Beck

Beck Hansen, known by his stage name Beck, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is a four-time platinum artist rose to underground popularity with his early works, which combined social criticism with musical and lyrical experimentation. He first earned wider public attention for his breakthrough single "Loser", a 1994 hit. Beck is known for creating musical collages of different styles.

He released eleven studio albums, one compilation album, one remix album, three extended plays and forty singles.

Beck released his debut album Golden Feelings in 1993. Later that year, his first singles, "Loser" and "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack", were released. In early 1994, he released Stereopathetic Soulmanure followed by his major label debut with Mellow Gold. The album's lead single "Loser" reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped introduce Beck to a mainstream audience.

That year, he released a third album, One Foot in the Grave, which included appearances by members of Beat Happening, The Presidents of the United States of America and Built to Spill.

Beck released the breakthrough album Odelay in June 1996, which included the successful singles "Where It's At" and "The New Pollution". Odelay would go on to see double platinum certification in both the US and Canada.

He released his next two albums, Mutations in 1998 and Midnite Vultures in 1999. In 2002, Sea Change was released and became Beck's first US Top 10 album. He issued Guero in March 2005, which would become his most successfully charting album to date, reaching #2 on the US Billboard 200. The album's first single "E-Pro" topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Two additional US Top 10 albums followed, including The Information in 2006 and Modern Guilt in 2008.