Dream Theater discography | |
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Studio albums | 16 |
Live albums | 9 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Video albums | 9 |
Music videos | 21 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 9 |
The discography of Dream Theater, an American progressive metal band, consists of fifteen studio albums, one extended play, nine live albums, one compilation album, eight video albums, nine singles, and twenty-one music videos. The band was formed under the name Majesty by guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy while the three of them were attending Berklee College of Music in September 1985. The trio added keyboard player Kevin Moore and vocalist Chris Collins in order to complete their lineup. [1] After the band released a demo entitled The Majesty Demos , Collins was replaced by Charlie Dominici in November 1987. [2]
The group signed with Mechanic Records, and released its debut album When Dream and Day Unite in 1989. Before the album's release the group agreed to change their name to "Dream Theater", inspired by a now-demolished California movie theater. After firing Dominici, Dream Theater hired Canadian vocalist James LaBrie in 1991. [1] LaBrie's debut album was Images and Words , which was the band's first and only gold-certified album by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold more than 500,000 copies. [3] Moore left the group after the recording of 1994's Awake and was replaced by Derek Sherinian for the album's tour—he was later hired as a full member, appearing on the EP A Change of Seasons and the full album Falling Into Infinity . The double live album Once in a LIVEtime was released in 1998. [2]
In 1999, Jordan Rudess was hired to replace Sherinian. Rudess's first work was Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory , a concept album that followed the story of a murder mystery. In 2002, the group released Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence , followed by Train of Thought in 2003, and Octavarium in 2005. Two more live albums were also released in this time period, and a new one, titled Score , was released for the band's 20th anniversary and featured the band backed by a 29-piece orchestra. It was followed a year later by their ninth studio album, Systematic Chaos . [1] Dream Theater's tenth studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings , the band's second under Roadrunner Records; was released on June 23, 2009. [4]
In September 2010, founding drummer Mike Portnoy announced that he was leaving the band. The band filmed a documentary ("The Spirit Carries On") of their search for a replacement who they found in Berklee professor Mike Mangini. [5] In 2011, Dream Theater released their eleventh studio album A Dramatic Turn of Events and its eponymous album in 2013, their first album featuring composition from him. The band released their eleventh music video for "On the Backs of Angels" on October 4, 2011, a song which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy award. [6]
On December 6, 2013, it was announced that the lead single from Dream Theater's self-titled album, "The Enemy Inside" was nominated for the Best Metal Performance Grammy Award. This is the band's second consecutive Grammy nomination. The band's thirteenth studio album, The Astonishing , was released in January 2016. It was followed with the release of their fourteenth studio album, Distance over Time , in February 2019.
On November 27, 2020, Dream Theater released their ninth live album, Distant Memories - Live in London . This was soon followed by the release of their 15th studio album, A View from the Top of the World , which won the band their first Grammy with its lead single, "The Alien."
On October 25, 2023, Dream Theater announced that original drummer Mike Portnoy was returning to the band.
Dream Theater has sold over two million records and DVDs in the United States and over 12 million records and DVDs throughout the world. [7] [8]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||
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US [9] | FIN [10] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | JPN [13] | NLD [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | ||||||||
When Dream and Day Unite | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Images and Words |
| 61 | — | — | 94 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Awake |
| 32 | — | — | 15 | 7 | 33 | — | 5 | 12 | 65 |
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Falling into Infinity |
| 52 | 5 | 42 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 43 | 163 |
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Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory |
| 73 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 131 |
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Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence |
| 46 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 52 | — |
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Train of Thought |
| 53 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 146 |
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Octavarium |
