Nightwish discography

Nightwish discography
The band ending a concert in Mantua, Italy, on March 31, 2009. From left to right: Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Anette Olzon (vocals), Troy Donockley (Flutes), Jukka Nevalainen (drums) and Emppu Vuorinen (guitar)
Studio albums	8
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	7
Video albums	5
Music videos	14
EPs	1
Singles	21
Soundtrack albums	1

The discography of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish consists of eight studio albums, one extended play, four live albums, seven compilations, thirteen music videos and twenty one singles. The band was formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen; Nightwish's current line-up has six members although Turunen has been replaced by Anette Olzon, and the original bassist, Sami Vänskä, has been replaced by Marco Hietala, who also took over the male vocalist part.^[1] Olzon left the band in 2012 and was replaced by Floor Jansen.

Although Nightwish has been popular in Finland since 1997 when they released their debut album, Angels Fall First,^[2] they did not achieve worldwide fame until the release of the albums Oceanborn, Wishmaster and Century Child, which were released in 1998, 2000 and 2002, respectively.^[3][4][5] The 2004 album, Once, had sold more than one million copies by the end of 2005 and allowed the band to host the Once Upon a Tour, concluded in Finland on October 21, 2005, when they played their last concert with Turunen on vocals and also when the End of an Era DVD was recorded. In May 2007, former Alyson Avenue frontwoman Anette Olzon was revealed as Turunen's replacement,^[6] and the album Dark Passion Play was released on September 26 after the singles "Eva" in May and "Amaranth" in August.^[1]

The next Nightwish single, "Storytime", was released on November 9, 2011, and the seventh studio album, Imaginaerum, was released on November 30 of the same year. It accompanied a movie of the same name, directed by Stobe Harju, who previously directed Nightwish's "The Islander" music video.^[7] The band started the Imaginaerum World Tour in the USA city of Los Angeles on January 21, 2012, at the Gibson Amphitheatre.^[8]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		FIN [9]	AUT [10]	FRA [11]	GER [12]	GRE [13]	HUN [14]	NLD [15]	NOR [16]	SWE [17]	SWI [18]
Angels Fall First	Released: November 1, 1997 (FIN) Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, Cassette	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: 36,526+[19]	IFPI FIN: Platinum[19]
Oceanborn	Released: December 7, 1998 (FIN) Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	5	—	—	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: 68,971+[19]	IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum[19]
Wishmaster	Released: May 19, 2000 (FIN) Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	1	—	66	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: 79,447+[19]	IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum[19]
Century Child	Released: May 24, 2002 (FIN) Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	1	15	32	5	—	—	41	19	39	50	FIN: 86,072+[19]	IFPI FIN: 3× Platinum[19]
Once	Released: June 7, 2004 (FIN) Label: Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	1	4	9	1	1	5	11	1	3	4	FIN: 107,288+[19] US: 3,089+[20]	IFPI FIN: 3× Platinum[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[21] IFPI NOR: Gold[22] IFPI SWE: Gold[23] IFPI SWI: Gold[24] BMVI: 3× Gold[25]
Dark Passion Play	Released: September 26, 2007 (FIN) Label: Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner Format: CD, LP, DD	1	5	6	1	5	1	5	7	4	1	FIN: 126,084+[19] US: 130,000+[26]	IFPI FIN: 4× Platinum[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[21] IFPI SWE: Gold[23] IFPI SWI: Gold[24] BMVI: Platinum[25] ZPAV: Gold[27]
Imaginaerum	Released: November 30, 2011 (FIN) Label: Scene Nation/Sony Music, Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner Format: CD, LP, DD	1	9	41	6	—	21	24	17	3	3	FIN: 67,932+[19] US: 65,000[28]	IFPI FIN: 3× Platinum[19] IFPI GRE: Gold[29] IFPI SVK: Gold[29] IFPI SWI: Gold[29] BMVI: Gold[29] ZPAV: Gold[27]
Endless Forms Most Beautiful	Released: March 27, 2015 (EU) Label: Oily Empire/Sony Music, Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, DD	1	4	12	2	4	2	3	3	4	2		IFPI SWI: Gold[29]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Sales	Certifications
		FIN [30]	AUT [10]	BEL [31]	GER [12]	GRE [13]	NLD [15]	SWE [17]	SWI [18]
From Wishes to Eternity	Released: April 2001 Recorded: December 29, 2000 Format: CD	7	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	FIN: 29,725+[19]	FIN: Gold[19]
End of an Era	Released: June 1, 2006 Recorded: October 21, 2005 Format: CD, DVD, Blu-ray	7	41	40	3	—	3	35	18	FIN: 27,457+[19]	FIN: Gold[19] FRA: Gold[32]
Made in Hong Kong	Released: March 1, 2009 Recorded: 2006–2008 Format: CD+DVD	2	26	41	15	4	20	54	38
Showtime, Storytime	Released: November 29, 2013 Recorded: August 3, 2013 Format: CD, DVD, Blu-ray	34	—	158	6	—	—	—	52
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Soundtrack

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		FIN [9]	BEL [31]
Imaginaerum: The Score	Released: November 9, 2012 Format: CD	12	101

