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Depeche Mode ( də-PESH MOHD) are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band has consisted of Gahan and Gore since Fletcher's death in 2022.
With Clarke as their primary songwriter, Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981 amid the British new wave scene and were a part of the MTV-driven Second British Invasion. Clarke left the band at the end of 1981, going on to form the groups Yazoo and later Erasure. The remaining trio recorded their second album, A Broken Frame (1982), with Martin Gore as chief songwriter. The band then recruited Alan Wilder, establishing a line-up that continued until 1995, beginning with the albums Construction Time Again (1983) and Some Great Reward (1984). The albums Black Celebration (1986) and Music for the Masses (1987) cemented them as one of the most popular alternative bands of the 1980s, and their June 1988 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl drew a crowd of more than 60,000 people.
In 1990, Depeche Mode released their seventh album, Violator, which reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. The following album Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993) was also a success, though the band's internal struggles during recording and touring resulted in Wilder's departure in 1995. The band returned to the line-up of Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher, and released the album Ultra in 1997. The band continued touring and recorded five more albums as a trio—Exciter (2001), Playing the Angel (2005), Sounds of the Universe (2009), Delta Machine (2013) and Spirit (2017)—until Fletcher's death in 2022. Gahan and Gore have since continued as a duo. Their latest album, Memento Mori, was released in 2023.
Depeche Mode have had 54 songs in the UK singles chart, 17 Top 10 albums in the UK chart, and 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 2016, Billboard named Depeche Mode the 10th Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
🤝 Collaborations (78)
MusicBrainz credits combined with Genius song credits from top 15 tracks
Depeche Mode has 78 credited collaborators on IMUDB — 4 featured, 1 producer, 2 bandmates, 23 production & engineering, 48 other. Active 1980–present.
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🎵 Top Tracks popularity ranked · Genius
⭐ Known For
The Singles 86-98
▶ 15,751,726
Violator | The 12" Singles
▶ 6,433,647
Violator
▶ 16,429,542
Violator (Deluxe)
▶ 11,550,266
Playing the Angel
▶ 14,527,191
Speak and Spell (Deluxe)
▶ 4,881,654
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Spirit | The 12″ Singles
2024
Delta Machine | The 12″ Singles
2023
Sounds of the Universe | The 12″ Singles
2023
Memento Mori
2023
Classics. Rarities. Revelations.
2023
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