| align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Violator |
| lign="center" colspan="3"|Album cover |
| lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|LP by Depeche Mode |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Released | colspan="2" valign="top"|February 1, 1990 |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Recorded | colspan="2" valign="top"|1989 at Logic Studios in Milan, Italy,
Puk Studios in Denmark,
The Church and Master Rock Studios in London &,
Axis in New York, New York. |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Genre | colspan="2" valign="top"|Synth pop |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Length | colspan="2" valign="top"|47 min 02 s |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Record label | colspan="2" valign="top"|Sire |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Producer | colspan="2" valign="top"|Depeche Mode |
| gcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Professional reviews |
| lign="left" valign="top"|Allmusic.com | valign="top"|4.5 stars out of 5 | valign="top"|link |
| gcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Depeche Mode Chronology |
align="top"|101
(1989) | valign="top"|Violator
(1990) | valign="top"|Songs of Faith and Devotion
(1993) |