Artists · UK Singles Chart

Simple Minds

Charting May 6, 1979 → Sep 11, 2005 · 220 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 78 wk, UK Singles Chart 220 wk (3 at #1)

Compare with other artists →

Image credits

Photo: Vincent Barker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Billboard Hot 100 · 78 wk UK Singles Chart · 220 wk Global Music Power · 241 wk

Peak Power: 1.52%; week of Nov 10, 1985
Career Power: 251; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 60; April 1985 – April 1986
Peak Five Years: 140; January 1982 – January 1987
Top-five weeks: 4; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 220; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.52%; week of Feb 19, 1989
Comebacks: 2; February 1989, April 1991

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Sep 7, 1986	Feb 26, 1989	128	56	1.52%	1.02%
After decline	Oct 8, 1989	Apr 14, 1991	79	61	1.52%	1.01%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

34 records · 251 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
Don't You (Forget About Me)Apple Music	#7April 1985	64	April 1985 – December 1986	29.9
Belfast Child	#1February 1989	12	February 1989 – April 1989	20.4
Alive & KickingApple Music	#7October 1985	16	October 1985 – February 1986	19.0
Promised You a Miracle	#13May 1982	11	April 1982 – June 1982	15.3
Glittering Prize	#16October 1982	11	August 1982 – October 1982	14.4
All The Things She SaidApple Music	#9April 1986	12	April 1986 – July 1986	14.3
Waterfront	#13November 1983	10	November 1983 – January 1984	13.2
Let There Be Love	#6March 1991	7	March 1991 – April 1991	12.9
Love Song/Alive and Kicking	#6October 1992	6	October 1992 – November 1992	10.8
Sanctify YourselfApple Music	#10February 1986	8	January 1986 – April 1986	10.6
Ghostdancing	#13November 1986	9	November 1986 – January 1987	8.9
Promised You a Miracle (Live)	#19June 1987	10	June 1987 – August 1987	8.8
She's A RiverApple Music	#9January 1995	10	January 1995 – April 1995	8.3
The Amsterdam Ep	#18December 1989	6	December 1989 – January 1990	7.3
Kick It In	#15July 1989	5	July 1989 – August 1989	7.2
This Is Your Land	#13April 1989	5	April 1989 – July 1989	6.3
Up on the Catwalk	#27April 1984	5	March 1984 – April 1984	5.6
Hypnotised	#18April 1995	5	April 1995 – April 1995	5.4
Stand by Love	#13August 1991	4	August 1991 – September 1991	5.3
Speed Your Love to Me	#20January 1984	4	January 1984 – February 1984	5.2
See The LightsApple Music	#20May 1991	4	May 1991 – June 1991	4.8
Someone Somewhere (in Summertime)	#36November 1982	5	November 1982 – December 1982	3.3
Glitterball	#18March 1998	2	March 1998 – March 1998	2.7
Real Life	#34October 1991	3	October 1991 – November 1991	2.7
Love Song	#47August 1981	4	August 1981 – August 1981	2.1
Sweat in Bullet	#52November 1981	3	November 1981 – November 1981	1.4
The American	#59May 1981	3	May 1981 – May 1981	1.1
Home	#41September 2005	1	September 2005	0.9
Cry	#47March 2002	2	March 2002 – March 2002	0.8
War Babies	#43May 1998	1	May 1998	0.8
Life in a Day	#62May 1979	2	May 1979 – May 1979	0.8
Monsterwith Liquid People	#67July 2002	2	July 2002 – July 2002	0.3
Don't You (Forget About Me) {1988}	#100January 1988	2	January 1988 – January 1988	0.2
Belfast Trancewith John 00 Fleming	#74January 2002	2	January 2002 – February 2002	0.2

30-second previews and store links from Apple Music.