Dave Gahan discography
Gahan performing with Depeche Mode at the O2 Wireless Festival in June 2006
Studio albums5
Live albums2
Compilation albums1
Video albums1
Music videos7
EPs1
Singles13

The discography of English singer Dave Gahan consists of three studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one extended play, 13 singles (including five as a featured artist), one video album and seven music videos. Gahan debuted in 1980 as lead singer of the electronic music band Depeche Mode. The group achieved worldwide success, producing 14 top-10 singles in the United Kingdom and selling over 100 million records worldwide.[1]

Gahan released his solo debut album Paper Monsters in June 2003. The album, which was composed with Gahan's close friend Knox Chandler, peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart,[2] as well as number five in Germany and Sweden.[3][4] The album spawned three singles, all of which reached the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.[2] Live Monsters, a live video album, and its companion album Soundtrack to Live Monsters were released the following year. His second studio album, Hourglass, was released in October 2007, reaching number 50 in the United Kingdom and number two in Germany.[2][3] The album's lead single, "Kingdom", reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States.[5]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[2] 		AUT
[6] 		DEN
[7] 		FRA
[8] 		GER
[3] 		ITA
[9] 		SPA
[10] 		SWE
[4] 		SWI
[11] 		US
[12]
Paper Monsters 36 43 11 21 5 10 61 5 10 127
Hourglass
  • Released: 22 October 2007
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download
 50 15 16 18 2 8 18 24 5 120
The Light the Dead See
(with Soulsavers)
  • Released: 21 May 2012
  • Label: V2
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 69 49 — 120 12 — — — 30 —
Angels & Ghosts
(with Soulsavers)
  • Released: 23 October 2015
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 27 18 — 33 5 7 46 54 5 —
Imposter
(with Soulsavers)
  • Released: 12 November 2021
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 65 11 — 151
[13]		 12 27
[14]		 — — 9 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Detais
Soundtrack to Live Monsters[A]
  • Released: 1 March 2004
  • Label: Mute
  • Format: Digital download

Compilation albums

Title Detais
Hourglass: Remixes
  • Released: 11 March 2008
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: LP+CD, digital download

Extended plays

As lead artist

Title Detais
Live from SoHo[A]
  • Released: 17 December 2007
  • Label: Mute
  • Format: Digital download

As featured artist

Title Detais
Manuscript[16]
  • Released: 16 December 2022
  • Main artist: Kurt Uenala
  • Label: HFN Music
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2] 		AUT
[6] 		DEN
[7] 		FRA
[8] 		GER
[3] 		IRE
[17] 		ITA
[9] 		SPA
[10] 		SWE
[4] 		SWI
[11]
"Dirty Sticky Floors" 2003 18 — 5 57 6 40 7 — 18 81 Paper Monsters
"I Need You" 27 — 15 — 23 — 35 55 11 —
"Bottle Living" / "Hold On" 36 — — — 19 — — — — —
"A Little Piece" (live)[B] 2004 — — — — — — — — — — Soundtrack to Live Monsters
"Kingdom"[C] 2007 44 41 3 — 10 — 4 1 37 — Hourglass
"Saw Something" / "Deeper and Deeper" 2008 — — — — 23 — — 2 — —
"All of This and Nothing"
(with Soulsavers) 		2015 — — — 166 — — — — — — Angels & Ghosts
"Shine"
(with Soulsavers) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Metal Heart"
(with Soulsavers) 		2021 — — — — — — — — — — Imposter
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"Low Guns"[20]
(SixToes featuring Dave Gahan) 		2013 The Morning After
"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"[21]
(Martyn LeNoble and Christian Eigner
featuring Mark Lanegan and Dave Gahan) 		2016 Non-album single
"Where I Wait"[22]
(Null + Void featuring Dave Gahan) 		2017 Cryosleep
"Ocean"
(Goldfrapp featuring Dave Gahan) 		2018 Silver Eye
"Shock Collar"[23]
(Humanist featuring Dave Gahan) 		2020 Humanist
"Stop Speaking"
(Jennylee featuring Dave Gahan) 		2022 Heart Tax
"Does That Hurt?"[24]
(OLI featuring Dave Gahan) 		2022 Non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"A Song for Europe" 1997 various Dream Home Heartaches: Remaking/Remodeling Roxy Music[25]
"Reload" 2003 Junkie XL Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin[26]
"Nostalgia" 2008 Mirror Mirror[27]
"Visitors" 2009 FrYars Dark Young Hearts[28]
All tracks, except "La Ribera" and "Point Sur Pt. 1". 2012 Soulsavers The Light the Dead See
"Nothing Else Matters" 2021 various The Metallica Blacklist
"Chains" (with Kurt Uenala) 2023 various The Raveonettes Presents: Rip It Off

Videography

Video albums

Title Detais
Live Monsters
  • Released: 1 March 2004
  • Label: Mute
  • Format: DVD

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Dirty Sticky Floors" 2003 Arni and Kinski[29]
"Dirty Sticky Floors" (BRAT's web version) Arni, Kinski and Daniel Barassi[29]
"I Need You" Arni and Kinski[29]
"I Need You" (BRAT's web version) Arni, Kinski and Daniel Barassi[29]
"Bottle Living" Uwe Flade[29]
"Kingdom" 2007 Jaron Albertin[15]
"Saw Something" Barney Clay[30]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Soundtrack to Live Monsters and Live from SoHo were released exclusively through iTunes.[15]
  2. ^ "A Little Piece" (live) was released as a digital download through Gahan's official website.[18]
  3. ^ "Kingdom" also appears on Lost Boys: The Tribe (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) (2008).[19]

References

  1. ^ "Depeche Mode: The Best Of, Volume 1" (Press release). Mute Records. November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
  3. ^ a b c d "Discographie von Dave Gahan" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Discography Dave Gahan". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Dave Gahan Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Discographie Dave Gahan". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Discography Dave Gahan". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Discographie Dave Gahan". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  9. ^ a b Peak chart positions in Italy:
  10. ^ a b Peak chart positions in Spain:
  11. ^ a b "Dave Gahan". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Dave Gahan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Albums (Week 51, 2021)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 12.11.2021 al 18.11.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Releases". DaveGahan.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  16. ^ Kurt Uenala.com
  17. ^ "Discography Dave Gahan". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  18. ^ ""A Little Piece" – Digital Download". DaveGahan.com. 9 February 2004. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  19. ^ "Lost Boys: The Tribe – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Low Guns (feat. Dave Gahan) – Single by SixToes". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Cat People (Putting Out Fire) [feat. Mark Lanegan & Dave Gahan] – Single by Martyn Lenoble & Christian Eigner". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Where I Wait (feat. Dave Gahan) – Null+Void". Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Shock Collar (feat. Dave Gahan) (IYEARA Remix) – Single by Humanist". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  24. ^ "NEW NOISE: OLI". Wonderland. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  25. ^ Sakamoto, John (20 June 1997). "Ex-Durannie makes Roxy Music tribute album". Jam! Showbiz Music. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2007.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  26. ^ Jeffries, David. "Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin – Junkie XL". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Dave appears on new Mirror album". DaveGahan.com. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  28. ^ "Download: FrYars". Fact. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  29. ^ a b c d e "Video". DaveGahan.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  30. ^ AJohnson (13 December 2007). "Video: Dave Gahan "Saw Something"". Prefix. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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