Sonata Arctica discography
ArtistSonata Arctica
Studio11
Live3
Compilation5
Ep4
Tribute1
Singles29
Video2
Music videos18
Option nameDemos
Option4

The discography of Sonata Arctica includes eleven studio albums, three live albums, five compilation albums, four EPs, twenty nine singles, four demos, two video albums and eighteen music videos.

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsChart peak positionsFinnish 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

  • 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—638818———Gold (24,000+)
2005

Reckoning Night

2—1327714—5785Gold (19,000+)
2007

Unia

  • Released: 22 May 2007
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
1621013523—2740Gold (24,000+)
2009

The Days of Grays

  • Released: 22 September 2009
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
252412440503126Gold (17,000+)
2012

Stones Grow Her Name

  • Released: 22 May 2012
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
129542444723721Gold (12,000+)
2014

Pariah's Child

  • Released: 1 April 2014
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
130743170525013
2016

The Ninth Hour

  • Released: 7 October 2016
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
2439622551636018
2019

Talviyö

  • Released: 6 September 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP
2—1332669——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

YearAlbum detailsFinnish
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

YearAlbum detailsFinnish
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
16Gold (+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

YearEP 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

YearSongFinnish
chart peak[13]		Album
1999"UnOpened"16Ecliptica
2001"Wolf & Raven"3Silence
"Last Drop Falls"3
2003"Victoria's Secret"1Winterheart's Guild
"Broken"3
2004"Don't Say a Word"1Reckoning Night
"Shamandalie"3
2006"Replica 2006"1The Collection
2007"Paid in Full"1Unia
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"—
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"—
2026"Freedom Concept"—

Demos

YearAlbum 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

YearVideo detailsFinnish
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

YearVideo detailsFinnish
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)
  • "A Monster Only You Can't See" lyric video (2023)
  • "Dark Empath" (2024)
  • "California" (2024)
  • "Angel Defiled" (2024)

References

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  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 October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Suchergebnisse in den niederlänischen Charts" [Search results for the Dutch charts] (in German). Charts.de. Media Control. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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  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.
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  14. ^ "IFPI - Search of certification awards (DVD)" (in Finnish). IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  15. ^ "Sonata Arctica: For the Sake of Revenge DVD Tops Finnish Chart". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-06-02. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  16. ^ Sonata Arctica - New Live DVD Detailed
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  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" (in Finnish). Imperiumi. Archived 11 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 September 2025.