• Depeche Mode Best Of
• Depeche Mode Albums In Order
• Depeche Mode Album Greatest Hits

This Depeche Mode discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Depeche Mode albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Depeche Mode singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums.

The discography of English electronic music group Depeche Mode consists of 14 studio albums, six live albums, ten compilation albums, 12 box sets, 13 video albums, 55 singles and 70 music videos. The band's music has been released on several labels, including Some Bizzare, Mute Records, Sire Records, Reprise Records, and Columbia Records. Formed in Basildon, Essex, England in 1980, the group's original line-up was Dave Gahan (lead vocals), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album Speak & Spell and was replaced by Alan Wilder (production, keyboards, drums), who was a band member from 1982 to 1995. Following Wilder's departure, Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher continued as a trio.

Since their debut in 1981, Depeche Mode have had 54 songs in the UK Singles Chart, as well as one US, and two UK number one albums (Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra). Also they had 7 number one albums in the German Album Charts from 1993-2017. According to their record company, Depeche Mode have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide.^[1] The group's concert video Devotional was nominated for 'Best Long Form Music Video' at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1995.^[2] 'Suffer Well', the third single of the album Playing the Angel, was nominated in the category for 'Best Dance Recording' at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007. On 19 December 2006, Depeche Mode's back catalogue was released on the iTunes Store as The Complete Depeche Mode. On 3 December 2009, Sounds of the Universe was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album. They received a second nomination for the video 'Wrong': for Best Short Form Music Video at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

• 1Albums
• 2Singles

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Live albums[edit]

Compilation albums[edit]

Video albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

1980s[edit]

1990s[edit]

2000s[edit]

2010s[edit]

Other charted songs[edit]

Chronology[edit]

Depeche Mode Best Of

Starting with their fifth single ('Leave in Silence'), most official European Depeche Mode single releases are chronologically ordered with a sequential number prefixed by the word 'BONG'. For example, the fifth Depeche Mode single to follow this pattern, 'People are People', is identified with the code 'BONG5', printed on the single's cover, spine and on the record or CD itself. The 'BONG' designation is preceded with numbers or letters that indicate the format of the release, such as '7' for a 7' single, 'CD' for a CD-single, or 'i' for an iTunes-only release. Additional letters such as 'L' or 'XL' denote a limited edition release. Promotional-only releases include a 'P' prefix. For example, 'PL12BONG37' indicates the limited, promotional-only 12' single release of 'Suffer Well'. This scheme was modified for one release: 'Little 15' was labeled as '12 LITTLE 15' instead of being given a 'BONG' designation.

The first five Depeche Mode singles did not use 'BONG' and instead followed their label's 'MUTE' single numbering scheme. Depeche Mode used the BONG numbering scheme until their departure from Mute Records after 2011.

Non-UK single releases (such as the US-only 'Strangelove '88'), which were not given BONG designations, are omitted from the following list.

Depeche Mode Albums In Order

Box sets[edit]

Music videos[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Depeche Mode Album Greatest Hits

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

1. ^ ^abRecording the Angel and Recording the Universe were released a series of albums recorded live during the Touring the Angel and Tour of the Universe tours respectively.
2. ^The Singles 81→85 first charted in the United States in February 1999 following its re-release under the title The Singles 81>85.
3. ^'Dreaming of Me' first charted in Germany in March 2011.
4. ^The non-fade-out version of 'Dreaming of Me' appears on CD issues of Speak & Spell, despite being officially a non-album single.
5. ^In the Netherlands, 'Love, in Itself' charted as an extended play and peaked at number one on the albums chart.
6. ^'Shake the Disease' did not enter the Hot Dance Club Songs chart, but peaked at number 33 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales chart.^[85]
7. ^In the United States, 'But Not Tonight' was released as the A-side of the single to promote the film Modern Girls, with 'Stripped' serving as the B-side.
8. ^'A Question of Time' did not enter the Hot Dance Club Songs chart, but peaked at number 34 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales chart.^[85]
9. ^ ^abIn the United States, 'Behind the Wheel' and 'Route 66' charted jointly.
10. ^In Australia, 'Route 66' charted in May 1988 as an A-side, with 'Behind the Wheel' as the B-side (not AA-side).
11. ^'Goodnight Lovers' was deemed ineligible to enter the UK Singles Chart by the Official Charts Company, as rules at the time disqualified singles exceeding three tracks from entering the chart; it did, however, peak at number one on the UK Budget Albums Chart.^[90]
12. ^First charted in December 2004.
13. ^First charted in December 2004.
14. ^The 'Condemnation (Live)' single charted separately to 'Condemnation' in Australia.

