Song artist 144 - Simple Minds


This page lists the song chart entries of Simple Minds.A list of the hit albums by Simple Minds can be found here.
The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.
| # |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Simple Minds |
Don't You (Forget About Me) |
1985 |
US Billboard 1 - Feb 1985 (22 weeks), Holland 1 - Apr 1985 (15 weeks), France 1 - Apr 1985 (2 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jun 1985, Canada 2 - Mar 1985 (14 weeks), Belgium 2 - Apr 1985 (15 weeks), Austria 5 - Jun 1985 (4 weeks), Germany 5 - May 1985 (4 months), Italy 6 of 1985, UK 7 - Apr 1985 (67 weeks), Switzerland 8 - May 1985 (16 weeks), US Radio 10 of 1985 (peak 1 11 weeks), RYM 11 of 1985, US CashBox 12 of 1985, Sweden (alt) 13 - May 1985 (20 weeks), ARC 14 of 1985 (peak 1 14 weeks), Poland 14 - Jun 1985 (8 weeks), KROQ 14 of 1985, Sweden 15 - Mar 1985 (3 weeks), US BB 18 of 1985, Europe 19 of the 1980s (1985), Scrobulate 21 of 80s, Switzerland 26 of 1985, POP 57 of 1985, Virgin 91, Belgium 155 of all time, Germany 317 of the 1980s (peak 4 13 weeks), TheQ 319, OzNet 884, Acclaimed 1087 (1985), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1985) |
| 2 |
Simple Minds |
Alive & Kicking |
1985 |
Canada 1 - Oct 1985 (13 weeks), Belgium 1 - Oct 1985 (14 weeks), Holland 2 - Oct 1985 (13 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Oct 1985 (19 weeks), Norway 5 - Oct 1985 (6 weeks), Sweden 6 - Oct 1985 (6 weeks), UK 7 - Oct 1985 (16 weeks), France 8 - Oct 1985 (1 week), Sweden (alt) 11 - Oct 1985 (6 weeks), KROQ 11 of 1985, Italy 12 of 1985, Switzerland 13 - Nov 1985 (8 weeks), ARC 14 of 1986 (peak 2 15 weeks), Germany 21 - Oct 1985 (2 months), Poland 29 - Nov 1985 (4 weeks), US Radio 36 of 1985 (peak 3 9 weeks), Brazil 47 of 1986, US CashBox 55 of 1986, Europe 66 of the 1980s (1985), RYM 103 of 1985 |
| 3 |
Simple Minds |
Belfast Child |
1989 |
UK 1 - Feb 1989 (12 weeks), Holland 1 - Feb 1989 (11 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1989, Europe 1 for 1 week - Mar 1989, Belgium 2 - Feb 1989 (11 weeks), Germany 3 - Mar 1989 (3 months), Norway 9 - Mar 1989 (6 weeks), France 10 - Apr 1989 (1 week), Poland 12 - Apr 1989 (13 weeks), Italy 17 of 1989, Europe 31 of the 1980s (1989), Germany 197 of the 1980s (peak 3 12 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1989) |
| 4 |
Simple Minds |
Let There Be Love |
1991 |
Spain 1 for 1 week - Jul 1991, Poland 2 - Apr 1991 (15 weeks), Belgium 2 - Apr 1991 (9 weeks), Holland 4 - Mar 1991 (10 weeks), UK 6 - Mar 1991 (7 weeks), Switzerland 7 - Apr 1991 (10 weeks), Italy 8 of 1991, France 9 - Mar 1991 (2 weeks), Sweden 17 - Mar 1991 (3 weeks), Germany 19 - Apr 1991 (2 months) |
| 5 |
Simple Minds |
