Sonata Arctica discography

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Sonata Arctica discography
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Curtain call to Sonata Arctica in 2011
Studio albums11
EPs4
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Singles20
Video albums2
Music videos10
Demos4

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.

Contents

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsChart peak positionsFinnish sales
and certifications [1]
FIN
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NLD
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
1999 Ecliptica 1857Gold (31,000+)
2001 Silence
  • Released: 4 September 2001
  • Label: Spinefarm
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
316Gold (27,000+)
2003 Winterheart's Guild
  • Released: 3 June 2003
  • Label: Spinefarm
  • Format: CD
3638818Gold (24,000+)
2004 Reckoning Night 213277145785Gold (19,000+)
2007 Unia
  • Released: 22 May 2007
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
16210135232740Gold (24,000+)
2009 The Days of Grays
  • Released: 22 September 2009
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
252412440503126Gold (17,000+)
2012 Stones Grow Her Name
  • Released: 22 May 2012
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
129542444723721Gold (12,000+)
2014 Pariah's Child
  • Released: 1 April 2014
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
130743170525013
2016 The Ninth Hour
  • Released: 7 October 2016
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
2439622551636018
2019 Talviyö
  • Released: 6 September 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP
2133266922
2024Clear Cold Beyond
  • Released: 8 March 2024
  • Label: Atomic Fire
  • Format: CD, LP
7
[10]
292612
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsFinnish
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), 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

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsFinnish
chart peak [2]
Finnish sales
and certifications [1]
2005The 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
16Gold (+22,200)
2018The 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.

Extended plays

YearEP 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
2003Takatalvi
  • 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

YearSongFinnish
chart peak [13]
Album
1999"UnOpened"16Ecliptica
2001"Wolf & Raven"3Silence
"Last Drop Falls"3
2003"Victoria's Secret"1Winterheart's Guild
"Broken"3
2004"Don't Say a Word"1Reckoning Night
"Shamandalie"3
2006"Replica 2006"1The Collection
2007"Paid in Full"1Unia
2009"Flag in the Ground"3The 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"

Demos

YearAlbum details
1996Agre Pamppers
  • Released as: Tricky Beans
  • Tracks: 4
1996Friend Till the End
  • Released as: Tricky Beans
  • Tracks: 4
1997PeaceMaker
  • Released as: Tricky Beans
  • Tracks: 4
1999FullMoon
  • Released as: Tricky Means
  • Tracks: 4

Video albums

YearVideo detailsFinnish
chart 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

Music videos

References

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  3. "Suchergebnisse in den österreichischen Charts" [Search results for the Austrian charts]. Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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  5. "Discographie von Sonata Arctica". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  6. "ソナタ・アークティカのアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. "Suchergebnisse in den niederlänischen Charts" [Search results for the Dutch charts]. Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  8. "Swedish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  9. "Swiss charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  10. "Albumit 11/2024" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  11. "Albumit 4/2022". Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. "Albumit 40/2022". Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. "Finnish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Song". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  14. "IFPI - Search of certification awards (DVD)" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  15. "Sonata Arctica: For the Sake of Revenge DVD Tops Finnish Chart". Blabbermouth.net. 2 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  16. Sonata Arctica - New Live DVD Detailed