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). All studio albums have reached Top 10 in the UK. Also they had 7 number one albums in the German Album Charts from 1993 to 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 off 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 Annual Grammy Awards.
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Chronology
Starting with their sixth 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. Some singles also had unique prefixes, such as the gatefold 7" single of "Personal Jesus", which was designated GBONG17.
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.
Speak & Spell era (1981)
MUTE 13: "Dreaming of Me" (1981)
MUTE 14: "New Life" (1981)
MUTE 16: "Just Can't Get Enough" (1981)
A Broken Frame era (1982)
MUTE 18: "See You" (1982)
MUTE 22: "The Meaning of Love" (1982)
BONG 1: "Leave in Silence" (1982)
Construction Time Again era (1983)
BONG 2: "Get the Balance Right!" (1983)
BONG 3: "Everything Counts" (1983)
BONG 4: "Love, In Itself" (1983)
Some Great Reward era (1984)
BONG 5: "People Are People" (1984)
BONG 6: "Master and Servant" (1984)
BONG 7: "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody" (1984)
The Singles 81→85 era (1985)
BONG 8: "Shake the Disease" (1985)
BONG 9: "It's Called a Heart" (1985)
Black Celebration era (1986)
BONG 10: "Stripped" (1986)
BONG 11: "A Question of Lust" (1986)
BONG 12: "A Question of Time" (1986)
Music for the Masses era (1987–1988)
BONG 13: "Strangelove" (1987)
BONG 14: "Never Let Me Down Again" (1987)
BONG 15: "Behind The Wheel" (1987)
LITTLE 15: "Little 15" (1988)
101 era (1989)
BONG 16: "Everything Counts" (live) (1989)
Violator era (1989–1990)
BONG 17: "Personal Jesus" (1989)
BONG 18: "Enjoy the Silence" (1990)
BONG 19: "Policy of Truth" (1990)
BONG 20: "World in My Eyes" (1990)
Songs of Faith and Devotion era (1993–1994)
BONG 21: "I Feel You" (1993)
BONG 22: "Walking in My Shoes" (1993)
BONG 23: "Condemnation" (1993)
BONG 24: "In Your Room" (1994)
Ultra era (1997)
BONG 25: "Barrel of a Gun" (1997)
BONG 26: "It's No Good" (1997)
BONG 27: "Home" (1997)
BONG 28: "Useless" (1997)
The Singles 86>98 era (1998)
BONG 29: "Only When I Lose Myself" (1998)
Exciter era (2001–2002)
BONG 30: "Dream On" (2001)
BONG 31: "I Feel Loved" (2001)
BONG 32: "Freelove" (2001)
BONG 33: "Goodnight Lovers" (2002)
Remixes 81–04 era (2004)
BONG 34: "Enjoy the Silence 04" (2004)
Playing the Angel era (2005–2006)
BONG 35: "Precious" (2005)
BONG 36: "A Pain That I'm Used To" (2005)
BONG 37: "Suffer Well" (2006)
BONG 38: "John the Revelator" / "Lilian" (2006)
The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 era (2006)
BONG 39: "Martyr" (2006)
Sounds of the Universe era (2009)
BONG 40: "Wrong" (2009)
BONG 41: "Peace" (2009)
BONG 42: "Fragile Tension" / "Hole to Feed" (2009)
Remixes 2. 81–11 era (2011)
BONG 43: "Personal Jesus 2011" (2011)
Delta Machine era (2013)
BONG 44: "Heaven" (2023)
BONG 45: "Soothe My Soul" (2023)
BONG 46: "Should Be Higher" (2023)
These singles have BONG numerations only in their 2023 Mute/Columbia re-releases.
Spirit era (2017)
BONG 47: "Where's The Revolution" (2024)
BONG 48: "Going Backwards" (2024)
BONG 49: "Cover Me" (2024)
These singles have BONG numerations only in their 2024 Mute/Columbia re-releases.
Interludes
Several of Depeche Mode's albums have included short unlisted or hidden tracks.
Construction Time Again ends with a reprise of "Everything Counts".
Music for the Masses ends with "Interlude #1 (Mission Impossible)".
Violator includes "Interlude #2 (Crucified)" and "Interlude #3".
Songs of Faith and Devotion includes "Interlude #4", an excerpt from the Brian Eno "Swamp" mix of "I Feel You".
Ultra ends with "Junior Painkiller", a short excerpt from "Painkiller", the B-side to "Barrel of a Gun".
Sounds of the Universe ends with "Interlude #5", a reprise of "Wrong".
^ 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.
^The Singles 81→85 first charted in the United States in February 1999 following its re-release under the title The Singles 81>85.
^"Dreaming of Me" first charted in Germany in March 2011.
^The non-fade-out version of "Dreaming of Me" appears on CD issues of Speak & Spell, despite being officially a non-album single.
^In the Netherlands, "Love, in Itself" charted as an extended play and peaked at number one on the albums chart.
^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.
^Radio stations in the U.S. preferred the medley on the B-side "Route 66/Behind the Wheel" which became the chart hit.[91]
^In Australia, "Route 66" charted in May 1988 as an A-side, with "Behind the Wheel" as the B-side (not AA-side).
^"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.[3]
^"Soothe My Soul" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 9 on the Ultratip chart.[94]
^"Where's the Revolution" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 65 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[97]
^"Where's the Revolution" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 13 on the Ultratip chart.[94]
^"Going Backwards" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[94]
^"Cover Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[98]
^"Cover Me" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[94]
^"My Cosmos Is Mine" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Deutsche Download Singles Chart.[105]
^"Wagging Tongue" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Deutsche Single Trend Chart.[106]
^"Speak to Me" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Deutsche Download Singles Chart.[107]
^"My Favourite Stranger" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Deutsche Download Singles Chart.[108]
^"Before We Drown" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 35 on the Deutsche Download Singles Chart.[108]
^"People Are Good" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Deutsche Download Singles Chart.[110]
For "Goodnight Lovers", "The Darkest Star", "Oh Well": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
For "Personal Jesus 2011": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK 2011". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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.
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.
^"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.
^"Delta Machine". DepecheMode.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^"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.
^ abcd"FIMI: Certificazioni Archivio". FIMI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2023. 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
^"101". DepecheMode.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^"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.
^"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.
^"Remixes 81–04". DepecheMode.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
"Discography Depeche Mode". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013. N.B. This site only displays peaks commencing in 2001.
"Strangelove": "Billboard > The Hot 100 > The week of August 22, 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. 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.
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.
From 1997: "Discography Depeche Mode". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^"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.
^"Video / Music Videos"(select individual video links for information). DepecheMode.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
