For the Masses is a 1998 tribute album to the British band Depeche Mode, specifically the works of Martin Gore.

[3] The project was started by the band members of God Lives Underwater, David Reilly in particular, in collaboration with their manager Gary Richards and Philip Blaine of 1500 Records (an A&M Records label until 2001),[2] featuring a wide array of bands including the Cure, the Smashing Pumpkins, Deftones, Rammstein, and Meat Beat Manifesto.

[1] Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins performed the song "Never Let Me Down Again" with Depeche Mode at the KROQ Acoustic Christmas concert in 1998.

[6] NME states that this tribute album is "not about investigating Depeche Mode's legacy, but massaging swollen egos".

The Smashing Pumpkins and the Cure are commended for attempting something different while the rest of the entries fail in adding their own twist to the songs and are hoping for "some controversy-free exposure".