Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode is an English electronic music band whose original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke. Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, Speak & Spell, and was replaced by Alan Wilder with Gore taking over songwriting. Wilder left the band in 1995 and since then Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have continued as a trio.

Depeche Mode have had 48 songs in the UK Singles Chart and twelve top 10 albums in the UK charts, two of which debuted at #1. According to EMI, Depeche Mode have sold over 100 million albums and singles worldwide, making them the most successful electronic band in music history.&nbsp In 2010, Depeche Mode were ranked #98 on VH1's list of the "100 greatest artists of all time".

They have released twelve studio albums, six live albums, ten compilation albums, forty-eight singles, and eight box sets as well as fifty-seven music videos, twelve music VHS/DVDs and six DVD singles.

Since their debut in 1981, Depeche Mode have had forty-eight songs in the UK Singles Chart, as well as one US and two UK number one albums. The group's concert video Devotional was nominated for "Best Long Form Music Video" at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1995. "Suffer Well", the third single of the album Playing the Angel, was nominated in the category for "Best Dance Recording" at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.

In 2006, Depeche Mode's back catalogue was released on the iTunes Store as The Complete Depeche Mode. In 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 Grammy Awards.

Music Videos

 * Just Can't Get Enough