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Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, Speak \u0026amp; Spell, and was replaced by Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums) with Gore taking over songwriting. Wilder left the band in 1995 and since then Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have continued as a trio.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepeche Mode have had forty-eight songs in the UK Singles Chart and #1 albums in UK, US and throughout Europe. 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