| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 16 | |
| ↙Live albums | 3 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 7 | |
| ↙Singles | 52 | |
This is the discography of Scottish band Simple Minds. All releases are in North America unless otherwise noted.
Contents |
| Year | Information | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3][4] | FRA [5][6] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] |
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| 1979 | Life in a Day
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30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Real to Real Cacophony
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1980 | Empires and Dance
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41 | – | – | – | 47 | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | Sons and Fascination
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11 | 31 | – | – | 7 | 4 | – | – | ||
Sister Feelings Call
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1982 | New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
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3 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 2 | 9 | – | 69 | ||
| 1984 | Sparkle in the Rain
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1 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 64 | ||
| 1985 | Once Upon a Time
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1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1989 | Street Fighting Years
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1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 70 | ||
| 1991 | Real Life
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2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 74 | ||
| 1995 | Good News from the Next World
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2 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 87 | ||
| 1998 | Neapolis
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19 | – | 26 | 22 | – | 23 | 7 | NR | ||
| 2000 | Our Secrets are the Same
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NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||
| 2001 | Neon Lights
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141 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | – | ||
| 2002 | Cry
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80 | – | 94 | 56 | – | – | 35 | – | ||
| 2005 | Black & White 050505
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37 | – | 46 | 25 | – | 46 | 20 | – | ||
| 2009 | Graffiti Soul
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10 | – | 41 | 29 | – | – | 8 | – | ||
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Year | Information | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [4] |
FRA [6] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] |
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| 1987 | Live in the City of Light
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1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 96 | ||
| 1998 | Real Live 91
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2007 | Sunday Express - Live (Vol. 1 & 2)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Year | Information | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] |
FRA [!] [6] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
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| 1981 | Themes for Great Cities 79/81
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1982 | Celebration
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45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1986 | Alive And Kicking (84,85,86) [14]
|
– | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1992 | Glittering Prize 81/92
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1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | |||
| 1997 | The Promised
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– | – | – | 45 | – | – | – | |||
| 1998 | The Early Years 1977-1978
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2001 | The Best of Simple Minds
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34 | – | 22 | 11 | 39 | – | 64 | |||
| 2003 | Early Gold
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2006 | The Platinum Collection [15]
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
^ In France compilation albums are not listed on the Top 200 Albums Chart, but instead on a separate chart for compilation albums only. The French chart positions here for the compilation albums are their peak positions on the French Compilation Albums Chart.
| Year | Information |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Themes - Volume 1: March 79 - April 82
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Themes - Volume 2: August 82 - April 85
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Themes - Volume 3: September 85 - June 87
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Themes - Volume 4: February 89 - May 90
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| 2004 | Silver Box
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| 2008 | Themes - Volume 5: March 91 - September 92
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Themes - Volumes 1-5: March 79 - September 92
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| Year | Information |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Black & White Live Bundle 01 |
| Black & White Live Bundle 02 | |
| Black & White Live Bundle 03 | |
| Black & White Live Bundle 04 | |
| Black & White Live Bundle 05 | |
| 2008 | Black & White Live Bundle 06 |
| Black & White Live Bundle 07 |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] |
CAN | GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
ITA [18][19] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [20] |
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| 1979 | "Life in a Day" | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Life in a Day | |
| "Chelsea Girl" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1980 | "Changeling" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Real to Real Cacophony | |
| "I Travel" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Empires and Dance | ||
| 1981 | "Celebrate" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "The American" | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – [^] |
Sister Feelings Call | ||
| "Love Song" | 47 | 17 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | Sons and Fascination | ||
| "Sweat in Bullet" | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 17 | – | |||
| "I Travel" (Reissue) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – [^] |
Celebration | ||
| 1982 | "Promised You a Miracle" | 13 | 10 | – | – | 25 | – | 25 | 9 | 17 | – [^] |
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) | |
| "Glittering Prize" | 16 | 9 | – | – | 11 | – | – | 4 | 11 | – | |||
| "Someone, Somewhere in Summertime" | 36 | 51 | – | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1983 | "I Travel" (2nd Reissue) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Celebration | |
| "Waterfront" | 13 | 19 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | 16 | – | Sparkle in the Rain | ||
| 1984 | "Speed Your Love to Me" | 20 | 76 | – | – | 9 | – | – | 46 | 18 | – | ||
| "Up on the Catwalk" | 27 | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | 44 | – | – | |||
| 1985 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 [+][^] |
The Breakfast Club (Soundtrack) | |
| "Alive and Kicking" | 7 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 [+][^] |
Once Upon a Time | ||
| 1986 | "Sanctify Yourself" | 10 | 46 | 17 | 38 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 [+][^] |
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| "All the Things She Said" | 9 | 46 | 65 | 51 | 4 | – | 6 | 20 | – | 28 [+][^] |
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| "Ghostdancing" | 13 | 72 | – | – | 3 | 46 | 18 | – | – | – | |||
| 1987 | "Promised You a Miracle (Live)" | 19 | – | – | – | 8 | – | 55 | – | – | – | Live in the City of Light | |
| 1989 | Ballad of the Streets EP: "Belfast Child" / "Mandela Day" / "Biko" |
1 | 12 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | – [~] |
Street Fighting Years | |
| "This Is Your Land" | 13 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | – [+][~] |
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| "Take a Step Back" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – [~] |
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| "Kick It In" | 15 | – | – | 65 | 6 | – | 34 | 27 | – | – | |||
| The Amsterdam EP: "Let It All Come Down" / "Sign o' the Times" |
18 | 79 | – | 40 | 11 | 11 | 16 | – | – | – | |||
| 1991 | "Let There Be Love" | 6 | 15 | – | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 9 | – | Real Life | |
| "See the Lights" | 20 | 100 | 10 | 48 | 16 | 24 | 42 | – | 27 | 40 [+][~] |
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| "Stand By Love" | 13 | 70 | – | – | 14 | – | 25 | – | 39 | – [~] |
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| "Real Life" | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1992 | "Love Song" / "Alive and Kicking" | 6 | – | – | – | 24 | – | 50 | – | – | – | Glittering Prize 81/92 | |
| 1995 | "She's a River" | 9 | 29 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 52 [+][~] |
Good News from the Next World | |
| "Hypnotised" | 18 | 85 | 34 | 62 | 28 | 22 | – | – | – | – | |||
| "And the Band Played On" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – [+] |
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| 1998 | "Glitterball" | 18 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 72 | – | – | – | Neapolis | |
| "War Babies" | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2001 | "Dancing Barefoot" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Neon Lights | |
| "Homosapien" | 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2002 | "Belfast Trance" (John 00 Fleming/Simple Minds) | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | single only | |
| "Cry" | 47 | – | – | 92 | – | 42 | 65 | – | – | – | Cry | ||
| "Spaceface" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "New Sunshine Morning" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "One Step Closer" | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Monster" (Liquid People Vs Simple Minds) | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | single only | ||
| 2003 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Remixes) [*] | – | 92 | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | Live & Rare | |
| 2004 | "Dirty Old Town" (The Bhoys From Paradise - Simple Minds & Jimmy Johnstone) |
46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2005 | "Too Much Television" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | iTunes Download | |
| "Home" | 41 | – | – | 53 | – | 18 | 77 | – | – | – | Black & White 050505 | ||
| 2006 | "Stranger" | – | – | – | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Different World (Taormina.me)" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "The Jeweller (Pt II)" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2009 | "Rockets" | 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Graffiti Soul | |
| "Stars Will Lead the Way" | – | – | – | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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