A Broken Frame
by Depeche Mode
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Depeche Mode bestography
A Broken Frame is ranked 12th best out of 46 albums by Depeche Mode on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Depeche Mode is Violator which is ranked number 98 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,165.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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A Broken Frame track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/02/2026 19:08 |  serpico | 813 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 19:46 | FrancK | 520 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 14:36 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 14:17 | Jakor | 5,434 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 23:15 | Exist-en-ciel | 12,858 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 68.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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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.
santropez 04/15/2019 23:40 | #235048
Best track: "Leave In Silence"
Weakest track: "Monument"
Still an above average album overall, but Leave in Silence is the only track I truly enjoy.
A broken frame has some musical progression for Depeche Mode, but easily the worst writing of their career.
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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.
Not their best, but Leave in Silence is great.
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.
timtooky 03/31/2014 21:17 | #108212
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Bach 10/06/2013 21:04 | #87724
Their worst album.
Best tracks: Leave in Silence, The Sun & the Rainfall, My Secret Garden.
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