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| Depeche Mode Ranked
From best to worst | | 1 |  | Depeche Mode
Violator
It's at the top of most DM lists for good reason. The dream team of producers (Flood, Francois Kervorkian) mixed with timeless classics like Enjoy The Silence and Personal Jesus would almost be enough, but it's the songs you've never heard of (Halo, Clean, World In My Eyes) that make it the masterpiece. | | 2 |  | Depeche Mode
Black Celebration
Largely forgotten, and dated from a technological point of view, Depeche still wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for this brooding effort from 1986. Inaccessible, obsessive, paranoid; the most 'Depeche' sounding album. You can almost smell the pot through the speakers. | | 3 |  | Depeche Mode
Songs of Faith and Devotion
Right after being called progenitors of house and techno, DM decided to find out what happened when grunge met synths. A bit of a mess, but some killer songs. | | 4 |  | Depeche Mode
Ultra
After dying for three minutes, Dave Gahan hooked up with his bandmates again. Trip-hop was an influence this time, and though very much an album of two halves, each had its merits. | | 5 |  | Depeche Mode
Playing The Angel
Far too frontloaded, but the hammerblow of the first five songs is enough. It also recovers by the end. | | 6 |  | Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses
This is the sound of their music blown up for stadiums. An album of alternative torch songs that was lapped up by KROQ and American youth at the time. | | 7 |  | Depeche Mode
Some Great Reward
Up til this point a shiny electro-pop band, SGR was where they first discovered the joys of leather and blasphemy. Several vicars complained. | | 8 |  | Depeche Mode
Sounds Of The Universe
A new twist; they started to consider the bright side of life. Fans across the globe pass out. | | 9 |  | Depeche Mode
Exciter
Far too many joss sticks. Nice enough, but only if you do yoga. | | 10 |  | Depeche Mode
Construction Time Again
Kids with a new toy: the sampler. Cue a barrage of metallic clanks as they constructed entire songs from scrapyards. Calm down. | | 11 |  | Depeche Mode
Speak and Spell
First album. Bubblegum, in musical form. Lyrics about being 'just like a rainbow'. Also, an instrumental called 'Big Muff' lol | | 12 |  | Depeche Mode
A Broken Frame
The last song, 'The Sun & The Rainfall' is great. If you listen to the rest, brace thyself. | |
kygermo
04.13.09 | Heres mine.
1, 4, 6, 2, 10, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 9
and im not very sure where Im going to put 8 yet since Ive had it for a week now and we'll see how I feel in time. I really dig it alot though, as well as your review. And here I thought I was the only DM nutcase on this site. | fireaboveicebelow
04.13.09 | 4, 5, and 7 should be higher | BallsToTheWall
04.13.09 | Only have 1 and 4 but both slay hard. | shindip
04.13.09 | 7 is ear candy. | Kaleid
04.13.09 | @kygermo: There's a few of us, but not enough! Surprised you rate 10 so highly though.
Must redo some reviews. This site's helped me improve since I started with these | Chewie
04.13.09 | I've heard 1 and 5, they're both great. This band is cool | kygermo
04.14.09 | Love in itself, Everything Counts, 2 minute warning and The Landscape is changing are the reasons why I rate it so high. It just clicks with me, I dont know why. | Altrock0408
01.03.12 | 12.)Speak and Spell
11.)A Broken Frame
10.)Exciter
9.)Sounds of the Universe
8.)Ultra
7.)Construction Time Again
6.)Some Great Reward
5.)Playing the Angel
4.)Black Celebration
3.)Songs of Faith and Devotion
2.)Music for the Masses
1.)Violator | WilliamBlack
02.10.15 | I agree with this list completely. It is on point. Black Celebration is my second favorite album from Depeche Mode. Violator barely is my favorite because it is a masterpiece. | Muisc4Life26
02.10.15 | Fantastic list i agree with the top 3 completely but i would put 6 higher though. | parksungjoon
05.31.22 | 10 is too low |
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