Björk / discography

Björk  - discography
Björk (2008)
Publications
Studio albums	11
Live albums	8th
Compilations	1
Remix albums	5
Soundtracks	2
EPs	7th
Singles	40
Video albums	14th
Music videos	43
Box sets	6th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Icelandic pop - singer Björk . According to the sources, she has sold more than 7.3 million records in her career. Björk's most successful release is the Post album, with around two million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1977	Bjork	-	-	-	-	-	First published: December 18, 1977
1990	Gling-Gló	-	-	-	-	-	First publication: September 1990 with Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
1993	Debut	DE24 (44 weeks) DE	AT27 (18 weeks) AT	CH18th gold (17 weeks)CH	UK3 × 2 Double platinum (79 weeks)UK	US61 platinum (31 weeks)US	First published: July 5, 1993 Sales: + 1,945,000
1995	post Office	DE6 (21 weeks) DE	AT13 (16 weeks) AT	CH5 (13 weeks) CH	UK2 platinum (46 weeks)UK	US32 platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: June 13, 1995 Sales: + 2,050,000
1997	Homogenic	DE10 (20 weeks) DE	AT5 (10 weeks) AT	CH13 gold (17 weeks)CH	UK4th gold (17 weeks)UK	US28 gold (9 weeks)US	First published: September 24, 1997 Sales: + 1,550,000
2001	Vespertine	DE3 (10 weeks) DE	AT5 (9 weeks) AT	CH3 gold (8 weeks)CH	UK8th gold (4 weeks)UK	US19 (10 weeks) US	First published: August 27, 2001 Sales: + 280,000
2004	Medulla	DE5 (7 weeks) DE	AT6 (7 weeks) AT	CH3 (7 weeks) CH	UK9 silver (3 weeks)UK	US14 (7 weeks) US	First published: August 30, 2004 Sales: + 170,000
2007	Volta	DE9 (5 weeks) DE	AT5 (5 weeks) AT	CH3 (10 weeks) CH	UK7th silver (6 weeks)UK	US9 (5 weeks) US	First published: May 2, 2007
2011	Biophilia	DE14 (3 weeks) DE	AT17 (3 weeks) AT	CH9 (4 weeks) CH	UK21 (3 weeks) UK	US27 (2 weeks) US	First published: October 7, 2011
2015	Vulnicura	DE11 (4 weeks) DE	AT19 (4 weeks) AT	CH6 (9 weeks) CH	UK11 (7 weeks) UK	US20 (1 week) US	First published: January 21, 2015
2017	Utopia	DE26 (2 weeks) DE	AT23 (1 week) AT	CH12 (3 weeks) CH	UK25 (2 weeks) UK	US75 (1 week) US	First published: November 24, 2017; Quarterly List 1/2018 ( German Record Award )

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Live albums

• 1997: Celebrating Wood and Metal
• 2004: Debut Live
• 2004: Post Live
• 2004: Homogenic Live
• 2004: Vespertine Live
• 2009: Songs from the Volta Tour
• 2014: Björk: Biophilia Live
• 2015: Vulnicura Live

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2002	Greatest hits	DE71 (3 weeks) DE	AT64 (3 weeks) AT	CH24 (6 weeks) CH	UK53 silver (2 weeks)UK	US115 (2 weeks) US	First published: July 5, 2002 Sales: + 30,000

EPs

• 1998: Jóga
• 2007: Earth Intruders Club Mixes
• 2007: Innocence
• 2008: Declare Independence
• 2008: Wanderlust
• 2008: The Dull Flame of Desire
• 2010: Mount Wittenberg Orca (with The Dirty Projectors )

Remix albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1997	Telegram	-	-	-	UK*UK	US66 (5 weeks) US	First publication: January 14, 1997 * see "Post"

More remix albums

• 1994: The Best Mixes from the Album Debut for All the People Who Don't Buy White Labels
• 2005: Army of Me: Remixes and Covers
• 2012: bastards
• 2015: Vulnicura Strings

Soundtracks

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2000	Selma songs	DE22 (9 weeks) DE	AT21 (7 weeks) AT	CH20 (10 weeks) CH	UK34 (1 week) UK	US41 (7 weeks) US	First published: September 18, 2000

More soundtracks

• 2005: Drawing Restraint 9

Singles

Chart placements as lead musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1993	Human Behavior Debut	-	-	-	UK36 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 7, 1993
	Venus as a Boy Debut	-	-	-	UK29 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 23, 1993
	Play Dead Debut	DE41 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK12 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 11, 1993 feat. David Arnold
	Big Time Sensuality Debut	-	-	-	UK17 (8 weeks) UK	US88 (5 weeks) US	First published: November 22, 1993
1994	Violently Happy Debut	DE100 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK13 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 7, 1994
1995	Army of Me Post	DE55 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH28 (6 weeks) CH	UK10 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 21, 1995
	Isobel Post	-	-	-	UK23 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 14, 1995
	It's Oh So Quiet Post	-	-	-	UK4th gold (17 weeks)UK	-	First published: November 13, 1995 Sales: + 400,000
1996	Hyperballad Post	-	-	-	UK8 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 12, 1996
	Possibly Maybe Post	-	-	-	UK13 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 28, 1996
1997	I miss you post	-	-	-	UK36 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 24, 1997
	Jóga Homogenic	-	-	CH49 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: September 22, 1997
	Bachelorette Homogenic	-	-	-	UK21 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 8, 1997
1998	Hunter Homogenic	-	-	-	UK44 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 24, 1998
	Alarm Call Homogenic	-	-	-	UK33 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 30, 1998
1999	All Is Full of Love Homogenic	-	-	-	UK24 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 7, 1999
2001	Hidden Place Vespertine	DE70 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH77 (3 weeks) CH	UK21 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 3, 2001
	Pagan Poetry Vespertine	-	-	-	UK38 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 5, 2001
2002	Cocoon Vespertine	-	-	-	UK35 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 11, 2002
	It's in Our Hands Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK37 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 25, 2002
2004	Who Is It Medúlla	-	-	-	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 18, 2004
2005	Triumph of a Heart Medulla	-	-	-	UK31 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 28, 2005
2007	Earth Intruders Volta	-	-	-	UK78 (1 week) UK	US84 (1 week) US	First published: April 2007

