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“Just Can't Get Enough” by Depeche Mode

From the album Speak & Spell (1981)

“Just Can't Get Enough” by Depeche Mode appears on 67 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1981 and 2026. It was first released in 1981 on the album Speak & Spell. Its best result is #2 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #97 alternative song of 1981, #89 alternative song of all time and #132 of the '80s.

67countdowns
20stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
12top 10 finishes
1981–2026years charted

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"Just Can't Get Enough" was Depeche Mode's third single, out in September 1981, a month before their debut album Speak & Spell, and it's synth-pop at its most wide-eyed: a bright, bouncing riff that never lets up, with Dave Gahan grinning his way through the whole thing.

The band cut it that summer at Blackwing Studios, producing with Daniel Miller, with John Fryer and Eric Radcliffe engineering. Vince Clarke wrote it, words and music, and it turned out to be the last single he wrote for the group: the founding member walked out in December 1981.

It was also their first single released in the United States, where it came out in February 1982.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 97 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 3 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 2 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 5 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 9 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 122 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 77 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 3 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 131 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 9 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 100 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 6 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 104 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 9 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 9 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 6 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 36 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 117 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 222 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 56 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 149 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 27 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 49 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 370 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 44 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 10 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 496 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 9 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 234 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1061 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 387 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 41 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 68 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 372 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 41 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 372 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 125 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1016 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 294 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 133 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 74 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 463 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 173 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 110 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 434 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 582 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 228 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 561 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 414 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 568 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 588 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 609 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 612 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 628 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 81 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2022 243 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 26 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2023 92 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 512 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 1007 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2025 29 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 290 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s 498
2026 373 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: I Just Can't Get Enough.

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