Simply Red / discography

Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall live (2009)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British pop band Simply Red . According to the sources, they have sold more than 33.6 million records in their career, including over 5.3 million in Germany alone, making the band one of the performers with the highest number of records sold in Germany . Simply Red's most successful release is the fourth studio album Stars with around nine million units sold, of which over 1.25 million units were sold in Germany alone, making it one of the best-selling albums in Germany .

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Picture Book	DE8th × 3 Triple gold (47 weeks)DE	AT10 gold (14 weeks)AT	CH12 platinum (26 weeks)CH	UK2 × 5 Quintuple platinum (135 weeks)UK	US16 platinum (59 weeks)US	First published: October 14, 1985 Sales: + 3,865,000
1987	Men and Women	DE3 platinum (29 weeks)DE	AT3 gold (28 weeks)AT	CH1 gold (17 weeks)CH	UK2 × 3 Triple platinum (63 weeks)UK	US31 (26 weeks) US	First published: March 9, 1987 Sales: + 1,915,000
1989	A New Flame	DE2 platinum (44 weeks)DE	AT2 platinum (41 weeks)AT	CH1 platinum (33 weeks)CH	UK1 × 7 Seven times platinum (90 weeks)UK	US22nd gold (39 weeks)US	First published: February 13, 1989 Sales: + 4,205,000
1991	Stars	DE2 × 5 Quintuple gold (59 weeks)DE	AT1 × 2 Double platinum (41 weeks)AT	CH2 × 2 Double platinum (32 weeks)CH	UK1 × 12 Twelve times platinum (137 weeks)UK	US76 gold (43 weeks)US	First published: September 30, 1991 Sales: + 9,000,000
1995	Life	DE1 platinum (45 weeks)DE	AT1 platinum (16 weeks)AT	CH1 gold (19 weeks)CH	UK1 × 5 Quintuple platinum (47 weeks)UK	US75 (13 weeks) US	First published: October 9, 1995 Sales: + 3,085,000
1998	Blue	DE1 gold (23 weeks)DE	AT1 platinum (20 weeks)AT	CH3 gold (15 weeks)CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (25 weeks)UK	US145 (3 weeks) US	First published: May 18, 1998 Sales: +1,107,500
1999	Love and the Russian Winter	DE2 platinum (15 weeks)DE	AT3 gold (10 weeks)AT	CH8 (9 weeks) CH	UK6th platinum (11 weeks)UK	-	First published: November 1st, 1999 Sales: + 1,000,000
2003	Home	DE5 platinum (46 weeks)DE	AT8th gold (29 weeks)AT	CH6th gold (31 weeks)CH	UK2 × 2 Double platinum (35 weeks)UK	US187 (3 weeks) US	First published: March 24, 2003 Sales: +1,180,000
2005	Simplified	DE4 (13 weeks) DE	AT2 (12 weeks) AT	CH3 (12 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (9 weeks)UK	-	First published: October 17, 2005 Sales: + 100,000
2007	Stay	DE4 (13 weeks) DE	AT6 (12 weeks) AT	CH6 (12 weeks) CH	UK4th gold (14 weeks)UK	US156 (1 week) US	First published: March 12, 2007 Sales: + 145,000
2015	Big love	DE6 (8 weeks) DE	AT11 (4 weeks) AT	CH10 (8 weeks) CH	UK4th gold (18 weeks)UK	-	First published: June 1, 2015 Sales: + 100,000
2019	Blue Eyed Soul	DE11 (7 weeks) DE	AT5 (4 weeks) AT	CH17 (3 weeks) CH	UK6 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 8, 2019

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2011	Farewell - Live in Concert at the Sydney Opera House	DE13 (5 weeks) DE	AT35 (3 weeks) AT	CH63 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: May 20, 2011
2018	Symphonica in Rosso - Live at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam	DE37 (2 weeks) DE	AT52 (1 week) AT	-	UK58 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 23, 2018

More live albums

• 2000: In Concert - Good Radiocut
• 2005: Cuba!
• 2006: Live in London
• 2007: At the Royal Albert Hall 2007

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1996	Greatest hits	DE2 platinum (21 weeks)DE	AT1 platinum (17 weeks)AT	CH4th gold (18 weeks)CH	UK1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (50 weeks)UK	US116 (5 weeks) US	First published: October 7, 1996 Sales: + 3,575,000
2000	It's only love	DE35 gold (9 weeks)DE	AT5 gold (14 weeks)AT	CH32 (7 weeks) CH	UK27 gold (6 weeks)UK	-	First published: Nov 13, 2000 Sales: + 305,000
2003	The Very Best of Simply Red	DE36 (15 weeks) DE	AT30 (6 weeks) AT	CH28 (14 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: April 28, 2003 Sales: + 40,000
2008	Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits	DE17th platinum (58 weeks)DE	AT25 (10 weeks) AT	CH22nd gold (21 weeks)CH	UK9 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)UK	-	First published: November 17, 2008 Sales: + 1,027,500
2010	Songs of Love	DE86 (1 week) DE	-	CH37 (6 weeks) CH	UK12 silver (9 weeks)UK	-	First published: March 1, 2010 Sales: + 80,000
2013	Songbook 1985-2010	-	-	-	UK41 gold (6 weeks)UK	-	First published: December 2nd, 2013 Sales: + 100,000

