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
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications (sales thresholds)
UKAUSAUTBELFRAGERNLNZSWIUS
PlaceboReleased: 17 June 1996 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl550BPI: Platinum SNEP: Platinum
Without You I'm NothingReleased: 12 October 1998 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl71443755651595BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold
Black Market MusicReleased: 9 October 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl6187314282215BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold
Sleeping with GhostsReleased: 24 March 2003 Label: Astralwerks, EMD Formats: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl1111611219373BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: 2× Platinum
MedsReleased: 13 March 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl74111210241180BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum SNEP: Platinum
Battle for the SunReleased: 8 June 2009 Label: PIAS, Vagrant Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download881111514151BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold
Loud Like LoveReleased: 16 September 2013 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, 12" vinyl, 10" vinyl, digital download1392233731198BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold
Never Let Me GoReleased: 25 March 2022 Label: Elevator Lady, Rise Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming31011211391

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications (sales thresholds)
AUTBELFRAGERITANLSWI
iTunes Live: London Festival '09Released: 7 December 2009 Label: Dreambrother Ltd. Formats: digital download
MTV UnpluggedReleased: 27 November 2015 Label: Universal Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, DVD, Blu-ray2120596334313BVMI: Gold
Collapse Into Never – Live in Europe 2023Released: 15 December 2023 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications (sales thresholds)
UKAUSAUTBELFRAGERITANLNZSWI
CoversReleased: 22 September 2003 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl99
Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Virgin, Astralwerks, EMD Formats: CD, digital download, cassette, vinyl8308114866334BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold SNEP: 2× Gold
B-Sides: 1996–2006Released: 15 March 2011 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
Placebo – B-SidesReleased: 31 July 2015 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download
Without You I'm Nothing – B-SidesReleased: 25 September 2015 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download
Black Market Music – B-SidesReleased: 27 November 2015 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download
Sleeping with Ghosts – B-SidesReleased: 19 February 2016 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download
Meds – B-SidesReleased: 8 April 2016 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: Digital download
A Place for Us to DreamReleased: 7 October 2016 Label: Rise Records Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download21281829101713416BPI: Gold

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
UKBELFRAGERSCOSWI
Live at La CigaleReleased: 2 October 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download
Exclusive SessionReleased: 29 January 2007 Label: Virgin Formats: digital download
Extended Play '07Released: 31 July 2007 Label: Virgin Formats: CD
Live at Angkor WatReleased: 12 December 2011 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: digital download
B3Released: 15 October 2012 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download6566398125
Life's What You Make ItReleased: 7 October 2016 Label: Elevator Lady Formats: vinyl, digital download66

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UKAUSAUTBELFRAGERITASPASWIUS Bub.
"Bruise Pristine"1995Placebo
"Come Home"199686
"36 Degrees"80
"Teenage Angst"30
"Nancy Boy"19974158BPI: Silver
"Bruise Pristine" (reissue)14
"Pure Morning"1998449BPI: SilverWithout You I'm Nothing
"You Don't Care About Us"5103
"Every You Every Me"1999114699BPI: Gold
"Without You I'm Nothing"5279
"Burger Queen Français"78
"Taste in Men"200016695411Black Market Music
"Slave to the Wage"191106392
"Special K"2001506018
"Black-Eyed"94
"The Bitter End"20031247393134161953BPI: SilverSleeping with Ghosts
"This Picture"2352637520
"Special Needs"276771
"English Summer Rain"2004231798
"Twenty Years"185917545220450Once More with Feeling
"Protège-Moi"171826
"Because I Want You"200613Meds
"Song to Say Goodbye"30441841355738
"Infra-Red"425275
"Meds" (featuring Alison Mosshart)358378
"Running Up That Hill"2007448116BPI: GoldCovers
"For What It's Worth"20099788242425324633Battle for the Sun
"The Never-Ending Why"
"Ashtray Heart"4466
"Bright Lights"20109262
"B3"20123553B3
"Too Many Friends"20135126311454Loud Like Love
"Loud Like Love"2014151
"A Million Little Pieces"
"Jesus' Son"2016A Place for Us to Dream
"Beautiful James"2021Never 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 dateTitleDirectorFormats
6 April 2004Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003)Russell ThomasDVD
30 November 2004Once More with Feeling: Videos 1996–2004Matthew Amos, Simon Cracknell, Howard Greenhalgh and othersDVD
13 March 2006Meds (Special Edition Bonus DVD)DVD
31 October 2011We Come in PiecesDVD, Blu-ray
27 November 2015MTV UnpluggedDVD, Blu-ray
3 October 2025This Search for MeaningDVD, Blu-ray

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