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“Never Let Me Down Again” by Depeche Mode

From the album Music for the Masses (1987)

“Never Let Me Down Again” by Depeche Mode appears on 51 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1987 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album Music for the Masses. Its best result is #7 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 alternative song of 1987, #201 alternative song of all time and #78 of the '80s.

51countdowns
14stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1987–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 10 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 9 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 14 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 159 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 195 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 447 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 123 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 150 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 68 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 146 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 100 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 248 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 412 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 467 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 56 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 446 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 196 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 187 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 293 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 55 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 115 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 65 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 316 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 152 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 986 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 115 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 342 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 344 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 347 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 347 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 566 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 347 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 7 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 347 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 349 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 443 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 376 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 767 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 471 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 673 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 626 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 584 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 813 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 590 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 594 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 610 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 86 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1810 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 12 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2024 58 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2026 477 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Never Let Me Down Again'.

Charting alongside it in 1987

Best songs of 1987 →
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  2. 2With or Without YouU2
  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen