Depeche Mode - Discography (1981-2023) AAC

Depeche Mode[a] are an English electronic band formed in Basildon in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals, primary songwriting).

Depeche Mode, originally formed by the lineup of Gahan, Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. After founding member Clarke left following the release of the album, they recorded A Broken Frame as a trio. Gore took over as main songwriter and later, in 1982, Alan Wilder replaced Clarke, establishing a lineup that continued for 13 years. The band's last albums of the 1980s, Black Celebration and Music for the Masses, established them as a dominant force within both the electronic and alternative music scenes. A highlight of this era was the band's June 1988 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, where they drew a crowd in excess of 60,000 people. In early 1990, they released Violator, an international mainstream success. The following album Songs of Faith and Devotion, released in 1993, was also a success, though the band's internal struggles during recording and touring resulted in Wilder's departure in 1995. The band continued with the trio lineup of Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher until Fletcher's death in 2022.

Depeche Mode have had 54 songs in the UK Singles Chart and 17 Top 10 albums in the UK chart; they have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Q included the band in its list of the "50 Bands That Changed the World!" Depeche Mode also rank No. 98 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In December 2016, Billboard named Depeche Mode the 10th Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists. They were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 and 2018, eventually being inducted in 2020

Studio (15:00:14)
1981 - Speak & Spell (1991, Mute INT 836.805, CDStumm5, W.Germany) (01:01:33)
1982 - A Broken Frame (1984, Mute INT 846.804, W.Germany) (00:40:42)
1983 - Construction Time Again (1986, Mute INT 846.807, W.Germany) (00:42:23)
1984 - Some Great Reward (1993, Mute INT 836.808, CDStumm19, W.Germany) (00:40:25)
1986 - Black Celebration (Mute INT 846.818, CDStumm26, W.Germany) (00:55:06)
1987 - Music For The Masses (Mute INT 846.833, W.Germany) (01:02:01)
1990 - Violator (Mute INT 846.859, CDStumm64, W.Germany) (00:46:59)
1993 - Songs Of Faith And Devotion (Mute INT 846.888, CDStumm106, Germany) (00:47:24)
1997 - Ultra (Mute INT 4 84456 2, Germany) (00:58:16)
2001 - Exciter (Mute-Labels 7243 8102432 4, EU) (00:56:21)
2005 - Playing The Angel (CD+DVD, Mute LCDStumm260, 0094634243025, EU) (00:52:12)
2009 - Sounds Of The Universe (3CD+DVD, Mute BXStumm300, 5099969577628, EU) (03:05:25)
2013 - Delta Machine (2CD, Mute-Columbia 88765477122, EU) (01:14:56)
2017 - Spirit (2CD Dlx, Mute-Columbia 88985419572, Germany) (01:16:31)
2023 - Memento Mori (Columbia) (51:16:37)

Remasters (09:27:02)
1981 - Speak & Spell (2006 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD1, 0094635797923, EU) (00:44:21)
1982 - A Broken Frame (2006 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD2, 0094637006023, EU) (00:40:59)
1983 - Construction Time Again (2007 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD3, 0094638415725, EU) (00:42:33)
1984 - Some Great Reward (2006 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD4, 0094637006320, EU) (00:40:27)
1986 - Black Celebration (2007 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD5, 0094638416029, EU) (00:41:16)
1987 - Music For The Masses (2006 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD6, 0094635842623, EU) (00:44:05)
1989 - 101 (Live Pasadena 1988) (2003 RM 2SACD, Mute LCDStumm101, EU) (01:41:46)
1990 - Violator (2006 SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD7, 0094635843323, EU) (00:47:04)
1993 - Songs Of Faith And Devotion (2006 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD8, 00946637006726, EU) (00:47:31)
1997 - Ultra (2007 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD9, 0094638416425, EU) (01:00:12)
2001 - Exciter (2007 RM SACD+DVD, Mute DMCD10, 0094638416920, EU) (00:56:48)

