SIMPLY RED albums and sales

Updated: September 20, 2024

SIMPLY RED sold over 28.5 million albums. The best-selling album by SIMPLY RED is STARS, which sold over 6.67 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, SIMPLY RED is the 132nd best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of SIMPLY RED have sold over 271,000 units, led by HOME - LIVE IN SICILY with over 90,000 units sold.

SIMPLY RED albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	STARS SIMPLY RED 1991	1991	6,674,831	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 22 154 415
2	A NEW FLAME SIMPLY RED 1989	1989	4,228,761	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 23 174 920
3	PICTURE BOOK SIMPLY RED 1985	1985	3,800,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 19 204 1,055
4	GREATEST HITS SIMPLY RED 1996	1996	3,580,870	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 31 378 1,120
5	LIFE SIMPLY RED 1995	1995	3,125,550	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 47 464 1,361
6	MEN AND WOMEN SIMPLY RED 1987	1987	1,715,190	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 73 517 3,081
7	25 - THE GREATEST HITS SIMPLY RED 2005	2005	1,312,500	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 95 868 3,746
8	HOME SIMPLY RED 2003	2003	1,185,257	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 110 1,001 4,235
9	BLUE SIMPLY RED 1998	1998	1,015,670	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 198 1,749 5,534
10	LOVE AND THE RUSSIAN WINTER SIMPLY RED 1999	1999	1,003,100	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 205 1,770 5,617
11	IT'S ONLY LOVE SIMPLY RED 2000	2000	325,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 488 3,536 15,380
12	STAY SIMPLY RED 2007	2007	145,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 429 5,601 22,094
13	BIG LOVE SIMPLY RED 2015	2015	100,057	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 299 3,139 23,986
14	SONG BOOK - 1985-2010 SIMPLY RED 2013	2013	100,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 447 4,072 25,172
15	SIMPLIFIED SIMPLY RED 2005	2005	100,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 859 7,432 26,844
16	SONGS OF LOVE SIMPLY RED 2010	2010	60,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 668 6,046 36,705
17	THE VERY BEST OF SIMPLY RED SIMPLY RED 2003	2003	40,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,468 13,426 45,687
18	YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW SIMPLY RED 2003	2003	30,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,642 15,045 49,407

SIMPLY RED videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	HOME - LIVE IN SICILY SIMPLY RED 2003	2003	90,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 109 616 1,306
2	GREATEST VIDEO HITS SIMPLY RED 1996	1996	83,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 20 289 1,335
3	LIVE IN LONDON SIMPLY RED 1998	1998	73,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 37 303 1,441
4	CUBA! SIMPLY RED 2005	2005	25,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 218 1,538 3,046
5	LIVE AT MONTREUX 2003 SIMPLY RED 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 173 1,595 5,221
6	FAREWELL - LIVE IN CONCERT AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE SIMPLY RED 2011	2011	N/A	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 185 1,694 5,320
7	LIVE AT THE LYCEU SIMPLY RED 2000	2000	N/A	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 136 3,184 6,046

SIMPLY RED sales by country

SIMPLY RED album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by SIMPLY RED are the United Kingdom (14.4 million), Germany (5.1 million) and the United States (2 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	60,000	2
2	Australia	840,000	5
3	Austria	415,000	10
4	Belgium	175,000	4
5	Brazil	650,000	4
6	Canada	200,000	3
7	Denmark	65,000	2
8	Finland	34,401	1
9	France	1,200,000	7
10	Germany	5,100,000	11
11	Iceland	57	1
12	Italy	30,000	1
13	Japan	102,557	8
14	Netherlands	845,000	10
15	New Zealand	105,000	8
16	Norway	44,771	1
17	Poland	50,000	2
18	Portugal	30,000	2
19	Russia	20,000	2
20	Spain	600,000	7
21	Sweden	90,000	2
22	Switzerland	315,000	8
23	United Kingdom	14,460,000	16
24	United States	2,000,000	3