Sonata Arctica discography

Sonata Arctica discography
Curtain call to Sonata Arctica in 2011
Studio albums	11
EPs	4
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	2
Tribute albums	1
Singles	20
Video albums	2
Music videos	10
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.

Studio albums

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.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Finnish 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

Year	Album details	Finnish chart 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.

Extended plays

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

Singles

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"	—	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"	—

Demos

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

Video albums

Year	Video details	Finnish 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	—

Tribute album

Year	Video details	Finnish chart peak	Finnish sales and certifications [17]
2015	A Tribute to Sonata Arctica Released: 12 September 2015 [18] [19] Label: Ouergh Records [18] Format: CD, digital download [18]	—

Music videos

• "Wolf & Raven" (2001)
• "Broken" (Live) (2003)
• "Don't Say a Word" (2004)
• "Paid in Full" (2007)
• "Flag in the Ground" (2009)
• "The Last Amazing Grays (Live)" (2011)
• "I Have a Right" (2012)
• "Shitload of Money" (2012)
• "Alone in Heaven" (2013)
• "The Wolves Die Young" (2014)
• "Cloud Factory" lyric video (2014)
• "Love" (2014)
• "Closer to an Animal" lyric video (2016)
• "Life" (2016)
• "Cold" (2019)
• "Who Failed the Most" (2019)
• "For the Sake of Revenge" (2022)
• "Dark Empath" (2024)

References

1. "IFPI - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt" (in Finnish). IFPI . Retrieved 24 January 2010.
2. "Finnish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
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.
4. "Les charts français - Recherche pour: Sonata Arctica > Album" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
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
17. "IFPI - Search of certification awards (DVD)" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
18. "A Tribute To Sonata Arctica by Ouergh Records". Bandcamp . Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
19. Ollila, Mape (26 March 2017). "LEVYARVOSTELU: KOKOELMA A Tribute To Sonata Arctica". Imperiumi  [ fi ] (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.

External links

• Sonata Arctica's official website