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Björk released her sixth studio album, Volta, in 2007. The album was her first to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, while its first single "Earth Intruders" is Björk highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 2009 release Voltaïc, is a companion box-set consisting of live and remix recordings.
All of her albums were released under One Little Independent Records. Björk has collaborated with a number of artists and songwriters throughout her career, including Nellee Hooper, Sjón, Mark Bell, Anohni and Arca. Björk's recorded output also encompasses songs recorded for motion pictures.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir was born on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík. [12] She was raised by her mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir (7 October 1946 – 25 October 2018 [13]), an activist who protested against the development of Iceland's Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant, [14] having divorced from Björk's father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, an electrician and union leader, after Björk was born.
In promotion of her latest two albums, 2017's Utopia and 2022's Fossora, Björk performed the Cornucopia show from 2019 through 2023. The ambitious production — "a monster to travel with," she ...
Alongside the concert film, Björk released a live album consisting of the performances from the show. [18] The album, titled Apple Music Live: Björk (Cornucopia), was released exclusively on Apple Music and available in spatial audio. [24] According to a press release, the setlist was arranged "to celebrate Björk's lifetime of creative ...
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Madonna , Whitney Houston and Pink Floyd each have three.
The album received positive reviews and is Björk's first and only album to reach the top 10 on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number nine. Volta spent nine weeks at number one on the US Top Electronic Albums chart and in the first three months of release sold over half a million copies worldwide.
Logo used for the Apple Music 100 Best Albums list The Apple Music 100 Best Albums is a list of the best albums in history created by the streaming service Apple Music based upon an opinion survey and curated music ranking. Its team crafted the list alongside a group of artists that included Pharrell Williams, J Balvin, Maren Morris, and Charli XCX. The list is an editorial statement, rather ...