Sonata Arctica discography

Sonata Arctica discography
Curtain call to Sonata Arctica in 2011.
Studio albums	8
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	2
Video albums	2
Music videos	10
EPs	4
Singles	17

The discography of Sonata Arctica includes: 8 studio albums, 3 live albums, 2 compilation albums, 2 video albums, 10 music videos, 4 EPs, 17 singles, and 4 demos.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart peak positions								Finnish sales and certifications[1]
		FIN [2]	AUT [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	JPN [6]	NLD [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]
1999	Ecliptica Released: 22 November 1999 Label: Spinefarm (SPI 91 CD) Format: CD, CS, LP	18	—	—	—	57	—	—	—	Gold (+31,000)
2001	Silence Released: 21 June 2001 Label: Spinefarm (SPI 111 CD) Format: CD, CS, LP	3	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	Gold (+27,000)
2003	Winterheart's Guild Released: 21 February 2003 Label: Spinefarm (SPI 172 CD) Format: CD	3	—	63	88	18	—	—	—	Gold (+24,000)
2004	Reckoning Night Released: 22 September 2004 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1315-2) Format: CD, LP, digital download	2	—	132	77	14	—	57	85	Gold (+19,000)
2007	Unia Released: 25 May 2007 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1854-2) Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	62	101	35	23	—	27	40	Gold (+24,000)
2009	The Days of Grays Released: 16 September 2009 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2379-2) Format: CD, LP, digital download	2	52	41	24	40	50	31	26	Gold (+17,000)
2012	Stones Grow Her Name Released: 18 May 2012 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2861-2) Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	29	54	24	44	72	37	21	Gold (+12,000)
2014	Pariah's Child Released: 28 March 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 3216-2) Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	30	74	31	70	52	50	13
2014	Ecliptica: Revisited; 15th Anniversary Edition Released: 24 October 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 3394-0) Format: CD, LP, digital download	20	—	—	—	103	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Finnish chart peak[2]
2002	Songs of Silence – Live in Tokyo Released: 20 November 2002 Label: Spinefarm (SPI 147 CD) Format: CD	22
2006	For the Sake of Revenge Released: 31 March 2006 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1619-2) Format: CD (+DVD), digital download	25
2011	Live in Finland Released: 11 November 2011 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2486-0) Format: CD (+DVD), digital download	1

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Finnish chart peak[2]	Finnish sales and certifications[1]
2005	The End of This Chapter Released: 24 August 2005 Label: Marquee (MIZP-60002) Format: CD (+DVD)	—
2006	The Collection Released: 15 November 2006 Label: Spinefarm (SPI 278 CD) Format: CD	16	Gold (+22,200)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	Album details
2000	Successor Released: 7 August 2000 Label: Spinefarm (SPI 106 CD) Format: CD, CS, LP
2001	Orientation Released: 22 August 2001 Label: Marquee (MICP-10256) Format: CD
2003	Takatalvi Released: 21 November 2003 Label: Marquee (MICP-10403) Format: CD
2004	Don't Say a Word Released: 30 August 2004 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1348-2) Format: CD

Singles

Year	Song	Finnish chart peak[10]	Album
1999	"UnOpened"	16	Ecliptica
2001	"Wolf & Raven"	3	Silence
	"Last Drop Falls"	3
2003	"Victoria's Secret"	1	Winterheart's Guild
	"Broken"	3
2004	"Don't Say a Word"	1	Reckoning Night
	"Shamandalie"	3
2006	"Replica 2006"	1	The Collection
2007	"Paid in Full"	1	Unia
2009	"Flag in the Ground"	3	The Days of Grays
	"The Last Amazing Grays"	3
2012	"I Have a Right"	—	Stones Grow Her Name
	"Shitload of Money"	—
2013	"Alone in Heaven"	—
2014	"The Wolves Die Young"	—	Pariah's Child
	"Cloud Factory"	—
	"Love"	—
2015	"Christmas Spirits"	—

Video albums

Year	Video details	Finnish chart peak	Finnish sales and certifications[11]
2006	For the Sake of Revenge Released: 31 March 2006 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1618-2) Format: DVD (+CD)	1[12]	Gold (+6,500)
2011	Live in Finland Released: 11 November 2011[13] Label: Nuclear Blast (NB2486SP) Format: 2DVD+2CD, Blu-ray	—

Music videos

• "Wolf & Raven" (2001)
• "Broken (Live)" (2003)
• "Don't Say a Word" (2004)
• "Paid in Full" (2007)
• "Flag in the Ground" (2009)
• "The Last Amazing Grays (Live)" (2011)
• "I Have a Right" (2012)
• "Shitload of Money" (2012)
• "Alone in Heaven" (2013)
• "The Wolves Die Young" (2014)
• "Cloud Factory" lyrics video (2014)
• "Love" (2014)

References

1. "IFPI - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt" (in Finnish). IFPI. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
2. "Finnish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
3. "Suchergebnisse in den österreichischen Charts" [Search results for the Austrian charts]. Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
4. "Les charts français - Recherche pour: Sonata Arctica > Album" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
5. "Chartverfolgung / SONATA ARCTICA / Longplay" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
6. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/99187/rank/album/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "Suchergebnisse in den niederlänischen Charts" [Search results for the Dutch charts]. Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
8. "Swedish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
9. "Swiss charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
10. "Finnish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Song". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
11. "IFPI - Search of certification awards (DVD)" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
12. "Sonata Arctica: For the Sake of Revenge DVD Tops Finnish Chart". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
13. Sonata Arctica - New Live DVD Detailed

External links

• Sonata Arctica's official website