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The Icelandic singer Björk appeared for the first time in 1976 on Radio One, an Icelandic radio station, singing "I Love To Love" and achieved a deal with a record company through which she released in 1977 her first solo album named Björk.
Afterwards, she formed several bands including Tappi Tíkarrass, KUKL and The Sugarcubes, the latter being the most important. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk proceeded with her solo career and in 1993 released an album called Debut.
[edit] Early bands
- Spit and Snot (1979)
- Exodus (1979-1980)
- Homemade recording - MC format - unknown content.
- Jam-80 (1980)
- Cactus (period 1982)
- Stigrim (period 1982)
- Tappi Tíkarrass (1981-1983)
- See: Tappi Tíkarrass#Discography
- Rokka Rokka Drum (1984)
- One recording: a demo - MC format - unknown content.
- PUKL (1984)
- Performed along with future members of KUKL at one performance in Iceland. This was the only time the band was billed under this name.
- KUKL (1983-1986)
- See: KUKL# Discography
- The Elgar Sisters (1983-1986)
- No official releases - 11 songs were recorded, but only three have been released during Björk’s solo career (see the corresponding section below), and few others during Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson's solo career (see section for featuring and collaborations).
- Discography of The Sugarcubes (1986-1992)
- See The Sugarcubes#discography for an extensive listing of albums and singles.
- Hljómsveit Konráðs B - (period 1989/1990)
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
[edit] Solo albums
[edit] Compilations and box sets
[edit] Singles
[edit] Singles information
- Björk has had three Top 10 singles and seven Top 20 singles in the UK. All of her chart-eligible singles have charted within the Top 40, aside from "Hunter", which is on Homogenic.
- The first single from Homogenic, "Jóga", had a limited release of 3000 copies, meaning that it did not chart.
- "Play Dead" was not included on the initial release of Debut. After the release of the single, Debut was re-issued with the song as a bonus 12th track in the UK and Europe.
- "Oceania", from Medúlla, was released only as a radio-single and did not have a full commercial single release, although a limited number of CD singles were released in parts of Europe and Australia.
- A fourth single from Medúlla, "Where is the Line", was pencilled in for release, but because of the release of the Drawing Restraint 9 soundtrack and the Army of Me: Remixes and Covers album it did not make sense to market all these projects together. Björk decided against releasing it, to give the DR9 soundtrack maximum exposure.
- It's Not Up To You, was also scheduled to be the fourth single from Vespertine, however the imminent arrival of her daughter, Isadora, resulted in the single being shelved, though rumours have it that remixes were made.
[edit] Other releases
[edit] Björk collaborations and featuring:
- 1983 - Örugglega (Steinar Music), compilation by Björgvin Gíslason.
- 1984 - Tvær í Takinu (Spor), compilation.
- 1987 - Hvít er Borg og Bær (Smekkleysa), compilation.
- 1987 - Loftmynd (Gramm), album by Megas.
- 1988 - Höfuðlausnir (Gramm), album by Megas.
- 1990 - Gums (Smekkleysa), album by Bless.
- 1991 - Ex:El (ZTT), album by State 808.
- 1991 - Ooops (ZTT), single by State 808.
- 1991 - Island (Durtro), album by Current 93.
- 1992 - Sódóma Reykjavík (Skífan), compilation.
- 1993 - The Young Americans (Island) soundtrack to the movie directed by David Arnold.
- 1993 - Núll & Nix (Smekkleysa), compilation.
- 1994 - Welcome to the Future 2 (One Little Indian), compilation.
- 1994 - Chansons de Mers Froides (Columbia Records), album by Hector Zazou.
- 1994 - Smekkleysa í Hálfa Öld (Smekkleysa), compilation by Smekkleysa/Bad Taste.
- 1994 - Bedtime Stories (Maverick Records), album by Madonna.
- 1995 - Welcome to the Future 3 (One Little Indian), compilation.
- 1996 - Nearly God (Durban Poison/Island Records), album by Tricky.
- 1996 - Childline (Polygram), charity album by Childline Organization.
- 1996 - Stressed Out (Jive), single by A Tribe Called Quest.
- 1996 - Anton (Jutlandia Film), soundtrack. Björk appears performing "Nu flyver Anton" in Danish.
- 1997 - Stelpurnar Okkar 1970-1994 (Spor), compilation.
- 1997 - Phenomenon (RCA), album by Tony Ferrino.
- 1997 - Red Nose Day '97 the Music of the Night (BBC), compilation of the TV program “Comic Relief”, BBC.
- 1997 - Celebrating Wood and Metal (Björk Fan Club), compilation released by Björk Fan Club.
- 1997 - Not for Threes (Warp), album by Plaid.
- 1998 - Ljóð til Vara (Spor), compilation.
- 1998 - Popp í Reykjavík (Dennis), compilation.
- 1998 - Her Greatest Hits (RCA), greatest hits by Evelyn Glennie.
- 1999 - Y2K: Beat the Clock Version 1.0 (Sony/Columbia Records), compilation.
- 1999 - Being John Malkovich (Astralwerks), soundtrack to the movie directed by Spike Jonze.
- 2001 - Heartbeat - Sunday Session in Reykjavík (Uni:form), compilation.
- 2001 - London Xpress (Nuphonic), compilation.
- 2001 - Óskalögin 5 (Íslenskir Tónar), compilation.
- 2002 - Alltaf Sama Svínið (Smekkleysa), compilation.
- 2002 - Megas 1972-2002 (Skífan), compilation by Megas.
- 2004 - Portrait: Prayer of the Heart (NAXOS), album by John Tavener.
- 2005 - Brodsky Records (Sanctuary), album by Brodsky Quartet.
- 2005 - Violently Beautiful: A String Tribute to Björk (Vitamin Records), Tribute album by a string quartet.
- 2005 - Dense Time (Pronil Holdings), album by Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson.
- 2006 - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast (Matador Records), album by Matmos.
[edit] Promo releases
- 1994 - …Cut by the Sabres of Paradise (One Little Indian),
- 1994 - …Meet the Masters at Work (One Little Indian),
- 1994 - …Bitten by Black Dog (One Little Indian),
- 1994 - …In an Underworld Adventure (One Little Indian),
- 1995 - Ezo (Astralwerks), record by Mortorbrass.
- 1998 - Stormy Wheather (AT&T/Isis Fund), AT&T live promo.
- 2001 - Six Songs from Vespertine (One Little Indian),
- 2001 - The Times (One Little Indian), Saturday Times compilation delivered on August 18, 2001.
- 2001 - Simple Pleasures (FISH), with the name of Björk vs. Joshua. White label features Vocal Version on side A & Dub Version on side B. (Interesting note: the lyrics are NOT Icelandic -- they are actually just melodic mumbling)
- 2002 - Björk Live, delivered with Les Inrockuptibles, issue 365, November 20-26, 2002.
- 2002 - The Observer (One Little Indian/The Observer Promo), delivered in December by The Observer.
- 2002 - The Sun (One Little Indian/Sun), delivered in December by The Sun.
- 2002 - Greatest Hits Promo (Polydor/Universal Music), it features a biography in Spanish.
[edit] Albums and Singles Certifications
