Lykke Li discography
Lykke Li discography | |
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![]() Li performing at Peace & Love in Borlänge, Sweden, July 2011 | |
Studio albums | 4 |
Music videos | 16 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 21 |
Lykke Li is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her discography consists of four studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), twenty-one singles (including two as a featured artist), and sixteen music videos. Eager to pursue a music career, Li began working with producer Björn Yttling of Swedish indie rock band Peter Bjorn and John when she was 19.[1][2] The sessions resulted in her debut EP Little Bit, which she released on her own label LL Recordings in 2007.[1][3] The release garnered attention from indie pop and mainstream publications in Sweden, while its title track peaked at number 20 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart.[3][4] Li soon released her debut studio album, Youth Novels (2008), which peaked at number three on the Swedish albums chart and spawned three more singles, including her second chart entry "I'm Good, I'm Gone".[4] She then signed with Atlantic Records to distribute her releases worldwide.[3] Youth Novels received widespread critical praise, but sales were poor.[5][6]
Li appeared on American hip hop group N.A.S.A.'s single "Gifted" in 2009,[5] and penned and recorded the song "Possibility" for the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: New Moon later that year.[7] Her second studio album Wounded Rhymes (2011) received similar critical success as Youth Novels, while adopting a darker sound.[8][9] The album peaked at number two in Sweden and was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF).[10] It also reached the top 20 on the album charts of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Norway.[11][12] Wounded Rhymes' second single, "I Follow Rivers", is Li's best performing single to date; it reached the top five on multiple charts and peaked at number one in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) and Germany,[13] and earned certifications in Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. Li's third studio album I Never Learn (2014) showcased a more melancholic sound compared to her previous releases,[14] and was named one of the best albums of 2014 by several American music publications.[15]
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
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SWE [4] |
AUT [16] |
BEL (Fl) [17] |
FRA [18] |
GER [19] |
IRL [20] |
NLD [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [23] |
US [11] | ||||
Youth Novels |
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3 | — | 56 | 143 | — | 75 | 75 | — | 112 | — | ||
Wounded Rhymes | 2 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 42 | 16 | 47 | 38 | 37 | 36 |
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I Never Learn |
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2 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 25 | 33 | 29 | ||
So Sad So Sexy | 10 [29] |
— | 55 | — | 78 | 53 [30] |
89 | 27 | 73 | 173 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | EP details |
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Little Bit[31][32] |
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iTunes Festival: London 2008[33] |
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iTunes Session[34][35] |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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SWE [4] |
AUT [16] |
BEL (Fl) [17] |
DEN [36] |
FRA [18] |
GER [37] |
IRL [38] |
NLD [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [39] | |||||
"Little Bit" | 2007 | 20 | — | —[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Little Bit / Youth Novels | ||
"I'm Good, I'm Gone" | 2008 | 58 | — | —[c] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | Youth Novels | ||
"Tonight"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Breaking It Up"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Get Some"[42] | 2010 | — | — | —[d] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wounded Rhymes | ||
"I Follow Rivers" | 2011 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |||
"Sadness Is a Blessing"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Youth Knows No Pain"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Du är den ende"[50] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tommy OST | ||
"No Rest for the Wicked" | — | — | —[e] | — | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | I Never Learn | |||
"No One Ever Loved"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Fault in Our Stars OST | |||
"Gunshot"[52] | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 126 | I Never Learn | |||
"Never Gonna Love Again" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Unchained Melody"[53] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Time in a Bottle" | 2018 | —[f] | — | —[g] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Deep End"[28] | —[h] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Sad So Sexy | |||
"Hard Rain"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Sex Money Feelings Die"[56] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Two Nights"[56] (featuring Aminé) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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SWE [4] |
AUT [16] |
BEL (Fl) [17] |
DEN [36] |
FRA [18] |
GER [57] |
IRL [38] |
NLD [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [58] | |||||
"Gifted"[59] (N.A.S.A. featuring Kanye West, Santigold & Lykke Li) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Spirit of Apollo | ||
"I'm Waiting Here"[60] (David Lynch featuring Lykke Li) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Dream | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions[a] | Album | |||
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SWE [4] |
FRA [18] |
UK [61] |
US [62] | |||
"Possibility" | 2009 | 59 | 166 | 133 | —[i] | The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Album appearances
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Little Bit" | 2008 | Mattias Montero[79][80] |
"I'm Good, I'm Gone" | ||
"Breaking It Up" | Sarah Chatfield[81] | |
"Tonight" | 2009 | Christian Haag[82] |
"Possibility" | 2010 | Marcus Palmqvist and Frode Fjerdingstad[83] |
"Get Some" | Johan Söderberg[84] | |
"I Follow Rivers" | 2011 | Tarik Saleh[85][86][87][88] |
"Sadness Is a Blessing" | ||
"I Never Learn" | 2014 | |
"Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone" | ||
"No Rest for the Wicked" | ||
"Gunshot" | Fleur & Manu[89] | |
"Never Gonna Love Again" | 2015 | Philippe Tempelman |
"Utopia" | 2018 | Clara Cullen |
"Deep End" | Lykke Li | |
"Hard Rain" | Anton Tammi |
Notes
- ^ a b c d The Country codes used are per the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 standard. A complete list of the codes and their corresponding counties can be found here. The United Kingdom is an exception here, listed as "UK" instead of "GBR" (UK is an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code listed under Exceptional reservations).
- ^ "Little Bit" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 9 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[17]
- ^ "I'm Good, I'm Gone" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 13 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[17]
- ^ "Get Some" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 23 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[17]
- ^ "No Rest for the Wicked" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 19 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[17]
- ^ "Time in a Bottle" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[54]
- ^ "Time in a Bottle" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 41 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[17]
- ^ "Deep End" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[55]
- ^ "Possibility" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[62]
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External links
- Official website
- Lykke Li discography at AllMusic
- Lykke Li discography at Discogs
- Lykke Li discography at MusicBrainz