Lykke Li is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her discography consists of five studio albums, four extended plays (EPs), twenty-four singles (including three as a featured artist), and twenty-two music videos. Eager to pursue a music career, Li began working with producer Björn Yttling of Swedish indie rock band Peter Bjorn and John when she was 19.[1][2] The sessions resulted in her debut EP Little Bit, which she released on her own label LL Recordings in 2007.[1][3] The release garnered attention from indie pop and mainstream publications in Sweden, while its title track peaked at number 20 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart.[3][4] Li soon released her debut studio album, Youth Novels (2008), which peaked at number three on the Swedish albums chart and spawned three more singles, including her second chart entry "I'm Good, I'm Gone".[4] She then signed with Atlantic Records to distribute her releases worldwide.[3] Youth Novels received widespread critical praise, but sales were poor.[5][6]
| Lykke Li discography | |
|---|---|
 Li performing at Peace & Love in Borlänge, Sweden, July 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 22 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 24 |
Li appeared on American hip hop group N.A.S.A.'s single "Gifted" in 2009,[5] and penned and recorded the song "Possibility" for the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: New Moon later that year.[7] Her second studio album Wounded Rhymes (2011) received similar critical success as Youth Novels, while adopting a darker sound.[8][9] The album peaked at number two in Sweden and was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF).[10] It also reached the top 20 on the album charts of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Norway.[11][12] Wounded Rhymes' second single, "I Follow Rivers", is Li's best performing single to date; it reached the top five on multiple charts and peaked at number one in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) and Germany,[13] and earned certifications in Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. Li's third studio album I Never Learn (2014) showcased a more melancholic sound compared to her previous releases,[14] and was named one of the best albums of 2014 by several American music publications.[15]
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] | AUT [16] | BEL (Fl) [17] | FRA [18] | GER [19] | IRL [20] | NLD [21] | SWI [22] | UK [23] | US [11] | ||||
| Youth Novels |
| 3 | — | 56 | 143 | — | 75 | 75 | — | 112 | — | ||
| Wounded Rhymes | 2 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 42 | 16 | 47 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |||
| I Never Learn |
| 2 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 25 | 33 | 29 | ||
| So Sad So Sexy | 10 | — | 55 | — | 78 | 53 | 89 | 27 | 73 | 173 | |||
| Eyeye | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[b] | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Little Bit[32][33] |
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| iTunes Festival: London 2008[34] |
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| iTunes Session[35][36] |
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| Still Sad Still Sexy[37] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] | AUT [16] | BEL (Fl) [17] | DEN [38] | FRA [18] | GER [39] | IRL [40] | NLD [21] | SWI [22] | UK [41] | |||||
| "Little Bit" | 2007 | 20 | — | —[c] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Little Bit / Youth Novels | ||
| "I'm Good, I'm Gone" | 2008 | 58 | — | —[d] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | Youth Novels | ||
| "Tonight"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Breaking It Up"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[e] | ||||
| "Get Some"[45] | 2010 | — | — | —[f] | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[g] | Wounded Rhymes | ||
| "I Follow Rivers" | 2011 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |||
| "Sadness Is a Blessing"[53] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Youth Knows No Pain"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "No Rest for the Wicked" | 2014 | — | — | —[h] | — | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | I Never Learn | ||
| "Gunshot"[55] | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 126 | ||||
