Depeche Mode - Ranking the Albums from 'Speak and Spell' to 'Memento Mori' 

Exciter is the most underrated Depeche Mode album of all time. There is such a new feel in their music here which never got the merit it deserves.

I walked in the my local record store this month and heard Ultra for the first time and want all their music now. Theyre amazing!

On your previous DM ranked video, i had Ultra at number 1. And it didn't changed. I can't get enough of how great that album is. Yes, Memento Mori its very good

Completely and totally agree with your #1 choice - there isn’t a bad song on the album and it meant so much to me when it was released in 1986 - I was 16 and that album said everything about my life at the time. I still get chills listening to it. Very closely behind is my #2 choice Violator (which was released when I was a sophomore in college - I’ll never forget the excitement of getting that album). Great video! Thx for sharing!!

I can't make an all-time favourites list as I only own one album, "Music for the Masses", Which I love. Depeche Mode is a new band for me at Seventy-Three (can you believe it?) I streamed BC while driving my car yesterday and was blown away by how incredible it sounded. I'll be buying it this weekend along with several others. I'm in for a treat exploring DM back catalogue. Thanks for the great video: I realy enjoyed it.

Black Celebration is a pure Depeche Magic!! Music, Dave and Martin vocals in a great balance! I`m so iin love with song Here`s the house, it reminds me my teenage expirience. Listening this in alone in a dark room, it was mind blowing. Also love Ultra.. Bottom Line is so underrated gem! Why Martin didn`t sing it on concerts live? Exciter is nice also! For me SOTU is number 15 and it`s not my favourite one.

Black Celebration is my number 1 choice too. I was 17 when it came out and the album spoke to all my insecurities at the time and worldwide concerns - an amazing run of superb songs. The rest is similar to mine though I wouldn't have Exciter at 15 and would have Memento Mori higher than Playing The Angel. Terrific vid!.

I think we all have our own order, depending on your age & where certain albums fit with parts of your own life & how we were feeling at the time. The story of my life since they released Speak & Spell in 1981. DM for Life ❤

I can't believe it's been 10 years since your last ranking. I remember watching that one back then! And I couldn't agree with you more on "Broken." An absolute masterpiece and one of my all-time favorite Depeche Mode songs. I'm also doing a month of Depeche Mode-related content on my channel in April. I will also do my updated album ranking and my top 50 favorite songs from them.

5. Speak and Spell 4. Some Great Reward 3. Music for the Masses 2. Violator 1. Black Celebration

Thanks for interesting video , I like a lot how you tell us about all those albums :) Here's my list : 15. Spirit 14. Sounds of the Universe 13. Delta Machine 12. Speak & Spell 11. Playing the Angel 10. A Broken Frame 9. Construction Time Again 8. Exciter 7. Music for the Masses 6. Memento Mori 5. Some Great Reward 4. Violator 3. Songs of Faith and Devotion 2. Ultra 1. Black Celebration

Great ranking revisit. We watched the one with Jesse from 2013 just yesterday again and now we get a refresher. Also can we talk about that Ned’s Atomic Dustbin t shirt. That is so 🔥. Seeing Depeche on Friday. So pumped.

Nice review as always, keep it up! ❤❤❤

Thank you for putting Black Celebration #1. So many put Violator instead. Probably because DM’s fan base multiplied due to it’s main stream success during that album. Only difference…I would have put Some Great Reward #4. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

Such a great ranking video! I really enjoy the way you express your reasoning, and you have convinced me to give Delta Machine another chance to see if I warm up to it after not having listened to it for years. Happy to see New Dress being mentioned, since I feel it's a great song that many people overlook. Also really glad to see you mention Halo and The Sun and the Rainfall as people often look past them, but both of them are brilliant songs.

Props with the video and I love your #1 as well.

Black Celebration has always been my favorite so I was slightly surprised you picked it as well! Brings back great high school memories but it's one album I can always put on and play and never get tired of any of the songs. Been a huge DM fan since the 80's and just saw them in concert for the 18th time. Memento Mori has been a nice surprise as well but hopefully won't be their last. Thanks for the video.

great video! i’m actually stunned with how i agree with your list. thought for me sofad would be in the first place. it just feels like a well put together album altogether with no tracks that felt underdeveloped or out of place. it just knows what it wants to be and delivers just enough with an even flow. but i can see why you picked black celebration as the number one it has a lot of strong compositions and a solid feeling to it. love it.

