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Michael MacNeil is an artist, born on 20 July 1958 in Barra. Michael MacNeil is known as a member of Simple Minds. With the group, ten records reached the Dutch Top 40, two of them the top spot.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Michael MacNeil

The years of Michael MacNeil with Simple Minds. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

Simple Minds198019851990Don't You (Forget About Me)number 1 in week 22 of 1985 · 15 weeksBelfast Childnumber 1 in week 10 of 1989 · 11 weeksSanctify Yourselfnumber 2 in week 47 of 1985 · 13 weeksThis Is Your Landnumber 6 in week 19 of 1989 · 8 weeksSanctify Yourselfnumber 11 in week 8 of 1986 · 9 weeksAll The Things She Saidnumber 16 in week 20 of 1986 · 6 weeksThe Amsterdam EP : Sign O' The Timesnumber 18 in week 2 of 1990 · 5 weeksGhost Dancingnumber 20 in week 49 of 1986 · 6 weeksPromised You A Miraclenumber 24 in week 25 of 1982 · 4 weeksKick It Innumber 29 in week 33 of 1989 · 4 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40

Biggest hits of Simple Minds

In the years Michael MacNeil was part of it, Simple Minds had ten records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.

1peak position
week 22, 198581weeks in the chart
with 10 records1982first entry
week 23, 19821990latest entry
week 4, 19906years with an entry
198219831984198519861987198819891990
  1. 1985Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 22 of 1985, 15 weeks in the chart Don't You (Forget About Me)
    Simple Minds
     4:21
  2. 1989Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 10 of 1989, 11 weeks in the chart Belfast Child
    Simple Minds
     6:42
  3. 1985Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 47 of 1985, 13 weeks in the chart Sanctify Yourself
    Simple Minds
     4:58
  4. 1989Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 19 of 1989, 8 weeks in the chart This Is Your Land
    Simple Minds
     6:22
  5. 1986Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 8 of 1986, 9 weeks in the chart Sanctify Yourself
    Simple Minds
     3:54

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Simple Minds

Source: top40.nl

Together with Michael MacNeil

In Simple Minds, Michael MacNeil played with Tony Donald, Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr, Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, Duncan Barnwell, Kenny Hyslop and Mike Ogletree and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Michael MacNeil born?

Michael MacNeil was born on 20 July 1958 in Barra.

Which group does Michael MacNeil belong to?

To Simple Minds. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Simple Minds have while Michael MacNeil was part of it?

Ten records made the Dutch Top 40, two of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Don't You (Forget About Me), which reached number 1 in week 22 of 1985. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.

Where can you see and hear Michael MacNeil?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

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