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Sonata Arctica discography
Sonata Arctica performing live at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, California 2007
Studio albums5
EPs4
Live albums2
Compilation albums2
Singles9
Video albums1
Music videos3

The discography of Sonata Arctica includes: 5 studio albums, 2 live albums, 2 compilation albums, 1 video album, 3 music videos, 4 EPs, 9 singles, and 4 demos.

Studio albums

Year Album details Chart peak positions Finnish sales
and certifications[1]
FIN
[2]
FRA
[3]
GER
[4]
SWE
[5]
SWI
[6]
1999 Ecliptica 18 Gold (+29,000)
2001 Silence
  • Released: 4 September 2001
  • Label: Spinefarm (SPI 111 CD)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
3 Gold (+25,000)
2003 Winterheart's Guild
  • Released: 27 May 2003
  • Label: Spinefarm (SPI 172 CD)
  • Format: CD
3 63 88 Gold (+24,000)
2004 Reckoning Night
  • Released: 11 October 2004
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1315-2)
  • Format: CD, LP
2 132 77 57 85 Gold (+18,000)
2007 Unia
  • Released: 25 May 2007
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1854-2)
  • Format: CD
1 101 35 27 40 Gold (+24,000)
"—" 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)
25

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 (+20,200)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year Album details
2000 Successor
  • Released: 18 October 2000
  • Label: Spinefarm (SPI 106 CD)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
2001 Orientation
  • Released: 22 February 2001
  • Label: Marquee (MICP-10256)
  • Format: CD
2003 Takatalvi
  • Released: 5 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[7]
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

Video albums

Year Video details Finnish
chart peak
Finnish sales
and certifications[8]
2006 For the Sake of Revenge
  • Released: 31 March 2006
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 1618-2)
  • Format: DVD (+CD)
1[9] Gold (+6,300)

Music videos

References

  1. ^ a b "IFPI - Etsi sertifioinnin palkinnot" (in Finnish). IFPI. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Finnish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  3. ^ "Les charts français - Recherche pour: Sonata Arctica > Album" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  4. ^ "Chartverfolgung / SONATA ARCTICA / Longplay" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  5. ^ "Swedish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  6. ^ "Swiss charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Album". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  7. ^ "Finnish charts portal - Search for: Sonata Arctica > Song". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  8. ^ "IFPI - Search of certification awards (DVD)" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  9. ^ "Sonata Arctica: For the Sake of Revenge DVD Tops Finnish Chart". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-11.