Without You I'm Nothing
by Placebo
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Without You I'm Nothing is ranked as the best album by Placebo.
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Without You I'm Nothing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Without You I'm Nothing rankings summary
Overall rank: 840th | 1990s rank: 144th | 1998 rank: 12th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | martintho | Top 42 Music Albums of 1998 | 33/42 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 81 Music Albums of 1998 | 23/81 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 20 Music Albums of 1998 | 18/20 | 1 |
| 2026 | TastyandTemptin | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 65/100 | 34 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 45 Music Albums of 1998 | 34/45 | 1 |
| 2026 | Vasco | Top 58 Music Albums of the 1990s | 32/58 | 9 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Albums 101-200 | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 46 Music Albums of 1998 | 6/46 | 4 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 16/100 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 309 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,059 | |||
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| ! | 10/27/2026 00:16 | Skerns | 5,224 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2026 19:21 | jr_uk_1234 | 173 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2026 13:26 | jwalsh97 | 749 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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Without You I'm Nothing forum mentions
This album has been referenced 34 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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BestEverAlbums 09/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5424): By fabm0
BestEverAlbums 09/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5424): By fabm0“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by fabm0 () 1. by by (1992) 3. by (1999) 4. by by (1991) 8. by by (1994) 10. by (1997) 12. by (1992) 13. by (1995) 15. by by (1993) 18. by (1990) 20. by (1996) 21. by (1998) 22. by (1992) 24. by (1991) 25. by (1995) 26. by (1993) 28. by by…”
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From BestEverAlbums 02/23/2026 21:00 in Album of the day (#5545): Without You I'm Nothing
BestEverAlbums 02/23/2026 21:00 in Album of the day (#5545): Without You I'm Nothing“Today's album of the day Without You I'm Nothing by Placebo ( | ) Year: 1998. Country: Discography rank: 1 (out of 15 albums on BEA) Year rank: 12 Decade rank: 142 Overall rank: 801 Average rating: 77/100 (from 398 votes). Tracks: 1. Pure Morning 2. Brick Shithouse 3. You Don't Care About Us 4. Ask…”
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dihansse 11/19/2025 19:54 in My discoveries per year
dihansse 11/19/2025 19:54 in My discoveries per year“And two albums of 1998 I listened to: First an album I already own/know: One of those band I used to like more than I do now and this album is the typical example. Of course Pure Morning or Burger Queen are good songs but I wouldn't describe them as essential any more and as a whole their albums…”
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mrmcrook 12/09/2020 23:00 | #262438 | TOP COMMENT
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Always in two minds with Placebo albums. Starts of with absolute greatness (Pure Morning) & continues with another couple of fantastic tracks. Some other killer tracks (Every Me, Every You) along with some very good ones (My Sweet Prince, Scared Of Girls). But I find a lot of similar monotonous filler on there albums and this one is no exception hence why I can't rate it higher. Also, whats the guts with hidden track bullshit. "Burger Queen" is a good song, then you have over 10 minutes of silence before another track appears. An annoying concept. (Edited)
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Eastwood 12/26/2014 12:36 | #130145 | TOP COMMENT
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Great alternative rock album. Best 5 songs average is 94/100, album can get great 95/100. Best and full scoring songs are "Pure morning" and "Every you every me", followed by "You don't care about us", "Without you I'm nothing", "The crawl" and "Burger queen" all 90/100. All other songs good 80-85/100.
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It starts off extremely well with what is the joint best song on the album but is then inconsistent in terms of quality for the rest of the record. From song to song, the performances go up and down and never really nail down a constant flow making the album feel quite disjointed. The filler tracks are just bland and feel empty at times and the quantity of filler tracks is quite concerning. However, when they get into their rhythm they are brilliant. This is exemplified on the tracks Pure Morning, Every You Every Me and Burger Queen. The performances on these cuts are infectious and make for some of my favourite songs of theirs by a long shot. Unfortunately, the album drags on to long for these songs to outshine the content that drags the record down. Overall, it is still a pretty decent album boosted massively by those few huge songs and without those the album would really suffer.
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Goliath 07/21/2018 17:37 | #218617 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album, this should be destined to become a classic.
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kokkinos 11/23/2020 18:37 | #261288 | TOP COMMENT
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Very consistent throughout, their finest album, not to mention the nostalgia factor, it brings up a lot of emotions and memories, Overall, 80/100.
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