Sigur Rós discography

Sigur Rós discography
Sigur Rós performing at the Roskilde Festival 2006, Denmark
Studio albums8
EPs5
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums1
Compilation albums3
Singles17
Video albums2
Music videos23
Remix albums3
Other appearances13

The discography of Sigur Rós, an Icelandic post-rock group, consists of eight studio albums, three remix album, five extended plays, one soundtrack album, sixteen singles, twenty-three music videos and two video albums.[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 June 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.[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 fifth studio album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, was released in 2008 with "Gobbledigook", "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" and "Við spilum endalaust" all released as singles. Með suð... was also certified gold in the UK.

In March 2012, Sigur Rós released "Ekki múkk", from their sixth studio album Valtari, also released in 2012. In 2013, they released their seventh album, Kveikur.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
ICL
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		DEN
[7] 		FIN
[8] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRL
[11] 		ITA
[12] 		NOR
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		UK
[15]
 US
[16]
1997 Von — — — — — — — — — — — —
1999 Ágætis byrjun
  • Released: June 1999
  • Label: Smekkleysa
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 — — — 65 59 38 — 17 — 52 —
2002 ( )
  • Released: 28 October 2002
  • Label: Smekkleysa
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 49 24 24 19 33 17 — 6 50 49 51
2005 Takk... 1 19 16 8 30 27 6 4 4 12 16 27
2008 Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
  • Released: 20 June 2008
  • Label: Smekkleysa
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 14 8 7 30 26 4 7 7 29 5 15
2012 Valtari
  • Released: 28 May 2012
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital download
 1 14 21 21 29 23 1 7 12 31 8 7
2013 Kveikur
  • Released: 17 June 2013
  • Label: XL
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 17 8 18 18 19 6 13 6 14 9 14
2023 Átta
  • Released: 16 June 2023
  • Label: Von Dur, BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — —[A] — — 51
[27] 		5 — 18
[28] 		— — 30 —
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Notes
ICL
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRL
[11] 		ITA
[12] 		NOR
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		SWI
[29] 		UK
[15]
2007 Hvarf/Heim
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 2 49 50 35 15 16 21 45 44 23
  • Hvarf (CD 1) contains studio versions of previously unreleased songs.
  • Heim (CD 2) contains live acoustic versions of songs as performed in the film Heima.
2008 In a Frozen Sea: A Year with Sigur Ros
  • Released: 8 February 2008
  • Label: Artist in Residence
  • Format: Vinyl
 — — — — — — — — — —
  • Box set containing Agaetis Byrjun, (), and Takk.
  • Includes the song "Untitled #9" (a.k.a. "Smáskifa"), first released in Sigur 1 / Sigur 9.
2009 We Play Endlessly — — — — — — — — — —
  • Collection of songs released under EMI's label Parlophone.
"—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
AUT
[31] 		BEL
[32] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRL
[11] 		NOR
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		UK
[15] 		US
[16]
2011 Inni
  • Released: 7 November 2011
  • Formats: CD, DVD, LP
 32 24 76 33 49 32 49 45 73

Remix albums

Year Album details Notes
1998 Von brigði
  • Released: July 1998
  • Label: Smekkleysa
  • Formats: CD, LP
2017 Route One
  • Released: December 2017
  • Label: Krúnk
  • Formats: LP
  • Limited release
  • Re-released in 2018 on Record Store Day
2017 Liminal
  • Released: December 2017
  • Label: Krúnk
  • Formats: LP
  • Limited release
  • Re-released in 2018 on Record Store Day
  • Remixed by Jónsi, Alex Somers and Paul Corley
2018 Liminal 2
  • Released: October 2018
  • Label:
  • Formats:

Soundtrack albums

Year Album details
2003 Hlemmur
  • Released: March 2003
  • Label: Smekkleysa
  • Format: CD
2020 Odin's Raven Magic[33]
  • Released: December 2020
  • Label: Krúnk
  • Format: CD, download

Video albums

Year Album details Certifications
2007 Heima
  • Director: Dean DeBlois
  • Released: 27 September 2007
  • Studio: Klikk Productions
2013 Valtari Film Experiment
  • Director: Various
  • Released: 25 February 2013
  • Studio: EMI

Extended plays

Year EP details Peak chart positions
FRA
[9] 		IRL
[11] 		ITA
[12]
2001 Rímur
  • Released: April 2001
  • Label: Krúnk
  • Format: CD
 — — —
2003 Sigur 1 / Sigur 9
  • Released: 13 May 2003
  • Label: MCA
  • 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
 — — —
2013 Brennisteinn US Tour EP
  • Released: 23 March 2013
  • Label:
  • Formats:
 — — —

