Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Martin Gore’s musical legacy and and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: July 23, 1961
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Depeche Mode Studio Albums

Speak & Spell (1981) | Read More
A Broken Frame (1982)
Construction Time Again (1983) | Read More
Some Great Reward (1984)
Black Celebration (1986) | Read More
Music for the Masses (1987) | Read More
Violator (1990) | Read More
Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993) | Read More
Ultra (1997) | Read More
Exciter (2001)
Playing the Angel (2005)
Sounds of the Universe (2009)
Delta Machine (2013)
Spirit (2017)
Memento Mori (2023)

Solo Studio Albums

Counterfeit² (2003)
MG (2015)

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