Simple Minds discography | |
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Studio albums | 21 |
Live albums | 12 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Video albums | 5 |
Music videos | 55 |
EPs | 7 |
Singles | 67 |
Promotional singles | 12 |
Box sets | 14 |
Website releases | 7 |
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 | |||||||||
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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 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Real to Real Cacophony |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Empires and Dance |
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41 | β | β | β | β | β | 47 | β | β | β | |
Sons and Fascination | 11 | 31 | 46 | β | β | β | 7 | 4 | β | β | ||
Sister Feelings Call | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
New Gold Dream (81β82β83β84) |
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3 | 8 | 57 | 47 [A] | β | 31 | 2 | 9 | β | 69 | |
Sparkle in the Rain |
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1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 64 | |
Once Upon a Time |
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1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
Street Fighting Years |
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1 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 70 | |
Real Life |
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2 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 74 | |
Good News from the Next World |
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2 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 87 | |
NΓ©apolis |
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19 | 182 | β | 9 | 6 | 22 | β | 23 | 7 | β | |
Our Secrets Are the Same |
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NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Neon Lights | 141 | β | β | 58 | β | β | β | β | 65 | β | ||
Cry |
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80 | β | β | 38 | 14 | 56 | β | β | 35 | β | |
Black & White 050505 |
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37 | β | β | 6 | 7 | 25 | β | 46 | 20 | β |
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Graffiti Soul |
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10 | 128 | β | 14 | 11 | 29 | β | β | 8 | β | |
Big Music |
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12 | β | β | 16 | 17 | 22 | β | β | 20 | β | |
Acoustic |
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16 | β | β | 39 | 31 | 27 | β | β | 33 | β |
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Walk Between Worlds |
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4 | 82 | β | 7 | 14 | 23 | β | 41 | 5 | β | |
Direction of the Heart |
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4 | β | β | 7 | 21 | 7 | β | 38 | 7 | β | |
"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
ITA [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] | |||
Live in the City of Light |
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1 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 96 | |
Real Live 91 |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Sunday Express β Live (Volumes 1 & 2) |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Live 2011 |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
5X5 Live |
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129 | β | β | β | 80 | β | β | β | β | β | |
Live Australia 2012 |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Celebrate β The Greatest Hits+ Tour 2013 |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Celebrate β Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Live β Big Music Tour 2015 |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Acoustic in Concert |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Live in the City of Angels |
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9 | β | β | 23 | 43 | 56 | β | β | 44 | β | |
New Gold Dream β Live From Paisley Abbey |
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23 | β | β | 17 | 42 [29] |
12 | β | β | 21 | β | |
"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
ITA [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
Celebration |
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45 | β | β | β | 25 [C] | β | β | β | β | |
Themes for Great Cities β Definitive Collection 79β81 |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Glittering Prize 81/92 |
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1 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 14 | |
The Promised |
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β | β | β | 97 | β | 45 | β | β | β | |
The Best of Simple Minds |
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34 | β | β | 67 | 44 | 11 | 39 | β | 64 | |
Early Gold |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Live & Rare | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
Celebrate: The Greatest Hits |
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19 | β | β | β | 64 | 86 | β | β | 55 |
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Icon |
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β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
40: The Best of 1979β2019 |
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27 | β | β | 75 | β | 68 | β | β | 72 |
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"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [1] |
GER [4] |
NL [6] | ||
Themes β Volume 1: March 79βApril 82 |
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β | β | β |
Themes β Volume 2: August 82βApril 85 |
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β | β | β |
Themes β Volume 3: September 85βJune 87 |
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β | β | β |
Themes β Volume 4: February 89βMay 90 |
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β | β | β |
Collectors' Edition |
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β | β | β |
Silver Box |
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β | β | β |
Themes β Volume 5: March 91βSeptember 92 |
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β | β | β |
Themes β Volumes 1β5: March 79βSeptember 92 |
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β | β | β |
X5 |
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28 | 99 | 49 |
5 Album Set |
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β | β | β |
Classic Album Selection |
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β | β | β |
Celebrate β The Greatest Hits+ Tour 2013 |
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β | β | β |
The Vinyl Collection 79β84 |
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β | β | β |
Rejuvenation 2001β2014 |
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β | β | β |
"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Details |
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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 [D] | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [2] | ||
Alive and Kicking (84,85,86) |
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26 |
Dancing Barefoot EP |
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β |
iTunes Live: London Festival '09 |
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Live EP Featuring Big Music |
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Big Music β Johnson Somerset Remixes |
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"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [34] |
GER [4] |
IRE [35] |
