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  • formed 1977, Glasgow
  • 13 Dutch Top 40 hits

Simple Minds is a group, formed in 1977 in Glasgow. Over the years, Tony Donald, Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr, Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, Duncan Barnwell, Michael MacNeil, Kenny Hyslop and sixteen others played in the group. There is no album of their own in the collection, but the group does appear on two albums by others: Eighties Collected Vol. 1 and 80's Movie Hits Collected. In the Dutch Top 40 there were thirteen records, two of them reaching the top spot. The highest was Don't You (Forget About Me): number 1 in week 22 of 1985. The next concert in the Netherlands or Belgium is on 30 April 2027 at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, followed by one more concert.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

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Timeline of Simple Minds

The members of Simple Minds over the years: 24 members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

Simple MindsTony DonaldCharlie BurchillJim KerrBrian McGeeDerek ForbesDuncan BarnwellMichael MacNeilKenny Hyslop†Mike OgletreeMel GaynorJohn Giblin†Malcolm FosterMark TaylorMark SchulmanJim McDermottEddie DuffyMark KerrAndy GillespieGed GrimesCatherine Anne DaviesCherisse OseiGordon GoudieSarah BrownBerenice Scott1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Don'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 weeksLet There Be Lovenumber 4 in week 15 of 1991 · 10 weeksThis Is Your Landnumber 6 in week 19 of 1989 · 8 weeksSanctify Yourselfnumber 11 in week 8 of 1986 · 9 weeksShe's A Rivernumber 13 in week 6 of 1995 · 4 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 weeksStand By Lovenumber 23 in week 41 of 1991 · 4 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 40Still a member

Concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium

Where Simple Minds plays in the Netherlands and Belgium soon, and where before.

Coming up

  1. Ziggo DomeAmsterdam · the Netherlands
  2. Ziggo DomeAmsterdam · the Netherlands

Add these concerts to your calendaror copy the link https://guiljam.nl/en/artist/simple-minds/calendar.ics. No account needed; new and rescheduled concerts follow automatically.

Source: Ticketmaster

Appears on

Simple Minds is on this site on two albums by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.

Eighties Collected Vol. 1 – Various · 1 track: Sanctify YourselfEighties Collected Vol. 1Various · 1 track: Sanctify Yourself80's Movie Hits Collected – Various · 1 track: Don't You (Forget About Me)80's Movie Hits CollectedVarious · 1 track: Don't You (Forget About Me)

Biggest hits of Simple Minds

Simple Minds had thirteen 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.

1peak position
week 22, 198599weeks in the chart
with 13 records1982first entry
week 23, 19821995latest entry
week 7, 19958years with an entry
19821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995
  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. 1991Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 15 of 1991, 10 weeks in the chart Let There Be Love
    Simple Minds
     5:09
  5. 1989Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 19 of 1989, 8 weeks in the chart This Is Your Land
    Simple Minds
     6:22

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Simple Minds

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

When was Simple Minds formed?

Simple Minds was formed in 1977 in Glasgow.

Who played in Simple Minds?

Over the years that was Tony Donald, Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr, Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, Duncan Barnwell, Michael MacNeil, Kenny Hyslop, Mike Ogletree, Mel Gaynor, John Giblin, Malcolm Foster and twelve others. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.

What was the biggest hit of Simple Minds in the Dutch Top 40?

The best-charting record is Don't You (Forget About Me), which reached number 1 in week 22 of 1985. In total thirteen records made the Dutch Top 40, two of them at number 1. The five biggest: Don't You (Forget About Me) (number 1, 1985), Belfast Child (number 1, 1989), Sanctify Yourself (number 2, 1985), Let There Be Love (number 4, 1991) and This Is Your Land (number 6, 1989). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of Simple Minds (the button below the list).

Which albums by other artists feature Simple Minds?

On 2 albums: Eighties Collected Vol. 1 (Various), 80's Movie Hits Collected (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.

Is Simple Minds playing the Netherlands or Belgium soon?

Yes: on 30 April 2027 at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, followed by one more concert: 1 May 2027 at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam. All dates are on this page under Concerts in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Where can you find Simple Minds online?

Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Simple Minds?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.