Exciter
by Depeche Mode
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Exciter is ranked 13th best out of 47 albums by Depeche Mode on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Depeche Mode is Violator which is ranked number 92 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,182.
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Exciter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 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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| ! | 06/23/2026 19:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,468 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 19:08 |  serpico | 899 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 14:09 |  ExTeaSea | 5,235 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2026 23:05 | Jemegra | 16 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2025 12:02 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,792 | 82/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.7/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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santropez 09/22/2019 00:10 | #242898
Favourite track: "The Dead Of Night"
Least-favourite track: "Comatose"
With the exception of "Dream on", Exciter fails to have anything really memorable about it.
Exciter, is probably the first Depeche Mode album where there isn't a killer single to go along with it. Dream on, shine, and, freelove, are the easily the strongest tracks, but they certainly aren't up there with their best 45's. Still, it's more consistent than, ultra, but it does feel a little overlong. Ten tracks would have been perfect, and probably would have been in the eighties, but in the CD age albums have to be around an hour long, and that leaves too much filler. This record is a perfect example of that.
Not a great album, but I do really like Shine.
latenighttv 08/21/2014 17:58 | #120006 | TOP COMMENT
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Agree with Bach, and for me it's also the band's most progressive and most soulful album. Electronica is rarely as beautiful as 'When The Body Speaks' or as comforting as 'Goodnight Lovers'.
Bach 10/06/2013 21:18 | #87733 | TOP COMMENT
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Their most underrated album.
Best tracks: Freelove, I Feel Loved, When the Body Speaks, Breathe.
Best Tracks: Freelove, Dream On
lightmyway 05/08/2012 08:01 | #41820
It's just a little dull. None of the songs really jump out at me. I remember being pretty disappointed by this at the time.
paladisiac 12/11/2011 04:56 | #32654 | TOP COMMENT
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Mostly follows in the template set by "Ultra" (which is basically what they've been rehashing since). "dream on" and "shine" is a nice 1-2 punch to open the album. "the dead of night" is a fun, siren-inflected romp that unfortunately blunts its own momentum. A couple of other good ideas on here, but the "Ultra" template (since) has become staid for me.
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