| Artist: | Simple Minds |
| Studio: | 21 |
| Live: | 12 |
| Compilation: | 10 |
| Ep: | 7 |
| Singles: | 67 |
| Music Videos: | 55 |
| Video: | 5 |
| Option: | 12 |
| Option Name: | Promotional singles |
| 1Option: | 14 |
| 1Option Name: | Box sets |
| 2Option: | 7 |
| 2Option Name: | Website releases |
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.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | GER [4] | ITA [5] | NL [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | US [10] | ||||
| 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 | — | 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 | — | ||
| Our Secrets Are the Same |
| NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||
| Neon Lights | 141 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | |||
| Cry |
| 80 | — | — | 38 | 14 | 56 | — | — | 35 | — | ||
| Black & White 050505 |
| 37 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 25 | — | 46 | 20 | — |
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| Graffiti Soul |
| 10 | 128 | — | 14 | 11 | 29 | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| Big Music |
| 12 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 22 | — | — | 20 | — | ||
| Acoustic |
| 16 | — | — | 39 | 31 | 27 | — | — | 33 | — |
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| 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | GER | ITA | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | ||||
| Live in the City of Light |
| 1 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 96 |
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| 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 [27] | 12 | — | — | 21 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | GER | ITA | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | ||||
| Celebration |
| 45 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 19 | — | — | — | 64 | 86 | — | — | 55 |
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| 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 | GER | NL | |||
| — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | ||
| Collectors' Edition |
| — | — | — | |
| Silver Box |
| — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | ||
| 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 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 02 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 03 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 04 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 05 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 06 |
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| Black & White Live Bundle 07 |
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| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||
| 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 | AUS | CAN [32] | GER | IRE [33] | ITA [34] | NL | NZ | SWE | US [35] | |||||
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sister Feelings Call | |||
| "Love Song" | 47 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | Sons and Fascination | |||
| "Sweat in Bullet" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 17 | — | ||||
| "I Travel" (reissue) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Celebration | ||
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "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 | — | ||||
| "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 | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | ITA | NL | NZ | SWE | US | ||||
| "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 | — | |||
| "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 | AUS | GER | ITA | NL [38] | ||||
| "Homosapien" | 2001 | 134 | — | — | — | — | Neon Lights | |
| "Belfast Trance" (John '00' Fleming/Simple Minds) | 2002 | 74 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cry" | 47 | — | 92 | 25 | 65 | Cry | ||
| "Spaceface" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "New Sunshine Morning" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One Step Closer" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Monster" (Liquid People vs Simple Minds) | 67 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (remixes) | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "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)[40] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | ||||
| "Once Upon a Time" (US-only release) | 1986 | — | Once Upon a Time | |
| "Take a Step Back" (US-only release) | 1989 | — | 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 | — | 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 |
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| Glittering Prize 81/92 |
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| Seen The Lights – A Visual History |
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| Celebrate – Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow |
| |
| Acoustic in Concert |
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| Title | Year | Director[41] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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 |
