The complete Simple Minds discography in chronological order: from “Life in a Day” (1979) to “Direction of the Heart” (2022).
Other releases: 9
Studio albums
1979
1985
1991
1998
2001
2002
2009
2014
2016
Releases by year
How many releases came out each year; studio albums are highlighted
studio albumsother releases
| # | studio albums | other releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 | 6 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 4 |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 4 |
| 1990 | 0 | 26 |
| 1991 | 1 | 7 |
| 1992 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 23 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
Most played albums on the radio
Airplay over the last 30 days on the stations of the catalogue
- Once Upon a Time1985Plays: 3,990 · Stations: 1,395 · Most played track: «Don’t You (Forget About Me)»
Plays: 581 · Stations: 282 · Most played track: «Promised You a Miracle»
Plays: 352 · Stations: 183 · Most played track: «Mandela Day»
Plays: 159 · Stations: 81 · Most played track: «Hypnotised»- Real Life1991Plays: 137 · Stations: 60 · Most played track: «See the Lights»
Plays: 92 · Stations: 29 · Most played track: «Vision Thing»- Néapolis1998Plays: 34 · Stations: 6 · Most played track: «Glitterball»
- Cry2002Plays: 26 · Stations: 7 · Most played track: «Cry»
Line-up on each album
Who was in the band the year each studio album came out
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
1979
1979
1980
1981
1981
1982
1984
1985
1989
1991
1995
1998
1999
2001
2002
2005
2009
2014
2016
2018
2022