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Icelandic music refers to the music created and performed by artists from Iceland or who have Icelandic roots. Iceland has a diverse music scene that encompasses a range of genres, including rock, pop, electronic, classical, and folk music. Icelandic music has gained international recognition in recent years, thanks in part to the success of artists like Björk, Sigur Rós, and Of Monsters and Men. Icelandic music often features haunting melodies, complex harmonies, and unconventional song structures, and is known for its otherworldly and ethereal sound.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 1992-02-18 | The Sugarcubes | Stick Around For Joy | |
| 61 | 1993-07-12 | Björk | Debut | |
| 74 |  |
1994 | Björk | Violently Happy |
| 32 |  |
1995 | Emiliana Torrini | Crouie d'o l |
| 79 |  |
1995-06-09 | Björk | Post |
| 77 |  |
1997 | Sigur Rós | Von |
| 4 | 1997-09-20 | Björk | Homogenic | |
| 7 |  |
1998 | Bang Gang | You |
| 57 | 1998 | Sigur Rós | Von Brigði | |
| 65 |  |
1999 | Amina | AnimaminA |
| 97 | 1999-06 | Sigur Rós | ágætis byrjun | |
| 42 |  |
1999-09-27 | Sigur Rós | Sven-g-englar |
| 78 |  |
1999-09-27 | Sigur Rós | Svefn-G-Englar |
| 58 |  |
1999-12 | múm | Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK |
| 52 |  |
2001-03 | múm | Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today |
| 9 | 2001-08-18 | Björk | Vespertine | |
| 49 | 2001-09-10 | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson & Sigur Rós | Angels of the Universe | |
| 67 | 2001-09-10 | múm | Please Smile My Noise Bleed | |
| 46 |  |
2002 | Gus Gus | Attention |
| 41 |  |
2002-04-09 | Quarashi | Jinx |
| 24 | 2002-04-29 | múm | Green Grass of Tunnel | |
| 48 |  |
2002-05-20 | múm | Finally We are No One |
| 12 |  |
2002-08-19 | Leaves | Breathe |
| 54 |  |
2002-10-23 | Sigur Rós | ( ) |
| 10 | 2002-11-01 | Björk | Greatest Hits | |
| 15 |  |
2002-12 | Sigur Rós | Sigur 1 - Sigur 9 |
| 86 | 2003 | Bang Gang | Something Wrong | |
| 23 | 2003-08-20 | Sigur Rós | Hlemmur | |
| 36 |  |
2003-09-23 | Björk | Björk |
| 73 |  |
2004 | Pornopop | And the Slow Songs About the Dead Calm In Your Arms |
| 87 | 2004-02 | múm | Summer Make Good | |
| 92 |  |
2004-03-23 | Sigur Rós | Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do |
| 68 | 2004-07-13 | Slowblow | Slowblow | |
| 80 | 2004-08-25 | Björk | Medúlla | |
| 31 | 2005 | Dikta | Hunting For Happiness | |
| 39 | 2005 | Ampop | My Delusions | |
| 51 |  |
2005 | múm | Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is Okay |
| 56 | |
2005 | múm | Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today is Ok |
| 83 | 2005-08-22 | Sigur Rós | Takk… | |
| 21 |  |
2005-11-25 | Sigur Rós | Hoppípolla |
| 11 | 2006 | Skúli Sverrisson | Sería | |
| 84 |  |
2006-04-19 | Sigur Rós | Sæglópur |
| 89 |  |
2006-11-07 | Amiina | Seoul |
| 3 |  |
2006-12 | Svartidauði | The Temple of Deformation |
| 38 |  |
2006-12-04 | múm | The Peel Session |
| 18 | 2007 | Mugison | Mugiboogie | |
| 76 |  |
