Sigur Rós performing at the Roskilde Festival 2006, Denmark |
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Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 5 | |
↙Live albums | 1 | |
↙Compilation albums | 2 | |
↙EPs | 3 | |
↙Singles | 10 | |
↙Music videos | 9 | |
↙Soundtracks | 1 | |
↙Remix albums | 1 | |
↙Other appearances | 10 | |
↙DVDs | 1 |
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.
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Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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ICL [5] |
AUS [6] |
DEN [7] |
FIN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
ITA [12] |
NOR [13] |
UK [14][15] |
US [16] |
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1997 | Von
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1999 | Ágætis byrjun
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1 | — | — | — | 65 | — | 38 | — | 17 | 52 | — |
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2002 | ( )
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1 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 17 | — | 6 | 49 | 51 |
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2005 | Takk...
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1 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 27 | |
2008 | Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
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1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
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"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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ICL [5] |
AUS [6] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
ITA [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [20] |
SWI [21] |
UK [14] |
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2007 | Hvarf/Heim
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2 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 45 | 44 | 23 |
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2009 | We Play Endlessly
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"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. |
Year | Album details |
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2011 | Inni
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Year | Album details |
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1998 | Von brigði
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Year | Album details |
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2003 | Hlemmur
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Year | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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ICL [5] |
FRA [9] |
IRE [11] |
ITA [12] |
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2001 | Rímur
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— | — | — | — | |
2004 | Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do
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— | 77 | 25 | 7 | |
2006 | Sæglópur Japan Tour EP
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Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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ICL [5] |
BEL (FL) [23] |
CAN [24] |
DEN [7] |
GER [25] |
IRE [11] |
UK [14][15] [26] |
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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. |
These songs have not appeared on official Sigur Rós releases.
Year | Song | Album | Artist |
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1998 | "Dót" | Strokið og slegið[27][28] | Didda |
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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1994 | "Fljúgðu" | Smekkleysa í hálfa öld[29] |
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1998 | "Leit Að Lífi" | Popp í Reykjavík[30] |
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2003 | "Ég Mun Laknast" | Branches and Routes[31] |
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Year | Song | Soundtrack | Notes |
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2000 | "Bíum bíum bambaló" | Englar alheimsins[32] |
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"Dánarfregnir og jarðafarir" | |||
2004 | Film score | The Loch Ness Kelpie Soundtrack[33] |
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2005 | "Á ferð til Breiðafjarðar" | Gargandi snilld Soundtrack[34][35] |
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"Hrafnagaldr Óðins" | |||
2010 | "Festival" | 127 Hours soundtrack |
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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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] |
"Hoppípolla" | Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski[43] | |
2006 | "Sæglópur" | Sigur Rós, The Mill[44] |
2008 | "Gobbledigook" | Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski[45] |
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" | Sigur Rós[46] | |
"Við spilum endalaust" | Sigur Rós[47] |
Year | DVD details | Certifications |
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2007 | Heima
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