Depeche Mode

Singer "flatlined for a couple of minutes" before paramedics brought him back to life.

The band expected 30 people to show up. More than 17,000 flooded the area.

Academy Award winner describes British synth-pop stars as "the soundtrack of my life."

This watershed moment separated past niche achievements from new ambitions, taking their music to bigger and grander places.

Depeche Mode have extended last year's Global 'Spirit' Tour into 2018, with nine more shows in North America.

The list also includes Kate Bush, Nina Simone, Eurythmics, The Cars, Dire Straits and more.

Since their debut in 1980, Depeche Mode have come to define the synth-pop genre like no other. We've ranked all their albums in order of awesomeness.