Placebo discography
| Placebo discography | |
|---|---|
 Lead singer Brian Molko performing live at Colonio Sionara. | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Singles | 31 |
The discography of Placebo, an alternative rock band, consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, six extended plays, and thirty-one 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.[2] Placebo's next studio album, 1998's Without You I'm Nothing, peaked at number seven in both the UK and France.[1][3] 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.[2]
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][3][4][5] 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.[3][4][5][6][7] It was also certified two times platinum in France.[8] In 2004, they released a compilation album, Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004, that peaked at number eight in the UK.[2]
Placebo's fifth studio album, Meds, was released in 2006 and topped the charts in Austria, France, and Switzerland.[3][5][6] 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.[3][4][5][6] All of their first six studio albums have reached the top twenty in the UK.[1]
The band's seventh studio album, Loud Like Love, was released on 16 September 2013.[9]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [5] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [6] | |||
| Placebo | 5 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Without You I'm Nothing |
|
7 | 14 | 43 | 7 | 55 | 65 | 15 | 31 | — | 95 | |
| Black Market Music |
|
6 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 15 | |
| Sleeping with Ghosts |
|
11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 3 | |
| Meds |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 33 | 1 | |
| Battle for the Sun | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Loud Like Love |
|
13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 23 | — | 1 | |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [5] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [6] | |||
| MTV Unplugged |
|
— | — | 21 | 49[24] | 6 | 43 | — | — | 13 | |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [5] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [6] | |||
| Covers |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004 |
|
8 | 30 | 8 | — | 14 | 66 | 33 | 30 | 4 | |
| B-Sides: 1996–2006 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Placebo – B-Sides |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Without You I'm Nothing – B-Sides |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Black Market Music – B-Sides |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sleeping With Ghosts – B-Sides |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meds – B-Sides |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Extended plays
- Live at La Cigale (2006) Exclusive Live Album Download on iTunes and 7Digital
- Extended Play '07 (2007)
- Exclusive Session (2007)
- iTunes Live: London Festival '09 (2009)
- Live at Angkor Wat (2011) Exclusive Live Album Download on iTunes
- B3 (2012)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [10] |
AUT [26] |
BEL [27] |
CH [28] |
FIN [29] |
FRA [30] |
GER [31] |
ITA [32] |
NLD [33] |
NZ [34] |
SPA [35] |
SWE [36] |
UK [2] |
US Mod [37] | |||
| 1995 | "Bruise Pristine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Placebo |
| 1996 | "Come Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | |
| "36 Degrees" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | ||
| "Teenage Angst" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | ||
| 1997 | "Nancy Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
| "Bruise Pristine" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| 1998 | "Pure Morning" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 19 | Without You I'm Nothing |
| "You Don't Care About Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| 1999 | "Every You Every Me" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | |
| "Without You I'm Nothing" | 52 | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Burger Queen Français" | — | — | 57 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Taste in Men" | 69 | — | 58 | — | — | 54 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | Black Market Music |
| "Slave to the Wage" | — | — | 67 | — | — | 63 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | ||
| "Special K" | 50 | — | 55 | — | — | 60 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Black-Eyed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "The Bitter End" | 47 | — | 39 | 53 | 19 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 96 | — | — | — | 12 | — | Sleeping with Ghosts |
| "This Picture" | 52 | — | 66 | — | — | 63 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | ||
| "Special Needs" | — | — | 57 | — | — | 67 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| 2004 | "English Summer Rain" | — | — | 61 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | |
| "Twenty Years" | — | 59 | 17 | 50 | — | 54 | 52 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | Once More with Feeling | |
| "Protège-Moi" | — | — | 17 | 26 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Because I Want You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | Meds |
| "Song to Say Goodbye" | 30 | 44 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "Infra-Red" | 52 | — | 57 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 35 | ||
| "Meds" | — | — | 62 | 78 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | ||
| 2007 | "Running Up that Hill" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 44 | — | Covers |
| 2009 | "For What It's Worth" | 88 | 24 | 23 | 33 | — | 25 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | Battle for the Sun |
| "The Never-Ending Why" | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ashtray Heart" | — | — | 65 | — | — | 44 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Bright Lights" | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | "B3" | — | 35 | 124 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B3 |
| 2013 | "Too Many Friends" | — | 51 | 26 | 54 | — | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Loud Like Love |
| 2014 | "Loud Like Love" | — | — | 64 | — | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "A Million Little Pieces" | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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 | DVD | |
| 31 October 2011 | We Come in Pieces | DVD, Blu-ray | |
| 27 November 2015 | MTV Unplugged | DVD, Blu-ray |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "UK Charts > Placebo". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- 1 2 3 4 "Placebo chart positions in the UK". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "French Charts > Placebo" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Placebo album chart positions in Germany". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Austrian Charts > Placebo" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Placebo album chart positions in Switzerland". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo album chart positions in Portugal". Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- 1 2 "Sleeping with Ghosts French certificate". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ↑ Rowbottom, Thomas. "Placebo announce new studio album". musicweek.com. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Placebo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 3 "Placebo album chart positions in the Netherlands". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 1 2 3 "Placebo album chart positions in New Zealand". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 1 2 3 "Placebo album chart positions in Norway". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo album chart positions in Sweden". Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "British Phonographic Industry".
- ↑ "Placebo French certificate". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ↑ "Without You I'm Nothing Australian certificate". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ↑ "Without You I'm Nothing French certificate". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ↑ "Black Market Music Australian certificate". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Placebo)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- 1 2 3 Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- 1 2 3 "Gold & Platin" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Meds French certificate". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ↑ http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2015&we=48
- ↑ "Disque en France". Disque en France. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Austria". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Belgium". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Switzerland". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Finland". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in France". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Germany". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Italy". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in the Netherlands". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in New Zealand". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Spain". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Placebo singles chart positions in Sweden". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ↑ "Placebo single chart positions in the US". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
- Placebo discography at AllMusic
- Placebo discography discography at Discogs
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