Talk:Depeche Mode discography

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Could we move this page to List of singles by Depeche Mode or List of Depeche Mode singles? --King of All the Franks 05:07, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I think it would be best if the entire discography were moved to a page like Depeche Mode discography, which appears to be fairly common for bands on Wikipedia. John5008 --- talk 05:21, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
Should I move it now, and somebody else can add the rest of the discography? --King of All the Franks 05:25, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
Done. If anyone sees any major problem created by my move, please fix it, but I think this is much better than separating the singles from the rest of the discography. John5008 --- talk 05:51, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Excuse me; where is Route 66?

The singles discography follows the band's UK releases; "Route 66" is a B-side. John5008 | talk to me 20:06, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

"I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say. I know it doesn't sound the way I planned it to be. But if I had to walk the the world to make you fall for me; I promise you, I promise you I will." These are the lyrics to a song that I always thought was named "I Promise You I Will". Where I grew up in Los Angeles it was played on the radio frequently, however I cannot find any mention of it in the Depeche mode article or discography.

Route 66 and Personal Jesus are perhaps the two Depeche mode songs that most Americans know. Shouldn't it at least be mentioned in the article?

First song you mention is "The Promise" by When in Rome, not Depeche Mode. Secondly, no, I don't believe "Route 66" should be necessarily mentioned, because it's a B-side (it was the B-side in the UK, and it was the B-side in the US), and is covered properly at "Behind the Wheel". The only way I can think of including it is if it charted separately of "Behind the Wheel" (see Dangerous vs. Personal Jesus). John5008 | talk to me 21:51, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
Actually, "Route 66" could be (and will be, I'll take care of it in a second) in a note to the singles section...the version of "Behind the Wheel" that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US was the "Megamix" of the two songs. John5008 | talk to me 21:58, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] re: Charts

I'm going to sorta second the question below. Depeche Mode have scored a LOAD of number ones in Eastern Europe, so the singles chart isn't really a fair representation, how do we fix it? --IceflamePhoenix 20:25, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

It depends. Are these countries where you only have to sell 20 copies to have a no.1 single? Hardly worth it if so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.3.152 (talk) 22:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chart and Sales info

Kudos to the article author. This info is valuable to researchers like myself. How does one go about finding sales and chart info? Do you pay a fee to Billboard and get the data? It doesn't seem to be on their website for free. Also, it seems next to impossible to find non-UK/US chart info on the web. I can find curret stats but nothing archived. Jackbox1971 23:08, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity, why include the Aussie and New Zealand charts but not Germany, Canada, Norway, etc? I realize chart info is a pain to research so I am not going to complain (nice to have archive info on the charts you do have). I know, for example, that the band chart higher and more often in Denmark, Germany, and Spain than even in their homeland. Jackbox1971 01:59, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
I believe the German and Swiss charts are on the German Wikipedia. John5008 | talk to me 03:56, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
That's cool. I didn't have German chart info pre-People Are People so it was helpful. Still, I would love to see a comphrensive "one-stop" chart info article. It is weird how hard it is in this day and age to get what should be relatively straightforward info. I sometimes think record execs don't want anyone to know how well or how bad their artists are doing. Jackbox1971 02:38, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Live Hear Now releases

I was wondering how the 50-date live recordings should be handled in the discography. I think it is unprecedented (I am not sure Pearl Jam released this many official live recordings) and a bit unweildy since if one is to do the entry, he or she would have to be careful to get the dates and set lists correct. I an considering it (as it is getting some attention in my book on the band) but I would prefer to wait until all 48 are released (48 because one show was cut short due to illness, and another was cancelled). Perhaps John, you could do a preliminary entry? Not to say that you can't do the whole shebang if you want, I just didn't want to seem lazy and give you all the work! :) Jackbox1971 01:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Remixes 86>98

I've noticed that the discography page doesn't mention this 2-disc limited edition that was released the time as The Singles 86>98. It was an official release, but I don't remember if it was available as retail so I assume it was a club promo. Anyone knows more? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.200.209.84 (talk • contribs)

It was a promo only release [1], and I assume for simplicity that for the time being, we're sticking with commercial releases. John5008 | talk to me 21:46, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soundtracks?

Was a decision made to include soundtracks such as Until the End of the World (soundtrack)? Шизомби 22:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tributes

I've just noticed that on the Metallica discography page there is the list of tribute ablums. How bout we make one here as well? --77.105.63.158 14:13, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] British singles record

I believe Depeche Mode hold the record for the most British top 20/top 40 hits without having a number one (or even a top three song). I'll try to look this up and verify this: if I can provide a link as proof, surely this would be worth including on this page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.82.121 (talk) 23:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reformatting

I just reformatted the entire article and added references for all chart positions and certifications. I tried to make sure everything is correct, but if you find any mistakes or have any concerns give me a shout. -- Underneath-it-All 00:15, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Everyhit.com

In an attempt to stop the numerous recent reverts becoming a full-blown edit war can I just point Sunil060902 to Wikipedia's policy on on self-published sources: Self-published sources should never be used as third-party sources about living persons. Everyhit.com is a self-published source, if you read the website's about page you'll see that it is simply someone's pet project. The "record" itself is also of questionable notability: Why just the Top 40? Why not Top 10 or Top 75 etc? I suspect the record is set at Top 40 is because Everyhit only covers the Top 40. Despite numerous searches on google I can't seem to find a reference to the record anywhere else. --JD554 (talk) 10:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

OK, I understand about the policies on sources. No further mention of the website will be made to the opener, but having checked my copy of Guiness British Hit Singles I can confirm the original statement is true, to the best of my knowledge. No other act has had more Hits in the UK Top 40 Singles w/o a no. 1. best, Sunil060902 (talk) 11:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Would it be OK to quote British Hit Singles & Albums as a source?
Rationale for Top 40?
Compromise between Top 10s and Top 75s
UK's premier TV chart shows did/do show Top 40 chart run-downs, not Top 75s
best, Sunil060902 (talk) 15:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)