Simple Minds discography

Simple Minds discography
Simple Minds at Rock the Ring, 2018
Studio albums21
EPs7
Live albums12
Compilation albums10
Singles67
Video albums5
Music videos55
Promotional singles12
Box sets14
Website releases7

The discography of the Scottish art rocknew 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.

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]

Albums

Studio albums

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
  • Released: 20 April 1979
  • Label: Zoom, PVC
  • Formats: LP, MC
30
Real to Real Cacophony
  • Released: 23 November 1979
  • Label: Zoom
  • Formats: LP, MC
Empires and Dance
  • Released: 12 September 1980
  • Label: Zoom
  • Formats: LP, MC
41 47
Sons and Fascination
  • Released: 4 September 1981
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2×LP, LP, MC
  • Initially released as a double album before being released as two separate albums on 16 October 1981[15]
11 31 46 7 4
Sister Feelings Call
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)
  • Released: 17 September 1982
  • Label: Virgin, A&M
  • Formats: LP, MC
3 8 57 47[A] 31 2 9 69
Sparkle in the Rain
  • Released: 6 February 1984
  • Label: Virgin, A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
1 15 14 14 10 2 1 2 19 64
Once Upon a Time
  • Released: 21 October 1985
  • Label: Virgin, A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
1 7 3 5 2 1 3 4 7 10
Street Fighting Years
  • Released: 2 May 1989
  • Label: Virgin, A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
1 11 24 1 1 1 4 4 1 70
Real Life
  • Released: 8 April 1991
  • Label: Virgin, A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, DAT
2 13 17 3 2 6 11 5 2 74
Good News from the Next World
  • Released: 30 January 1995
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2 20 37 4 2 5 8 2 1 87
Néapolis
  • Released: 16 March 1998
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, MC
19 182 9 6 22 23 7
Neon Lights
  • Released: 8 October 2001
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD, HDCD, MC
141 58 65
Cry
  • Released: 1 April 2002
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD, SACD, MC
80 38 14 56 35
Black & White 050505
  • Released: 12 September 2005
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD
37 6 7 25 46 20
Graffiti Soul
  • Released: 25 May 2009
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD, 2×CD, 2×LP
10 128 14 11 29 8
Big Music 12 16 17 22 20
Acoustic
  • Released: 11 November 2016
  • Label: Caroline International
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
16 39 31 27 33
Walk Between Worlds
  • Released: 2 February 2018
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
4 82 7 14 23 41 5
Direction of the Heart
  • Released: 21 October 2022
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download
4 7 21 7 38 7
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Unreleased albums

Title Album details
Our Secrets Are the Same
  • Released: 18 October 2004 (as part of Silver Box)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
  • Originally set for release in 2000

Live albums

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
  • Released: 26 May 1987
  • Label: Virgin, A&M
  • Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, 2×MC
1 13 26 3 6 1 14 5 5 96
Real Live 91
  • Released: 1 May 1998
  • Label: Mindmood
  • Formats: CD
  • Fanclub-only release
Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2)
  • Released: 15 & 22 April 2007
  • Label: Sunday Express
  • Formats: 2×CD
  • Exclusive promotional release with the newspaper
Live 2011
  • Released: June & July 2011
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 3×CD, 2×CD
  • Four shows each released on the night as 3×CD sets, with two later being released as 2×CD sets
5X5 Live
  • Released: 19 November 2012
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2×CD
129 80
Live Australia 2012
  • Released: November & December 2012
  • Label: DiscLive Network/EMI
  • Formats: 2×CD
  • Eight shows each released on the night as 2×CD sets
Celebrate – The Greatest Hits+ Tour 2013
  • Released: April & November 2013
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 3×CD, 2×CD
  • Six shows each released on the night as either 3×CD or 2×CD sets
Celebrate – Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow
  • Released: June 2014
  • Label: Edsel, Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: 2×CD+DVD, 2×CD+2xDVD[B]
  • Six shows each released on the night as either 3×CD or 2×CD sets
Live – Big Music Tour 2015
  • Released: 14 November 2015
  • Label: Demon/Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital download
Acoustic in Concert
Live in the City of Angels
  • Released: 4 October 2019
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: 2×CD, 4×CD, 4×LP, digital download
9 23 43 56 44
New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey
  • Released: 27 October 2023
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: red & black marble vinyl, CD & digital download
  • a recording of the band's one-off live performance in Scotland's 12th Century Paisley Abbey during which they performed their 1982 album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)
23 17 42
[33]
12 21
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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
  • Released: 5 February 1982
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: LP, MC
45 25[C]
Themes for Great Cities – Definitive Collection 79–81
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Stiff
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • US-only release
Glittering Prize 81/92
  • Released: 12 October 1992
  • Label: Virgin, A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, MD
1 1 37 10 14 7 1 17 14
The Promised
  • Released: 29 September 1997
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
  • Europe-only release
97 45
The Best of Simple Minds
  • Released: 5 November 2001
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2×CD, 2×SACD, 2×MC
34 67 44 11 39 64
Early Gold
  • Released: 30 June 2003
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
Live & Rare
  • Released: December 2003
  • Label: Carosello/Absolutely/Virgin/Mindmood
  • Formats: CD
  • Italy-only promotional album for Vodafone
Celebrate: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 25 March 2013
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, 2×CD, 3×CD, digital download
19 64 86 55
Icon
  • Released: 14 May 2013
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
  • US-only release
40: The Best of 1979–2019
  • Released: 1 November 2019
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, 3×CD, 2×LP, digital download
27 75 68 72
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[5]
GER
[8]
NL
[10]
Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82
  • Released: 24 September 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5xCDS
Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85
  • Released: 25 September 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5×CDS
Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87
  • Released: 8 October 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5×CDS
Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90
  • Released: 9 October 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5×CDS
Collectors' Edition
  • Released: December 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 3×CD
Silver Box
  • Released: 18 October 2004
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5×CD
Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92
  • Released: 23 June 2008
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5×CDS
Themes – Volumes 1–5: March 79–September 92
  • Released: 23 June 2008
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 25×CDS
X5
  • Released: 20 February 2012
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 6×CD
28 99 49
5 Album Set
  • Released: 12 October 2012
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 5×CD
Classic Album Selection
  • Released: 25 November 2013
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5×CD
Celebrate – The Greatest Hits+ Tour 2013
  • Released: January 2015
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: 12×CD
The Vinyl Collection 79–84
  • Released: 30 October 2015
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: 7×LP
Rejuvenation 2001–2014
  • Released: 7 November 2018
  • Label: Demon
  • Formats: 6×LP, 7×CD+DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Website releases

