Alexander Rybak discography

This is the discography of Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter Alexander Rybak. He represented Norway at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, he won the contest with 387 points—the highest tally any country achieved (under the 1975–2015 points system) in the history of Eurovision—with "Fairytale".

Alexander Rybak discography
Rybak performing in 2011.
Studio albums5
Music videos14
Singles10

In the Norwegian national heats, Rybak achieved a clean sweep, gaining the top score from all nine voting districts and ending with a combined televote and jury score of 747,888, while the runner up, Tone Damli Aaberge, received a combined score of 121,856 (out of a total population of less than 5 million). He won the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, with a record 387 points, singing "Fairytale", a song inspired by Norwegian folk music. The song was composed and written by Rybak. Rybak's first album, Fairytales, was released after his Eurovision win. Alexander released his second album on 14 June 2010, called No Boundaries. It was not as successful as his first album, it has peaked at number 7 in Norway, number 8 in Sweden and 32 in Finland. In 2011 he released the album Visa vid vindens ängar, it has peaked at number 7 in Norway and number 40 in Sweden. On 30 May 2012 he released a duet with Paula Seling called "I'll Show You". A new single by Rybak titled "Leave Me Alone" was released worldwide on 12 October 2012. The premiere of the music video was also released shortly after the single, which was on 23 October. "Leave Me Alone" is about a particular female fan who has been stalking him in various ways for quite some time.

Albums

Studio albums

Album Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
NOR
[1]
AUT
[2]
BEL
[3]
DEN
[4]
FIN
[5]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
NL
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
Fairytales 14613154211629265
  • IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum
  • GLF: Gold
No Boundaries
  • Released: 14 June 2010
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Universal
7328
Visa vid vindens ängar
  • Released: 15 June 2011
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Alexander Rybak AS
740
Christmas Tales
  • Released: 23 November 2012
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Grappa Musikkforlag AS
34
Trolle og den magiske fela
  • Released: 2 December 2015
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Self-released
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[1]
AUT
[2]
BEL
[3]
DEN
[4]
FIN
[5]
GER
[7]
NL
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
"Fairytale" 2009 110111421310
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
  • GLF: Platinum
  • IFPI FIN: Gold
Fairytales
"Funny Little World" 14
"Roll with the Wind" 10
"Oah" 2010 No Boundaries
"Resan till dig" 2011 Visa vid vindens ängar
"I’ll Show You"
(with Paula Seling)
2012 Non-album singles
"Leave Me Alone" [upper-alpha 1]
"Into a Fantasy" 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Soundtrack
"I Came to Love You" 2016 Non-album singles
"That's How You Write a Song" 2018 28[upper-alpha 2]58[upper-alpha 3]
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum
"Mom"
"Let the Music Guide You"
"I'm Still Here" 2019
"My Whole World" 2020
"Give Me Rain"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[1]
"Typisk norsk"
(Katastrofe featuring Alexander Rybak)
2015 12 Non-album singles
"Devil in Red"
(Marian Aas Hansen featuring Alexander Rybak)
2016
"Mu bákti - Min Klippe"
(Christian Ingebrigtsen featuring Alexander Rybak)
2018
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Europe's Skies" 2010 No Boundaries
"What I Long For" 2014 Non-album singles
"Kotik" 2015
"Blant fjell" Trolle og den magiske fela
"Люблю тебя как раньше" 2016 Non-album singles
"5 to 7 Years"
"Return"
"Foolin'"
"Fever" 2017
"Til Julie"

Other songs

Title Year Chart positions Album
RUS
"I Don't Believe in Miracles / Superhero"[13][14] 2009 18 Black Lightning Soundtrack
"Fela Igjen"
(featuring Opptur)[15]
2010 Non-album songs
"Atlantis"[15] 2011
"Belarusian: Небасхіл Еўропы"[16][17] Budzma! Tuzin. Perazagruzka-2
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

Title Year Artist Ref.
"Solayoh" 2013 Alyona Lanskaya
"Fairytale" 2017 Franziska Wiese [18]
"Kotik" Franziska Wiese [19]

Music videos

Title Year Director Ref.
"Foolin" 2006
"Fairytale" 2009 Video Workshop AS
"Roll With The Wind" Bård Røssevold
"Funny Little World" Ligistfilm
"Ya Ne Veryu v Chudesa"
"Fela Igjen"
(feat. Opptur)
2010 Tommel Opp Film
"Oah" Lars Kristian Flemmen
"Europe's Skies" Alexander Filatovich
"Небеса Европы"
(Russian version of "Europe's Skies")
"Небасхіл Еўропы"
(Belarusian version of "Europe's Skies")
2011
"Стрела Амура"
(Strela Amura - Russian version of "Oah")
2012
"Leave Me Alone"
"Dostala"
(Russian version of "Leave Me Alone")
"5 to 7 Years" 2013 Joakim Kleven
"Bade To"
(Featuring Persian Artist. Arad Aria")
2018 Moein Mousazade
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References

Notes

  1. "Leave Me Alone" did not chart on the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 80 on the Ultratip chart, the top 100 songs which have not made the Ultratop 50.
  2. "That's How You Write a Song" did not chart on the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 29 on the Ultratip chart, the top 100 songs which have not made the Ultratop 50.
  3. "That's How You Write a Song" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 100 on the UK Downloads component chart.[12]

Sources

  1. Peaks in Norway:
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  12. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. Alexander Rybak – Ya ne veryu v chudesa Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Alexander Rybak – Official homepage, 12 January 2010
  14. "Основные параметры ротации трека на радиостанциях, работающих в системе". Tophit.ru. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  15. Alexander Rybak – Official homepage
  16. Замировская, Татьяна (2012-01-19). "Татьяна Замировская об альбоме Будзьма! Тузін «Перазагрузка-2»" (in Russian). Журнал «Большой». Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  17. Заміроўская, Тацяна (2012-01-24). "Тацяна Заміроўская: «Сьвята маргінальнасьці і цуд дыпляматыі»" (in Belarusian). Budzma Belarusians!. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  18. hitparade.ch, Franziska Wiese & Alexander Rybak – Fairytale, retrieved 12 August 2018
  19. hitparade.ch, Franziska Wiese & Alexander Rybak – Kotik, retrieved 12 August 2018
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