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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 36
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  1. Laura
    Aug 6, 2003
    10
    This album is another stroke of genius from Placebo. Commercial For Levi- outstanding.
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  2. jc
    May 2, 2002
    10
    the best. placebo rocks!
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  3. anna*
    Aug 23, 2003
    10
    This album is so much better than the reviewers would have you think. I love its style - it is darker than the previous two (excellent) records, and Brian, Stef & Steve continue to make fantastic music whilst experimenting and pushing the boundaries. Spite & Malice is a dazzling example of what Nu-Metal ought to have been (yet with a good message), while Commercial For Levi is a twisted little acid lullaby which fully exhibits Molko's highly individual (and pleasant) singing voice and an unusually wiity way with words. Excellent stuff.… Expand
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  4. MarcosM
    Dec 10, 2002
    10
    I love Placebo, maybe peeping tom the best songs.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. ArtursP.
    Feb 28, 2002
    9
    Very good album. "Peeping Tom" is one of my favorite songs...
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. WarrenS
    Oct 2, 2003
    10
    Critics be damned! This is a great cd!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. Xmen
    Mar 6, 2003
    10
    excellent CD! à réécouter chaque fois qu'on le désire sans lassitude!! Bravo Placebo!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. emgreen
    Jun 17, 2003
    10
    I Love this album! it's got some of Placebo's best work on it, far better than wyin. It Rocks!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. PierreB
    Jan 29, 2005
    10
    Placebo rules and so does this album!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. cazb
    May 6, 2005
    10
    Black Market Music is a great album from Placebo.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. [Anonymous]
    Mar 2, 2007
    10
    I love Placebo!!!!!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. paulb
    Jan 29, 2009
    8
    Great album, made me feel ok.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. wickedwitch
    Jul 27, 2001
    10
    the best ever!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. mr.T
    Aug 1, 2001
    9
    better than WYIN.yes,better...
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. MichaelL.
    Jun 14, 2002
    10
    hahahahaha 52!! this is the best cd of all time!! all cd of placebo is a masterpiece(and i include single) but the biggest joke in this is that black market music have 52 but the great eminem(i will to say in the same time that eminem is one of the worst in music) have 73!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. CorinneS
    May 16, 2003
    10
    Its awsome and placebo kick a$$
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. bahbee
    May 25, 2004
    9
    Well..i don't own the album..but i have heard much from it. Yes much. And what i have heard..is..excellent. Yes it is.. well that's your opinion isn't it? Yes. I love the taste in men video clip...ooooh brian..
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  18. hannahk
    Jul 19, 2004
    10
    i think its placebo's best album ever.commercial for levi,days before u came and slave to the wage are really outstanding.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. StevenL.
    Jun 15, 2001
    8
    The U.K. girly boys combine synths and guitars hauntingly well on this album. With topics as bizzare as dope, guns, and broken homes, Placebo paint a morbid picture of the American underworld.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  20. SaraB.
    Jul 11, 2002
    10
    this is my favorite and the best placebo album out. its better than WYIN in the fact that it deals with more topics, like "spite and malice, haemoglobin,etc". Its always funny to read the bad reviews of Placebo cd's because its sad to see how people can fail to realize that this band is terrific.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  21. ElenaN
    Mar 27, 2004
    9
    Commercial for levi is awesome, and Slave to the wage is worth becoming an anthem
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  22. gaellev
    Sep 22, 2004
    10
    I think It's the better but I love all of them.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  23. melissaj
    Sep 13, 2005
    10
    Looooove this band!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  24. MarcoM
    Nov 15, 2005
    9
    This album is a masterpiece; it has influenced my taste in music (MUSIC not men) in various ways. Simply genius.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  25. Ricko
    Mar 16, 2012
    8
    The follow up to their masterpiece Without You I'm Nothing. Black Market Music, although it is a good record, just doesn't have the magic or charm of it's predecessor. In fariness, I do think Placebo tried to branch out their style a bit on this. It's a much darker album, "Taste In Men" dabbles in Industrial Rock while the unfairly maligned "Spite and Malice" has a rap verse in it. Two of the more upbeat tracks on the album "Blackeyed" and the blistering "Slave to the Wage" are up with Placebos best work. There are a number of other good tunes on here as well. Musically it stands up well but the main problem with it is the lyrics are a bit cringe worthy and the mood of the album in general is a bit miserable. It could have done with a few more upbeat or up tempo tracks. It misses a "You Don't Care About Us" or a "Scared of Girls".… Expand
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Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Rolling Stone
    50
    Black Market Music loses its sparkle and its melodic sense whenever it grows a conscience.
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  2. Q Magazine
    60
    Black Market Music feels like a watershed, a merely good record after a great one, and that in itself is disappointing.
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  3. Alternative Press
    80
    Charging rock songs and austere balladry make this album resonate more than the morass of bad music currently plaguing us. [#155, p.80]
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