More compilations

• 1987: Early Years
• 1995: 12'ers
• 2002: The Essentials

EPs

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1992	The Montreux EP	-	-	-	UK11 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 9, 1992

Remix albums

• 1986: 12 "ers
• 2004: Home Mixes

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Money's Too Tight (To Mention) Picture Book	-	-	-	UK13 (12 weeks) UK	US28 (15 weeks) US	First published: June 3, 1985
	Come to My Aid Picture Book	-	-	-	UK66 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 2, 1985
	Holding Back the Years Picture Book	-	AT22 (6 weeks) AT	-	UK2 silver (19 weeks)UK	US1 (23 weeks) US	First published: November 4, 1985 Sales: + 250,000
1986	Jericho Picture Book	DE57 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK53 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 24, 1986
	Open Up the Red Box Picture Book	-	-	-	UK61 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 28, 1986
1987	The Right Thing Men and Women	DE27 (12 weeks) DE	-	CH10 (9 weeks) CH	UK11 (10 weeks) UK	US27 (15 weeks) US	First published: January 30, 1987
	Infidelity Men and Women	-	-	-	UK31 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 8, 1987
	Maybe Someday ... Men and Women	-	-	-	UK88 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 27, 1987
	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Men and Women	-	-	-	UK11 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 16, 1987
1988	I Won't Feel Bad Men and Women	-	-	-	UK68 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 21, 1988
1989	It's Only Love A New Flame	DE21 (16 weeks) DE	-	CH12 (12 weeks) CH	UK13 (9 weeks) UK	US57 (9 weeks) US	First published: January 16, 1989
	If You Don't Know Me by Now A New Flame	DE19 (16 weeks) DE	AT9 (16 weeks) AT	CH12 (7 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (10 weeks)UK	US1 gold (22 weeks)US	First published: March 27, 1989 Sales: + 787,500
	A New Flame A New Flame	DE55 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK17 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 27, 1989
	You've Got It A New Flame	-	-	-	UK46 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 16, 1989
1991	Something Got Me Started Stars	DE11 (26 weeks) DE	AT5 (16 weeks) AT	CH6 (20 weeks) CH	UK11 (8 weeks) UK	US23 (14 weeks) US	First published: September 9, 1991
	Stars Stars	DE19 (24 weeks) DE	AT18 (12 weeks) AT	CH11 (18 weeks) CH	UK8th silver (10 weeks)UK	US44 (14 weeks) US	First published: November 18, 1991 Sales: + 200,000
1992	For Your Babies Stars	DE43 (12 weeks) DE	AT23 (9 weeks) AT	-	UK9 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 27, 1992
	Thrill Me Stars	-	-	-	UK33 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 20, 1992
	Your Mirror Stars	DE59 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	UK17 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 13, 1992
1995	Fairground life	DE5 gold (23 weeks)DE	AT5 (12 weeks) AT	CH6 (17 weeks) CH	UK1 platinum (14 weeks)UK	-	First published: September 18, 1995 Sales: + 885,000
	Remembering the First Time Life	DE55 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	UK22 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 4, 1995
1996	Never Never Love Life	-	-	-	UK18 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 12, 1996
	Daydream Believer Life	-	-	-	UK41 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 25, 1996 with White
	We're in This Together Life	DE32 (10 weeks) DE	AT23 (6 weeks) AT	-	UK11 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 10, 1996
	Angel Greatest Hits	DE71 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th silver (13 weeks)UK	-	First published: October 28, 1996 Sales: + 200,000
1997	Night Nurse Blue	DE84 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK13 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 8, 1997 with Sly & Robbie
1998	Say You Love Me Blue	DE49 (9 weeks) DE	AT18 (8 weeks) AT	-	UK7 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 4, 1998
	The Air That I Breathe Blue	DE66 (9 weeks) DE	AT17 (11 weeks) AT	-	UK6 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 10, 1998
	Ghetto Girl Blue	-	-	-	UK34 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 30, 1998
	To be Free Blue	DE88 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 9, 1998
1999	Ain't That a Lot of Love Love and the Russian Winter	DE55 (10 weeks) DE	AT29 (3 weeks) AT	CH45 (10 weeks) CH	UK14 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 18, 1999
2000	Your Eyes Love and the Russian Winter	DE95 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 7, 2000
2003	Sunrise Home	DE14 (14 weeks) DE	AT25 (14 weeks) AT	CH22 (20 weeks) CH	UK7th silver (11 weeks)UK	-	First published: March 17, 2003 Sales: + 205,000
	Fake home	DE43 (10 weeks) DE	-	CH41 (15 weeks) CH	UK21 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 7, 2003
	You Make Me Feel Brand New Home	DE43 (9 weeks) DE	AT47 (3 weeks) AT	CH76 (3 weeks) CH	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 1, 2003
2004	Home Home	-	-	-	UK40 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 29, 2004
2005	Perfect Love Simplified	DE45 (8 weeks) DE	AT23 (8 weeks) AT	CH34 (9 weeks) CH	UK30 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 10, 2005
2006	Oh! What a girl! Stay	DE68 (5 weeks) DE	AT43 (4 weeks) AT	CH23 (6 weeks) CH	UK57 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 25, 2006
2007	So not over you stay	DE65 (7 weeks) DE	AT36 (8 weeks) AT	-	UK34 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 5, 2007
	Stay Stay	-	-	-	UK36 (1 week) UK	-	First published: May 28, 2007