ITA [36] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [37] | ||||
"Life in a Day" | 1979 | 62 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Life in a Day | |
"Chelsea Girl" | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |||
"Changeling" | 1980 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Real to Real Cacophony | |
"I Travel" | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Empires and Dance | ||
"Celebrate" | 1981 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"The American" | 59 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β [E] |
Sister Feelings Call | ||
" Love Song" | 47 | 17 | 38 | β | β | β | β | β | 16 | β | Sons and Fascination | ||
"Sweat in Bullet" | 52 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 47 | 17 | β | |||
"I Travel" (reissue) | 1982 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β [E] |
Celebration | |
" Promised You a Miracle" | 13 | 10 | β | β | 25 | β | 25 | 9 | 17 | β [E] |
New Gold Dream (81β82β83β84) | ||
" Glittering Prize" | 16 | 9 | β | β | 11 | β | β | 4 | 11 | β | |||
" Someone Somewhere in Summertime" | 36 | 51 | β | β | 19 | β | β | β | β | β | |||
"New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)" (Italy-only release) | 1983 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"I Travel" (2nd reissue) | 112 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Celebration | ||
" Waterfront" | 13 | 19 | β | β | 5 | β | β | 1 | 16 | β | Sparkle in the Rain | ||
" Speed Your Love to Me" | 1984 | 20 | 76 | β | β | 9 | β | β | 46 | 18 | β | ||
" Up on the Catwalk" | 27 | β | β | β | 16 | β | β | 44 | β | β | |||
" 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 | β | 6 | 20 | β | 28 | |||
" Ghost Dancing" | 13 | 72 | β | β | 3 | β | 18 | β | β | β | |||
" Promised You a Miracle" (live) | 1987 | 19 | β | β | β | 8 | β | 55 | β | β | β | Live in the City of Light | |
Ballad of the Streets EP " Belfast Child" |
1989 | 1 | 12 | β | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | β |
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Street Fighting Years |
" This Is Your Land" | 13 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | β [F] [G] |
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" Kick It In" | 15 | 94 | β | 65 | 6 | β | 34 | 27 | β | β | |||
The Amsterdam EP "Let It All Come Down" / " Sign o' the Times" / "Jerusalem" |
18 | 77 | β | 40 | 11 | 6 | 16 | β | β | β | |||
"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [34] |
GER [4] |
IRE [35] |
ITA [36] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [37] | |||
" Let There Be Love" | 1991 | 6 | 15 | β | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 9 | β | Real Life |
" See the Lights" | 20 | 100 | 10 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 42 | β | 27 | 40 | ||
" Stand by Love" | 13 | 70 | β | β | 14 | β | 25 | β | 39 | β [G] | ||
"Real Life" | 34 | 103 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Love Song" / "Alive and Kicking" | 1992 | 6 | β | β | β | 24 | β | 50 | β | β | β | 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 | β | β | β | β | ||
"Glitterball" | 1998 | 18 | β | β | β | β | 3 | 72 | β | β | β | NΓ©apolis |
"War Babies" | 43 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [4] |
ITA [36] |
NL [40] | |||
" Homosapien" | 2001 | 134 | β | β | β | β | Neon Lights |
"Belfast Trance" ( John '00' Fleming/Simple Minds) | 2002 | 74 | β | β | β | β | Non-album single |
"Cry" | 47 | β | 92 | 25 | 65 | Cry | |
"Spaceface" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"New Sunshine Morning" (Germany-only release) | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"One Step Closer" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Monster" (Liquid People vs Simple Minds) | 67 | β | β | β | β | Non-album single | |
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (remixes) [H] | 2003 | β | 92 | β | 16 | β | Live & Rare |
" Dirty Old Town" (with Jimmy Johnstone) | 2004 | 46 | β | β | β | β | |
"Too Much Television" ( iTunes-only download) | 2005 | β | β | β | β | β | Black & White 050505 |
"Home" | 41 | β | 53 | 18 | 77 | ||
"Stranger" | 2006 | β | β | 97 | β | β | |
"Different World (Taormina.me)" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Rockets" | 2009 | 146 | β | β | 44 | β | Graffiti Soul |
"Stars Will Lead the Way" | β | β | 88 | β | β | ||
"Theme for Great Cities" ( Moby remix) | 2012 | β | β | β | β | β | Non-album single |
"Broken Glass Park" | 2013 | β | β | β | β | β | Celebrate: The Greatest Hits |
"Blood Diamonds" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Honest Town" | 2014 | β | β | β | β | β | Big Music |
"Let the Day Begin" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Midnight Walking" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
" (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" (vs the Stranglers; limited release) | 2015 | β | β | β | β | β | Non-album single |
"Promised You a Miracle" (featuring KT Tunstall) | 2016 | β | β | β | β | β | Acoustic |
"Magic" | 2018 | β | β | β | β | β | Walk Between Worlds |
"The Signal and the Noise" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Sense of Discovery" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Summer" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Love Song" (live) | 2019 | β | β | β | β | β | Live in the City of Angels |
"Promised You a Miracle" (live) | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"For One Night Only" | β | β | β | β | β | 40: The Best of 1979β2019 | |
"Act of Love" | 2022 | β | β | β | β | β | Direction of the Heart |
"Vision Thing" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"First You Jump" [41] | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Traffic" | 2023 | β | β | β | β | β | |
"Solstice Kiss" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) β Live at Paisley Abbey" | β | β | β | β | β | New Gold Dream β Live at Paisley Abbey | |
"Promised You a Miracle β Live at Paisley Abbey" | β | β | β | β | β | ||
" Get It On" (with Icehouse) [42] | β | β | β | β | β | ||
"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US [37] | |||
"Once Upon a Time" (US-only release) | 1986 | β | Once Upon a Time |
"Take a Step Back" (US-only release) | 1989 | β [G] |
Street Fighting Years |
" Mandela Day" (US-only release) | β | ||
"Travelling Man" (Spain-only release) | 1992 | β | Real Life |
"And the Band Played On" (US-only release) | 1995 | β [F] |
Good News from the Next World |
"Night Music" (Italy-only release) | β | ||
"Great Leap Forwards" (France-only release) | β | ||
" Dancing Barefoot" | 2001 | β | Neon Lights |
"The Jeweller (Part 2)" | 2006 | β | Black & White 050505 |
"Stay Visible" (Australia-only release) | β | ||
"This Is It" (Austria-only release) | 2009 | β | Graffiti Soul |
"Sanctify Yourself" | 2016 | β | Acoustic |
"β" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details |
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Verona |
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Glittering Prize 81/92 |
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Seen The Lights β A Visual History |
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Celebrate β Live at the SSE Hydro Glasgow |
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Acoustic in Concert |
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Title | Year | Director [43] |
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"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 RybczyΕski | |
"Sanctify Yourself" | 1986 | Keef |
"All the Things She Said" | Zbigniew RybczyΕski | |
"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 |