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
ICL
[5] 		BEL (FL)
Tip
[32] 		CAN
[36] 		DEN
[7] 		GER
[37] 		IRL
[11] 		UK
[15]
[38]
1999 "Svefn-g-englar" — — — — — — 146 Ágætis byrjun
2000 "Ný batterí" — — — — — — 133
2003 "Vaka" — — 4 20 98 31 72 ( )
2005 "Glósóli" 1 — — — — — — Takk...
"Hoppípolla" — — — — — — 24
2006 "Sæglópur" — — — — — — —
2007 "Hljómalind" — — — — — — 91 Hvarf/Heim
2008 "Gobbledigook" 9 19 — — — — — Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" 8 16 — — — — 152
2009 "Við spilum endalaust" — 4 — — — — —
2012 "Ekki múkk" — — — — — — — Valtari
"Varúð" — 82 — — — — —
2013 "Brennisteinn" 14 — — — — — — Kveikur
"Ísjaki" 12 36 — — — — —
2016 "Óveður" — — — — — — — Non-album singles
2017 "Á" — — — — — — —
2023 "Blóðberg" — — — — — — — Átta
"—" 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
1998 "Dót"
(with Didda) 		Strokið og slegið[39][40]

Compilation appearances

Year Song Album Notes
1994 "Fljúgðu" Smekkleysa í hálfa öld[41]
  • Compilation album featuring artists signed to Smekkleysa Records
  • Credited to Victory Rose (English translation of "Sigur Rós")
1998 "Leit Að Lífi" Popp í Reykjavík[42]
  • track from "Von Brigði"
2003 "Ég Mun Læknast" Branches and Routes[43]
  • Compilation album featuring artists signed to Fat Cat Records

Soundtrack appearances

Year Song Soundtrack Notes
2000 "Bíum bíum bambaló" Angels of the Universe[44]
"Dánarfregnir og jarðafarir"
2004 Film score The Loch Ness Kelpie[45]
2005 "Á ferð til Breiðafjarðar" Gargandi snilld[46][47]
"Hrafnagaldr Óðins"
2009 "Fljotavik" & "Ara Batur" The Boys Are Back The film features a score composed by Hal Lindes and a soundtrack by Sigur Rós.[48]
2010 "Festival" 127 Hours
2011 "Hoppípolla" We Bought a Zoo
  • Original soundtrack composed by Jónsi
2014 "The Rains of Castamere" Game of Thrones: Season 4
2016 "Varðeldur" Captain Fantastic Original soundtrack scored by Alex Somers, a frequent collaborator of Sigur Rós and Jónsi[49][50]
2017 "Match" & "End" "Hang the DJ" Original soundtrack scored by Alex Somers, a frequent collaborator of Sigur Rós and Jónsi[51]

Music videos

Year Song Director(s)
1999 "Svefn-g-englar" August Jakobsson, Sigur Rós[52]
2000 "Viðrar vel til loftárása" Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski, Sigur Rós[53][54]
2003 "untitled #1" Floria Sigismondi[55][56]
2005 "Glósóli" Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski[57][58][59]
"Hoppípolla"
2006 "Sæglópur" Sigur Rós, The Mill[60]
2007 "Heima"
2008 "Gobbledigook" Stefan Arni, Siggi Kinski[61]
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" Sigur Rós[62][63]
"Við spilum endalaust"
2012 "Varúð" Un­known
"Ég anda"
"Fjögur píanó"
"Rembihnútur"
"Ekki múkk"
"Dauðalogn"
"Valtari"
2013 "Brennisteinn" Andrew Thomas Huang
"Ísjaki" (Lyric video) Un­known
"Kveikur" (promo video)
"Stormur" (collaborative video)
"Rafstraumur"
2016 "Óveður" Jonas Åkerlund
2023
"Blóðberg" Johan Renck
"Andrá" Katya Gimro, Alexey Krupnik
"8" Rúrí
"Gold" Rene van Pannevis
"Ylur" Sophie Hunter
"Mór" Glenn Leyburn, Lisa Barros D'Sa
"Glóð" Claudia Hausfeld, Rúnar Rúnarsson
"Skel" George Jasper Stone
"Fall" Katya Gimro
"Klettur" Frosti Jón Runólfsson

Notes

  1. ^ Átta did not enter the top 50 of the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number eight on the ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.[26]

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