Sonata Arctica discography (original) (raw)

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Cataloging of published recordings by Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica discography
Curtain call to Sonata Arctica in 2011
Studio albums 11
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 2
Video albums 2
Music videos 10
EPs 4
Singles 20
Demos 4

The discography of Sonata Arctica includes eleven studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums, four EPs, twenty singles, four demos, two video albums and ten music videos.

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 Format: CD, CS, LP 18 57 Gold (31,000+)
2001 Silence Released: 4 September 2001 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, CS, LP 3 16 Gold (27,000+)
2003 Winterheart's Guild Released: 3 June 2003 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD 3 63 88 18 Gold (24,000+)
2004 Reckoning Night Released: 22 September 2004 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, digital download 2 132 77 14 57 85 Gold (19,000+)
2007 Unia Released: 22 May 2007 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, digital download 1 62 101 35 23 27 40 Gold (24,000+)
2009 The Days of Grays Released: 22 September 2009 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, digital download 2 52 41 24 40 50 31 26 Gold (17,000+)
2012 Stones Grow Her Name Released: 22 May 2012 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, digital download 1 29 54 24 44 72 37 21 Gold (12,000+)
2014 Pariah's Child Released: 1 April 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, digital download 1 30 74 31 70 52 50 13
2016 The Ninth Hour Released: 7 October 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, digital download 2 43 96 22 55 163 60 18
2019 Talviyö Released: 6 September 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP 2 133 26 69 22
2024 Clear Cold Beyond Released: 8 March 2024 Label: Atomic Fire Format: CD, LP 7[10] 29 26 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Year Album details Finnishchart 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), LP, digital download 25
2011 Live in Finland Released: 11 November 2011 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2486–0) Format: CD (+DVD), LP, digital download 1
Year Album details Finnishchart 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)
2018 The Harvests (2007–2017) Released: 25 July 2018 Label: AVALON (MICP-90110) Format: 2 CD
2022 Acoustic Adventures – Volume One Released: 21 January 2022 Label: Atomic Fire Format: CD, LP, digital download 5[11]
2022 Acoustic Adventures – Volume Two Released: 30 September 2022 Label: Atomic Fire Format: CD, LP, digital download 25[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Year EP 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
Year Song Finnishchart peak[13] 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" Non-album single
2016 "Closer to an Animal" The Ninth Hour
"Life"
2019 "A Little Less Understanding" Talviyö
"Cold"
"Who Failed the Most"
2021 "The Rest of the Sun Belongs to Me" Acoustic Adventures – Volume One
2023 "First in Line" Clear Cold Beyond
"A Monster Only You Can't See"
2024 "Dark Empath"
"California"
Year Album details
1996 Agre Pamppers Released as: Tricky Beans Tracks: 4
1996 Friend Till the End Released as: Tricky Beans Tracks: 4
1997 PeaceMaker Released as: Tricky Beans Tracks: 4
1999 FullMoon Released as: Tricky Means Tracks: 4
Year Video details Finnishchart peak Finnish sales and certifications[14]
2006 For the Sake of Revenge Released: 31 March 2006 Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1618–2) Format: DVD (+CD) 1[15] Gold (+6,500)
2011 Live in Finland Released: 11 November 2011[16] Label: Nuclear Blast (NB2486SP) Format: 2DVD+2CD, Blu-ray
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