Black Celebration is the fifth album by the band. Released by Mute Records on March 17, 1986, it established the dark tones set by Alan Wilder earlier on the previous album Construction Time Again.

Critical acclaim: Although none of the singles fared pretty well, BC holds up well with die hard fans for it's darker tones.

Key single(s):

1. "Stripped"(10 February 1986)
2. "A Question of Lust"(14 April 1986)
3. "A Question of Time"(11 August 1986)
4. "But Not Tonight"(North America only)(22 October 1986)

Track list:

1. "Black Celebration" – 4:55
2. "Fly on the Windscreen - Final" – 5:18
3. "A Question of Lust" – 4:20
4. "Sometimes" – 1:53
5. "It Doesn't Matter Two" – 2:50
6. "A Question of Time" [U.S. version] – 4:10
7. "Stripped" – 4:16
8. "Here Is the House" – 4:15
9. "World Full of Nothing" – 2:50
10. "Dressed in Black" – 2:32
11. "New Dress" – 3:42
12. "But Not Tonight" – 4:15

Important 'notes':

• Black Celebration is the only Depeche Mode album that has a title track
• The track 'But Not Tonight' was featured in B-movieModern Girls