I discovered Depeche Mode in 1985 and, for the past four decades, I have been a massive fan of the group and electronic music in general.
Last night, I gave it a go and I selected the 50 Depeche Mode songs I like the most. There are a lot of songs which I didn’t choose despite loving them but I tried to keep things balanced by choosing three songs from each album, except for some seminal albums such as Violator where I had to choose more than three songs. For good measure, I also chose Shake The Disease which, for some reason, was never part of any album but only released as a single.
At the end, this is what I consider to be my Top 50 Depeche Mode songs ever:
- Just Can’t Get Enough (from the 1981 album Speak & Spell)
- Photographic (from the 1981 album Speak & Spell)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (from the 1981 album Speak & Spell)
- Leave in Silence (from the 1982 album A Broken Frame)
- My Secret Garden (from the 1982 album A Broken Frame)
- See You (from the 1982 album A Broken Frame)
- Everything Counts (from the 1983 album Construction Time Again)
- Love, in Itself (from the 1983 album Construction Time Again)
- Told You So (from the 1983 album Construction Time Again)
- Blasphemous Rumours (from the 1984 album Some Great Reward)
- Master and Servant (from the 1984 album Some Great Reward)
- People Are People (from the 1984 album Some Great Reward)
- Shake the Disease (from the 1985 album Shake the Disease (Single))
- A Question of Time (from the 1986 album Black Celebration)
- Black Celebration (from the 1986 album Black Celebration)
- Stripped (from the 1986 album Black Celebration)
- Behind the Wheel (from the 1987 album Music for the Masses)
- Never Let Me Down Again (from the 1987 album Music for the Masses)
- Strangelove (from the 1987 album Music for the Masses)
- Enjoy the Silence (from the 1990 album Violator)
- Halo (from the 1990 album Violator)
- Personal Jesus (from the 1990 album Violator)
- Policy of Truth (from the 1990 album Violator)
- Waiting for the Night (from the 1990 album Violator)
- World in My Eyes (from the 1990 album Violator)
- I Feel You (from the 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion)
- In Your Room (from the 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion)
- One Caress (from the 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion)
- Walking in My Shoes (from the 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion)
- Barrel of a Gun (from the 1997 album Ultra)
- Home (from the 1997 album Ultra)
- It’s No Good (from the 1997 album Ultra)
- Useless (from the 1997 album Ultra)
- Dream On (from the 2001 album Exciter)
- Freelove (from the 2001 album Exciter)
- Goodnight Lovers (from the 2001 album Exciter)
- I Feel Loved (from the 2001 album Exciter)
- A Pain That I’m Used To (from the 2005 album Playing the Angel)
- John the Revelator (from the 2005 album Playing the Angel)
- Precious (from the 2005 album Playing the Angel)
- Suffer Well (from the 2005 album Playing the Angel)
- In Chains (from the 2009 album Sounds of the Universe)
- Peace (from the 2009 album Sounds of the Universe)
- Wrong (from the 2009 album Sounds of the Universe)
- Heaven (from the 2013 album Delta Machine)
- My Little Universe (from the 2013 album Delta Machine)
- Should Be Higher (from the 2013 album Delta Machine)
- Cover Me (from the 2017 album Spirit)
- Going Backwards (from the 2017 album Spirit)
- Where’s the Revolution (from the 2017 album Spirit)
This is more than four hours of pure enjoyment.
Take a nice scotch. Relax. Close your eyes. Marvel.