Song · Depeche Mode
“Personal Jesus (Acoustic Version)” by Depeche Mode
From the album Violator (1990)
“Personal Jesus (Acoustic Version)” by Depeche Mode appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1990 on the album Violator. Its best result is #452 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,721 alternative song of all time.
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This acoustic version of "Personal Jesus" first surfaced in February 1990, a second look at the Martin Gore song that had kicked off Depeche Mode's Violator campaign. The original went out on Mute in August 1989 as the album's lead single, reached No. 13 in the UK and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and gave the band their first US top 40 hit since "People Are People" and their first gold single in America. Anton Corbijn shot its video in Spain.
The song's standing only grew from there: Rolling Stone placed it at No. 368 on its 500 greatest songs of all time in 2004, and in a 2006 vote Q counted it among the 100 greatest songs ever.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 452 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 452 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 453 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 453 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 453 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 453 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 455 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
Also listed as: Personal Jesus (acoustic Version).
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