List of awards and nominations received by Depeche Mode explained

Depeche Mode
Wins:32
Nominations:112
Billboardw:0
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Britw:1
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Echow:2
Echon:9
Grammyw:0
Grammyn:5
Ivorw:1
Ivorn:1
Meteorw:0
Meteorn:1
Mtveuropew:1
Mtveuropen:3
Mtvvideow:0
Mtvvideon:2
Qw:1
Qn:2
Award1:UK MVA
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Award1n:2
Award2:Viva Comet
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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.

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

! |-| 1991| "Enjoy the Silence"| Most Performed Song| | [2]

Antville Music Video Awards

|-| rowspan="2"| 2009| rowspan="2"| "Wrong"| Best Narrative Video| |-| Best Cinematography|

BMI London Awards

!Ref.|-| 2007| "Precious"| Pop Award | | |-| 2021| "Enjoy the Silence"| 5 Million Award| | [3]

BT Digital Music Awards

!Ref.|-| 2002| www.depechemode.com| People's Choice Award| | [4]

Beatport Music Awards

|-| 2010| "Hole to Feed" (Popof vocal mix)| Best Techno Track|

Billboard Music Awards

! |-| rowspan="4"| 1985| rowspan="3"| Themselves| Top Hot 100 Artist| | rowspan="4"| [5] |-| Top Billboard 200 Artist| |-| Top Billboard 200 Artist – Duo/Group| |-| Some Great Reward| Top Billboard 200 Album| |-| rowspan="3"| 1987| Themselves| Top Dance Club Play Artist| | rowspan="3"| [6] |-| rowspan="2"| "Strangelove"| Top Dance Club Play Single| |-| Top Dance Sales 12' Single| |-| rowspan="2"| 2007| Themselves| Top Electronic Artist| | rowspan="2"| [7] |-| The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1| rowspan="2"| Top Electronic Album| |-| rowspan="2"| 2009| Sounds of the Universe| | rowspan="2"| [8] |-| Themselves| Top Electronic Artist|

Bravo Otto Awards

|-| 1986| rowspan="2"| Themselves| rowspan="2"| Best Rock Group (Bronze)| |-| 1987|

Brit Awards

|-| 1982| Themselves| Best British Newcomer| |-| rowspan="2"| | rowspan="2"| "Enjoy the Silence"| Best British Single| |-| Best British Video| |-| | "I Feel You"| Best British Video|

Camerimage

! |-| rowspan="2"| 2009| rowspan="2"| "Wrong"| Best Music Video| |[9] |-| Best Cinematography| |[10]

Classic Pop Readers' Awards

! |-| 2018| rowspan="2"| Themselves| rowspan="2"| Group of the Year| | [11] |-| 2019| | [12] |-| 2020| Black Celebration / Music for the Masses: The 12″ Singles| Compilation of the Year| |[13]

D&AD Awards

! |-| 1988| "Behind the Wheel"| Individual Video | | [14] |-| 1999| The Singles 86>98| Individual Compact Discs, Tapes or Record Sleeves| | [15] |-| 2010| "Wrong"| Music Video| | [16]

Echo Award

|-| 1998| rowspan="5"| Themselves | rowspan="5"| Best International Group| rowspan="7" |-| 1999|-| 2002|-| 2006|-| 2007|-| 2007| | Music DVD of the Year|-| 2010| Sounds of the Universe| Album of the Year|-| 2010| rowspan="2"| Themselves | rowspan="2"| Best International Group| rowspan="2" |-| 2014|-| 2014| Delta Machine| Album of the Year| rowspan="2" |-| 2018| Themselves | Best International Group

GAFFA Awards

Denmark GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991, the GAFFA Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name.! |-| 2001| rowspan="2"| Themselves| Foreign Live Name| | rowspan="3"| [17] |-| rowspan="2"| 2005| Best Foreign Band| |-| Playing the Angel| Best Foreign Album| |}

Sweden GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 2010, the GAFFA Awards (Swedish: GAFFA Priset) are a Swedish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.! |-| 2018| Themselves| Best Foreign Band| | [18] |}

Grammy Awards

|-| 1995| Devotional| Best Long Form Music Video| |-| 2001| "I Feel Loved"| rowspan="2"| Best Dance Recording| |-| 2007| "Suffer Well"| |-| rowspan="2"| 2010| Sounds of the Universe| Best Alternative Music Album| |-| "Wrong"| Best Short Form Music Video|

