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Sleeping With Ghosts by Placebo
Sleeping With Ghosts is an album by Placebo, released in 2003. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Bitter End”, on 2 lists with a best position of #30.
Sleeping with Ghosts, Placebo's fourth studio album, arrived in 2003 after sessions that ran from late 2002 into the new year, with Jim Abbiss producing. The London trio of Brian Molko on vocals and guitar, Stefan Olsdal on bass and guitar and Steve Hewitt on drums keep a little of the sulky, serrated sting of old, but here it shares space with cooler, glossier textures and more room to breathe.
Molko's unmistakable voice is still the center of gravity. "The Bitter End" is the one that snaps hardest, "Special Needs" and "English Summer Rain" show off the moodier side, and all three found their way onto rock radio's countdowns. It reached 11 on the UK albums chart and drew a mostly warm response from critics.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sleeping With Ghosts on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bitter End | 2 | #30 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | English Summer Rain | 2 | #48 | – | 2004 | |
| 3 | Special Needs | 1 | #95 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.