Lives (15:01:52)
1984 - BBC In Concert (London Hammersmith Odeon 03.11.1984) (Radio Promo, BBC CN4498, UK) (00:56:23)
1984 - BBC In Concert (London Hammersmith Odeon 10.08.1983) (Radio Promo, BBC CN4303, UK) (00:58:04)
1988 - KROQ Acoustic Christmas 1998 + (Los Angeles 1988) (Promo, BRAT LCDMutel5, USA) (01:11:01)
1989 - 101 (Live Pasadena Rose Bowl, 1988) (Mute INT 892.650, CDStumm101, W.Germany) - 2CD (01:36:02)
1993 - Songs Of Faith & Devotion Live 1993 (Mute LCDStumm106, UK) (00:52:53)
1994 - Live In Mountain View, CA, 1994 (Devotional Tour) (Raccoon 8800246016, Japan) - 2CD (01:29:27)
2010 - Concert For Teenage Cancer Trust (Royal Albert Hall) (Mute DMLHNCD93, UK) - 2CD (01:57:26)
2010 - Tour Of The Universe (Barcelona 20-21.11.09) (2CD+DVD, EMI-Mute TOBW-3383, Japan) (02:01:35)
2014 - Live In Berlin 2013 (Soundtrack) (Columbia-Mute 88875035572, EU) - 2CD (02:02:01)
2020 - Live Spirits Soundtrack (Berlin 2018) (Columbia 19439727692, EU) - 2CD (01:57:00)

Compilations (25:36:26)
1984 - People Are People (1987, Sire 9 25124-2, USA) (00:40:55)
1985 - Catching Up With Depeche Mode (1987, Sire 9 25346-2, USA) (00:51:52)
1987 - Music For The Masses 2001 Remixes (Remixes RRC-Mute CDStumm47R, UK) (01:05:31)
1995 - The Remix Album (Unofficial, MegaStop PVS17018, EC) (01:11:45)
1998 - The Remixes 81-85 (Promo, Mute PLCDMutel1, UK) (00:31:44)
1998 - The Remixes 86-98 (Promo, Mute PCDMutel5, UK) (01:11:39)
1998 - The Singles 81-85 (Mute INT 4 84588 2, EU) (01:08:57)
1998 - The Singles 86-98 (Mute-Reprise 9 47110-2, USA) - 3CD (02:10:17)
1999 - Greatest Hits '2000 (Platinum Collection) (Unofficial, PLCOLL2000, Rus) (01:13:33)
2001 - Exciter (Album Sampler) (Promo, Reprise-Mute PRO-CD-100613, USA) (00:28:40)
2001 - Rarities, B-Sides & Instrumentals 1981-1998 (Unofficial, Mute 2435233622, EU) - 2CD (02:37:26)
2002 - Remixes CD (Promo, Bong Magazine BONGFAN2, Bong52, UK) (01:11:08)
2004 - Remixes 81...04 (Venusnote XLCDMutel8, 0724387455924, EU) - 3CD (03:57:29)
2006 - The Best Of Vol. 1 Remixes (Promo CD MUTE PLCDBong39, EU) (00:58:20)
2006 - The Best Of, Volume 1 (CD+DVD RM, Mute LCDMutel15, 0094637507421, EU) (01:14:14)
2011 - Remixes 2. 81-11 (Additional Mixes) (Promo, Mute L18, UK) (01:19:21)
2011 - Remixes 2. 81-11 (Mute LCDMutel18, 5099909663626, EU) - 3CD (03:43:35)

Singles Boxes (55:48:06)
1991 - X1 (4CD Box, Alfa ALCB-201-204, Japan) (03:44:58)
1991 - X2 (4CD Box, Alfa ALCB-205-208, Japan) (03:28:32)
1991 - Singles 1-6 (Mute DMBX1, UK) (01:37:22)
1991 - Singles 7-12 (Mute DMBX2, UK) (02:26:32)
1991 - Singles 13-18 (Mute DMBX3, UK) (03:13:25)
2004 - Singles 19-24 (RM, Mute DMBX4, EU) (04:43:41)
2004 - Singles 25-30 (RM, Mute DMBX5, EU) (05:29:55)
2004 - Singles 31-36 (RM, Mute DMBX6, EU) (05:22:01)
2021 - Ultra -The 12'' Singles (8CD Box, Optimal Media 19439759431, Germany) (03:31:01)
2022 - The 12'' Singles (10 CD Box, Columbia-Sony) (22:10:39)

2020 - MODE (18CD Box, Rhino 603497849062, Sire 88985389492, USA) (15:59:43)

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