List of awards and nominations received by Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode awards and nominations
	Depeche Mode performing at Wetten, dass..?, 2013
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Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Billboard	0
Brit	1
Echo	2
Grammy	0
Ivor Novello	1
Meteor Music	0
MTV Europe	1
MTV VMA	0
Q	1
UK MVA	1
Viva Comet	1
Totals
Wins	32
Nominations	112
	Note [a] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

English electronic music band Depeche Mode has received five Grammy Award nominations. The band's first Grammy nomination occurred when Devotional was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 1995. Depeche Mode has also received Grammy nominations for Best Dance Recording for "I Feel Loved", "Suffer Well" and "Wrong". On 2 November 2006, Depeche Mode received the MTV Europe Music Award in the Best Group category, the band won the first Q magazine "Innovation Award" on 22 October 2002. "Enjoy the Silence" won 'Best British single' at the 1991 Brit Awards.^[1] In 2020, January, Depeche Mode was announced among the four inductees of the 35th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

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Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	"Wrong"	Best Narrative Video	Won
2009	"Wrong"	Best Cinematography	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2002	"Dream On"	Pop Award	Won	^[3]
2005	"Personal Jesus"		Won	^[4]
2007	"Precious"		Won	^[5]
2009	"Enjoy the Silence"	3 Million Award	Won	^[6]
2021	"Enjoy the Silence"	5 Million Award	Won	^[7]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1985	Themselves	Top Hot 100 Artist	Nominated	^[9]
		Top Billboard 200 Artist	Nominated
		Top Billboard 200 Artist – Duo/Group	Nominated
	Some Great Reward	Top Billboard 200 Album	Nominated
1987	Themselves	Top Dance Club Play Artist	Nominated	^[10]
	"Strangelove"	Top Dance Club Play Single	Nominated
	"Strangelove"	Top Dance Sales 12' Single	Nominated
2007	Themselves	Top Electronic Artist	Nominated	^[11]
2007	The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1	Top Electronic Album	Nominated	^[11]
2009	Sounds of the Universe	Top Electronic Album	Nominated	^[12]
2009	Themselves	Top Electronic Artist	Nominated	^[12]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1986	Themselves	Best Rock Group (Bronze)	Won
1987	Themselves	Best Rock Group (Bronze)	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	Themselves	Best British Newcomer	Nominated
1991	"Enjoy the Silence"	Best British Single	Won
1991	"Enjoy the Silence"	Best British Video	Nominated
1994	"I Feel You"	Best British Video	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2009	"Wrong"	Best Music Video	Nominated	^[13]
2009	"Wrong"	Best Cinematography	Won	^[14]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2018	Themselves	Group of the Year	Nominated	^[15]
2019	Themselves	Group of the Year	Nominated	^[16]
2020	Black Celebration / Music for the Masses: The 12″ Singles	Compilation of the Year	Nominated	^[17]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1988	"Behind the Wheel"	Individual Video	Wood Pencil	^[18]
1999	The Singles 86>98	Individual Compact Discs, Tapes or Record Sleeves	Wood Pencil	^[19]
2010	"Wrong"	Music Video	Graphite Pencil	^[20]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated
1999
2002
2006
2007
2007	Touring the Angel: Live in Milan	Music DVD of the Year
2010	Sounds of the Universe	Album of the Year
2010	Themselves	Best International Group	Won
2014	Themselves	Best International Group	Won
2014	Delta Machine	Album of the Year	Nominated
2018	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2001	Themselves	Foreign Live Name	Nominated	^[21]
2005	Themselves	Best Foreign Band	Nominated
2005	Playing the Angel	Best Foreign Album	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1995	Devotional	Best Long Form Music Video	Nominated
2001	"I Feel Loved"	Best Dance Recording	Nominated
2007	"Suffer Well"	Best Dance Recording	Nominated
2010	Sounds of the Universe	Best Alternative Music Album	Nominated
2010	"Wrong"	Best Short Form Music Video	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	Ultra	Best Foreign Album	Nominated
2001	Exciter	Best Foreign Rock Album	Nominated
2005	Remixes 81–04	Best Foreign Dance Album	Nominated
2006	Playing the Angel	Best Foreign Dance Album	Nominated
2010	Sounds of the Universe	Pop-Rock Album of the Year	Nominated
2012	Themselves	Electronic Music Production of the Year	Nominated
2014	Delta Machine	Pop-Rock Album of the Year	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Remixes 81–04	Best CD Compilation	Nominated
2006	Themselves	Best Dance Artist (Group)	Won
2007	Themselves	Best Dance Artist (Group)	Won
2010	"Wrong"	Best Electro Track	Nominated
2010	"Wrong"	Best Music Video	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1994	"I Feel You"	International Hit of the Year	Nominated
1999	Martin Gore	International Achievement	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Themselves	Electronic Music	Won
2010	Themselves	Best Rock in Foreign Language	Nominated
2018	Themselves	Best Rock in Foreign Language	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	Themselves	Best Band Website	Nominated
2002		Best Live Act	Nominated
2006		Best Group	Won
2007		Best Inter Act	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	"Personal Jesus"	Best Post-Modern Video	Nominated
1993	"I Feel You"	Best Group Video	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1993	Songs of Faith and Devotion	Best Album	Nominated
1993	Themselves	Best Group	Nominated
1997	Themselves	Best Alternative	Nominated
1997	Ultra	Best Album	Won
2001	Exciter	Best Album	Nominated
2001	Themselves	Best Group	Nominated
2006		Best Group	Won
		Best Alternative	Nominated
	Playing the Angel	Best Album	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	"Personal Jesus"	Best Alternative Video	Nominated
2013	"Soothe My Soul"	Best Director of a Band	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2002	Themselves	International Duo/Group of the Year	Nominated	^[24]
2002	Themselves	Music Website of the Year	Nominated	^[24]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Themselves	Innovation Award	Won
2017		Best Act in the World Today	Nominated
2017		Best Live Act	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2010	Themselves	Best Band	Nominated	^[28]
2010	Themselves	Best Live Band	Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	A Broken Frame	Best Album	Nominated
1983	Themselves	Best Group	Nominated
1984			Nominated
1985			Nominated
1986			Nominated

