Music for the Masses

Music for the Masses is the sixth studio album by the English electronic band Depeche Mode, released on 28 September 1987 by Mute Records in the United Kingdom and Sire Records in the United States.

Music for the Masses was considered instrumental in helping the band achieve chart success and popularity in the US, which up until then had eluded them. It reached number 10 in the UK, number 35 in the US and number 2 in West Germany. Certified platinum in the US in 1991, it was estimated in 2023 that it had sold over 5.5 million copies globally.

Music for the Masses was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2006) and Slant Magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. The title and songs inspired the tribute album For the Masses (1998), which itself had chart success in both the US and Germany.