Sanctify Yourself |
1986 |
Belgium 5 - Feb 1986 (8 weeks), UK 10 - Feb 1986 (8 weeks), Holland 11 - Jan 1986 (9 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Jan 1986 (14 weeks), Sweden 15 - Feb 1986 (2 weeks), Canada 25 - Jan 1986 (2 weeks), KROQ 67 of 1985, US CashBox 94 of 1986, RYM 119 of 1986, US Radio 121 of 1986 (peak 14 4 weeks) |
| 6 |
Simple Minds |
She's a River |
1995 |
France 3 - Dec 1994 (2 weeks), Belgium 5 - Feb 1995 (8 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 6 - Dec 1994 (13 weeks), UK 9 - Jan 1995 (5 weeks), Holland 13 - Jan 1995 (4 weeks), Poland 15 - Jan 1995 (10 weeks), Switzerland 28 - Feb 1995 (7 weeks), Italy 39 of 1995, US Billboard 52 - Feb 1995 (9 weeks) |
| 7 |
Simple Minds |
Promised You a Miracle |
1982 |
France 5 - Nov 1982 (1 week), UK 13 - Apr 1982 (11 weeks), Sweden (alt) 17 - Jun 1982 (7 weeks), Holland 24 - May 1982 (4 weeks), KROQ 39 of 1982, RYM 96 of 1982, Belgium 225 of all time, OzNet 838, Acclaimed 1915 (1982) |
| 8 |
Simple Minds |
Waterfront |
1983 |
New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1984, UK 13 - Nov 1983 (10 weeks), Sweden (alt) 16 - Dec 1983 (4 weeks), KROQ 40 of 1984, RYM 71 of 1983, Belgium 213 of all time |
| 9 |
Simple Minds |
All the Things She Said |
1986 |
UK 9 - Apr 1986 (12 weeks), France 9 - Apr 1986 (1 week), Holland 16 - Apr 1986 (6 weeks), Belgium 17 - Apr 1986 (5 weeks), US Billboard 28 - Apr 1986 (13 weeks), RYM 63 of 1986, KROQ 69 of 1986 |
| 10 |
Simple Minds |
This is Your Land |
1989 |
Belgium 4 - Apr 1989 (8 weeks), Holland 6 - Apr 1989 (8 weeks), Sweden 9 - May 1989 (6 weeks), Switzerland 10 - May 1989 (9 weeks), UK 13 - Apr 1989 (5 weeks), Italy 42 of 1989 |
| 11 |
Simple Minds |
Speed Your Love to Me |
1984 |
France 1 - Feb 1984 (3 weeks), Sweden (alt) 18 - Feb 1984 (2 weeks), UK 20 - Jan 1984 (4 weeks), KROQ 64 of 1984, RYM 82 of 1984 |
| 12 |
Simple Minds |
Kick it In |
1989 |
France 7 - Jul 1989 (1 week), UK 15 - Jul 1989 (5 weeks), Poland 27 - Sep 1989 (7 weeks), Holland 29 - Aug 1989 (4 weeks), Belgium 30 - Aug 1989 (1 week) |
| 13 |
Simple Minds |
See the Lights |
1991 |
UK 20 - May 1991 (4 weeks), Belgium 28 - Jun 1991 (1 week), Poland 32 - Jun 1991 (8 weeks), US Billboard 40 - May 1991 (10 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 46 - Jun 1991 (6 weeks) |
| 14 |
Simple Minds |
Up On the Catwalk |
1984 |
France 4 - May 1984 (2 weeks), UK 27 - Mar 1984 (5 weeks), KROQ 74 of 1984, RYM 106 of 1984 |
| 15 |
Simple Minds |
Glittering Prize |
1982 |
Norway 8 - Oct 1982 (3 weeks), Sweden (alt) 11 - Sep 1982 (10 weeks), UK 16 - Aug 1982 (11 weeks), Vinyl Surrender 159 (1982) |
| 16 |
Simple Minds |
Stand By Love |
1991 |