Hi Brett… thank you for doing this . I remember your original video ranking of the albums. My top 5. have always been 1. Songs of Faith and Devotion 2. Violator 3. Music For The Masses . 4. Black Celebration 5. Ultra I think Momento Mori will now enter at #6 for me. I’ve been playing it quite a bit. You opened my eyes to Delta Machine. I missed it back it the day . Going to track down a copy this weekend. I have a soft spot for Spirit. I saw them on that tour and it was my only time seeing them live. Great stuff Brett. Thank you. Chez

Brett, it is honestly super cool that you do the 80s bands on your channel. Not enough love for the bands from this decade. My absolute favorite decade. Would you consider doing other bands from this decade as well? Love this. I think its awesome. Cheers

Hi Bret, great to see you did another ranking - top 5: Music for the Masses #1, Violator #2, Songs of Faith and devotion #3, Black Celebration #4 and Some Great Reward #5 - I definitely like the new album also but I think it’s missing some of the magic when all four members we’re together.

Another great ranking, man! They come to Quebec City in 4 days, maybe I"ll go hear them 🍻🍻

Great video, DM fan from UK. Great to see how Depeche affects us all differently. I personally love Exciter and rank Delta Machine in my top 5 as I saw the band 4 times across 3 continents on this tour and I love goodbye, broken and raw touch. I think new album MM will be ranked top 3 album if not no 1 as it’s pretty perfect and just gets better with every listen. Hope this isn’t the last Album as they have been the soundtrack of my life since seeing them at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1980. ❤

Another great video, Bret! I assumed SOFAD was still your number one, but I have to agree with you on Black Celebration. Still sounds as good as the first time I heard it!

Bret this ranking was killer I haven’t bought the new album yet but after your recommendation I’m going to grab it. I’m planning on seeing them later in the year November 13 for the first time . Music for the Masses is where I came in too love your picks Bret’s . This is my top 10 1. Songs of Faith and Devotion 2. Violator 3. Black Celebration 4 Music for the Masses 5 Playing the Angel 6 Ultra 7. Some Great Reward 8 Sounds of the Universe 9 Construction time Again 10. Exciter Playing the Angel is so underrated the more I listen to that album it pulls you in catchy as hell the mood is so perfect and sinister.

Absolutely agreed about your ranking!!

From the moment when you said your all time fav is broken - I knew I could trust your taste, cause it’s mine too

My daughters surprised me with tickets to see them in New Orleans for my 50th birthday. Now we just need to figure out how to get there in October. The last time I saw them was Violator which was an amazing concert. Black Celebration is my favorite album as well.

1. Black Celebration 2. Songs of Faith & Devotion 3. Violator 4. Music for the Masses 5. Ultra 6. Sounds of the Universe 7. Playing the Angel 8. A Broken Frame 9. Some Great Reward 10. Delta Machine 11. Speak & Spell 12. Construction Time Again 13. Spirit 14. Exciter 15. Memento Mori I must be all alone in the Twilight Zone because aside from Ghosts Again, Memento Mori did not resonate at all for me. If B sides Dangerous, Happiest Girl & Sea of Sin were included on the Violator album I’d probably make that my #1 but they’re not, so it’s 3rd. Sounds of the Universe & Playing the Angel both graded out even for me but since Sounds of the Universe gets so much backlash, I gave it the nudge. My favorite Depeche Mode music video of all time-It’s No Good.

You put Some Great Reward criminally low. Great video btw!

Great video Bret. Here my personal ranking: 15. Spirit 14. A Broken Frame 13. Delta Machine 12. Speak and Spell 11. Sounds... 10. Construction Time Again 9. Exciter 8. Playing the Angel 7. Memento Mori 6. Black Celebration 5. Some Great Reward 4. Music for the Masses 3. Ultra 2. Violator 1. Songs...

Great list. Here are mine top 8: 1. Music for the masses 2. Some great reward 3. Violator 4. A broken frame 5. Construction time again 6. Ultra 7. Black celebration 8. Memento mori Love seeing DM everywhere. RU-vid, Facebook and so on. Lists, analysis, interviews. Like a own world. And no one outside have a clue. Can also call it World in my eyes. Feels so for the moment. See them live in Copenhagen and Berlin.