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications
		FIN [9]	AUT [10]	FRA [11]	GER [12]	SWI [18]
Over the Hills and Far Away	Released: June 25, 2001 Label: Spinefarm, Century Media, Drakkar Format: MCD	1	54	139	85	79	FIN: 36,518+[33]	FIN: 2×Platinum[33]

Compilation albums

Title	Compilation details	Peak chart positions								Sales	Certifications
		FIN [9]	AUT [10]	GER [12]	GRE [13]	NOR [16]	NLD [15]	SWE [17]	SWI [18]
Wishmastour 2000	Released: December 11, 2000 Label: XIII Bis Records Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tales from the Elvenpath	Released: October 17, 2004 Label: Drakkar Records Format: CD	1	19	7	—	—	—	—	12		GER: Gold[25]
Bestwishes	Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Toy's Factory Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish	Released: September 17, 2005 Label: Spinefarm Record Format: CD, DVD	1	13	17	1	5	41	14	10	FIN: 103,950+[19]	FIN: 3×Platinum[19] NOR: Gold[22]
The Sound of Nightwish Reborn	Released: September 2, 2008 Label: Roadrunner Records Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads	Released: 27 May 2011 Label: Sony Music Format: CD	45	65	32	—	—	—	—	35
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		FIN [9]	AUT [10]	FRA [11]	GER [34]	HUN [14]	NLD [15]	SPA [35]	SWE [17]	SWI [18]
"The Carpenter"	1997	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Angels Fall First
"Sacrament of Wilderness"	1998	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: Gold[33]	Oceanborn
"Walking in the Air"	1999	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: Gold[33]
"Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)"		2	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: Gold[33]
"Deep Silent Complete"	2000	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Wishmaster
"Ever Dream"	2002	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: Platinum[33]	Century Child
"Bless the Child"		1	—	—	63	—	55	—	—	—	FIN: Platinum[33]
"Nemo"	2004	1	12	64	6	1	64	—	12	14	FIN: Platinum[33]	Once
"Wish I Had an Angel"		1	47	—	36	3	65	20	11	40	FIN: Gold[33]
"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"		1	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—
"The Siren"	2005	3	—	—	51	1	—	—	30	59
"Sleeping Sun"		1	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Highest Hopes
"Eva"	2007	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Dark Passion Play
"Amaranth"		1	30	62	16	1	47	1	13	14	FIN: Platinum[33]
"Erämaan Viimeinen"		1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bye Bye Beautiful"	2008	5	—	54	35	4	—	4	—	—
"The Islander"		1	—	91	—	—	—	5	—	—
"Storytime"	2011	1	57	19	39	2	—	2	—	31		Imaginaerum
"The Crow, the Owl and the Dove"	2012	1	—	—	82	—	—	5	—	—
"Élan"	2015	3	53	200	33	5	—	—	—	33		Endless Forms Most Beautiful
"Endless Forms Most Beautiful"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

Single	Year	Album
"Passion and the Opera"	1998	Oceanborn
"The Kinslayer"	2000	Wishmaster
"Ghost Love Score (Live)"	2013	Showtime, Storytime
"Storytime (Live)"
"Shudder Before the Beautiful"	2015	Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Video albums

Year	Video details	Peak chart positions							Sales	Certifications
		FIN [36]	GER [12]	SWE [37]	AUT [38]	SWI [39]	BEL [40]	NLD [41]
From Wishes to Eternity	Released: April 2001 Label: Spinefarm Records Format: VHS, DVD	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	FIN: 12,712+[42]	FIN: Platinum[42] GER: Gold[25]
End of Innocence	Released: October 6, 2003 Label: Spinefarm Records Format: DVD	4	62	13	—	—	—	—	FIN: 11,041+[42]	FIN: Gold[42] GER: Gold[25]
End of an Era (album)	Released: June 1, 2006 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: DVD	1	—	1	2	—	—	3	FIN: 19,955+[42]	FIN: Platinum[42] GER: Gold[25]
Made in Hong Kong	Released: March 1, 2009 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD+DVD	—	—	3	—	2	4	16
Showtime, Storytime	Released: November 29, 2013 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: DVD, Blu-ray	1	—	2	9	3	6	11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos

Song	Year	Director
"The Carpenter"	1998	Sami Käyhkö [43]
"Sacrament of Wilderness"		n/a
"Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of Eclipse)"		Sami Käyhkö
"Over the Hills and Far Away"	2001	Pasi Takula
"Bless the Child"	2002
"End of All Hope"
"Nemo"	2004	Antti Jokinen[44]
"Wish I Had an Angel"		Uwe Boll[45]
"The Siren"	2005	Silver Style Entertainment
"Sleeping Sun"		Joern Heitmann[46]
"While Your Lips Are Still Red"	2007	Markku Pölönen[47]
"Amaranth"		Antti Jokinen[48]
"Bye Bye Beautiful"
"The Islander"	2008	Stobe Harju[49]
"Storytime"	2011
"Élan"	2015	Ville Lipiäinen[50]

See also

• Tarja Turunen discography

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External links

• Nightwish's Official Website