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.
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.
Albums
Studio albums
+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions UKPeak chart positions in the United Kingdom: All except noted: "Saw Something" / "Deeper and Deeper" AUT DEN FRA GER ITAPeak chart positions in Italy: Albums: Singles: SPAPeak chart positions in Spain: All albums except Paper Monsters: Paper Monsters: Singles: SWE SWI US 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 12 27 — — 9 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Detais Soundtrack to Live Monsters 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 Released: 17 December 2007 Label: Mute Format: Digital download
As featured artist Title Detais Manuscript 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 AUT DEN FRA GER IRE 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" 2013 The Morning After "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" 2016 "Where I Wait" 2017 Cryosleep "Ocean" 2018 Silver Eye "Shock Collar" 2020 Humanist"Stop Speaking" 2022Heart Tax"Does That Hurt?" 2022 "Brother" 2024 On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World
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 "Reload" 2003 Junkie XL Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin "Nostalgia" 2008 Mirror Mirror "Visitors" 2009 FrYars Dark Young Hearts All tracks, except "La Ribera" and "Point Sur Pt. 1". 2012 Soulsavers The Light the Dead See "Nothing Else Matters" 2021 variousThe Metallica Blacklist "Chains" (with Kurt Uenala) 2023 various The Raveonettes Presents: Rip It Off "Mother Of Earth" 2023 various The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project "Dolphins" (with Chrissie Hynde) 2025 Chrissie Hynde & Pals Duets Special
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 "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
See also Depeche Mode discography
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