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Dream Theater discography
Five male musicians standing on stage. They are standing in an arc, and their hands are on each other's shoulders.
Dream Theater in Paris, 2005
(From left to right: Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, James LaBrie, John Myung, and Jordan Rudess)
Studio albums14
EPs1
Live albums9
Compilation albums1
Singles9
Video albums9
Music videos20

The discography of Dream Theater, an American progressive metal band, consists of fourteen (their fifteenth will arrive in October, 2021), studio albums, one extended play, nine live albums, one compilation album, eight video albums, nine singles, and twenty music videos. The band was formed under the name Majesty by guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy while the three of them were attending Berklee College of Music in September 1985. The trio added keyboard player Kevin Moore and vocalist Chris Collins in order to complete their lineup.[1] After the band released a demo entitled Majesty Demos, Collins was replaced by Charlie Dominici in November 1987.[2]

The group signed with Mechanic Records, and released its debut album When Dream and Day Unite in 1989. Before the album's release the group agreed to change their name to "Dream Theater", inspired by a now-demolished California movie theater. After firing Dominici, Dream Theater hired Canadian vocalist James LaBrie in 1991.[1] LaBrie's debut album was Images and Words, which was the band's first and only gold-certified album by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold more than 500,000 copies.[3] Moore left the group after the recording of 1994's Awake and was replaced by Derek Sherinian for the album's tour—he was later hired as a full member, appearing on the EP A Change of Seasons and the full album Falling Into Infinity. The double live album Once in a Livetime was released in 1998.[2]

In 1999, Jordan Rudess was hired to replace Sherinian. Rudess's first work was Scenes from a Memory, a concept album that followed the story of a murder mystery. In 2002, the group released Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, followed by Train of Thought in 2003, and Octavarium in 2005. Two more live albums were also released in this time period, and a new one, titled Score, was released for the band's 20th anniversary and featured the band backed by a 29-piece orchestra. It was followed a year later by their ninth studio album, Systematic Chaos.[1] Dream Theater's tenth studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, the band's second under Roadrunner Records; was released on June 23, 2009.[4]

In September 2010, founding drummer Mike Portnoy announced that he was leaving the band. The band filmed a documentary ("The Spirit Carries On") of their search for a replacement who they found in Berklee professor Mike Mangini.[5] In 2011, Dream Theater released their eleventh studio album A Dramatic Turn of Events and its eponymous album in 2013, their first album featuring composition from him. The band released their eleventh music video for "On the Backs of Angels" on October 4, 2011, a song which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy award.[6]

On December 6, 2013, it was announced that the lead single from Dream Theater's self-titled album, "The Enemy Inside" was nominated for the Best Metal Performance Grammy Award. This is the band's second consecutive Grammy nomination. The band's thirteenth studio album, The Astonishing, was released in January 2016. It was followed with the release of their fourteenth studio album, Distance over Time, in February 2019.

Dream Theater has sold over two million records and DVDs in the United States and over 12 million records and DVDs throughout the world.[7][8]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[9]
FIN
[10]
FRA
[11]
GER
[12]
JPN
[13]
NLD
[14]
NOR
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
1989 When Dream and Day Unite
  • Released: March 6, 1989
  • Label: Mechanic, MCA
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
98
1992 Images and Words
  • Released: July 7, 1992
  • Label: Atco
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
61 94 30
1994 Awake
  • Released: October 4, 1994
  • Label: East West
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
32 15 7 33 5 12 65
1997 Falling into Infinity
  • Released: September 23, 1997
  • Label: East West
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
52 5 42 9 16 16 20 14 43 163
1999 Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
  • Released: October 26, 1999
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
73 6 40 8 19 28 28 44 44 131
2002 Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
  • Released: January 29, 2002
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
46 2 17 12 15 14 16 12 52
2003 Train of Thought
  • Released: November 11, 2003
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
53 9 24 16 12 21 9 9 44 146
2005 Octavarium
  • Released: June 7, 2005
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
36 2 18 15 10 9 9 4 25 72
2007 Systematic Chaos 19 3 17 7 12 2 3 5 14 25
2009 Black Clouds & Silver Linings
  • Released: June 23, 2009
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
6 1 9 3 8 3 7 3 9 23
2011 A Dramatic Turn of Events
  • Released: September 13, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD, LP, DL
8 1 16 3 8 2 5 3 6 17
2013 Dream Theater
  • Released: September 24, 2013
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD, LP, DL
7 2 18 4 10 4 4 5 5 15
2016 The Astonishing
  • Released: January 29, 2016
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
11 2 13 5 10 4 2 3 5 11
2019 Distance over Time 24 4 16 1 10 3 3 4 1 12
2021 A View from the Top of the World
  • To be released: October 22, 2021
  • Label: Inside Out Music
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
To be released
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[9]
FIN
[25]
FRA
[11]
GER
[12]
ITA
[26]
JPN
[13]
NLD
[14]
NOR
[15]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
1993 Live at the Marquee
  • Released: September 4, 1993
  • Label: Atco
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
36 57 36 57
1998 Once in a LIVEtime
  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS
157 59 49 58
2001 Live Scenes from New York
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS
120 117 71 60
2004 Live at Budokan
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD, LP
91 63 91
2006 Score
  • Released: August 29, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD, DVD, LP
36 40 14 50 34 18 81 94
2008 Chaos in Motion: 2007–2008
  • Released: September 30, 2008
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD
22 37
2013 Live at Luna Park
  • Released: November 5, 2013
  • Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD
17 52
2014 Breaking the Fourth Wall
  • Released: September 29, 2014
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD
28
2020 Distant Memories
  • Released: November 27, 2020
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD, LP
13 122 9 39 44 31 9 81
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[9]
GER
[12]
JPN
[13]
NLD
[14]
NOR
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
2008 Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)
  • Released: April 1, 2008
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD
122 77 28 52 12 46 62 113

