SIMPLE MINDS albums and sales

Updated: February 17, 2023

SIMPLE MINDS sold over 9.79 million albums. The best-selling album by SIMPLE MINDS is ONCE UPON A TIME, which sold over 2.19 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, SIMPLE MINDS is the 477th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of SIMPLE MINDS have sold over 10,000 units.

SIMPLE MINDS albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	ONCE UPON A TIME SIMPLE MINDS 1985	1985	2,191,386	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 34 379 2,151
2	GLITTERING PRIZE 81/92 SIMPLE MINDS 1992	1992	1,735,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 107 1,048 3,056
3	STREET FIGHTING YEARS SIMPLE MINDS 1989	1989	1,719,821	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 68 516 3,079
4	LIVE IN THE CITY OF LIGHT SIMPLE MINDS 1987	1987	1,000,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 156 1,055 6,540
5	REAL LIFE SIMPLE MINDS 1991	1991	985,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 156 2,162 6,917
6	NEW GOLD DREAM (81, 82, 83, 84) SIMPLE MINDS 1982	1982	615,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 117 1,466 8,502
7	GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT WORLD SIMPLE MINDS 1995	1995	525,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 321 2,988 9,880
8	SPARKLE IN THE RAIN SIMPLE MINDS 1984	1984	457,500	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 198 2,288 13,919
9	THE BEST OF SIMPLE MINDS SIMPLE MINDS 2001	2001	220,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 592 4,594 18,740
10	CELEBRATE - THE GREATEST HITS SIMPLE MINDS 2013	2013	100,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 446 4,071 25,171
11	SONS OF FASCINATIONS/SISTERS FEELINGS CALL SIMPLE MINDS 1981	1981	100,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 369 4,628 32,026
12	FORTY - THE BEST OF - 1979-2019 SIMPLE MINDS 2019	2019	60,000	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 523 5,304 35,963
13	ACOUSTIC SIMPLE MINDS 2016	2016	60,000	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 515 5,500 36,159
14	THE PROMISED (NIGHT OF THE PROMS) SIMPLE MINDS 1997	1997	25,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,577 13,019 51,289
15	DIRECTION OF THE HEART SIMPLE MINDS 2022	2022	N/A	Rank in 2022 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 946 3,809 65,732
16	WALK BETWEEN WORLDS SIMPLE MINDS 2018	2018	N/A	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,733 15,847 67,252
17	BIG MUSIC SIMPLE MINDS 2014	2014	N/A	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,730 17,352 68,757
18	GRAFFITI SOUL SIMPLE MINDS 2009	2009	N/A	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,809 19,402 70,373
19	BLACK & WHITE 050505 SIMPLE MINDS 2005	2005	N/A	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,215 20,380 71,351

SIMPLE MINDS videos ranked by sales

Click on any video album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№		Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1		SEEN THE LIGHTS - A VISUAL HISTORY SIMPLE MINDS 2003	2003	10,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 306 2,093 3,858
2		ACOUSTIC IN CONCERT SIMPLE MINDS 2017	2017	N/A	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 137 1,184 4,810

SIMPLE MINDS sales by country

SIMPLE MINDS album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by SIMPLE MINDS are the United Kingdom (4.42 million), Germany (1.75 million) and France (1.3 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	105,000	2
2	Belgium	100,000	3
3	Canada	400,000	5
4	France	1,300,000	8
5	Germany	1,750,000	6
6	Grecce	50,000	1
7	Italy	30,000	1
8	Japan	1,050	1
9	Netherlands	540,000	7
10	New Zealand	52,500	4
11	Norway	70,157	3
12	Spain	150,000	3
13	Sweden	200,000	4
14	Switzerland	125,000	3
15	United Kingdom	4,420,000	13
16	United States	500,000	1

SIMPLE MINDS video sales by country