| 36 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 72 |
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Systematic Chaos |
| 19 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | ||||||
Black Clouds & Silver Linings |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | ||||||
A Dramatic Turn of Events |
| 8 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | ||||||
Dream Theater |
| 7 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||||||
The Astonishing |
| 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||
Distance over Time |
| 24 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
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A View from the Top of the World |
| 52 | 1 [25] | 30 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 [26] | 21 [27] | 3 | 21 |
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Parasomnia |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||||||||
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US [9] | FIN [29] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | ITA [30] | JPN [13] | NLD [14] | NOR [15] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | |||||
Live at the Marquee |
| — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 57 | — | — | — | |||
Once in a LIVEtime |
| 157 | — | — | 59 | — | 49 | 58 | — | — | — |
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Live Scenes from New York |
| 120 | — | 117 | 71 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — |
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Live at Budokan |
| — | — | — | 91 | — | 63 | 91 | — | — | — | |||
Score |
| — | 36 | — | 40 | 14 | 50 | 34 | 18 | 81 | 94 | |||
Chaos in Motion: 2007–2008 |
| — | 22 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Live at Luna Park |
| — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | |||
Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Distant Memories – Live in London |
| — | 13 | 122 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 31 | — | 9 | 81 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US [9] | GER [12] | JPN [13] | NLD [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | UK [18] | ||
Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) |
| 122 | 77 | 28 | 52 | 12 | 46 | 62 | 113 |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||||
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US [9] | FIN [10] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | JPN [13] | NLD [14] | SWE [16] | UK [18] | |||
A Change of Seasons |
| 58 | 17 | 44 [31] | 50 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 88 |
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Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US Sales | US Main. [32] | JPN [33] | UK [18] | |||
1992 | "Pull Me Under" | 68 | 10 | — | — | Images and Words |
1993 | "Another Day" | — | 22 | — | — | |
1994 | "Lie" | — | 38 | — | 175 | Awake |
"The Silent Man" | — | — | — | — | ||
1997 | "Hollow Years" | — | — | — | — | Falling Into Infinity |
2000 | "Through Her Eyes" | — | — | 72 | — | Scenes from a Memory |
2008 | "Forsaken" | — | — | — | — | Systematic Chaos |
2009 | "Wither" | — | — | — | — | Black Clouds & Silver Linings |
2014 | "Illumination Theory" [A] | — | — | — | — | Dream Theater |
2020 | "The Holiday Spirit Carries On" [B] | — | — | — | — | — |
2025 | "Night Terror" | — | — | — | — | Parasomnia |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Main. [32] | |||
1989 | "Status Seeker" | — | When Dream and Day Unite |
"Afterlife" | — | ||
1993 | "Metropolis Pt. I" | — | Images and Words |
"Take the Time" | 29 | ||
1994 | "Caught in a Web" | — | Awake |
1997 | "Burning My Soul" | 33 | Falling into Infinity |
"You Not Me" | 40 | ||
1999 | "Home" | — | Scenes from a Memory |
2003 | "As I Am" | — | Train of Thought |
2005 | "These Walls" | — | Octavarium |
2007 | "Constant Motion" | — | Systematic Chaos |
2009 | "A Rite of Passage" | — | Black Clouds & Silver Linings |
2011 | "On the Backs of Angels" | — | A Dramatic Turn of Events |
"Build Me Up, Break Me Down" | — | ||
2013 | "The Enemy Inside" | — | Dream Theater |
"Along for the Ride" | — | ||
2014 | "The Looking Glass" | — | |
2016 | "The Gift of Music" | — | The Astonishing |
"Our New World" | — | ||
2018 | "Untethered Angel" | — | Distance over Time |
2019 | "Fall into the Light" | — | |
"Paralyzed" | — | ||
"Barstool Warrior" | — | ||
"At Wit's End" | — | ||
2021 | "The Alien" | — | A View from the Top of the World |
"Invisible Monster" | — | ||
"Awaken the Master" | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Year | Title | Description |
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2006 | Gigantour | Dream Theater performed The Glass Prison and Panic Attack on this live CD/DVD release of the 2005 Gigantour. |
2010 | Raw Dog | An instrumental track written for the Blood & Metal EP which accompanies the PlayStation 3 game God of War III . It is notable as the last song Mike Portnoy recorded with Dream Theater until his return to the band in 2023. |
2017 | Xanadu | Included on the 40th Anniversary reissue of A Farewell to Kings by Rush. |
Title | Video details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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US [34] | AUT [35] | FIN [36] | GER [12] | ITA [37] | NLD [38] | JPN [13] | SWE [39] | |||
