Black Market Music (album)

Black Market Music
Studio album by Placebo
Released	9 October 2000
Recorded	Late 1999 – mid 2000
Studio	Olympic Studios, Townhouse Studios and Moody Studios in London, England
Genre	Glam punk[1]
Length	55:44
Label	Hut
Producer	Paul Corkett
Placebo chronology
Without You I'm Nothing (1998) Black Market Music (2000) Sleeping with Ghosts (2003)
Singles from Black Market Music
"Taste in Men" Released: 17 July 2000 "Slave to the Wage" Released: 25 September 2000 "Special K" Released: 19 March 2001 "Black-Eyed" Released: 8 October 2001

Black Market Music is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Placebo. The album took nine months to record, from late-1999 to mid-2000; the longest that the band had ever spent recording an album until 2022's Never Let Me Go. It was released on 9 October 2000 by record label Hut.

Four singles were released from the album: "Taste in Men", "Slave to the Wage", "Special K" and "Black-Eyed". The album reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart, and received a generally favourable reaction from music critics.