UK 13 - Aug 1991 (4 weeks), Holland 23 - Sep 1991 (4 weeks), Belgium 26 - Oct 1991 (1 week), Switzerland 27 - Sep 1991 (4 weeks) |
| 17 |
Simple Minds |
Love Song |
1981 |
Canada 15 - Nov 1981 (11 weeks), Sweden (alt) 16 - Mar 1982 (2 weeks), UK 47 - Aug 1981 (4 weeks), RYM 126 of 1981 |
| 18 |
Simple Minds |
Ballad Of The Streets |
1989 |
Switzerland 3 - Mar 1989 (16 weeks), Austria 12 - Apr 1989 (5 weeks), Switzerland 17 of 1989 |
| 19 |
Simple Minds |
Someone, Somewhere in Summertime |
1982 |
France 3 - Feb 1983 (3 weeks), UK 36 - Nov 1982 (5 weeks), RYM 48 of 1982 |
| 20 |
Simple Minds |
Hypnotised |
1995 |
France 5 - Mar 1995 (1 week), UK 18 - Apr 1995 (5 weeks), Poland 20 - Jan 1995 (11 weeks) |
| 21 |
Simple Minds |
Ghostdancing |
1986 |
Belgium 9 - Nov 1986 (4 weeks), UK 13 - Nov 1986 (10 weeks), Holland 20 - Nov 1986 (6 weeks) |
| 22 |
Simple Minds |
Home |
2005 |
France 8 - Jul 2005 (1 week), Poland 24 - Sep 2005 (9 weeks), UK 41 - Sep 2005 (1 week) |
| 23 |
Simple Minds |
Sign O' the Times |
1990 |
Holland 18 - Dec 1989 (5 weeks), Poland 43 - Feb 1990 (2 weeks), Italy 61 of 1990 |
| 24 |
Simple Minds |
Sweat in Bullet |
1981 |
Sweden (alt) 17 - Feb 1982 (4 weeks), UK 52 - Nov 1981 (3 weeks), RYM 157 of 1981 |
| 25 |
Simple Minds |
I Travel |
1980 |
France 2 - Nov 1980 (3 weeks), RYM 80 of 1980 |
| 26 |
Simple Minds |
Cry |
2002 |
France 7 - Mar 2002 (1 week), UK 47 - Mar 2002 (1 week) |
| 27 |
Simple Minds |
Life In A Day |
1979 |
France 9 - Aug 1979 (1 week), UK 62 - May 1979 (2 weeks) |
| 28 |
Simple Minds |
The Amsterdam |
1989 |
UK 18 - Dec 1989 (6 weeks), Belgium 26 - Jan 1990 (3 weeks) |
| 29 |
Simple Minds |
Glitterball |
1998 |
UK 18 - Mar 1998 (2 weeks), Poland 49 - Feb 1998 (1 week) |
| 30 |
Simple Minds |
Real Life |
1991 |
UK 34 - Oct 1991 (3 weeks), Poland 34 - Dec 1991 (16 weeks) |
| 31 |
Simple Minds |
The American |
1981 |
UK 59 - May 1981 (3 weeks), RYM 68 of 1981 |
| 32 |
Simple Minds |
New Gold Dream |
1983 |
RYM 147 of 1983, Belgium 203 of all time |
| 33 |
Simple Minds |
Oh Jungle Land |
1986 |
France 2 - Oct 1986 (1 week) |
| 34 |
Simple Minds |
Once Upon a Time |
1985 |
France 2 - Dec 1985 (1 week) |
| 35 |
Simple Minds |
Love Song/Alive & Kicking |
1992 |
UK 6 - Oct 1992 (6 weeks) |
| 36 |
Simple Minds |
Space Face |
2003 |
France 7 - Feb 2003 (1 week) |
| 37 |
Simple Minds |
Promised You A Miracle (Live) |
1987 |
UK 19 - Jun 1987 (10 weeks) |
| 38 |
Simple Minds |
Turn On Tune in Cop Out |
1995 |
Poland 34 - Apr 1995 (5 weeks) |
| 39 |
Simple Minds |
War Babies |
1998 |
UK 43 - May 1998 (1 week) |
| 40 |
Simple Minds |
Take a Step Back |
1989 |
KROQ 88 of 1989 |
In addition to the above listed songs Simple Minds also contributed to the
following entries:
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