Dave Gahan discography explained

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, as well as number five in Germany and Sweden. The album spawned three singles, all of which reached the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. 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. The album's lead single, "Kingdom", reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States.^[2]

Albums

Studio albums

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Details	Peak chart positions
UK [3]	AUT [4]	DEN [5]	FRA [6]	GER [7]	ITA [8]	SPA [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	US [12]
Paper Monsters	Released: 2 June 2003 Label: Mute Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, cassette, digital download	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	Released: 21 May 2012 Label: V2 Formats: CD, LP, digital download	69	49	—	120	12	—	—	—	30	—
Angels & Ghosts	Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download	27	18	—	33	5	7	46	54	5	—
Imposter	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.

Compilation albums

Extended plays

As featured artist

Singles

As lead artist

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Year	Peak chart positions										Album
UK	AUT	DEN	FRA	GER	IRE [16]	ITA	SPA	SWE	SWI
"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)	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Soundtrack to Live Monsters
"Kingdom"	2007	44	41	3	—	10	—	4	1	37	—	Hourglass
"Saw Something" / "Deeper and Deeper"	2008	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	2	—	—
"All of This and Nothing"	2015	—	—	—	166	—	—	—	—	—	—	Angels & Ghosts
"Shine"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Metal Heart"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Imposter
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Low Guns"[17]	2013	The Morning After
"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"[18]	2016
"Where I Wait"[19]	2017	Cryosleep
"Ocean"	2018	Silver Eye
"Shock Collar"[20]	2020	Humanist
"Stop Speaking"	2022	Heart Tax
"Does That Hurt?"[21]	2022
"Brother"[22]	2024	On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World

Guest appearances

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Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"A Song for Europe"	1997	various	Dream Home Heartaches: Remaking/Remodeling Roxy Music[23]
"Reload"	2003	Junkie XL	[24]
"Nostalgia"	2008	Mirror	Mirror[25]
"Visitors"	2009	FrYars	Dark Young Hearts[26]
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

Music videos

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Year	Director(s)
"Dirty Sticky Floors"	2003	Arni and Kinski[27]
"Dirty Sticky Floors"		Arni, Kinski and Daniel Barassi
"I Need You"		Arni and Kinski
"I Need You"		Arni, Kinski and Daniel Barassi
"Bottle Living"		Uwe Flade
"Kingdom"	2007	Jaron Albertin
"Saw Something"		Barney Clay[28]

