| 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 | 18 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | Gold (31,000+) |
| 2001 | Silence
| 3 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | Gold (27,000+) |
| 2003 | Winterheart's Guild
| 3 | — | 63 | 88 | 18 | — | — | — | Gold (24,000+) |
| 2004 | Reckoning Night
| 2 | — | 132 | 77 | 14 | — | 57 | 85 | Gold (19,000+) |
| 2007 | Unia
| 1 | 62 | 101 | 35 | 23 | — | 27 | 40 | Gold (24,000+) |
| 2009 | The Days of Grays
| 2 | 52 | 41 | 24 | 40 | 50 | 31 | 26 | Gold (17,000+) |
| 2012 | Stones Grow Her Name
| 1 | 29 | 54 | 24 | 44 | 72 | 37 | 21 | Gold (12,000+) |
| 2014 | Pariah's Child
| 1 | 30 | 74 | 31 | 70 | 52 | 50 | 13 | |
| 2016 | The Ninth Hour
| 2 | 43 | 96 | 22 | 55 | 163 | 60 | 18 | |
| 2019 | Talviyö
| 2 | — | 133 | 26 | 69 | — | — | 22 | |
| 2024 | Clear Cold Beyond
| 7 [10] | 29 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 12 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Finnish chart peak [2] |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Songs of Silence – Live in Tokyo
| 22 |
| 2006 | For the Sake of Revenge
| 25 |
| 2011 | Live in Finland
| 1 |
| Year | Album details | Finnish chart peak [2] | Finnish sales and certifications [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The End of This Chapter
| — | |
| 2006 | The Collection
| 16 | Gold (+22,200) |
| 2018 | The Harvests (2007–2017)
| — | |
| 2022 | Acoustic Adventures – Volume One
| 5 [11] | |
| 2022 | Acoustic Adventures – Volume Two
| 25 [12] | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Year | EP details |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Successor
|
| 2001 | Orientation
|
| 2003 | Takatalvi
|
| 2004 | Don't Say a Word
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| Year | Song | Finnish chart 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
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| 1996 | Friend Till the End
|
| 1997 | PeaceMaker
|
| 1999 | FullMoon
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| Year | Video details | Finnish chart peak | Finnish sales and certifications [14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | For the Sake of Revenge
| 1 [15] | Gold (+6,500) |
| 2011 | Live in Finland | — |
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