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.
| Dave Gahan discography | |
|---|---|
 Gahan performing with Depeche Mode at the O2 Wireless Festival in June 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 7 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 13 |
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
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| UK | AUT | DEN | FRA | GER | ITA | SPA | SWE | SWI | US | ||
| Paper Monsters | 36 | 43 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 5 | 10 | 127 | |
| Hourglass |
| 50 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 120 |
| The Light the Dead See (with Soulsavers) |
| 69 | 49 | — | 120 | 12 | — | — | — | 30 | — |
| Angels & Ghosts (with Soulsavers) |
| 27 | 18 | — | 33 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 54 | 5 | — |
| Imposter (with Soulsavers) |
| 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 |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Detais |
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| Hourglass: Remixes |
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Extended plays
As lead artist
| Title | Detais |
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| Live from SoHo |
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As featured artist
| Title | Detais |
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| Manuscript |
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Singles
As lead artist
| 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" (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" (SixToes featuring Dave Gahan) | 2013 | The Morning After |
| "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (Martyn LeNoble and Christian Eigner featuring Mark Lanegan and Dave Gahan) | 2016 | Non-album single |
| "Where I Wait" (Null + Void featuring Dave Gahan) | 2017 | Cryosleep |
| "Ocean" (Goldfrapp featuring Dave Gahan) | 2018 | Silver Eye |
| "Shock Collar" (Humanist featuring Dave Gahan) | 2020 | Humanist |
| "Stop Speaking" (Jennylee featuring Dave Gahan) | 2022 | Heart Tax |
| "Does That Hurt?" (OLI featuring Dave Gahan) | 2022 | Non-album single |
Guest appearances
| 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 | various | The Metallica Blacklist |
| "Chains" (with Kurt Uenala) | 2023 | various | The Raveonettes Presents: Rip It Off |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Detais |
|---|---|
| Live Monsters |
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Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Dirty Sticky Floors" | 2003 | Arni and Kinski |
| "Dirty Sticky Floors" (BRAT's web version) | Arni, Kinski and Daniel Barassi | |
| "I Need You" | Arni and Kinski | |
| "I Need You" (BRAT's web version) | Arni, Kinski and Daniel Barassi | |
| "Bottle Living" | Uwe Flade | |
| "Kingdom" | 2007 | Jaron Albertin |
| "Saw Something" | Barney Clay |
See also
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- Dave Gahan at AllMusic
- Dave Gahan discography at Discogs
- Dave Gahan discography at MusicBrainz