More singles

• 1987: Love Fire
• 1992: Freedom
• 1998: Mellow My Mind
• 2006: Something Got Me Started / A Song for You
• 2007: The World and You Tonight
• 2008: Go Now
• 2009: Money $ too Tight (to Mention) 2009
• 2010: I Have the Love / Beside You

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

• 1991: Moving Picture Book
• 1996: Greatest Video Hits (Sales: +73,000 ; UK:platinum)
• 1999: Live at the Lyceum
• 2002: Live in London (Sales: + 63,000 ; UK:gold)
• 2003: Home (Limited Edition)
• 2003: Home in Sicily: Live (Sales: + 82,000 ; UK:gold)
• 2005: Stars
• 2005: Starry Night with Simply Red
• 2005: Cuba! (Sales: + 65,000 ; UK:gold)
• 2007: Stay (Limited-Edition)
• 2007: Stay: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
• 2008: Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits (Limited-Edition)
• 2008: A New Flame (Limited-Edition)
• 2008: Picture Book (Limited Edition)
• 2008: Stars (Limited-Edition)
• 2011: Farewell - Live in Concert at the Sydney Opera House

Music videos

year	title	Director
1985	Money $ too tight (to mention)
	Come to My Aid
	Holding Back The Years
1986	Jericho
	Open up the red box
1987	The right thing	Andy Morahan
	Infidelity
	... Maybe Someday
1988	I won't feel bad
1989	It's only love	Andy Morahan
	If You Don't Know Me by Now
	A New Flame
	You've got it
1991	Stars
	Something Got Me Started	Andy Morahan
1992	For your babies	Andy Morahan
	Thrill me
1995	Fairground
	Never never love	Zanna
1996	We're in This Together	Zanna
1997	Night nurse
1998	Say you love me
	The Air That I Breath
1999	Ain't That a Lot of Love
2000	Your eyes
2003	Sunrise
	fake	Andy Morahan
2005	Perfect love	Russell Thomas
2006	Oh! What a girl!
	A song for you	Russell Thomas
2007	So not over you	Russell Thomas
2008	Go now

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE2DE AT4thAT CH3CH UK5UK US-US Top 10 albums DE12DE AT13AT CH11CH UK14thUK US-US Albums in the charts DE19thDE AT18thAT CH18thCH UK20thUK US8thUS

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US2US Top 10 singles DE1DE AT3AT CH3CH UK10UK US2US Singles in the charts DE25thDE AT15thAT CH12CH UK39UK US7thUS

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : Simply Red / Music Sales Awards

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	76,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	740,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	4 × gold4th	2 × platinum2	200,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2	675,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	55,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	10 × platinum10	5,350,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	9 × platinum9	(9,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	34,401	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2	1,300,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	385,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	205,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	6 × platinum6th	112,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	5 × gold5	9 × platinum9	995,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	6 × platinum6th	405,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	50,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	silver1	2 × gold2	platinum1	42,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	2 × gold2	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	100,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	4 × platinum4th	335,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	600,000	promusicae.es ES2 ES3 ES4
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	2,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × silver7th	8 × gold8th	47 × platinum47	16,045,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	8 × silver8th	72 × gold72	121 × platinum121

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ^ Paul Sexton: Simply Red Comes Back to "Life". In: Billboard. September 16, 1995, accessed February 15, 2019 .