Exciter
by Depeche Mode
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Depeche Mode bestography
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 93 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,091.
(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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Exciter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Exciter rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2001 | 61/100 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 5/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | F2LF: Depeche Mode | 8/14 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2501-2600* | 68/81 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 2001 | 54/60 | 1 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 90 Music Albums of 2001 | 24/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 14 Music Albums of 2001 | 6/14 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 2001 | 79/89 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 102 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 284 | |||
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Exciter ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 08:02 | cicadelic | 14,138 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 19:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,168 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 19:08 |  serpico | 914 | 85/100 |
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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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Exciter forum mentions
pedro1976 05/29/2026 06:33 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
NoisyBeast 04/11/2023 02:20 in What album are you listening to right now?Exciter comments
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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.
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 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.
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'.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/08/2012 08:01 | #41820 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Not a great album, but I do really like Shine.
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