What are Depeche Mode's biggest songs?

9 May 2024, 12:02 | Updated: 9 May 2024, 13:04

The British band's Memento Mori tour has been their biggest yet - so which tracks in their extensive back catalogue are the most popular?

By Radio X

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1. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence: released 5th February 1990

   

   Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Official Video)

   Released a month before its parent album Violator in 1990, this Mode classic only made it to No 6 in the UK charts at the time, but its reputation has grown over the years. Enjoy The Silence has since notched up 629 million Spotify plays, 433 million YouTube views and has also been given Platinum status in Germany, Italy and Denmark, and earning Gold discs in Sweden, Portugal and the US. Internationally, it's Depeche Mode's biggest hit, even making No 1 in the Spanish charts.

2. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus: released 29th August 1989

   

   Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Official Video)

   The band's final single of the 80s was a preview for the mammoth Violator album that would appear in the early months of the new decade. The Anton Corbijn video has been watched 191 million times on YouTube and between the different versions available, the track has been played 357 million times on Spotify.

3. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough: released 7th September 1981

   

   Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (Official Video)

   Depeche Mode's first Platinum disc in the UK, this 1981 single still only made it to No 8 on its initial release. Its popularity has only grown in the four decades since, with over 394 million streams on Spotify and 84 million views on YouTube.

4. Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth: released 7th May 1990

   

   Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth (Official Video)

   The third single to come from Violator, the original single didn't make the UK top 10 (it peaked at 16), but in more recent years the song has amassed 111 million Spotify streams and 106 million YouTube views...

5. Depeche Mode - Precious: released 3rd October 2005

   

   Depeche Mode - Precious (Official Video)

   A gold record in Germany and a Top 5 hit in the UK, this single from the 2005 album Playing The Angel was also a No 1 hit in Denmark, Italy, Spain and Sweden. It's had 129 million Spotify streams and 79 million YouTube views to date.

6. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again: released 24th August 1987

   

   Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Official Video) (Heard on Episode 1 of The Last Of Us)

   After this 1987 track was used in a first season episode of the HBO series The Last Of Us in 2023, streams of the song tripled overnight. It's now had 90 million streams on Spotify and the incredibly atmospheric video has notched up 105 million views. Director Anton Corbijn told Radio X that he was in the process of remastering the short film Strange - from which the Never Let Me Down Again video is taken - for blu-ray release.

7. Depeche Mode - Strangelove: released 27th April 1987

   

   Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Official Video)

   Released in the Spring of 1987 as a trailer for the band's sixth album Music For The Masses, Strangelove was a huge alternative club hit, making the Top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden. Switzerland and West Germany. In recent years, it's achieves 87 million Spotify streams and 105 million YouTube views.

8. Depeche Mode - It's No Good: released 31st March 1997

   

   Depeche Mode - It's No Good (Official Video)

   The second single from the Ultra album made No 5 in the UK and topped the charts in Sweden, Spain, Italy and Denmark. The track has achieved 87 million Spotify streams and 73 million views on YouTube.

9. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts: released 11th July 1983

   

   Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Official Video)

   The lead single from 1983's Construction Time Again has gone on to become a favourite at Depeche Mode live shows. Originally peaking at No 6 in the charts, the single as awarded Silver status by the BPI and has received 69 million YouTube views, with 55 million Spotify streams to date.

10. Depeche Mode - People Are People: released 12th March 1984

    

    Depeche Mode - People Are People (Official Video)

    Awarded a Silver disc in the UK and peaking at No 4 in the charts here, this memorable tune was also the first Mode track to break the US top 20 back in '84. It's now notched up 76 million Spotify streams and 37 million YouTube views.