Hungarian Music Awards

|-| 1998| Ultra| Best Foreign Album| |-| 2001| Exciter| Best Foreign Rock Album| |-| 2005| Remixes 81–04| rowspan="2"| Best Foreign Dance Album| |-| 2006| Playing the Angel| |-| 2010| Sounds of the Universe| Pop-Rock Album of the Year | |-| 2012| Themselves | Electronic Music Production of the Year| |-| 2014| Delta Machine| Pop-Rock Album of the Year|

International Dance Music Awards

|-| 2005| Remixes 81–04| Best CD Compilation | |-| 2006| rowspan="2"| Themselves | rowspan="2"| Best Dance Artist (Group)| |-| 2007| |-| rowspan="2"| 2010| rowspan="2"| "Wrong"| Best Electro Track| |-| Best Music Video|

Ivor Novello Awards

|-| 1994| "I Feel You"| International Hit of the Year| |-| 1999| Martin Gore| International Achievement|

Lunas del Auditorio

|-| 2007| Themselves| Electronic Music | |-| 2010| rowspan="2"| Themselves | rowspan="2"| Best Rock in Foreign Language| |-| 2018|

MTV Europe Music Awards

|-| 2001| rowspan="4"| Themselves| Best Band Website| |-| 2002| Best Live Act| |-| 2006| Best Group| |-| 2007| Best Inter Act|

MTV Russian Music Awards

|-| 2006| Themselves | Best International Act|

MTV Video Music Awards

|-| | "Personal Jesus"| Best Post-Modern Video| |-| | "I Feel You"| Best Group Video|

Meteor Music Awards

|-| 2006| Playing the Angel| Best International Album|

MidemNet Awards

|-| 2001| Themselves| Best Artist Site Award[19] |

Music Television Awards

|-| rowspan="2"| 1993| Songs of Faith and Devotion| Best Album| |-| rowspan="2"| Themselves | Best Group| |-| rowspan="2"| 1997| Best Alternative | |-| Ultra| rowspan="2"| Best Album| |-| rowspan="2"| 2001| Exciter| |-| rowspan="3"| Themselves | rowspan="2"| Best Group| |-| rowspan="3"| 2006| |-| Best Alternative| |-| Playing the Angel| Best Album|

Music Video Production Awards

|-| 2012| "Personal Jesus"| Best Alternative Video | |-| 2013| "Soothe My Soul"| Best Director of a Band |

Pollstar Concert Industry Awards

|-| 1987| Themselves | Next Major Arena Headliner |

Popkomm Award

|-| 2002| One Night in Paris| Popkomm Music DVD Award|

Porin

! |-| 2011| | Best International Video| | [20]

Q Awards

|-| 2002| rowspan="3"| Themselves| Innovation Award| |-| rowspan="2"| 2017| Best Act in the World Today| |-| Best Live Act|

Rober Awards Music Poll

|-| 2009| "Wrong"| Best Promo Video |

Rockbjornen

|-| 1990| Themselves| Best Foreign Group|

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

! |-| 2020| Themselves| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | | [21]

SER FM Awards

!Ref.|-| 1991| Themselves| Best Group| | [22]

Side-Line Music Awards

|-| rowspan="2"| 2010| rowspan="2"| Themselves| Best Band[23] | |-| Best Live Band|

Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party

|-| 1982| A Broken Frame| Best Album| |-| 1983| rowspan="4"| Themselves | rowspan="4"| Best Group| |-| 1984| |-| 1985| |-| 1986|

UK Music Video Awards

|-| rowspan="2"| 2009| rowspan="2"| "Wrong"| Best Rock Video| |-| Best Visual Effects in a Video| |-| 2011| "Personal Jesus 2011"| Best Alternative Video|

