Black Market Music (album)
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| Released | 9 October 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1999 – mid 2000 | |||
| Studio | Olympic Studios, Townhouse Studios and Moody Studios in London, England | |||
| Genre | Glam punk | |||
| Length | 55:44 | |||
| Label | Hut | |||
| Producer | Paul Corkett | |||
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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.