Björk discography
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 7 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 34 | |
| ↙B-sides | 32 | |
| ↙Video albums | 11 | |
| ↙Music videos | 34 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 2 | |
The Icelandic singer Björk appeared for the first time in 1976 on Radio One, an Icelandic radio station, singing "I Love to Love" and achieved a deal with a record company through which she released in 1977 her first solo album entitled Björk.
Afterwards, she formed several bands including Tappi Tíkarrass, KUKL and The Sugarcubes, the latter being the most successful. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk proceeded with her solo career and in 1993 released an album called Debut. Since her debut album, she has been signed to One Little Indian Records in the United Kingdom and Polydor Records and Universal Records in Europe and other territories. In North America she was signed with Elektra Records and Atlantic Records until 2007, and is now under another Warner Music Group division, Nonesuch Records, distributed by Warner Bros. Records.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| UK [1] |
US [2] |
AUS [3] |
FRA [4] |
CAN [5] |
JPN [6] |
SWE [7] |
NOR [7] |
GER | ||
Debut
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3 | 61 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 65 | 2 | 9 | 24 | |
Post
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2 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Homogenic
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4 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
Vespertine
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8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
Medúlla
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9 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
Volta
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7 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
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Biophilia
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21 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 14 | |
[edit] Soundtracks
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | ||||
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| UK [1][19] |
US [2] |
AUS [20] |
FRA [4] |
GER |
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| 2000 | Selmasongs
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34 | 41 | 54 | 4 | 22 |
| 2005 | Drawing Restraint 9
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141 | — | — | 67 | — |
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
US [2] |
AUS [3] |
FRA [4] |
CAN [5] |
JPN [6] |
SWE [7] |
NOR [7] |
GER | |||
| 2002 | Greatest Hits
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54 | 115 | 84 | — | — | 20 | 52 | — | 71 | |
[edit] Box sets
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][19] |
US [2] |
AUS [20] |
FRA [4] |
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| 2002 | Family Tree
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165 | — | — | 100 |
| 2003 | Live Box
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— | — | — | 99 |
| 2006 | Surrounded
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— | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Voltaïc
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— | 118 | — | — |
[edit] Remix albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][19] |
US [2] |
AUS [20] |
FRA [4] |
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| 1994 | The Best Mixes from the Album Debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White Labels
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— | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Telegram
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59 | 66 | — | — |
| 2005 | Army of Me: Remixes and Covers
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— | — | — | — |
[edit] Other albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][19] |
US [2] |
AUS [20] |
FRA [4] |
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| 1977 | Björk
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— | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Gling-Gló
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— | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Mount Wittenberg Orca
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— | — | — | — |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][19] |
US [21][22] |
US Alt [23] |
US Dance [24] |
AUS [25] |
FRA [26] |
ITA | IRE | EUR | |||||||||||
| 1991 | "Ooops" (with 808 State) | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | Ex:el (808 State album) | ||||||||
| 1993 | "Human Behaviour" | 36 | 109 | 2 | 2 | 63 | — | — | — | — | Debut | ||||||||
| "Venus as a Boy" | 29 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Play Dead" (with David Arnold) | 12 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 16 | — | ||||||||||
| "Big Time Sensuality" | 17 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 62 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1994 | "Violently Happy" | 13 | — | — | 4 | 94 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1995 | "Army of Me" | 10 | 108 | 21 | — | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | Post | ||||||||
| "Isobel" | 23 | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "It's Oh So Quiet" | 4 | 109 | — | — | 6 | 98 | — | 7 | — | ||||||||||
| 1996 | "Hyperballad" | 8 | — | — | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Possibly Maybe" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1997 | "I Miss You" | 36 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | — | |||||||||
| "Jóga" | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 34 | — | — | Homogenic | |||||||||
| "Bachelorette" | 21 | — | — | — | 95 | 17 | 23 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1998 | "Hunter" | 44 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 13 | — | |||||||||
| "Alarm Call" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | ||||||||||
| 1999 | "All Is Full of Love" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 2001 | "Hidden Place" | 21 | — | — | — | 54 | 20 | 24 | — | — | Vespertine | ||||||||
| "Pagan Poetry" | 38 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2002 | "Cocoon" | 35 | — | — | — | 74 | 61 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "It's in Our Hands" | 37 | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | 98 | Greatest Hits | |||||||||
| 2004 | "Oceania" | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | Medúlla | ||||||||
| "Who Is It" | 26 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 19 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | "Triumph of a Heart" | 31 | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | 90 | |||||||||
| 2007 | "Earth Intruders" | 78 | 84 | — | — | — | 64 | — | 8 | — | Volta | ||||||||
| "Innocence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | "Declare Independence" | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 19 | 31 | 104 | |||||||||
| "Wanderlust" | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 18 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "The Dull Flame of Desire" (with Antony Hegarty) |
— | — | — | — | — | 72 | 29 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Náttúra" | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | Biophilia (Digipak edition) | |||||||||
| 2010 | "The Comet Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moomins and the Comet Chase | ||||||||
| 2011 | "Crystalline / Cosmogony" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Biophilia | ||||||||
| "Virus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Moon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Singles information
- The first two singles off Volta, "Earth Intruders" and "Innocence", were first released in digital format then in physical format.[27] In January 2008, "Earth Intruders" was released as a special package CD, DVD and two 12" vinyls.[28]
- Björk has had three top 10 singles and seven top 20 singles in the UK. She also has 20 singles that have charted within the top 40, aside from "Hunter", which was released as a limited edition (instant deletion single) from the Homogenic album and "Earth Intruders" which charted due to downloads.[29]
- The first single from Homogenic, "Jóga", had a limited release of 3000 copies, meaning that it did not chart.[citation needed]
- "Play Dead" was not included on the initial release of Debut. After the release of the single, Debut was re-issued with the song as a bonus 12th track in the UK and Europe.
