| Helloween discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 16 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Music videos | 42 |
The following is a discography of Helloween, an influential [1] [2] German heavy metal band, credited as the "fathers" of the power metal subgenre.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [3] | AUT [4] | FIN [5] | FRA [6] | JPN [7] | NOR [8] | SPA [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | US [13] | |||
| 1985 | Helloween (EP)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | Walls of Jericho
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I
| 15 | — | — | — | 284 | — | — | 42 | 18 | — | 104 | |
| 1988 | Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II
| 5 | 9 | — | — | 27 | 12 | — | 7 | 6 | 24 | 108 | |
| 1991 | Pink Bubbles Go Ape
| 32 | 28 | — | — | 31 | 14 | — | 14 | 20 | 41 | — | |
| 1993 | Chameleon
| 35 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 35 | 30 | — | — | |
| 1994 | Master of the Rings
| 23 | 34 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 26 | 22 | — | — |
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| 1996 | The Time of the Oath
| 31 | 33 | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | 26 | 30 | — | — |
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| 1998 | Better Than Raw
| 19 | 36 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 35 | 42 | — | — |
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| 2000 | The Dark Ride
| 26 | — | 19 | — | 11 | — | — | 38 | 68 | — | — | |
| 2003 | Rabbit Don't Come Easy
| 26 | — | 23 | 119 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 93 | — | — | |
| 2005 | Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy
| 28 | — | 28 | 89 | 22 | — | — | 24 | 61 | — | — | |
| 2007 | Gambling with the Devil
| 38 | — | 34 | 103 | 17 | 44 | 59 | 34 | 88 | — | — | |
| 2010 | 7 Sinners
| 25 | 57 | 16 | 65 | 6 | — | 57 | 40 | 38 | — | — | |
| 2013 | Straight Out of Hell
| 4 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 12 | — | 97 | |
| 2015 | My God-Given Right
| 8 | 30 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 14 | — | — | |
| 2021 | Helloween
| 1 | 3 | 2 [18] | 15 | 6 | 36 [19] | 1 | 3 [20] | 2 | 24 | 35 | |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [3] | US [21] | UK [22] | JPN [23] | |||
| 1989 | Live in the U.K. | 14 | 123 | 26 | 23 | Noise Records |
| 1996 | High Live | 89 | — | — | 45 | Castle Communications |
| 2007 | Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 | 58 | — | — | 156 | Steamhammer |
| 2019 | United Alive in Madrid | 4 | — | — | 29 | Nuclear Blast |
| 2024 | Live at Budokan | — | — | — | — | Reigning Phoenix Music |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||
| 1989 | Pumpkin Tracks | Noise Records | |
| 1991 | The Best, The Rest, The Rare | 15 | Noise Records |
| 1998 | Karaoke Remix Vol.1 | 1 | Raw Power Records |
| Karaoke Remix Vol.2 | 24 | ||
| 1998 | Pumpkin Box (Japan) | Victor | |
| 1999 | Metal Jukebox | Castle Communications | |
| 2002 | Treasure Chest | 62 | Metal-Is Records |
| 2006 | The Singles Box 1985-1992 | Castle Music | |
| 2009 | Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary | 8 | SPV/Steamhammer |
| 2016 | Ride The Sky - The Very Best Of The Noise Years 1985 - 1998 | Noise | |
| 2017 | Sweet Seductions - Best Of | Victor Rocks |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | JPN | ||
| 1986 | "Judas" | — | — |
| 1987 | "Future World" | — | — |
| 1988 | "Dr. Stein" | 57 | 81 |
| "I Want Out" | 69 | — | |
| 1991 | "Kids of the Century" | 56 | — |
| 1992 | "Number One" | — | — |
| 1993 | "Windmill" | — | — |
| "When the Sinner" | — | — | |
| "Step Out of Hell" | — | — | |
| "I Don't Wanna Cry No More" | — | — | |
| 1994 | "Mr. Ego" | — | 67 |
| "Perfect Gentleman" | — | — | |
| "Where the Rain Grows" | — | — | |
| 1995 | "Sole Survivor" | — | — |
| 1996 | "Power" | — | 40 |
| "The Time of the Oath" | — | — | |
| "Forever and One" | — | — | |
| 1998 | "I Can" | — | 54 |
| "Hey Lord!" | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Lay All Your Love on Me" | — | — |
| 2000 | "If I Could Fly" | — | 82 |
| "Mr. Torture" | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Just a Little Sign" | — | 133 |
| 2005 | "Mrs. God" | — | 50 |
| "Run (In The Name Of Your Enemy)" | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Light the Universe" | — | — |
| 2007 | "As Long As I Fall" | — | 154 |
| 2010 | "Are You Metal?" | — | 284 |
| "Dr. Stein" | — | ||
| 2012 | "Burning Sun" | — | — |
| 2013 | "Nabataea" | — | — |
| 2015 | "Battle's Won" | — | — |
| "My God-Given Right" | — | — | |
| 2017 | "Pumpkins United" | — | — |
| 2021 | "Skyfall" | — | — |
| "Fear of the Fallen" | — | — | |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1994 | The Pumpkin Video |
| 1996 | High Live |
| 2004 | Hellish Videos |
| 2007 | Live on 3 Continents |
| 2017 | Sweet Seductions - Best Of |
| 2019 | United Alive |
| 2024 | Live at Budokan |
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