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	"Wrong"	Best Rock Video	Nominated
2009	"Wrong"	Best Visual Effects in a Video	Nominated
2011	"Personal Jesus 2011"	Best Alternative Video	Won

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1997	"Barrel of a Gun"	Best International Video	Nominated	^[30]
1997	Themselves	Best International Surprise	Nominated
1998		Best International Surprise	Nominated
		Best International Group	Nominated
		Best International Enjoyment	Nominated
	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Nominated
2001		Best International Male	Nominated
		Best International Personality	Nominated
	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated
	Themselves	Best International Surprise	Nominated
	Exciter	Best International Album	Nominated
	"Dream On"	Best International Song	Nominated
	"I Feel Loved"	Best International Video	Nominated
2005	"Precious"	Best International Video	Nominated	^[31]
	"Precious"	Best International Song	Nominated
	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated
	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Nominated
	Playing the Angel	Best International Album	Nominated
2006	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated
	"Martyr"	Best International Song	Nominated
	Touring the Angel: Live in Milan	Best International Music DVD	Won
	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Won
2007			Nominated
2008			Nominated
2008	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated
2009	Themselves	Best International Group	Won
	Sounds of the Universe	Best International Album	Nominated
	"Wrong"	Best International Video	Nominated
	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Nominated
2010	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Nominated
	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated
	Sounds of the Universe	Best International Album	Nominated
	Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09	Best International Music DVD	Nominated
2011	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Won	^[32]
2013	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Nominated
	Delta Machine	Best International Album	Won
	Themselves	Best International Group	Nominated
		Best International Live	Won
2014		Best International Live	Nominated
2015	Dave Gahan	Best International Male	Nominated