Viva Comet Awards

|-| 2001| Themselves| Best International Artist|

Žebřík Music Awards

! |-| rowspan="2"| 1997| "Barrel of a Gun"| Best International Video| | rowspan="13"| [24] |-| rowspan="4"| Themselves| rowspan="2"| Best International Surprise| |-| rowspan="4"| 1998| |-| Best International Group| |-| Best International Enjoyment| |-| rowspan="3"| Dave Gahan| rowspan="2"| Best International Male| |-| rowspan="7"| 2001| |-| Best International Personality| |-| rowspan="2"| Themselves| Best International Group| |-| Best International Surprise| |-| Exciter| Best International Album| |-| "Dream On"| Best International Song| |-| "I Feel Loved"| rowspan="2"| Best International Video| |-| rowspan="5"| 2005| rowspan="2"| "Precious"| | rowspan="20"| [25] |-| Best International Song| |-| Themselves| Best International Group| |-| Dave Gahan| Best International Male| |-| Playing the Angel| Best International Album| |-| rowspan="4"| 2006| Themselves| Best International Group| |-| "Martyr"| Best International Song| |-| | Best International Music DVD| |-| rowspan="3"| Dave Gahan| rowspan="3"| Best International Male| |-| 2007| |-| rowspan="2"| 2008| |-| rowspan="2"| Themselves| rowspan="2"| Best International Group| |-| rowspan="4"| 2009| |-| Sounds of the Universe| Best International Album| |-| "Wrong"| Best International Video| |-| rowspan="2"| Dave Gahan| rowspan="2"| Best International Male| |-| rowspan="4"| 2010| |-| Themselves| Best International Group| |-| Sounds of the Universe| Best International Album| |-| | Best International Music DVD| |-| 2011| rowspan="2"| Dave Gahan| rowspan="2"| Best International Male| | rowspan="7"| [26] |-| rowspan="4"| 2013| |-| Delta Machine| Best International Album| |-| rowspan="3"| Themselves| Best International Group| |-| rowspan="2"| Best International Live| |-| 2014| |-| 2015| Dave Gahan| Best International Male|

Miscellaneous awards and honors

YearNominated workAward/honorNominator
1989Black CelebrationThe 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (#15)[27] Spin
"Behind the Wheel/Route 66"100 Greatest Singles of All Time (#30)[28]
1992Speak & SpellThe NME's 20 Near-As-Dam-It Perfect Initial Efforts!NME
"Everything Counts"NME Writers 100 Best Indie Singles Ever (#23)
1999"Enjoy the Silence"Top 100 Singles of All Time (#85)Q
2000"Just Can't Get Enough"100 Greatest Pop Songs (#69)[29] Rolling Stone
2002101Readers Top 100 Albums (#80)[30]
2003ViolatorThe 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (#342)
"Personal Jesus"500 Greatest Songs of All Time (#368)
Violator100 Greatest Albums Ever (#79)Q
"Personal Jesus"1001 best songs ever (#472)[31]
"Never Let Me Down Again"1001 best songs ever (#599)
"Just Can't Get Enough"The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born (#62)[32] Blender
The Singles 86>98500 CDs You Must Own[33]
2004Themselves50 Bands That Changed The World![34] Q
Music for the MassesThe 500 Best Albums of All Time (#194)Rolling Stone (Germany)
Songs of Faith and DevotionThe 500 Best Albums of All Time (#337)[35]
"Personal Jesus"The 500 Best Songs of All Time (#202)
2005Violator100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005 (#103)[36] Spin
Catching Up with Depeche ModeThe Ten Greatest Compilations of the Spin Era (#2)
ViolatorThe Ultimate Music Collection[37] Q
Music for the Masses1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You DieRobert Dimery
Violator1001 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)Q
"Personal Jesus"Best of the 80's (#20)
"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 CelebrationTreble's Best Albums of the 80's (#6 in 1986's top ten)[38] Treble
2007Dave Gahan100 Greatest Singers (#73)Q
2008ViolatorBest British Albums (#15)
Songs of Faith and DevotionBest British Albums (#36)
Violator50 Years of Great British Music
ViolatorTreble's Best Albums of the 90's (#1 in 1990's top ten)[39] Treble
2009Tour of the UniverseBillboard's Top Tours (#20)[40] Billboard
"Wrong"The Top Music Videos of 2009[41] Pitchfork
2010Dave GahanThe 100 Greatest Frontmen (#27)[42] Q
Themselves100 greatest artists of all time (#98)[43] VH1
"Enjoy the Silence"The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s (#15)[44] Pitchfork
Violator100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (#57)[45] Rolling Stone
2011ViolatorThe 250 Best Albums of Q Magazine's Lifetime (#43)[46] Q
ViolatorBest albums of the 1990s (#37)[47] Slant Magazine
"People Are People"500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll[48] Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2012Music for the MassesBest albums of the 1980s (#75)[49] Slant Magazine
Dave GahanXfm's Greatest Frontmen of All Time – The Top 20 (#3)[50] Xfm
ViolatorHMV's Best British Albums (#2)[51] HMV
2015"Never Let Me Down Again"The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (#59)[52] Pitchfork
2018Music for the MassesThe 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (#77)[53]
2022"Enjoy the Silence"The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s (#106)[54]
ViolatorThe 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (#136)[55]

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