The Black Celebration T Shirt with the symbols scattered (front and Back) is the Holy Grail of DM shirts! It looks the best. Not seen very often! It’s rare!

fans of Ultra might want to check out the Kruder & Dorfmeister remix of Useless

Great stuff I just discovered your channel and subbed you up! I mainly talk vinyl on my channel getting ready for RSD, thanks for sharing all the great music info, Peace!

I've been putting some thought into this lately, I really liked how you did this video, seem like the best place on the internet for my opinion. Here's my list and why: 15 Speak and Spell - Almost like a different band, too poppy, not dark enough. 14 Exciter - I like Dream On, but again, too poppy for my tastes. 13 Delta Machine - Broken is solid, but what drives me crazy about this album is that I find myself skipping the first six songs every time I try to listen to it. Also suffers from a lack of big, epic songs like Wrong or Never Let Me Down Again. 12 A Broken Frame - From here on out I love every album, just love some of them more, best tracks for me are Leave in Silence, Shouldn't Have Done That (so awesomely quirky and unique), The Sun & the Rainfall. 11 Some Great Reward - Favorites on this one are Stories of Old, Master and Servant, Blasphemous Rumours. I still get a chill every time I hear Blasphemous Rumors. This was the album I first bought by DM, taking me away from Prog Rock and into electronic music. 10 Spirit - There's a few songs I don't care for much on this one, but I love most of them, so here it sits. Favorites are Where's the Revolution, You Move (That Bass!), So Much Love. 09 Ultra - This one took a while to grow on me, favorites are Home, It's No Good, Useless. 08 Memento Mori - Like Delta Machine, no big epic song for me here, but, the use of sound on this album is genius, favorites are My Cosmos Is Mine, Before We Drown, and Always You. 07 Sounds of the Universe - There are a few weak songs here, but I love most of it. Favorites are Wrong, Fragile Tension, Peace. 06 Construction Time Again - Love every song on this one, favorites are Love in Itself, Shame, Everything Counts. 05 Black Celebration - Awesome darkness, favorites are Black Celebration, Fly On The Windscreen, Stripped. 04 Songs of Faith and Devotion - Like Speak and Spell, this is so different it's almost like a different band, but it turned out amazing and I am glad they tried something different. I Feel You, Walking in My Shoes, Rush are my favorites. 03 Playing the Angel - This will definitely be controversial at spot 3, but I really love this album, I will never understand why some people don't. Favorites are Suffer Well, Precious, Lillian. 02 Music For the Masses - What more can I say, DM at their best, top three are Never Let Me Down Again, Nothing, To Have and to Hold. 01 Violator - This one is above Music for the Masses because it just feels more like an album and a little less like a collection of songs. Favorites are Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, Clean (Yep, you read that right).

Hi Bret, Black Celebration deservedly at number 1. I am going to see them here in Boston this October. Looking forward to it immensely.

Great video Brett, love your ranking lists. For me 1. Music for the masses 2. Violater 3. Construction time again 4. Songs of faith and devotion Bottom 2 for me Exciter and Delta Machine.

Always enjoy a good ranking video of a great veteran band like DM! My ranking list : 15) Spirt 14) Delta Machine 13) Sounds of The Universe 12) Playing The Angel 11) Memento Mori 10) Exciter 9) Speak and Spell 8) Some Great Reward 7) Construction Time Again 6) A Broken Frame 5) Music for The Masses 4) Ultra 3) Songs of Faith and Devotion 2) Violator 1) Black Celebration

Hey Bret! Loved how you did a re ranking. Love me some Depeche Mode. Exciter is by far my favorite album and Spirit is by far my least favorite. I’m curious have you ever thought of doing a ranking on groups like New Model Army? Christian Death? Or Fugazi?

Saw that tour in Richmond VA

I remember seeing them at the VMC on the Devotional tour. I don’t remember this, but apparently at some point Dave threw a sweaty shirt or towel or something, and I almost had it, but it got ripped from my hand. I don’t really rank albums, but I think SOFAD is my favorite album. I could listen to any full album up to that at any time, and from Ultra through SOTU, I like most of the songs. I may give Delta Machine another go based on your recommendation. I don’t know if I can ever listen to Spirit again. Thank goodness Memento Mori is so good, I can play that one almost any time. Thanx for the great video.