References[edit]

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2. ^'37th Grammy Awards - 1995'. RockOnTheNet.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
3. ^ ^abcdefghiPeak chart positions for releases in the United Kingdom:
   • 'Official Charts > Depeche Mode'. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
   • Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
4. ^ ^abcdefghPeak chart positions in Australia:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 88. ISBN0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
   • ARIA peaks from 13 June 1988:
     • Top 50 peaks: 'australian-charts.com > Depeche Mode in Australian Charts'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
     • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 79.
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     • All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to 9 April 2018: 'Response from ARIA re: Depeche Mode ARIA singles chart history, received 9 April 2018'. Imgur.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column displays the single's peak on the national chart.
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18. ^'Construction Time Again'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
19. ^'Some Great Reward'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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21. ^'Black Celebration'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
22. ^ ^abcde'Les Ventes & Les Certifications: Depeche Mode' (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original(select 'DEPECHEMODE', then click 'OK') on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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24. ^'Violator'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
25. ^ ^ab'FIMI - Certificazioni'. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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28. ^'Songs Of Faith And Devotion'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
29. ^'Ultra'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
30. ^'Certifications Albums Or – année 1997' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
31. ^'Exciter'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
32. ^'Guld & Platina – År 2001'(PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden. 8 May 2001. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
33. ^'Certifications Albums Or – année 2001' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
34. ^'Playing The Angel'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
35. ^'Guld & Platina – År 2005'(PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
36. ^'Certifications Albums Platine – année 2006' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
37. ^'Sounds Of The Universe'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
38. ^'Certificazioni' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original(select 'Album e Compilation' in the field 'Scegli la sezione', select Week 24 and Year 2009, enter 'Depeche Mode' in the field 'Artista', then click 'Avvia la ricerca') on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
39. ^'Guld & Platina – År 2009'(PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 June 2011.
40. ^'Certifications Albums Platine – année 2009' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
41. ^'Delta Machine'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
42. ^'Certificazioni' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original(select 'Album e Compilation' in the field 'Scegli la sezione', select Week 35 and Year 2013, enter 'Depeche Mode' in the field 'Artista', then click 'Avvia la ricerca') on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
43. ^'Veckolista Album – Vecka 15, 12 april 2013' (in Swedish). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
44. ^'Certifications Albums – Année 2013'(PDF). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
45. ^'Albums - SNEP'. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
46. ^'101'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
47. ^'Recording the Angel 2006'. DepecheMode.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
48. ^'Touring The Angel: Live In Milan'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
49. ^'Recording the Universe 2009'. DepecheMode.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
50. ^'Tour Of The Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
51. ^'Certificazioni' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original(select 'Album e Compilation' in the field 'Scegli la sezione', select Week 48 and Year 2011, enter 'Depeche Mode' in the field 'Artista', then click 'Avvia la ricerca') on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
52. ^ ^ab'Depeche Mode Live In Berlin – Coming November 17th on Columbia Records'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
53. ^'People Are People'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
54. ^'The Singles 81–85'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
55. ^'Catching Up With Depeche Mode'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
56. ^'Depeche Mode: Greatest Hits' (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
57. ^'The Singles 86>98'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
58. ^'Certifications Albums Double Or – année 2001' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
59. ^'The Singles 81–98'. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
60. ^'Certificazioni' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original(select 'Album e Compilation' in the field 'Scegli la sezione', select Week 51 and Year 2012, enter 'Depeche Mode' in the field 'Artista', then click 'Avvia la ricerca') on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
61. ^'Remixes 81–04'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
62. ^'Certifications Albums Double Or – année 2005' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
63. ^'The Best Of Depeche Mode, Volume 1'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
64. ^'Certificazioni' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
65. ^'Certifications Albums Double Or – année 2006' (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
66. ^'The Complete Depeche Mode – Depeche Mode'. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
67. ^'Remixes 2: 81-11'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
