Placebo: Chart facts you never knew as they release new album Never Let Me Go
18.03.2022 - 03:07
/ officialcharts.com
Placebo are back; bolder and more courageous than ever.
The group - formed of vocalist Brian Molko and guitarist Stefan Olsdal - are set to release their new album Never Let Me Go on March 25. Their first studio record since 2013's Loud Like Love, the album sees the band address issues affecting society today; with commentary on everything from inequality to surveillance culture.
As we await the release of the record, we're taking a look back through Placebo's UK chart history and celebrating their biggest achievements to date.
Released in October 1998, Without You I'm Nothing has achieved over 391,000 UK chart sales to date. The album peaked at Number 7, and included the singles Pure Morning, You Don't Care About Us, Every You Every Me and title track Without You I'm Nothing.
1996's self-titled album Placebo, 1998's Without You I'm Nothing and 2004 hits compilation Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996-2004 are all certified Platinum in the UK; racking up in excess of 300,000 chart sales each.
Running Up That Hill - a reinterpretation of Kate Bush's 1985 single taken from their 2003 album Covers - has scored 14 million streams and counting.
The 1998 single boasts 19 million streams to date.
With 17 UK Top 75 singles to their name, Placebo have spent a combined 58 weeks on the chart.
Placebo's new album Never Let Me Go is released March 25.
2000's Black Market Music, 2003's Sleeping with Ghosts and 2006 release Meds have all achieved Gold status; with in excess of 100,000 chart sales each.
Both tracks peaked at Number 4 on the Official Singles Chart, in 1997 and 1998 respectively.
In January 1997, Nancy Boy entered at Number 4 alongside other new entries including Blur’s Beetlebum, George Michael’s Older and Blueboy’s