking" (Artwork Video) | ||
| "Chelsea Girl" (Artwork Video) | ||
| "Don't You Forget (About Me)" (Artwork Video) | ||
| "Promised You a Miracle" (Band Video) | ||
| "Magic" | 2018 | Esteban Diacono |
| "For One Night Only" | 2019 | Various |
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