On October 9, 2000, “Hut” label released “Black Market Music”, the third Placebo studio album. It was recorded 1999  – 2000, at the “Olympic Studios”, “Townhouse Studios” and “Moody Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Corkett.

• Brian Molko– vocals, guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass
• Stefan Olsdal– bass, guitar, 6-string bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Hewitt– drums, percussion
• Rob Ellis – string arrangements
• Bill Lloyd – bass
• Severe Loren – backing vocals
• Dimitri Tikovoï– string programming
• Justin Warfield– rapping vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Steve Hewitt, Rob Ellis, and Bill Lloyd.

1. Taste in Men
2. Days Before You Came
3. Special K
4. Spite & Malice –  Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Steve Hewitt, Rob Ellis, Bill Lloyd, Justin Warfield
5. Passive Aggressive
6. Black-Eyed
7. Blue American
8. Slave to the Wage – Kannberg, Malkmus, Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Steve Hewitt, Rob Ellis, Bill Lloyd
9. Commercial for Levi
10. Hemoglobin
11. Narcoleptic
12. Peeping Tom