| Stratovarius discography | |
|---|---|
 Stratovarius live in Tuska, Finland in July 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 16 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Video albums | 6 |
| Music videos | 36 |
| EPs | 20 |
This is the comprehensive discography of Stratovarius, a power metal band from Finland.
| Title | Label | Released | FIN [1] | CH [2] | ESP [3] | FRA [4] | GER [5] | GRE [6] | HUN [7] | JPN [8] | SWE [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fright Night | CBS Finland/ Sony Music | 11 May 1989 | 48 [10] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twilight Time | Sanctuary/Noise | 20 February 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | - |
| Dreamspace | 9 February 1994 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | |
| Fourth Dimension | 11 March 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | ||
| Episode | 22 April 1996 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | |
| Visions | 28 April 1997 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | |
| Destiny | 5 October 1998 | 1 | - | - | - | 89 | - | - | 31 | - | |
| Infinite | Nuclear Blast | 28 February 2000 | 1 | - | - | - | 28 | 32 | - | 29 | - |
| Elements Pt. 1 | 27 January 2003 | 2 | 91 | - | 42 | 27 | - | - | 22 | 46 | |
| Elements Pt. 2 | 27 October 2003 | 4 | - | 93 | 74 | 75 | - | - | 38 | - | |
| Stratovarius | Sanctuary | 5 September 2005 | 4 | 92 | - | 88 | 58 | - | 32 | 39 | 37 |
| Polaris | Edel Music/JVC Victor | 15 May 2009 | 2 | 57 | - | 62 | 55 | - | - | 32 | - |
| Elysium | 12 January 2011 [11] | 1 | 45 | - | 70 | 38 | - | - | 45 | - | |
| Nemesis | 22 February 2013 [12] | 3 | 30 | 32 | 82 | 41 | - | - | 17 | 44 | |
| Eternal | 11 September 2015 [13] | 5 | 22 | - | 61 | 27 | - | - | 16 | - | |
| Survive | 23 September 2022 [14] | 1 [15] | 6 | - | 125 [16] | 30 | - | - | 7 | - |
| Title | Label | Released | FIN [1] | CH [2] | FRA [4] | GER [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Past and Now | Import | 24 July 1997 | - | - | - | - |
| The Chosen Ones | Noise | 9 November 1999 | 7 | - | - | - |
| 14 Diamonds - Best Of Stratovarius | JVC Japan | 21 June 2000 | - | - | - | - |
| Intermission | Nuclear Blast | 26 June 2001 | 7 | 85 | 91 | 73 |
| Black Diamond: The Anthology | Noise | 24 April 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| Infinite Visions | Nuclear Blast | 17 Sep 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| Best Of | Edel Music | 20 May 2016 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Enigma: Intermission 2 | Edel Music | 28 September 2018 | 16 [17] | 69 | - | - |
| Title | Label | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Live! Visions of Europe | Noise | 1998 |
| Polaris Live | Edel Music | 2010 |
| Under Flaming Winter Skies – Live in Tampere | 2012 | |
| Visions of Destiny | 2016 | |
| Live at Wacken | 2016 | |
| Live Under the Southern Cross – South America 2019 | 2022 | |
| Acoustic Madrid (V/H/S) | Unknown label | 1998 |
| Visions Of Destiny | Nuclear Blast | 1999 |
| Infinite Visions | Nuclear Blast | 2000 |
| Under Flaming Winter Skies (Live in Tampere - The Jörg Michael Farewell Tour) | Edel Music | 2012 |
| Nemesis Days | Edel Music | 2014 |
| Live at Loud Park Festival | Edel Music | 2015 |
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