Friday, June 16, 2023

Weekly's Best - Violator

In this edition of Weekly's Best, Enjoy the Silence is your top favorite.  In this post, I am following in the footsteps of one memorable Depeche Mode classic to another - Violator.

Released in March 1990

7th studio album 

Launched international fame and success

No. 2 on UK Albums Chart
No. 7 on Billboard 200
No. 342 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 
(2003 & 2012)
No. 167 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)

"...a quintessential benchmark of pop, rock and electronic music..." - Sal Cinquemani, Slant Magazine

Certified Gold in Austria, Italy (sales since 2009), Sweden, and the UK

Certified Platinum in France, Germany, Italy (1990 sales), Poland, Spain, and Switzerland

Certified 2x Platinum in Canada

Certified 3x Platinum in the U.S. 

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