The discography of Placebo, an English alternative rock band, consists of 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.[1] A single from the album, "Nancy Boy", peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.[1] Placebo's next studio album, 1998's Without You I'm Nothing, peaked at number seven in both the UK and France.[1][2] 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.[1]
| Placebo discography | |
|---|---|
 Placebo in 2014 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 33 |
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.[1][2][3][4] 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.[2][3][4][5][6] It was also certified two times platinum in France.[7] In 2004, they released a compilation album, Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004, that peaked at number eight in the UK.[1]
Placebo's fifth studio album, Meds, was released in 2006 and topped the charts in Austria, France, and Switzerland.[2][4][5] 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.[2][3][4][5] All of their first seven studio albums have reached the top twenty in the UK.[1]
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.[8]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [10] |
FRA [2] |
GER [3] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWI [5] |
US [13] | |||
| Placebo | 5 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Without You I'm Nothing |
|
7 | 14 | 43 | — | 7 | 55 | 65 | 15 | 95 | —[A] | |
| Black Market Music |
|
6 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 15 | —[B] | |
| Sleeping with Ghosts |
|
11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 3 | —[C] | |
| Meds |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 180 | |
| Battle for the Sun | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 51 | ||
| Loud Like Love |
|
13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 98 | |
| Never Let Me Go |
|
3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | — | |
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] |
BEL [10] |
FRA [2] |
GER [3] |
ITA [24] |
NL [11] |
SWI [5] | |||
| iTunes Live: London Festival '09 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MTV Unplugged |
|
21 | 20 | 59 | 6 | 33 | 43 | 13 |
|
| Collapse Into Never - Live in Europe 2023[25] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [10] |
FRA [2] |
GER [3] |
ITA [24] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWI [5] | |||
| Covers |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | |
| Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004 |
|
8 | 30 | 8 | 1 | — | 14 | 8 | 66 | 33 | 4 | |
| B-Sides: 1996–2006 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Placebo – B-Sides |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Without You I'm Nothing – B-Sides |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Black Market Music – B-Sides |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sleeping with Ghosts – B-Sides |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meds – B-Sides |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Place for Us to Dream |
|
21 | — | 28 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 134 | — | 16 |
|
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BEL [10] |
FRA [2] |
GER [3] |
SCO [28] |
SWI [5] | ||
| Live at La Cigale |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exclusive Session |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Extended Play '07 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live at Angkor Wat |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| B3 |
|
65 | — | 66 | 39 | 81 | 25 |
| Life's What You Make It |
|
— | 66 | — | — | — | — |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [31] |
BEL [10] |
FRA [32] |
GER [33] |
ITA [24] |
SPA [34] |
SWI [35] |
US Bub. [36] | |||||
| "Bruise Pristine" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Placebo | ||
| "Come Home" | 1996 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "36 Degrees" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Teenage Angst" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Nancy Boy" | 1997 | 4 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Bruise Pristine" (reissue) | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Pure Morning" | 1998 | 4 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Without You I'm Nothing | |
| "You Don't Care About Us" | 5 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Every You Every Me" | 1999 | 11 | 46 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Without You I'm Nothing" | — | 52 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Burger Queen Français" | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Taste in Men" | 2000 | 16 | 69 | — | —[D] | 54 | — | 11 | — | — | — | Black Market Music | ||
| "Slave to the Wage" | 19 | 110 | — | —[E] | 63 | 92 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Special K" | 2001 | — | 50 | — | —[F] | 60 | — | 18 | — | — | — | |||
| "Black-Eyed" | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Bitter End" | 2003 | 12 | 47 | — | 39 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 53 | — | Sleeping with Ghosts | ||
| "This Picture" | 23 | 52 | — | —[G] | 63 | 75 | — | 20 | — | — | ||||
| "Special Needs" | 27 | — | — | —[H] | 67 | 71 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "English Summer Rain" | 2004 | 23 | — | — | —[I] | — | — | — | 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 | — | —[J] | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Meds" (featuring Alison Mosshart) | 35 | — | — | —[K] | — | 83 | — | — | 78 | — | ||||
| "Running Up That Hill" | 2007 | 44 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
|
Covers | |
| "For What It's Worth" | 2009 | 97 | 88 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 46 | — | 33 | — | Battle for the Sun | ||
| "The Never-Ending Why" | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "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 | — | — | — | —[M] | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Million Little Pieces" | — | — | — | —[N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Jesus' Son" | 2016 | — | — | — | —[O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Place for Us to Dream | ||
| "Beautiful James" | 2021 | —[P] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Never Let Me Go | ||
| "Surrounded by Spies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Try Better Next Time" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Happy Birthday in the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Shout" | —[Q] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
DVDs
edit| 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 |
Notes
edit- ^ Without You I'm Nothing did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 20 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[16]
- ^ Black Market Music did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 48 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[16]
- ^ Sleeping with Ghosts did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 18 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[16]
- ^ "Taste in Men" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at eight on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Slave to the Wage" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at 17 on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Special K" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at five on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "This Picture" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at 16 on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Special Needs" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at seven on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "English Summer Rain" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at 11 on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Infra-Red" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at seven on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Meds" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at 14 on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "The Never-Ending Why" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[1]
- ^ "Loud Like Love" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at 35 on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "A Million Little Pieces" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at 43 on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Jesus' Son" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Wallonie Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Beautiful James" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 38 on the UK Single Sales Chart.[1]
- ^ "Shout" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the UK Single Sales Chart.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "UK Charts > Placebo". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "French Charts > Placebo" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Discographie von Placebo". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Austrian Charts > Placebo" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Placebo album chart positions in Switzerland". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Placebo album chart positions in Portugal". Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Sleeping with Ghosts French certificate". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ Jones, Damian (4 November 2021). "Placebo announce new album 'Never Let Me Go' and tease 2022 UK and European tour". NME.
- ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Placebo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 219.
- All peaks to 17 May 2024: "Placebo chart history, received from ARIA on 17 May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Placebo singles chart positions in Belgium". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Placebo album chart positions in the Netherlands". Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Placebo album chart positions in New Zealand". Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Placebo Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certifications – Placebo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 September 2023. Type Placebo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Placebo French certificate". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "Placebo Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Without You I'm Nothing Australian certificate". Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Without You I'm Nothing French certificate". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "Black Market Music Australian certificate". Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Placebo)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ a b c "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platin" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Meds French certificate". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "Placebo chart positions in Italy". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Placebo Official Store - Placebo - Placebo Live 2LP/CD/Blu-Ray".
- ^ "Disque en France". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Placebo Career Retrospective A PLACE FOR US TO DREAM Out This Fall". broadwayworld.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Placebo - Live at La Cigale Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Placebo - Exclusive Session - Live". AlterNation. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Placebo singles chart positions in Austria". Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Placebo singles chart positions in France". Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Placebo singles chart positions in Germany". Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Discography Placebo". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Placebo singles chart positions in Switzerland". Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Placebo Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
External links
edit- Placebo discography at AllMusic
- Placebo discography discography at Discogs