Great ranking Bret... Mine would be: 1. Violator (quality over quantity) 2. Black Celebration (quantity, so many great songs, individually none as good as the ones on Violator) 3. Some Great Reward (their first great album, prefer the lesser known songs) 4. A Broken Frame (my first DM album, Shouldn't Have Done That/The Sun and the Rainfall- back to back greatness) 5. Music for the Masses (Never Let Me Down is epic, Things You Said and Nothing, all great) 6. Ultra (just the song Home is great enough to carry this whole album) I have tried to get into the new album (I do really like Ghosts Again and Before We Drown) but it hasn't caught on with me yet. Great video, as always! -Mike

Listening to it now

Great reviews. Long time DM fan since the beginning, lost count of the many times I've seen them since my first gig in 1983. Today my list would go: 15. Delta Machine 14. Spirit 13. Sounds Of The Universe. 12. Exciter 11. Memento Mori 10. Songs Of Faith And Devotion 9. A Broken Frame. 8. Playing The Angel 7. Ultra. 6. Speak And Spell 5. Music For The Masses. 4. Some Great Reward 3. Violator. 2. Construction Time Again. 1. Black Celebration. Love the Ned's Atomic Dustbin shirt! Saw those guys a few times back in the nineties.

Love this

I did that album ranking 2 weeks ago. Same #1 😂 Good Video

ALBUMS: 5. Speak and Spell 4. Violator 3. Some Great Reward 2. Black Celebration 1. Music for the Masses SONGS: 5. Shake the Disease 4. Little 15 3. Stripped 2. Blasphemous Rumors 1. Never Let Me Down Again These two lists have not changed in my case for the last 25 years, the rest of their albums I can live without...

Love your ranking! Memento Mori really is an excellent new record. :) I was wondering if you've heard or plan on picking up the new album by The Church? Would love to hear your thoughts on it on here if so.

Love DM from the first album Speak And Spell and my absolute favourite is Black Celebration just followed by Music For The Masses. Memento Mori is a great beautiful album too, I think it's a mix between experimentation and the past with references as you said to OMD Kraftwerk and of course to themselves. Thank you for this video. This is my ranking: 1 Black Celebration 2 Music For The Masses 3 Violator 4 Songs Of Faith 5 Some Great Reward 6 Memento Mori 7 Ultra 8 Construction Time Again 9 Playing The Angel 10 Sounds Of The Universe 11 A Broken Frame 12 Spirit 13 Speak And Spell 14 Delta Machine 15 Exciter

Nice, thanks for the upload🥰. Breathe on Exciter is actually one of my favourites from Exciter😂. Cant belive you ranked Sounds of the universe and Delta Machine higher than A Broken frame and Speak and spell😉. Here goes my list: 1. Violator (some days Its BC) 2. BC 3. Music for the masses 4. SOFAD 5. Memento mori 6. Some great reward 7. Ultra 8. Construction time again 9. A Broken frame 10. Playing the Angel 11. Speak and spell 12. Exciter 13. Delta Machine 14. Spirit 15. Sounds of the universe

My top 3 are Violator, Music For the Masses and Black Celebration. I do love Memento Mori probably their best since Ultra. I saw them at Madison Square Garden in NY last night. They were epic the best in a long time. I will be seeing them again in October.

Exciter at #15??? Spirit and Delta Machine are dumpster fires that deserve that spot🔥. I agree with you on the “People are Good”having a cool Kraftwerk vibe

Black Celebration 1986 was my first DM concert and will always hold a special place in my heart.

Is that a ned's atomic dust bin T-shirt? love it!

At Bill's Garage I have scored 8 or 9 Depeche Mode LP's ( An ongoing dig that I am on ).. and glad for it ! Watching now..🤗

As a big Devotee, i would say for me spirits was my #15, the rest i love them all, every single album has been special in my life, cause it has helped me though very rough time in my life. My first concert in Canada, was exciter tour i love it. I love all their songs, i connect to all of them, i love them so much that even my 33 years old nephew and his kid's listen to them. As i said before, love all their song's, I'll be a big DM fan, devotee 4 life!.

My list of favourite DM albums would probably look like that: 1. Violator 2. SOFAD 3. Black Celebration 4. Music For The Masses 5. Ultra 6. Memento Mori 7. Playing The Angel 8. Exciter 9. Delta Machine 10. Sounds Of The Universe 11. Spirit 12. Some Great Reward 13. Construction Time Again 14. Speak And Spell 15. A Broken Frame

Well I would like to say thank you for this list of albums, OK I may have listened to this (from growing up)but it doesn't mean I have paid attention to Depeche mode that well, maybe I would understand this more (I listened to this band with some family members), andBTWthankyou. ..❤

Good choices!