| "Never Gonna Love Again" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Deep End"[29] | 2018 | —[i] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[j] | — | So Sad So Sexy | ||
| "Hard Rain"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sex Money Feelings Die"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Two Nights"[58] (featuring Aminé) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sex Money Feelings Die" (Remix) (featuring Lil Baby and snowsa) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still Sad Still Sexy | ||
| "Two Nights Part II" (Remix) (with Skrillex and Ty Dolla Sign)[60] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bron" | 2020 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "No Hotel"[61] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eyeye | ||
| "Highway to Your Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Happy Hurts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] | BEL (Fl) [17] | FRA [18] | IRL [40] | NLD [21] | UK [23] | ||||||||||
| "Gifted"[62] (N.A.S.A. featuring Kanye West, Santigold & Lykke Li) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Spirit of Apollo | |||||||
| "I'm Waiting Here"[63] (David Lynch featuring Lykke Li) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Dream | |||||||
| "Late Night Feelings" (Mark Ronson featuring Lykke Li) | 2019 | —[k] | —[l] | 54 | 40 | —[m] | 30 | Late Night Feelings | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[a] | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] | BEL (Fl) [17] | FRA [18] | UK [67] | US [68] | ||||||||||
| "Possibility" | 2009 | 59 | — | 166 | 133 | —[n] | The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||||||
| "Unchained Melody"[69] | 2017 | — | — | 137 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Time in a Bottle" | 2018 | —[o] | —[p] | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Until We Bleed"[71] | 2008 | Kleerup | Kleerup |
| "Knocked Up" (Lykke Li vs. Rodeo Remix)[72] | Kings of Leon | "Use Somebody" — Single | |
| "Little Bit"[73] | 2009 | Drake | So Far Gone |
| "Gifted"[74] | N.A.S.A., Kanye West, Santigold | The Spirit of Apollo | |
| "Miss It So Much"[75] | Röyksopp | Junior | |
| "Were You Ever Wanted"[76] | |||
| "Leaving You Behind"[77] | Amanda Blank | I Love You | |
| "Possibility"[7] | — | The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "A New Name to Go By"[78] | 2012 | Deportees | Islands & Shores |
| "Black Tin Box"[79] | Miike Snow | Happy to You | |
| "Come Near"[80] | — | Ingrid Volym 1 | |
| "Silver Springs"[81] | — | Just Tell Me That You Want Me | |
| "I'm Waiting Here" [63] | 2013 | David Lynch | The Big Dream |
| "Du är den ende"[82] | 2014 | — | "Du är den ende (Music from the Motion Picture "Tommy")" — Single |
| "No One Ever Loved"[83] | — | The Fault In Our Stars (Music from the Motion Picture) | |
| "The Troubles" | U2 | Songs of Innocence | |
| "No Rest for the Wicked" (Robin Schulz Edit) | Robin Schulz | Prayer | |
| "Come Find Me" | 2015 | Emile Haynie, Romy Madley Croft (from the xx) | We Fall |
| "Never Let You Down" | Woodkid | The Divergent Series: Insurgent – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Wicked Game" | 2016 | — | The Music of David Lynch |
| "Late Night Prelude" | 2019 | Mark Ronson | Late Night Feelings |
| "2 AM" |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Million Pieces" | 2010 | Tove Styrke | Tove Styrke |
| "Let Me Go" | 2012 | Brandy | Two Eleven |
| "Spinning" | 2019 | Mark Ronson, Ilsey | Late Night Feelings |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Little Bit" | 2008 | Mattias Montero[84][85] |
| "I'm Good, I'm Gone" | ||
| "Breaking It Up" | Sarah Chatfield[86] | |
| "Tonight" | 2009 | Christian Haag[87] |
| "Possibility" | 2010 | Marcus Palmqvist and Frode Fjerdingstad[88] |
| "Get Some" | Johan Söderberg[89] | |
| "I Follow Rivers" | 2011 | Tarik Saleh[90][91][92][93] |
| "Sadness Is a Blessing" | ||
| "I Never Learn" | 2014 | |
| "Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone" | ||
| "No Rest for the Wicked" | ||
| "Gunshot" | Fleur & Manu[94] | |
| "Never Gonna Love Again" | 2015 | Philippe Tempelman |
| "Utopia" | 2018 | Clara Cullen |
| "Deep End" | Anton Tammi | |
| "Hard Rain" | ||
| "Highway To Your Heart" | 2022 | Theo Lindquist |
| "Happy Hurts" | ||
| "Over" | ||
| "Carousel" | ||
| "5D" | ||
| "ü&i" |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- Lykke Li discography at AllMusic
- Lykke Li discography at Discogs
- Lykke Li discography at MusicBrainz