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1991	Ooops Ex: el	-	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 15, 2001 808 State feat. Bjork

more publishments

• 2000: I've Seen It All (feat. Thom Yorke )
• 2000: New World
• 2004: Oceania
• 2005: Triumph of a Heart
• 2005: Where is the Line
• 2007: Innocence
• 2008: Declare Independence
• 2008: Wanderlust
• 2008: The Dull Flame of Desire ( feat.Antony Hegarty )
• 2008: Nattúra
• 2010: The Comet Song
• 2011: Crystalline / Cosmogony
• 2011: virus
• 2011: Moon
• 2015: Stonemilker
• 2017: The Gate

Further guest contributions

• 2010: Flétta ( Antony and the Johnsons feat.Björk )
• 2014: Niggas on the Moon ( Death Grips )

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

• 1999: Volume (Sales: + 50,000, US:gold)
• 2001: MTV Unplugged / Live (Sales: + 20,000)
• 2001: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
• 2001: Live in Cambridge
• 2002: Live at the Royal Opera House
• 2002: Greatest Hits - Volume 1993-2003 (Sales: + 25,000)
• 2002: Volume Plus
• 2003: Vessel
• 2003: Inside Björk
• 2003: Later with Jools Holland
• 2003: Minuscule
• 2004: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
• 2005: The Medúlla Videos
• 2009: Voltaïc

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1993	Human behavior	Michel Gondry
	Venus as a Boy	Sophie Muller
	Play Dead	Danny Cannon
	Big time sensuality	Stéphane Sednaoui
1994	Violently Happy	Jean-Baptiste Mondino
1995	Army of Me	Michel Gondry
	Isobel
	It's Oh So Quiet	Spike Jonze
1996	Hyperballad	Michel Gondry
	Possibly Maybe	Stéphane Sednaoui
1997	I miss you	John Kricfalusi
	Yoga	Michel Gondry
	Bachelorette
1998	Hunter	Paul White
	Alarm call	Alexander McQueen
1999	All is full of love	Chris Cunningham
2000	Unravel	Lynn Fox
	Pluto
2001	Hidden place	M / M (Paris) , Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin
	Pagan poetry	Nick Knight
2002	Cocoon	Eiko Ishioka
	Nature is ancient	Lynn Fox
	It's in Our Hands	Spike Jonze
	It's in Our Hands (Soft Pink Truth Mix)	Lynn Fox
2004	Nameless
	Oceania
	Who Is It	Dawn Shadforth
2005	Triumph of a Heart	Spike Jonze
	Where is the line	Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
	Desired Constellation	Lynn Fox
2007	Earth intruders	Michel Ocelot
	Innocence	Fred & Annabelle
	Declare Independence	Michel Gondry
2008	Wanderlust	Encyclopedia Pictura
	The Dull Flame of Desire	Christoph Jantos, Masahiro Mogari, Marçal Cuberta Junca
2010	The Comet Song	Maria Lindberg
2011	Crystalline	Michel Gondry
	Moon	Björk, Inez and Vinoodh, M / M Paris and James Merry
2012	Hollow	Drew Berry
	Mutual Core	Andrew Thomas Huang
2015	Lionsong	Inez and Vinoodh
	Family	Andrew Thomas Huang
	Stonemilker
	Black Lake
2017	Notget	Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones
	Utopia
	The Gate	Andrew Thomas Huang
	Blissing Me	Tim Walker and Emma Dalzell
	Arisen my senses	Jesse Kanda

Box sets

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2009	Voltaïc	-	-	-	-	US118 (1 week) US	First published: June 23, 2009

More box sets

• 2002: Family Tree
• 2003: Live Box
• 2006: Dual Disc Box Set
• 2006: (____surrounded):
• 2009: 2 for 1: Debut / Post

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Argentina 2002: for the album Greatest Hits  France 2001: for the album Vespertine 2001: for the video album Volume 2004: for the album Medúlla  Canada 1994: for the album Debut 1998: for the album Homogenic 2001: for the album Vespertine 2004: for the video album Greatest Hits - volume 1993-2003  Norway 1994: for the album Debut  Russia 2004: for the album Medúlla  Sweden 1993: for the album Debut 1995: for the album Post  Spain 2001: for the album Debut 2001: for the album Vespertine

Platinum record  Europe 1996: for the album Post 2001: for the album Homogenic  Canada 1996: for the album Post  Netherlands 1994: for the album Debut

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	-	20,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	3 × gold3	-	210,000	snepmusique.com
Canada (MC)	-	4 × gold4th	platinum1	255,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	20,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Russia (NFPF)	-	gold1	-	10,000	2m-online.ru ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	70,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	2,550,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	3 × gold3	3 × platinum3	1,680,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	22 × gold22nd	9 × platinum9

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US