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Sigur Rós discography
Sigur Rós performing at the Roskilde Festival 2006, Denmark
Studio albums5
EPs3
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles10
Music videos9
Remix albums1
Other appearances10
DVDs1

The discography of Sigur Rós, an Icelandic post-rock group, consists of five studio albums, one remix album, two extended plays, two soundtrack albums, ten singles, eight music videos and one live concert DVD.[1] Sigur Rós was formed in 1994 in Reykjavík, Iceland, by singer and guitarist Jón Þór Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm and drummer Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson.[2]

Sigur Rós released their debut album, Von, in 1997 with Smekkleysa Records. It failed to chart, selling 313 copies in its first year of release, but was certified platinum in 2005 by Iceland's record industry association. Von brigði was released in 1998 and features remixes of tracks from Von. Only one track, "Leit af lífi", was new to the album. Keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson joined the band in 1998 and a year later Ágætis byrjun was released. It reached number 1 on the Icelandic album chart, number 17 in Norway, and number 52 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart. Two tracks were released from the album as singles: "Svefn-g-englar" and "Ný batterí". Gunnarsson left the band after Ágætis byrjun and was replaced by Orri Páll Dýrason.

The group's third studio album, ( ), was released in October 2002, comprising eight untitled tracks divided by a 36-second silence. The album's title consists of two opposing parentheses; it has no other official title, though members of Sigur Rós have referred to it as "Svigaplatan" ("The Bracket Album").[3] The entire album is performed in Vonlenska, a constructed language of gibberish.[4] One single was released from ( ), "untitled #1" (a.k.a. "Vaka"). Takk..., released in 2005, produced three singles, "Glósóli", "Hoppípolla" and "Sæglópur". The album reached number 1 in Iceland, number 4 in Italy and Norway, number 16 in the UK, and number 27 in the United States. It was certified gold in Iceland and the UK. Sigur Rós's most recent album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, was released in 2008. "Gobbledigook", "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" and "Við spilum endalaust" were released as singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
ICL
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		DNK
[7] 		FIN
[8] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRL
[11] 		ITA
[12] 		NOR
[13] 		UK
[14]
[15] 		US
[16]
1997 Von — — — — — — — — — — —
1999 Ágætis byrjun
  • Released: June 1999
  • Label: Smekkleysa Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 — — — 65 — 38 — 17 52 —
2002 ( )
  • Released: 28 October 2002
  • Label: Smekkleysa Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 49 24 24 19 33 17 — 6 49 51
  • ICL: Gold[17]
  • UK: Gold
2005 Takk...
  • Released: 12 September 2005
  • Label: Smekkleysa Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 19 16 8 30 27 6 4 4 16 27
2008 Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
  • Released: 20 June 2008
  • Label: Smekkleysa Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 14 8 7 30 26 4 7 4 5 15
  • UK: Gold
2012 Valtari
  • Released: 28 May 2012
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
ICL
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRL
[11] 		ITA
[12] 		NOR
[13] 		SWE
[19] 		SWI
[20] 		UK
[14]
2007 Hvarf/Heim
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 2 49 50 35 15 16 21 45 44 23
2009 We Play Endlessly — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
ICL
[5] 		AUT
[22] 		BEL (FL)
[23] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRL
[11] 		NOR
[13] 		SWE
[19] 		UK
[14] 		US
[16]
2011 Inni
  • Released: 7 November 2011
  • Formats: CD, DVD
 — 32 24 76 33 49 32 49 45 73


Remix albums

Year Album details
1998 Von brigði
  • Released: July 1998
  • Label: Smekkleysa Records
  • Formats: CD, LP

Soundtrack albums

Year Album details
2003 Hlemmur
  • Released: March 2003
  • Label: Smekkleysa Records
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

Year EP details Peak chart positions
ICL
[5] 		FRA
[9] 		IRL
[11] 		ITA
[12]
2001 Rímur
  • Released: April 2001
  • Label: Krúnk
  • Format: CD
 — — — —
2004 Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do
  • Released: 24 March 2004
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: Mini CD, CD, LP
 — 77 25 7
2006 Sæglópur Japan Tour EP
  • Released: 10 July 2006
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 12", CD
 — — — —

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
ICL
[5] 		BEL (FL)
[23] 		CAN
[24] 		DNK
[7] 		GER
[25] 		IRL
[11] 		UK
[14]
[15]
[26]
1999 "Svefn-g-englar" — — — — — — 146 Ágætis byrjun
2000 "Ný batterí" — — — — — — 133
2003 "untitled #1" (a.k.a. "Vaka") — — 4 20 98 31 72 ( )
2005 "Glósóli" 1 — — — — — — Takk...
"Hoppípolla" — — — — — — 24
2006 "Sæglópur" — — — — — — —
2007 "Hljómalind" — — — — — — 91 Hvarf/Heim
2008 "Gobbledigook" 9 69 — — — — — Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" 8 66 — — — — 152
2009 "Við spilum endalaust" — 54 — — — — —
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Other appearances

These songs have not appeared on official Sigur Rós releases.

Guest appearances

Year Song Album Artist
1998 "Dót" Strokið og slegið[27][28] Didda

Compilation appearances

Year Song Album Notes
1994 "Fljúgðu" Smekkleysa í hálfa öld[29]
  • Compilation album featuring artists signed to Smekkleysa Records
  • Credited to Victory Rose (English translation of "Sigur Rós")
1998 "Leit Að Lífi" Popp í Reykjavík[30]
  • Remix of the Von album track
2003 "Ég Mun Laknast" Branches and Routes[31]
  • Compilation album featuring artists signed to Fat Cat Records

Soundtrack appearances

Year Song Soundtrack Notes
2000 "Bíum bíum bambaló" Englar alheimsins[32]
"Dánarfregnir og jarðafarir"
2004 Film score The Loch Ness Kelpie Soundtrack[33]
2005 "Á ferð til Breiðafjarðar" Gargandi snilld Soundtrack[34][35]
"Hrafnagaldr Óðins"
2010 "Festival" 127 Hours soundtrack

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
1999 "Svefn-g-englar" August Jakobsson, Sigur Rós[36]
2000 "Viðrar vel til loftárása" Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski, Sigur Rós[37][38]
2003 "untitled #1" Floria Sigismondi[39][40]
2005 "Glósóli" Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski[41][42][43]
"Hoppípolla"
2006 "Sæglópur" Sigur Rós, The Mill[44]
2008 "Gobbledigook" Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski[45]
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" Sigur Rós[46][47]
"Við spilum endalaust"

DVDs

Year DVD details Certifications
2007 Heima
  • Director: Dean DeBlois
  • Released: 27 September 2007
  • Studio: Klikk Productions

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