2007 | Seabear | The Ghost That Carried Us Away (Offical Morr Music Upload) |
| 33 | 2007-02-28 | Ólöf Arnalds | Við og við | |
| 53 | 2007-03-21 | Amiina | Kurr | |
| 26 | 2007-04-23 | Björk | Volta | |
| 43 |  |
2007-05-27 | Valgeir Sigurðsson | Ekvílibríum |
| 88 | 2007-08-17 | Seabear | The Ghost That Carried Us Away | |
| 93 |  |
2007-09-22 | múm | Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy |
| 47 |  |
2007-11-05 | Sigur Rós | Hauf/Heim |
| 81 | 2007-11-05 | Sigur Rós | Hvarf - Heim | |
| 34 |  |
2008 | Sigur Rós | Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust |
| 64 |  |
2008 | Emiliana Torrini | Me And Armini |
| 100 |  |
2008 | Sigur Rós | Við spilum endalaust |
| 91 |  |
2008-01-25 | Sigur Rós | Agaetis Byrjun |
| 96 | 2008-06-23 | Sigur Rós | Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust | |
| 35 |  |
2008-08 | Björk | Vespertine (EU Version) |
| 50 | 2008-11-18 | Sin Fang Bous | Clangour | |
| 60 | 2009-03-17 | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Without Sinking | |
| 99 | 2009-04-06 | Jónsi & Alex | Riceboy Sleeps | |
| 28 |  |
2009-06-05 | Árstíðir | Árstíðir |
| 44 |  |
2009-08-10 | Yohanna | Is It True? |
| 40 |  |
2010-04-02 | Jónsi | Go |
| 17 |  |
2010-06-12 | Feldberg | Don't Be a Stranger |
| 62 | 2010-09-13 | Ólöf Arnalds | Innundir Skinni | |
| 75 | 2011-09-02 | Sóley | We Sink | |
| 25 | 2011-09-06 | Árstíðir | Svefns og vöku skil | |
| 85 |  |
2011-09-20 | Of Monsters and Men | My Head Is an Animal |
| 1 | 2011-09-29 | Mugison | Haglél | |
| 8 | 2011-10-14 | Sólstafir | Svartir Sandar | |
| 29 |  |
2011-11-08 | Ólöf Arnalds | Ólöf Sings |
| 94 |  |
2011-12-20 | Of Monsters and Men | Into The Woods |
| 5 | 2012-05-14 | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Leyfðu Ljósinu | |
| 70 |  |
2012-09-21 | Kiasmos | Thrown |
| 59 | 2013-01-18 | Pascal Pinon | Twosomeness | |
| 63 |  |
2013-01-18 | Sin Fang | Flowers |
| 22 |  |
2013-02-04 | Ólöf Arnalds | Sudden Elevation |
| 14 |  |
2013-09-09 | Emiliana Torrini | Merman |
| 69 | 2013-12-10 | Of Monsters and Men | Live From Vatnagarðar | |
| 72 | 2014-06-14 | GusGus | Mexico | |
| 6 |  |
2014-08-24 | Hildur Guðnadóttir | Saman |
| 98 | 2014-10-27 | Kiasmos | Kiasmos | |
| 66 |  |
2015-04-01 | Ólafur Arnalds | We Contain Multitudes (from home) |
| 27 |  |
2015-05-08 | Sóley | Ask the Deep |
| 2 |  |
2016-08-19 | Pascal Pinon | S/T |
| 95 |  |
2016-10-28 | Ólafur Arnalds | Island Songs |
| 19 |  |
2016-11-25 | Amiina | Fantômas |
| 30 | 2018-02-02 | mt. fujitive | ventures | |
| 55 |  |
2018-02-23 | GusGus | Lies Are More Flexible |
| 71 |  |
2018-04-06 | Ólafur Arnalds | re:member |
| 16 |  |
2020-11-06 | Ólafur Arnalds | Say My Name (feat. Arnór Dan) |
| 37 |  |
2021-04-23 | Eydís Evensen | Bylur |
| 13 |  |
2021-09-10 | Ólafur Arnalds | saman |
| 90 |  |
2021-09-10 | Ólafur Arnalds | Trance Frendz |
| 20 |  |
2021-10 | The Colorist Orchestra | The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini |
| 45 |  |
2023-11-22 | Ólafur Arnalds | Eulogy for Evolution 2017 (Remastered 10th Anniversary Edition) |