Title Details
Black & White Live Bundle 01
  • Released: 17 April 2006[37]
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
Black & White Live Bundle 02
  • Released: 4 May 2006
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
Black & White Live Bundle 03
  • Released: 19 May 2006
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
Black & White Live Bundle 04
  • Released: 2 June 2006
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
Black & White Live Bundle 05
  • Released: 26 June 2006
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
Black & White Live Bundle 06
  • Released: 7 January 2008
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
Black & White Live Bundle 07
  • Released: 28 February 2008
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download

EPs

Title[D] EP details Peak chart positions
AUS
[6]
Alive and Kicking (84,85,86)
  • Released: 20 September 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12", CD, MC
  • Australia and Japan-only release
26
Dancing Barefoot EP
  • Released: 24 September 2001
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: HDCD
iTunes Live: London Festival '09
  • Released: 20 July 2009
  • Label: Sanctuary/Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
Live EP Featuring Big Music
  • Released: February 2014
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: CD
  • Limited release with the Celebrate – Live DVD
Big Music – Johnson Somerset Remixes
  • Released: 1 July 2016
  • Label: Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

1970s–1980s

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
[E]
Sister Feelings Call
"Love Song" 47 17 38 16 Sons and Fascination
"Sweat in Bullet" 52 47 17
"I Travel" (reissue) 1982
[E]
Celebration
"Promised You a Miracle" 13 10 25 25 9 17
[E]
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
[F][G]
"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.

1990s

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
[G]
"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.

2000s–present

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) [H] 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.

Promotional singles

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
[G]
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
[F]
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.

Videos

Video albums

Title Album details
Verona
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: Virgin Video
  • Formats: VHS
Glittering Prize 81/92
  • Released: October 1992
  • Label: Virgin Video
  • Formats: VHS
Seen The Lights – A Visual History
  • Released: 28 October 2003
  • Label: Virgin Video
  • Formats: 2xDVD
  • First disc includes the majority of the band's promotional videos; the second disc is devoted to Verona
Celebrate – Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow
  • Released: June 2014
  • Label: Edsel, Simple Minds Ltd.
  • Formats: DVD, 2xDVD, Blu-ray
Acoustic in Concert
  • Released: 16 June 2017
  • Label: Eagle Vision/Universal Music/BBC Music
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos

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

Notes

  1. ^ Peak position for the 2016 re-release.
  2. ^ This limited edition Deluxe DVD book set includes 4 discs: 1 21-track DVD of the entire concert filmed and recorded on 27 November 2013 at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK; 1 DVD of exclusive interview footage and photo gallery; 2 fully mixed audio CDs of the entire concert + a bound book featuring specially-written notes and exclusive live photos from the Celebrate tour + photographic print individually autographed by the band.
  3. ^ Chart position in 1985.
  4. ^ Two other EPs, Ballad of the Streets and The Amsterdam EP were also released. They are included in the Singles section as they are better known by their lead tracks.
  5. ^ a b c These singles also charted on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play chart as following: "The American" (#66), "I Travel" 1981 re-release (#55), "Promised You a Miracle" (#65), "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (#9), "Alive and Kicking" (#25), "Sanctify Yourself" (#24) and "All the Things She Said" (#5).
  6. ^ a b These singles also charted on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as following: "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (#1), "Alive and Kicking" (#2), "Sanctify Yourself" (#3) and "All the Things She Said" (#9), "This Is Your Land" (#37), "See the Lights" (#10), "She's a River" (#6) and And the Band Played On" (#40).
  7. ^ a b c These singles also charted on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart as following: "Mandela Day" from Ballad of the Streets EP (#17), "This Is Your Land" (#12), "Take a Step Back" (#14), "See the Lights" (#1), "Stand by Love" (#4) and "She's a River" (#10).
  8. ^ The remixes of "Don't You (Forget About Me)", released between 2003 and 2004, were released under different artist names, depending on the territory; in Europe by Simple Minds, in Australia by White Spaces featuring Jim Kerr.

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  6. ^ a b c d e f g Australian chart peaks:
  7. ^ a b c Peak positions for Simple Mind's albums in Canada:
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