A Broken Frame (studio album) by Depeche Mode

A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 3,841st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 182 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (60th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (581st)
Award Best albums of all time (3,841st)
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Depeche Mode bestography

A Broken Frame is ranked 9th best out of 44 albums by Depeche Mode on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Depeche Mode is Violator which is ranked number 114 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,622.

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A Broken Frame track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 182 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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80/100
From 05/11/2023 03:23
A lot of "misses," but some stronger songs (though nothing memorable). Still, there are fragments of greatness that will appear on their future records. Some songs indicate a good sense of unusual rhyming or tastefulness in the soundscape. Overall, a reasonably good listen, but nothing essential. 8/10.
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From 04/15/2019 23:40
Best track: "Leave In Silence"
Weakest track: "Monument"
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From 01/19/2019 13:43
Still an above average album overall, but Leave in Silence is the only track I truly enjoy.
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From 12/13/2018 21:53
A broken frame has some musical progression for Depeche Mode, but easily the worst writing of their career.
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90/100
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From 06/05/2016 11:10
Depeche Mode's second album and first without Vince Clarke is probably their weakest album. It's okay, but understandably uncertain. Acceptable considering the situation but more will certainly be expected the next time round.
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45/100
From 01/03/2015 21:06
Not their best, but Leave in Silence is great.
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From 11/08/2014 21:20
A lighter sound works well with them. Still this is when they were finding there way in music world. Nothing to be ashamed of here.
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55/100
From 10/06/2013 21:04
Their worst album.
Best tracks: Leave in Silence, The Sun & the Rainfall, My Secret Garden.
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Best Albums of 1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
3. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
4. Pornography by The Cure
5. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
6. Avalon by Roxy Music
7. 1999 by Prince
8. Rio by Duran Duran
9. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
10. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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