| Ruben Markussen | |
| Alias: | Ruben |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Harstad, Norway |
| Origin: | Bjarkøy, Norway |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
| Label: | Universal |
Ruben Markussen (born 23 March 1995), known mononymously as Ruben, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He grew up in Bjarkøy, a small village of 300 inhabitants in Harstad, northern Norway. His debut single "Walls" charted in Norway on the basis of huge streaming online charting on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, making it to number 8. As a result, he moved to Oslo to further his career. He was nominated for the Norwegian P3 Gold 2018 award in 2018 "Newcomer" category for the song during Spellemannprisen,[1] [2] receiving a scholarship. His follow up "Lay by Me" has charted in Norway,[3] reaching number 8. Both singles also charted in Sweden. He is signed to Universal Records in Norway.
| Title | Year | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [4] | |||||
| East West[5] (with Tom Has) | 2016 | — | |||
| Melancholic[6] | 2019 | — | |||
| Animosity[7] | 2021 | 6 | |||
| Tonic Emotions Pt.1 | 2023 | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album / EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | SWE [8] | |||||
| "Walls" | 2017 | 8 | 59 | Melancholic | ||
| "The Half" | 2018 | 20 | — |
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| "Lay by Me" | 8 | 28 | ||||
| "Power" | 2019 | 30 | — | |||
| "So High" | 14 | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "As Long As I Break Your Heart" | — | — | ||||
| "Heading Home"[12] (with Alan Walker) | 2020 | 15 | 53 | World of Walker | ||
| "Burn Down This Room" | 19 | — | Animosity | |||
| "Dear God" | 18 | — | ||||
| "Mama Don't Know" | 2021 | — | — | |||
| "Running" | 27 | — | ||||
| "Candy" | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||