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Year	Nominated work	Award/honor	Nominator
1989	Black Celebration	The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (#15)^[33]	Spin
1989	"Behind the Wheel/Route 66"	100 Greatest Singles of All Time (#30)^[34]	Spin
1992	Speak & Spell	The NME's 20 Near-As-Dam-It Perfect Initial Efforts!	NME
1992	"Everything Counts"	NME Writers 100 Best Indie Singles Ever (#23)	NME
1999	"Enjoy the Silence"	Top 100 Singles of All Time (#85)	Q
2000	"Just Can't Get Enough"	100 Greatest Pop Songs (#69)^[35]	Rolling Stone
2002	101	Readers Top 100 Albums (#80)^[36]
2003	Violator	The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (#342)
	"Personal Jesus"	500 Greatest Songs of All Time (#368)
	Violator	100 Greatest Albums Ever (#79)	Q
	"Personal Jesus"	1001 best songs ever (#472)^[37]
	"Never Let Me Down Again"	1001 best songs ever (#599)
	"Just Can't Get Enough"	The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born (#62)^[38]	Blender
	The Singles 86>98	500 CDs You Must Own^[39]	Blender
2004	Themselves	50 Bands That Changed The World!^[40]	Q
	Music for the Masses	The 500 Best Albums of All Time (#194)	Rolling Stone (Germany)
	Songs of Faith and Devotion	The 500 Best Albums of All Time (#337)^[41]
	"Personal Jesus"	The 500 Best Songs of All Time (#202)
2005	Violator	100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005 (#103)^[42]	Spin
	Catching Up with Depeche Mode	The Ten Greatest Compilations of the Spin Era (#2)	Spin
	Violator	The Ultimate Music Collection^[43]	Q
	Music for the Masses	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die	Robert Dimery
	Violator	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
	"Never Let Me Down Again"	1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die
	"Personal Jesus"	1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die
	"Enjoy the Silence"	1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die
2006	"Personal Jesus"	100 greatest songs of all time (#83)^[40]	Q
	"Personal Jesus"	Best of the 80's (#20)^[40]
	"Personal Jesus"	Top 20 Albums and Singles of the Lifetime of Q Magazine (#15)
	"Just Can't Get Enough"	100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (#66)	VH1
	Black Celebration	Treble's Best Albums of the 80's (#6 in 1986's top ten)^[44]	Treble
2007	Dave Gahan	100 Greatest Singers (#73)^[40]	Q
2008	Violator	Best British Albums (#15)^[40]
	Songs of Faith and Devotion	Best British Albums (#36)
	Violator	50 Years of Great British Music^[40]
	Violator	Treble's Best Albums of the 90's (#1 in 1990's top ten)^[45]	Treble
2009	Tour of the Universe	Billboard's Top Tours (#20)^[46]	Billboard
2009	"Wrong"	The Top Music Videos of 2009^[47]	Pitchfork
2010	Dave Gahan	The 100 Greatest Frontmen (#27)^[48]	Q
	Themselves	100 greatest artists of all time (#98)^[49]	VH1
	"Enjoy the Silence"	The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s (#15)^[50]	Pitchfork
	Violator	100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (#57)^[51]	Rolling Stone
2011	Violator	The 250 Best Albums of Q Magazine's Lifetime (#43)^[52]	Q
	Violator	Best albums of the 1990s (#37)^[53]	Slant Magazine
	"People Are People"	500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll^[54]	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2012	Music for the Masses	Best albums of the 1980s (#75)^[55]	Slant Magazine
	Dave Gahan	Xfm's Greatest Frontmen of All Time – The Top 20 (#3)^[56]	Xfm
	Violator	HMV's Best British Albums (#2)^[57]	HMV
2015	"Never Let Me Down Again"	The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (#59)^[58]	Pitchfork
2018	Music for the Masses	The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (#77)^[59]
2022	"Enjoy the Silence"	The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s (#106)^[60]
2022	Violator	The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (#136)^[61]