TOTAL RECORD SALES (According to EMI)
More than 100 million copies

TOTAL ALBUM SALES (According to EMI)
More than 75 million copies

STUDIO ALBUMS
Year Album Copies Source
1981 Speak And Spell
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   Wikipedia 2011-01
1982 A Broken Frame ~ 2.600.000   Wikipedia 2011-01  Wikipedia screenshot
1983 Construction Time Again ~ 2.800.000   Wikipedia 2011-01  Wikipedia screenshot
1984 Some Great Reward ~ 4.100.000   Wikipedia 2011-01
1986 Black Celebration ~ 4.400.000   Wikipedia 2011-01
1987 Music For The Masses ~ 5.700.000   Wikipedia 2011-01
1990 Violator ~ 15.000.000   Wikipedia 2011-01
1993 Songs Of Faith And Devotion ~ 7.325.000   Wikipedia 2011-01, Wikipedia 2021-01 4.000.000
1997 ULTRA ~ 4.650.000   Wikipedia 2011-01, Wikipedia 2001-05 4.000.000
2001 Exciter ~ 3.400.000   Wikipedia 2011-01, Wikipedia 2021-01 3.000.000
2005 Playing The Angel ~ 4.850.000   Wikipedia 2011-01, Wikipedia 2011-03 1.600.000
2009 Sounds Of The Universe ~ 3.250.000   Wikipedia 2011-01
2013 Delta Machine ~ 1.100.000   Mediatraffic Albums Countdown 2013 in December 2013
2017 Spirit ~ 705.000   Wikipedia until Sept 2017, Wikipedia 2019-08 800.000

(All figures is taken from wikipedia 2011-01 except DELTA MACHINE taken from Mediatraffic Albums Countdown 2013 in December 2013)


Year Album Copies Source
1981 Speak And Spell
3.122.500
   chartmasters.org 2024-11-18
1982 A Broken Frame 2.605.000   chartmasters.org 2024-10-31
1983 Construction Time Again 2.907.500   chartmasters.org 2024-12-26
1984 Some Great Reward 3.885.000   chartmasters.org 2024-12-01
1986 Black Celebration 4.397.500   chartmasters.org 2024-12-21
1987 Music For The Masses 5.577.500   chartmasters.org 2024-12-26
1990 Violator 10.400.000   chartmasters.org 2024-11-25
1993 Songs Of Faith And Devotion 4.627.500   chartmasters.org 2024-11-18
1997 ULTRA 3.650.000   chartmasters.org 2025-01-03
2001 Exciter 2.812.500   chartmasters.org 2024-09-29
2005 Playing The Angel 2.570.000   chartmasters.org 2024-10-31
2009 Sounds Of The Universe 1.617.500   chartmasters.org 2024-10
2013 Delta Machine 1.317.500   chartmasters.org 2024-11-25
2017 Spirit 825.000   chartmasters.org 2024-09
2023 Memento Mori 530.000   chartmasters.org 2025-01-03

Year Album Copies Source
1989 101
4.452.500
   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
1985 The Singles 81>85 4.052.500   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
1998 The Singles 86>98 3.707.500   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
2006 The Best Of (Volume 1) 3.320.000   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
1985 Catching Up With Depeche Mode 2.445.000   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
1984 People Are People 1.665.000   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
2004 Remixes 81····04 1.515.000   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
1993 Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live 920.000   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
2014 Live In Berlin (A Film By Anton Corbijn) 415.000   chartmasters.org 2024-11-08
2011 Remixes 2. 81-11 317.500   chartmasters.org 2024-12-26