See also

• Depeche Mode discography

External links

Notes and References

1. Depeche Mode: The Best Of, Volume 1 . . November 2006 . 16 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109145637/http://bestof.depechemode.com/ . November 9, 2014.
2. Dave Gahan Chart History (Dance Club Songs) . . 22 January 2021 . 17 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117205838/https://www.billboard.com/artist/dave-gahan/chart-history/dsi/ . live .
3. Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
   • All except noted: Web site: Dave Gahan full Official Chart History . . 22 January 2021 . 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429082550/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/529/dave-gahan/ . live .
   • "Saw Something" / "Deeper and Deeper" Web site: Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Gina G – GZA . Zobbel.de . 22 January 2021 . 24 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181024110554/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_G.HTM . live .
4. Web site: Discographie Dave Gahan . austriancharts.at . de . 9 June 2008 . 14 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114174055/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Gahan . live .
5. Web site: Discography Dave Gahan . danishcharts.dk . 22 January 2021 . 10 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510015720/https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Gahan . live .
6. Web site: Discographie Dave Gahan . lescharts.com . fr . 9 June 2008 . 14 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114220357/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Gahan . live .
7. Web site: Discographie von Dave Gahan . de . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 22 January 2021.
8. Peak chart positions in Italy:
   • Albums: Web site: Search for: Dave Gahan (Album) . italiancharts.com . 22 January 2021.
   • Singles: Web site: Search for: Dave Gahan (Song) . italiancharts.com . 22 January 2021.
9. Peak chart positions in Spain:
   • All albums except Paper Monsters: Web site: Search for: Dave Gahan (Album) . spanishcharts.com . 22 January 2021.
   • Paper Monsters: Book: Salaverrie, Fernando . September 2005 . Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 . es . 1st . Madrid . . 84-8048-639-2.
   • Singles: Web site: Search for: Dave Gahan (Song) . spanishcharts.com . 22 January 2021.
10. Web site: Discography Dave Gahan . swedishcharts.com . 9 June 2008 . 14 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114214210/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Gahan . live .
11. Web site: Dave Gahan . hitparade.ch . de . 22 January 2021 . 11 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200611045126/https://hitparade.ch/artist/Dave_Gahan#charts . live .
12. Dave Gahan Chart History (Billboard 200) . Billboard . 22 January 2021 . 17 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117180155/https://www.billboard.com/artist/dave-gahan/chart-history/tlp/ . live .
13. Web site: Top Albums (Week 51, 2021). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 27 December 2021. 27 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227112214/http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=51%3F&annee=2021&categorie=Top%20Albums. live.
14. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 12.11.2021 al 18.11.2021). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 20 November 2021. 17 November 2021. https://archive.today/20211117210042/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl%23/charts/2/2011/10#/charts/1/2021/46. live.
15. Web site: Kurt Uenala.com . 22 December 2022 . 22 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222142331/http://www.kurtuenala.com/ . live .
16. Web site: Discography Dave Gahan . irish-charts.com . 22 January 2021 . 16 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151216190620/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Gahan . live .
17. Web site: Low Guns (feat. Dave Gahan) – Single by SixToes . . 22 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122194645/https://music.apple.com/us/album/low-guns-feat-dave-gahan-single/875915202 . live .
18. Web site: Cat People (Putting Out Fire) [feat. Mark Lanegan & Dave Gahan] – Single by Martyn Lenoble & Christian Eigner ]. Apple Music . 22 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122173648/https://music.apple.com/us/album/cat-people-putting-out-fire-feat-mark-lanegan-dave/1130448311 . live .
19. Web site: Where I Wait (feat. Dave Gahan) – Null+Void . . 22 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122200133/https://www.beatport.com/release/where-i-wait-feat-dave-gahan/2121366 . live .
20. Web site: Shock Collar (feat. Dave Gahan) (IYEARA Remix) – Single by Humanist . Apple Music . 22 January 2021 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122200914/https://music.apple.com/us/album/shock-collar-feat-dave-gahan-iyeara-remix-single/1521882427 . live .
21. Web site: Wonderland. NEW NOISE: OLI. 18 March 2022. 25 March 2022. 16 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220516124402/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/03/14/oli-does-that-hurt/. live.
22. Web site: Humanist's Dave Gahan Sung 'Brother' Is A Mark Lanegan Tribute . Clash Music . 11 June 2024 . 4 July 2024 .
23. Web site: Sakamoto . John . John Sakamoto . Ex-Durannie makes Roxy Music tribute album . https://archive.today/20120324101424/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Roxy_Music/1997/06/20/749355.html . usurped . 24 March 2012 . . June 20, 1997 . 25 October 2007 .
24. Web site: Jeffries . David . Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin – Junkie XL . AllMusic . 22 January 2021 . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026214852/https://www.allmusic.com/album/radio-jxl-a-broadcast-from-the-computer-hell-cabin-mw0000334700 . live .
25. Web site: Dave appears on new Mirror album . DaveGahan.com . 3 October 2008 . 23 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121034938/http://www.davegahan.com/news/index.html . 21 November 2008.
26. Web site: Download: FrYars . . 15 December 2008 . 2 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327072204/http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1641&Itemid=28 . 27 March 2009.
27. Web site: Video . DaveGahan.com . 27 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213021940/http://papermonsters.davegahan.com/video/index.html . 13 February 2008.
28. Web site: AJohnson . Video: Dave Gahan "Saw Something" . Prefix . 13 December 2007 . 22 January 2021 . 25 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180525004825/http://www.prefixmag.com/news/dave-gahan-saw-something/16454/ . live .