Images and Words: Live in Tokyo |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5 Years in a Livetime |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York |
| 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 |
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Live at Budokan |
| 4 | — | 3 | 91 | — | — | 24 | 3 |
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Images And Words: Live In Tokyo / 5 Years in A Livetime |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Score |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 2 | — | 28 | 1 | |
Chaos in Motion: 2007–2008 |
| 2 | — | — | 37 | 1 | 3 | 38 | — | |
Live at Luna Park |
| 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 74 | 1 |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| — | — | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 1 | |
Distant Memories - Live in London |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Year | Title | Director |
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1992 | "Pull Me Under" | David Roth [43] |
"Another Day" | Chris Painter [44] [45] | |
1993 | "Take the Time" | |
1994 | "Lie" | Ralph Ziman [46] |
"The Silent Man" | Pamela Birkhead [47] | |
1997 | "Hollow Years" | Axel Baur [48] |
2007 | "Constant Motion" | Andrew Bennett [49] |
2008 | "Forsaken" | Yasufumi Soejima [50] |
2009 | "A Rite of Passage" | Ramon Boutviseth [51] [52] |
"Wither" | ||
2011 | "On the Backs of Angels" | |
2013 | "The Enemy Inside" | Bill Fishman |
"Metropolis Pt. 1" (Luna Park) | Mike Leonard | |
2014 | "The Looking Glass" | Ramon Boutviseth |
"Enigma Machine" | Maria Spivakova | |
"Metropolis Pt. 2 Encore" (Breaking the Fourth Wall) | Pierre & François Lamoreux | |
2016 | "The Gift of Music" | Wes Teshome |
"Our New World" | Filo Baietti | |
2021 | "The Alien" | Wayne Joyner |
"Invisible Monster" | William "Wombat" Felch | |
"Awaken The Master" | Wayne Joyner | |
2022 | "Transcending Time" | |
2023 | "Answering The Call" | |
2024 | "Night Terror" | Mike Leonard |
Year | Title | Format | Description |
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1996 | International Fanclub Christmas CD | CD | Exclusive cover songs plus messages from the band. |
1998 | Once in a LIVEtime Outtakes | CD | Unused songs from the live recordings for the Once in a LIVEtime album. |
1999 | Cleaning Out the Closet | CD | A compilation of previously unreleased studio recordings. |
2000 | Scenes from a World Tour | CD | Live recordings from the World tour for the Scenes from a Memory album. |
2001 | Four Degrees of Radio Edits | CD | 4 radio edits of songs from the Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence album. |
2002 | Taste the Memories | CD | Live recordings from 1992 and 1993 in Japan, plus a full version of A Change of Seasons in New York. |
The Atco Demos | CD | 3-track demo released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Images and Words album. | |
2003 | Graspop Festival 2002 | CD | Full set from the Graspop Festival in Belgium in 2002. |
2004 | A Sort of Homecoming | CD | Set of live recordings in United States and Canada in 2004. |
2005 | A Walk Beside The Band | DVD | Backstage interviews with the band. |
2006 | Romavarium | DVD | A performance of the entire Octavarium album filmed live in Rome 2005. |
2007 | Images and Words 15th Anniversary Performance | CD | Live recording of Images & Words in Bonn, Germany in 2007. |
2008 | Progressive Nation 2008 | CD | Live recording at Terminal 5 in New York in 2008. |
2013 | Happy Holidays 2013 | Digital | Compilation of live tracks recorded in 2011 and 2012. |
Year | Title | Category |
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2003 | The Majesty Demos 1985–1986 | Demo Series |
2003 | Los Angeles, California 5/18/98 | Live Series |
2003 | The Making of Scenes from a Memory | Studio Series |
2004 | When Dream and Day Unite Demos 1987-1989 | Demo Series |
2004 | Tokyo, Japan 10/28/95 | Live Series |
2004 | Master of Puppets | Cover Series |
2005 | Images and Words Demos 1989–1991 | Demo Series |
2005 | The Number of the Beast | Cover Series |
2005 | When Dream and Day Reunite | Live Series |
2006 | Awake Demos 1994 | Demo Series |
2006 | Old Bridge, New Jersey 12/14/96 | Live Series |
2006 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Cover Series |
2007 | New York City 3/4/93 | Live Series |
2007 | Bucharest, Romania – 7/4/02 | Live Series |
2007 | Falling into Infinity Demos 1996-1997 | Demo Series |
2007 | Made in Japan | Cover Series |
2009 | The Making of Falling into Infinity | Studio Series |
2009 | Train of Thought Instrumental Demos 2003 | Demo Series |
2009 | Uncovered 2003-2005 | Cover Series |
2009 | Santiago, Chile – 12/6/05 | Live Series |
2021 | Images and Words: Live in Japan, 2017 | Live Series |
2021 | A Dramatic Tour of Events - Select Board Mixes | Live Series |
2022 | ...And Beyond - Live In Japan 2017 | Live Series |
2022 | Live In Berlin, 2019 | Live Series |
2022 | Live at Wacken, 2015 | Live Series |
2023 | Live at Madison Square Garden, 2010 | Live Series |
2023 | Distance over Time Demos (2018) | Demo Series |
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