Album

Real Life

1991

Peak position: #74
Weeks on chart: 11

Real Life (1991) is a Simple Minds album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

Real Life (1991) is a Simple Minds album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #74 and charted for 11 weeks. Major singles from the album include "See The Lights".

The music

1
Real Life
2
See the Lights
3
Let There Be Love
4
Woman
5
Stand by Love
6
Let the Children Speak
7
African Skies
8
Ghostrider
9
Banging on the Door
10
Travelling Man

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

May 4, 1991#115

A rocket up the chart — jumping 41 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #115, exploded upward for 2 weeks to reach #74 and fell quickly across 11 weeks on the chart.

The songs behind the run

Breakout songs

The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.

See The LightsSimple Minds
Hot 100 peak
#40
Weeks on chart
10
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Album facts

Singles"See The Lights"
ArtistSimple Minds
Year1991

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