Wow… I wasn’t expecting anyone’s list to be so close to mine!! I would have swapped a Broken Frame with Sounds of the Universe, and my top 4 would be SOFAD, Music for the Masses, Violator, and Black Celebration. Cheers!

That's great ! I was under the impression that I was the only one thinking that "SOFAD" was their best album. Feeling good to share that with so many people. Personnaly, I could happily live with "101", "Violator" & "SOFAD", with some listening of the older stuff from time to time. Each "Post Wilder" albums disappointed me somehow, sometime quite heavily. Kind of feeling they got lazy, or "uninspired". Or they were lacking something ... or somebody ! But very happy to read that their last album seems good.

Spot on with your 1-7 for me, fans will always vary on their top 4 albums. For me Black Celebration was a ballsy album for them to make and just has everything I love about DM and they do it with utter perfection. I agree with or without having But Not Tonight on the album, me being from America that’s always been on my Black Celebration copies.

Nice ranking. I also came around to Delta Machine a few years after its release and quite like it now. If you’re not aware, there are recently leaked Delta Machine demos on YT. They sound amazing and pretty much finished tracks. In particular, “Secret” (Secret to the End) and “Happens” (Happens all the time) are absolutely incredible. Much better than the album mixes. The dmlive wiki has info on it. My DM ranking: 1. Black Celebration 2. Music for the Masses 3. Violator 4. Construction Time Again 5. Some Great Reward 6. Memento Mori 7. Songs of Faith and Devotion 8. Ultra 9. Sounds of the Universe 10. Playing the Angel 11. Delta Machine 12. A Broken Frame 13. Spirit 14. Speak and Spell 15. Exciter

Very, very close to my Top-5 DM albums: 1. Songs of Faith and Devotion. 2. Violator. 3. Music for the Masses. 4. Black Celebration. 5. Ultra.

I'm in complete agreement with your top 3. I'm sure one of the reasons Black Celebration is my number 1 is partly because of where I was in life at the time it came out. It has become the benchmark all subsequent DM albums are judged by.

Hi Bret I like Depeche Mode. I was listening to a cd I have of Depeche Mode remixes 1981- 2011 this morning. It's very good. I remember buying the album Violator years ago on vinyl and i like the single lifted off it Personal Jesus. Really cool record and my number one.

Hi Brett, great ranking we are almost identical on the top 4. IMO all DM albums are from very good to materpiece ( no bad ones ) and what makes you select one over another will be your personal sentiment and memories attached to the songs. I was 15 when I first heard them with People are People in MTV and the radio, then borrowed from a friend the album Some Great Reward and recorded it, but didn't become a super fan until I purchased Music For The Masses in 87, somehow Black Celebration went unoticed to me in 86 but soon after I got MFTM went out and got all previous albums and DM became my favorite band going forward. I've never had done an album ranking until now, it took some time and tough decitions but here it goes... 15- Spirit 14-Sounds Of The Universe 13-Delta Machine 12-Construction Time Again 11-Speak & Spell 10-Exiter 9-Ultra 8-A Broken Frame 7-Memento Mori 6-Playing The Angel 5-Some Great Reward 4-SOFAD 3-Violator 2-MFTM 1-Black Celebration

I guess I need to revisit some of the newer records. I’ve listened to spirit and delta machine once. I just wasn’t feeling them. I was at that concert in Phoenix (I grew up in AZ). They came twice for that tour and I was at both. I haven’t had a chance to pick up the new record but I agree ghosts again is one of their bests! Really enjoy your videos I’m just really bad at commenting.

Very good ranking! I agree on most of the albums. Sound of the universe and Delta machine , so underrated..... PS I'm so jealous of your 12" vinyl Wall 😮😊

Good ranking, very honest Thank you for mentioning 2 little great gems But Not Tonight Judas. 86 to 93 was a unbelievable time, three guys at their best : Dave with h his vocal, Martin in composition ability and the under-rated Alan in sound construction

Fletch one said: Big Depeche fans usually have Black Celebration at or near the top!!