68. ^'The World We Live In And Live In Hamburg'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
69. ^'Some Great Videos'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
70. ^'Strange'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
71. ^'101'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
72. ^'Strange Too'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
73. ^'Devotional'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
74. ^'The Videos 86>98'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
75. ^'Depeche Mode Some Great Videos 81>85 (Pal System) (1998)'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
76. ^'One Night In Paris'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
77. ^'The Videos 86>98+'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
78. ^'Touring The Angel: Live In Milan'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
79. ^'The Best Of Depeche Mode: Volume 1'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
80. ^'Tour Of The Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09'. DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
81. ^ ^abcdPeak chart positions for singles in France:
    • 'Discographie Depeche Mode'. lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
    • 'Tous les Titres de chaque Artiste – Depeche Mode' (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
82. ^ ^abcdPeak chart positions for singles in Ireland:
    • 'The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Depeche Mode'. Fireball Media. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
    • 'Discography Depeche Mode'. irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2013. N.B. This site only displays peaks commencing in 2001.
83. ^ ^abcd'Indice per Interprete: D' (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
84. ^ ^abcBillboard Hot 100 peaks:
    • All except 'Strangelove': 'Depeche Mode – Chart History: Hot 100'. Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
    • 'Strangelove': 'Billboard > The Hot 100 > The week of August 22, 1987'. Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2016. N.B. The Depeche Mode Hot 100 Chart History page combines the chart run for 'Strangelove' with 'Strangelove '88', so only the higher peak of the two is listed.
85. ^ ^abcdePeak chart positions for singles on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States:
    • 'Depeche Mode – Chart History: Dance Club Songs'. Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
    • 'Depeche Mode – Awards (Billboard Singles)'. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
86. ^ ^abPeak chart positions for singles in Finland:
    • Pre-1997: Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.
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87. ^ ^abPeak chart positions for singles in Spain:
    • Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN84-8048-639-2.
    • 'Search for: Depeche Mode (Songs)'. spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
88. ^ ^abc'Depeche Mode – Chart History: Alternative Songs'. Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
89. ^'FIMI: Certificazioni Archivio'. FIMI. Retrieved 10 July 2017.Note: To retrieve the certifications, 1) type in Depeche Mode in the box of 'Filtra', 2) select years in the box of 'Anno', 3) select 'Singoli online' in the box of 'Sezione' for singles or 'Album e compilation' for albums, 4) click Enter
90. ^ ^abZywietz, Tobias. 'Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse'. zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
91. ^Peak chart positions for singles in Hungary:
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    • 'Heaven': 'Single (track) Top 10 lista (2013.02.04. – 2013.02.10.)'(select 'Single (track) Top 10 lista' from the Lista drop-down list, select '2013' from the Év drop-down list, select '6' from the Hét drop-down list, then click 'Keresés') (in Hungarian). Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
    • 'Soothe My Soul': 'Single (track) Top 10 lista (2013.05.13. – 2013.05.19.)'(select 'Single (track) Top 10 lista' from the Lista drop-down list, select '2013' from the Év drop-down list, select '20' from the Hét drop-down list, then click 'Keresés') (in Hungarian). Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
    • 'Should Be Higher': 'Single (track) Top 10 lista (2013.10.14. – 2013.10.20.)'(select 'Single (track) Top 10 lista' from the Lista drop-down list, select '2013' from the Év drop-down list, select '42' from the Hét drop-down list, then click 'Keresés') (in Hungarian). Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
92. ^'Certificazioni' (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original(select 'Online' in the field 'Scegli la sezione', select Week 22 and Year 2013, enter 'Depeche Mode' in the field 'Artista', then click 'Avvia la ricerca') on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
93. ^'Hungarian Single TOP 40'.
94. ^'Discografie Depeche Mode'. ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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96. ^'Discography Depeche Mode'. spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
97. ^ ^ab'All of Depeche Mode's Singles to Be Re-released on 12' Vinyl'. DepecheMode.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
98. ^ ^ab'Construction Time Again and Some Great Reward Singles Boxes Coming This December'. DepecheMode.com. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
99. ^ ^ab'Black Celebration and Music for the Masses Boxes Coming This May'. DepecheMode.com. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
100. ^'Video / Music Videos'(select individual video links for information). DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
101. ^'Some Bizzare Album – Various Artists'. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
102. ^Mason, Stewart. 'Earth Girls Are Easy [Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack'. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
103. ^'Until the End of the World – Original Soundtrack'. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
104. ^'Depeche Mode Get Sims(ulated)'. IGN. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
105. ^Collar, Matt. '(Ahk-Toong Bay-Bi) Covered – Various Artists'. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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External links[edit]

• Depeche Mode at AllMusic
• Depeche Mode discography at Discogs
• Depeche Mode discography at MusicBrainz