Placebo discography
Placebo discography
Studio albums 8
EPs 6
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 9
Singles 33
English alternative rock band Placebo have released eight studio albums , three compilation albums , six extended plays , and 33 singles . Their self-titled debut album was released in 1996 and peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart . A single from the album, "Nancy Boy ", peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart . Placebo's next studio album, 1998's Without You I'm Nothing , peaked at number seven in both the UK and France. The singles "Pure Morning " and "You Don't Care About Us " both reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart. Those were Placebo's last singles to make the top five in the UK.
In 2000, the band released Black Market Music . The album peaked at number one in France, number four in Germany, number six in the UK, and number seven in Austria. Placebo continued their chart success with the album Sleeping with Ghosts in 2003. It reached number one in France, number two in Germany, number three in Switzerland, number four in Portugal, and number six in Austria. It was also certified two times platinum in France. In 2004, they released a compilation album, Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004 , that peaked at number eight in the UK.
Placebo's fifth studio album, Meds , was released in 2006 and topped the charts in Austria, France, and Switzerland. Their sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun , was released in 2009 and topped the charts in Austria, France, Germany, and Switzerland; it was the band's fourth consecutive album to peak at number one in France. All of their first seven studio albums have reached the top twenty in the UK.
The band's eighth studio album, Never Let Me Go , was released on 25 March 2022. It was made available for pre-order on 9 November 2021.
Albums Studio albums List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds )UK AUS AUT BEL FRA GER NL NZ SWI US Placebo Released: 17 June 1996 Label: Virgin Formats: CD , cassette , vinyl 5 — — — 50 — — — — — BPI : Platinum SNEP : PlatinumWithout You I'm Nothing Released: 12 October 1998 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl 7 14 43 — 7 55 65 15 95 — BPI: Platinum ARIA : Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold Black Market Music Released: 9 October 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl 6 18 7 3 1 4 28 22 15 — BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold BVMI : Gold IFPI SWI : Gold Sleeping with Ghosts Released: 24 March 2003 Label: Astralwerks , EMD Formats: CD, digital download , cassette, vinyl 11 11 6 1 1 2 19 37 3 — BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT : Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: 2× Platinum Meds Released: 13 March 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl 7 4 1 1 1 2 10 24 1 180 BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum SNEP: Platinum Battle for the Sun Released: 8 June 2009 Label: PIAS , Vagrant Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download 8 8 1 1 1 1 5 14 1 51 BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold Loud Like Love Released: 16 September 2013 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, 12" vinyl, 10" vinyl, digital download 13 9 2 2 3 3 7 31 1 98 BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold Never Let Me Go Released: 25 March 2022 Label: Elevator Lady, Rise Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 3 10 1 1 2 1 1 39 1 —
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds )AUT BEL FRA GER ITA NL SWI iTunes Live: London Festival '09 Released: 7 December 2009 Label: Dreambrother Ltd. Formats: digital download — — — — — — — MTV Unplugged Released: 27 November 2015 Label: Universal Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, DVD, Blu-ray 21 20 59 6 33 43 13 BVMI: Gold Collapse Into Never – Live in Europe 2023 Released: 15 December 2023 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download — — — — — — —
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds )UK AUS AUT BEL FRA GER ITA NL NZ SWI Covers Released: 22 September 2003 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl — — — — — — 99 — — — Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004 Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Virgin, Astralwerks, EMD Formats: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl 8 30 8 1 — 14 8 66 33 4 BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold SNEP: 2× Gold B-Sides: 1996–2006 Released: 15 March 2011 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Placebo – B-Sides Released: 31 July 2015 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — Without You I'm Nothing – B-Sides Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — Black Market Music – B-Sides Released: 27 November 2015 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — Sleeping with Ghosts – B-Sides Released: 19 February 2016 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — Meds – B-Sides Released: 8 April 2016 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — A Place for Us to Dream Released: 7 October 2016 Label: Rise Records Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download 21 — 28 18 29 10 17 134 — 16 BPI: Gold
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions UK BEL FRA GER SCO SWI Live at La Cigale Released: 2 October 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — Exclusive Session Released: 29 January 2007 Label: Virgin Formats: digital download — — — — — — Extended Play '07 Released: 31 July 2007 Label: Virgin Formats: CD — — — — — — Live at Angkor Wat Released: 12 December 2011 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: digital download — — — — — — B3 Released: 15 October 2012 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download 65 — 66 39 81 25 Life's What You Make It Released: 7 October 2016 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: vinyl, digital download — 66 — — — —
Singles List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT BEL FRA GER ITA SPA SWI US Bub. "Bruise Pristine " 1995 — — — — — — — — — — Placebo "Come Home " 1996 86 — — — — — — — — — "36 Degrees " 80 — — — — — — — — — "Teenage Angst " 30 — — — — — — — — — "Nancy Boy " 1997 4 158 — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Bruise Pristine " (reissue) 14 — — — — — — — — — "Pure Morning " 1998 4 49 — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver Without You I'm Nothing "You Don't Care About Us " 5 103 — — — — — — — — "Every You Every Me " 1999 11 46 — — — 99 — — — — BPI: Gold "Without You I'm Nothing " — 52 — — 79 — — — — — "Burger Queen Français" — — — — 78 — — — — — "Taste in Men " 2000 16 69 — — 54 — 11 — — — Black Market Music "Slave to the Wage " 19 110 — — 63 92 — — — — "Special K " 2001 — 50 — — 60 — 18 — — — "Black-Eyed " — — — — — 94 — — — — "The Bitter End " 2003 12 47 — 39 31 34 16 19 53 — BPI: Silver Sleeping with Ghosts "This Picture " 23 52 — — 63 75 — 20 — — "Special Needs " 27 — — — 67 71 — — — — "English Summer Rain " 2004 23 — — — — — — 17 98 — "Twenty Years " 18 — 59 17 54 52 20 4 50 — Once More with Feeling "Protège-Moi " — — — 17 18 — — — 26 — "Because I Want You " 2006 13 — — — — — — — — — Meds "Song to Say Goodbye " — 30 44 18 41 35 5 7 38 — "Infra-Red " 42 52 — — — 75 — — — — "Meds " (featuring Alison Mosshart ) 35 — — — — 83 — — 78 — "Running Up That Hill" 2007 44 81 — — — — — — — 16 BPI: Gold Covers "For What It's Worth " 2009 97 88 24 24 25 32 46 — 33 — Battle for the Sun "The Never-Ending Why" — — — — — — — — — — "Ashtray Heart " — — — — 44 66 — — — — "Bright Lights " 2010 — — — — 92 62 — — — — "B3" 2012 — — 35 — 53 — — — — — B3 "Too Many Friends " 2013 — — 51 26 31 14 — — 54 — Loud Like Love "Loud Like Love " 2014 — — — — 151 — — — — — "A Million Little Pieces " — — — — — — — — — — "Jesus' Son " 2016 — — — — — — — — — — A Place for Us to Dream "Beautiful James" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — Never Let Me Go "Surrounded by Spies" — — — — — — — — — — "Try Better Next Time" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Happy Birthday in the Sky" — — — — — — — — — — "Shout " — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
DVDs Release date Title Director Formats 6 April 2004 Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) Russell Thomas DVD 30 November 2004 Once More with Feeling: Videos 1996–2004 Matthew Amos, Simon Cracknell, Howard Greenhalgh and others DVD 13 March 2006 Meds (Special Edition Bonus DVD)DVD 31 October 2011 We Come in Pieces DVD, Blu-ray 27 November 2015 MTV Unplugged DVD, Blu-ray 3 October 2025 This Search for Meaning DVD, Blu-ray
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