My bottum (1) to my favorite (15) : 1. a broken frame 2. Speak and Spell 3. Momento Mori 4. Spirit 5. Construction time 6. Delta Machine 7. Ultra 9.Sounds of the universe 10. Some great reward 11. Music for the masses 13. Black Celebration 14. Violator 15. Songs of faith and devotion

Ive actually been thinking about this a lot since I first watched the video. There are obviously personal memories and tastes that may make albums better or worse for people, and its hard to take those out of the equation at times. BUT apart from that - it totally depends if your looking them as Albums, or a collection of tracks. What I mean buy that is some albums (Violator for instance) work as a whole - they take you on a journey, each track is paced differently, theres space and dynamics. They work as a whole. Othere's (Spirit and Sounds of the Universe spring to mind) are much more similar - musically, production wise, lyrically - to the point they can almost get boring if you listen to the album from start to finish as a whole - BUT mix all the trax from all the alums up together, and rate each track - then rank the albums based on where those tracks come in the overall ranking - well you can take that boredom out and the traxs themselves get stronger - OR tracks from a great ALBUM when judged along dont have the same impact as when part of the whole. I think the ranking of the albums would be quite different for us all depending how you listen to them and how you judge them (as a whole or as a collection of tracks).

15 a broken frame 14 exciter 13 delta machine 12 playing the angel 11 sounds of the universe, 10 spirit 9ultra ,8 some great reward 7 construction time again 6 memento mori 5 speak and spell 4 black celebration 3 songs of faith & devotion 2 music for the masses, 1 violator

Exciter is easily in my top 10… very underrated album.

For me: 1. Ultra 2. Songs Of Faith And Devotion 3. Violator 4. Music For The Masses 5. Black Celebration _________________________________ 1986 -> 1997: the golden age with five masterpieces. 6. Some Great Reward 7. A Broken Frame 8. Construction Time Again 9. Exciter 10. Speak & Spell _____________________________ Great studio albums, except for S&S which is still a good start in DM's career. 11. Playing The Angel 12. Memento Mori 13. Spirit 14. Delta Machine 15. Sounds Of The Universe ______________________________ 2005 -> 2023: the weak age with five mediocre works.

But not tonight is one of my top tier DM songs. 😊. Great list

15. A Broken Frame 14. Sounds of the Universe 13. Speak & Spell 12. Exciter 11. Spirit 10. Construction Time Again 9. Some Great Reward 8. Playing the Angel 7. Delta Machine 6. Memento Mori 5. Music for the Masses 4. Ultra 3. Black Celebration 2. Songs of Faith and Devotion 1. Violator Best songs: 1. Never Let Me Down Again 2. Stripped 3. Personal Jesus 4. Halo 5. Going Backwards 6. Enjoy the Silence 7. Wagging Tongue 8. Barrel of a Gun 9. Everything Counts 10. I Feel You 11. Sister of Night 12. Walking in My Shoes 13. Ghosts Again 14. It Doesn't Matter Two 15. Pimpf 16. Broken 17. Wrong 18. The Things You Said 19. Condemnation 20. Blue Dress And about 200 more....😊

the media dm fan dont understand exciter... is a masterpiece

My personal ranking would be: 15. Spirit 14. Sounds of the Universe 13. Speak & Spell 12. Songs of Faith and Devotion 11. A Broken Frame 10. Music for the Masses 9. Memento mori 8. Some Great Reward 7. Ultra 6. Construction Time Again 5. Black Celebration 4. Playing the Angel 3. Delta Machine 2. Exciter 1. Violator

Hey Bret, these are great pics. It is like picking your favorite child. Depeche Mode is the only band that gets stronger with age. Top 5: SOFAD Playing The Angel Ultra Music For The Masses Violator DM ❤ Forever

1. Ultra 2. Violator 3. Memento Mori My top 3 currently, it changes all the time. But Ultra has been my number 1 for at least 5 years now.