Extended plays

Year EP details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[9]
FIN
[10]
FRA
[11]
GER
[12]
JPN
[13]
NLD
[14]
SWE
[16]
UK
[18]
1995 A Change of Seasons
  • Released: September 19, 1995
  • Label: East West
  • Format: CD, CS
58 17 44 [27] 50 16 39 13 88

Singles

Main singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US Sales US
Main.

[28]
JPN
[29]
UK
[18]
1992 "Pull Me Under" 68 10 Images and Words
1993 "Another Day" 22
"Take The Time"
1994 "Lie" 38 175 Awake
"The Silent Man"
1997 "Hollow Years" Falling Into Infinity
2000 "Through Her Eyes" 72 Scenes from a Memory
2008 "Forsaken" Systematic Chaos
2009 "Wither" Black Clouds & Silver Linings
2014 "Illumination Theory" [A] Dream Theater
2020 "The Holiday Spirit Carries On" [B]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
  • A^ - Record Store Day exclusive.
  • B^ - Released on December 1, 2020 for the help of the touring crew of Dream Theater because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Promotional singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Main.

[28]
1989 "Status Seeker" When Dream and Day Unite
"Afterlife"
1993 "Metropolis I" Images and Words
"Take the Time" 29
1994 "Caught in a Web" Awake
1997 "Burning My Soul" 33 Falling into Infinity
"You Not Me" 40
1999 "Home" Scenes from a Memory
2003 "As I Am" Train of Thought
2005 "These Walls" Octavarium
2007 "Constant Motion" Systematic Chaos
2009 "A Rite of Passage" Black Clouds & Silver Linings
2011 "On the Backs of Angels" A Dramatic Turn of Events
"Build Me Up, Break Me Down"
2013 "The Enemy Inside" Dream Theater
"Along for the Ride"
2014 "The Looking Glass"
2016 "The Gift of Music" The Astonishing
"Our New World"
2018 "Untethered Angel" Distance over Time
2019 "Fall into the Light"
"Paralyzed"
"Barstool Warrior"
"At Wit's End"
2021 "The Alien" A View from the Top of the World
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other appearances

Year Song Description
2010 Raw Dog An instrumental track written for the Blood & Metal EP which accompanies the PlayStation 3 game God of War III. It is notable as the last song Mike Portnoy recorded with Dream Theater.
2017 Xanadu Included on the 40th Anniversary reissue of A Farewell to Kings by the Canadian prog rock band Rush.