- "It's Not Up to You" was also scheduled to be the fourth single from Vespertine, however the imminent arrival of her daughter, Isadora, resulted in the single being shelved, though pre-production of a promo video was made, and rumours have it that remixes were made.
- Björk has 5 U.S. Hot Dance Club Play top tens, and three number-ones: "Big Time Sensuality", "Hyperballad" and "I Miss You".[30]
- She has had two charting singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart. "Hidden Place" at #49 in 2001 and "The Dull Flame of Desire" at #3 in 2008.
[edit] Video albums
- 1999 - Volumen (One Little Indian)
- 2001 - MTV Unplugged / Live (One Little Indian)
- 2001 - Live at Shepherds Bush Empire (One Little Indian)
- 2001 - Live in Cambridge (One Little Indian)
- 2002 - Live at Royal Opera House (One Little Indian)
- 2002 - Greatest Hits – Volumen 1993–2003 (One Little Indian)
- 2002 - Volumen Plus (One Little Indian)
- 2003 - Vessel (One Little Indian)
- 2003 - Inside Björk (One Little Indian)
- 2003 - Later with Jools Holland (One Little Indian)
- 2003 - Minuscule (One Little Indian)
- 2004 - The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure (One Little Indian)
- 2005 - The Medúlla Videos (One Little Indian)
- 2009 - Voltaïc (One Little Indian)
[edit] Music videos
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Chart Stats - Bjork. chartstats.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Björk Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b australian-charts.com albums chart search for "Bjork". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f lescharts.com albums chart search for "Bjork". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Björk Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bjork CD album rankings" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/133963/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c d swedishcharts.com albums chart search for "Bjork". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
- ^ a b c d e http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
- ^ "View source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bj%C3%B6rk_discography&action=edit§ion=4. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ a b c "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards". Ifpi.org. 2005-09-01. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1996.html. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhttp:.2F.2Fwww.ifpi.org.2Fcontent.2Fsection_news.2Fplat2001.html; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text - ^ "Disque en France". Disque en France. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=2001&type=8. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Disque en France". Disque en France. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=2004&type=8. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5073
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20090124001155/http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5077
- ^ a b c d e Chart Log UK: Darren B - David Byrne. zobbel.de. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c d (PDF) The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 November 2002. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030107-0000/Issue663.pdf. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ Björk Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ Timbaland Holds At No. 1 On The Hot 100 | Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ Björk Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ Björk Album & Song Chart History | Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ Peak chart positions:
- All peaks above fifty: australian-charts.com singles chart search for "Bjork". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- All peaks below fifty pre-2001: Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book (1993–2005). Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book, 2006. ISBN 0646458892.
- "Hidden Place": (PDF) The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 13 August 2001. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue598.pdf. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- "Cocoon": (PDF) The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 15 April 2002. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020424-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue633.pdf. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ lescharts.com singles chart search for "Bjork". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ bjork.com / news[dead link]
- ^ pitchforkmedia.com (2008). "Bjork Concocts New 'Earth Intruders' Single". http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48004-bjork-concocts-new-earth-intruders-single;year=2008. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ Van, Wim. "I ♥ Icelandic Music: Björk - Earth Intruders". Icelandicmusic.blogspot.com. http://icelandicmusic.blogspot.com/2007/04/bjrk-earth-intruders.html. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Björk discography discography at Discogs
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