I saw them in Glasgow 82, broken frame, construction time 83, some great reward 84, 86 black celebration, Edinburgh 88, music for the masses, London violator. It is no coincidence that as soon as wilder left the band, the albums were dire.

your one is interesting!thanx to sharing it with us! my list 15 Sound Of The Universe 14 Spirit 13 Delta Machine 12 Exciter 11 Speak and Spell 10 Ultra 9 Broken Frame 8 Construction Time Again 7 Memento Mori 6 Playing The Angel 5 Music For The Masses 4 Some Great Reward 3 Songs Of Faith And Devotion 2 Violator 1 Black Celebration

Totally agree

Enjoyed the video! My tier list is very close but Ultra edges out PtA and Memento Mori. Ultra is one of those albums that I was very lukewarm on at first and now is one of my favorites by them. 1 SoFaD 2 Violator 3 Black Celebration 4 Ultra 5 Music for the Masses 6 Playing the Angel 7 Memento Mori 8 Delta Machine 9 Some Great Reward 10 Construction Time Again 11 Exciter 12 A Broken Frame 13 Sounds of the Universe 14 Speak and Spell 15 Spirit

1.Music For the Masses 2.Black Celebration 3.Some Great Reward 4.Violator 5.Songs Of Faith & Devotion 6.Ultra 7.Playing The Angel 8.Construction Time Again 9.Speak & Spell 10.Memento Mori 11.Spirit 12.Exciter 13.Delta Machine 14.A Broken Frame 15.Sounds Of The Universe

Don't get me wrong, I think in some of the albums you mentioned, you're right and value your ranking 😊!.

My ranking of Depeche Mode albums: 15. Spirit (Scum) 14. Exciter (I feel loved) 13. Delta Machine (Angel) 12. Ultra (Home) 11. Sounds of the Universe (Wrong) 10. Violator (Enjoy the Silence) 9. Memento Mori (Ghosts again) 8. Speak and Spell (Puppets) 7. Playing the angel (Suffer well) 6. Songs of Faith and devotion (Walking in my shoes) 5. Construction time again (Shame) 4. Black celebration (Question of Lust) 3. Some Great reward (Something to do) 2. Music for the masses (Never let me down) 1. A broken frame (My secret garden)

1. Memento Mori 2. Black Celebration 3. Violator 4. Ultra 5. Music for the Masses 6. Some Great Reward 7. Songs of Faith and Devotion 8. Construction Time Again 9. Speak and Spell 10. Playing the Angel 11. Sounds of the Universe 12. Exciter 13. Spirit 14. A Broken Frame 15. Delta Machine I might be one of the only three people (me and Jason and Joe from Tastes Like Music) who thinks that the new album is their best, but I have to go with my heart and I’m not sorry! :)

My Top 5: 5 - Music For The Masses 4 - Black Celebration 3 - Ultra 2 - Songs of Faith and Devotion 1 - Violator

I appreciate your effort…it’s hard to put yourself out there. There will always be disagreement. While Black Celebration was my favorite before Violator came out, i would have to go with SOFAD personally. I also think that Momento Mori will go higher for you over the years. I think it’s a flawless but short record if they had left Caroline’s Monkey out.

Absolutely agree with Black Celebration at #1 💯. And I think that’s what separates deep DM fans from the casual fans. Both are fine of course, but the casual fans will almost always put Violator at #1, which is understandable, since it’s almost in itself a greatest hits album. But deep fans crave those quieter Gore songs that aren’t “hits” but also make DM what they are. I’m and older early 80’s guy so my heart for nostalgias reason will have Some Great Reward and Broken Frame near the top 5 since I cut my teeth on those. But yes when BC dropped in 86 with Flies on the Windscreen and Stripped, I knew this new direction at this time was going to make them huge, and man, what a run they had starting with BC and the next 4 albums!

Not sure how Speak and Spell is so low…its one of my favorites…to each his own

songs of faith and devotion - does not get any closer to perfection.

1 - 3 can change order at any time. 1 Black Celebration 2 M4TM 3 Violator 4 Some Great Reward 5 Exciter 6 SOFAD 7 Ultra 8 Playing the Angel 9 Construction Time Again 10 A Broken Frame 11 Speak & Spell Havent heard the newest few. I love all albums except Speak & Spell which I can't listen to.

Since they are my favourite band I find it almost impossible to rank all their albums but I do know that number 1. will always be Black Celebration which is their masterpiece.Every song on that album is pure treasure and it includes my all time favourite song Stripped!

My favorite band of all-time, so I'm not even gonna try to attempt this.

Been listening to Depeche Mode for 20+ years, here’s my list : 15- Spirit 14- Speak and Spell 13- A Broken Frame 12- Construction Time Again 11- Delta Machine 10- Some Great Reward 9- Exciter 8- Songs of Faith and Devotion 7- Ultra 6- Black Celebration 5- Music for the Masses 4- Playing the Angel 3- Memento Mori 2- Sounds of the Universe 1- Violator