Videos

Video albums

Year Video details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[30]
AUT
[31]
FIN
[32]
GER
[12]
ITA
[33]
NLD
[34]
JPN
[13]
SWE
[35]
1993 Images and Words: Live in Tokyo
  • Released: November 16, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic, East West
  • Format: VHS
13
1998 5 Years in a Livetime
  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Label: East West
  • Format: VHS
2001 Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York
  • Released: March 20, 2001
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: DVD, VHS
5 2 22 5
2004 Live at Budokan
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: DVD, BD
4 3 91 24 3
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
2004 Images And Words: Live In Tokyo / 5 Years in A Livetime
  • Released: June 1, 2004
  • Label: Rhino Home Video
  • Format: DVD
2006 Score
  • Released: August 29, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: DVD
1 3 1 40 2 28 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
2008 Chaos in Motion: 2007–2008
  • Released: September 30, 2008
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: DVD, CD
2 37 1 3 38
2013 Live at Luna Park
  • Released: November 5, 2013
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: DVD, CD, BD
1 1 17 5 11 74 1
2014 Breaking the Fourth Wall
  • Released: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: DVD, CD, BD
1 28 2 2 94 1
2020 Distant Memories
  • Released: November 27, 2020
  • Label: Inside Out Music
  • Format: DVD, CD, BD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Music videos

Year Title Director
1992 "Pull Me Under" David Roth[38]
"Another Day" Chris Painter[39][40]
1993 "Take the Time"
1994 "Lie" Ralph Ziman[41]
"The Silent Man" Pamela Birkhead[42]
1997 "Hollow Years" Axel Baur[43]
2007 "Constant Motion" Andrew Bennett[44]
2008 "Forsaken" Yasufumi Soejima[45]
2009 "A Rite of Passage" Ramon Boutviseth[46][47]
"Wither"
2011 "On the Backs of Angels"
2013 "The Enemy Inside" Bill Fishman
"Metropolis Pt. 1" (Luna Park) Mike Leonard
2014 "The Looking Glass" Ramon Boutviseth
"Enigma Machine" Maria Spivakova
"Metropolis Pt.2 Encore" (Breaking the Fourth Wall) Pierre & François Lamoreux
2016 "The Gift of Music" Wes Teshome
"Our New World" Filo Baietti
2021 "The Alien" Wayne Joyner
"Invisible Monster" William "Wombat" Felch

Fanclub releases

Year Title Format Description
1996 International Fanclub Christmas CD CD Exclusive cover songs plus messages from the band.
1998 Once in a LIVEtime Outtakes CD Unused songs from the live recordings for the Once in a LIVEtime album.
1999 Cleaning Out the Closet CD A compilation of previously unreleased studio recordings.
2000 Scenes from a World Tour CD Live recordings from the World tour for the Scenes from a Memory album.
2001 Four Degrees of Radio Edits CD 4 radio edits of songs from the Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence album.
2002 Taste the Memories CD Live recordings from 1992 and 1993 in Japan, plus a full version of Change of Seasons in New York.
The Atco Demos CD 3-track demo released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Images and Words album.
2003 Graspop Festival 2002 CD Full set from the Graspop Festival in Belgium in 2002.
2004 A Sort of Homecoming CD Set of live recordings in United States and Canada in 2004.
2005 A Walk Beside The Band DVD Backstage interviews with the band.
2006 Romavarium DVD A performance of the entire Octavarium album filmed live in Rome 2005.
2007 Images and Words 15th Anniversary Performance CD Live recording of Images & Words in Bonn, Germany in 2007.
2008 Progressive Nation 2008 CD Live recording at Terminal 5 in New York in 2008.
2013 Happy Holidays 2013 Digital Compilation of live tracks recorded in 2011 and 2012.

Official bootlegs

Year Title Category
2003 The Majesty Demos 1985–1986 Demo Series
2003 Los Angeles, California 5/18/98 Live Series
2003 The Making of Scenes from a Memory Studio Series
2004 When Dream and Day Unite Demos 1987-1989 Demo Series
2004 Tokyo, Japan 10/28/95 Live Series
2004 Master of Puppets Cover Series
2005 Images and Words Demos 1989–1991 Demo Series
2005 The Number of the Beast Cover Series
2005 When Dream and Day Reunite Live Series
2006 Awake Demos 1994 Demo Series
2006 Old Bridge, New Jersey 12/14/96 Live Series
2006 The Dark Side of the Moon Cover Series
2007 New York City 3/4/93 Live Series
2007 Bucharest, Romania – 7/4/02 Live Series
2007 Falling into Infinity Demos 1996-1997 Demo Series
2007 Made in Japan Cover Series
2009 The Making of Falling into Infinity Studio Series
2009 Train of Thought Instrumental Demos 2003 Demo Series
2009 Uncovered 2003-2005 Cover Series
2009 Santiago, Chile – 12/6/05 Live Series
2021 Images and Words: Live in Japan, 2017 Live Series
2021 A Dramatic Tour of Events - Select Board Mixes Live Series

See also

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