Placebo
by Placebo
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Placebo bestography
Placebo is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Placebo on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Placebo is Without You I'm Nothing which is ranked number 833 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,079.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Placebo track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Placebo rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | joathome | Top 58 Music Albums of 1996 | 24/58 | 3 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 57/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 48 Music Albums of 1996 | 15/48 | 4 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 33 Music Albums of 1996 | 18/33 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Wanted Urgent | 45/70 | - |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 15 Music Albums of 1996 | 7/15 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Les Inrocks Les meilleurs albums 1996 | 8/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 1996 | 65/95 | 2 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 20 Music Albums of 1996 | 5/20 | 4 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 29 Music Albums of 1996 | 12/29 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 168 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 758 | |||
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Placebo ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 31 hours ago | Jonboy | 127 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2026 19:29 | angryandy | 2,364 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2026 17:01 | BoC | 1,168 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Forum mentions
CharlieBarley 04/06/2021 09:07 in What album are you listening to right now?
paladisiac 02/26/2019 19:13 in What album are you listening to right now?Placebo comments
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Brilliant debut thats aged fantastically well!
Bach 03/22/2026 11:49 | #313617
Their best album.
Best tracks: Nancy Boy, 36 Degrees, Teenage Angst, Bruise Pristine, I Know. (Edited)
doombringer 02/11/2025 12:40 | #307548
One of the best debuts in music history . Loved in in '96 , loving it even more in '25 . No Fillers ! (Edited)
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Not very memorable, but pretty enjoyable alt rock, i love this cover art. (Edited)
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