The discography of

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s. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1996 and peaked at number five on the

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. Placebo's next studio album, 1998's '' Without You I'm Nothing'', peaked at number seven in both the UK and France. The singles "

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You Don't Care About Us "You Don't Care About Us" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It is the third track from their second studio album, '' Without You I'm Nothing'' (1998), and was released as the album's second single on 28 September 1998. The song ...

" 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 ''Sleeping with Ghosts'' is the fourth studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo. It was recorded from late 2002 to early 2003 and released on 1 April 2003 by record labels Virgin and Hut. ''Sleeping with Ghosts'' reached number 11 ...

'' 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 ''Battle for the Sun'' is the sixth studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo. It was recorded in Canada in 2008 and released on 8 June 2009 by record label PIAS. It is their first album with new drummer Steve Forrest, following the ...

'', 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

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

DVDs

Notes

References

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