Nightwish / discography
Nightwish discography
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Nightwish live 2016
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Publications | |
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Studio albums | 8th |
Live albums | 6th |
Compilations | 4th |
Soundtracks | 1 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 24 |
Music videos | 17th |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of Nightwish , one from the Finnish town of Kitee originating symphonic metal - band . Nightwish currently consists of the singer Floor Jansen , the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen , the bassist Marco Hietala , the keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen , the drummer Jukka Nevalainen and Troy Donockley . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 1.9 million records to date, over 930,000 of them in her home country alone. Nightwish's most successful release is the album Once with over 500,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
1997 |
Angels Fall First Spinefarm Records |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI31
gold
(5 weeks)FI |
First published: November 1, 1997
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1998 |
Oceanborn Drakkar Entertainment |
DE74 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI5
platinum
(35 weeks)FI |
First published: December 7, 1998
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2000 |
Wishmaster Drakkar Entertainment |
DE21 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI1
platinum
(16 weeks)FI |
First published: May 19, 2000
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2001 |
Over the Hills and Far Away Drakkar Entertainment |
DE85 (2 weeks) DE |
AT52 (2 weeks) AT |
CH79 (3 weeks) CH |
- | - | - |
First published: June 25, 2001
not published in Finland |
2002 |
Century Child Drakkar Entertainment |
DE5 (14 weeks) DE |
AT15 (10 weeks) AT |
CH50 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI1 × 2
(20 weeks)FI |
First published: May 24, 2002
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2004 |
Once Nuclear Blast |
DE1 × 3
(39 weeks)DE |
AT4th
gold
(15 weeks)AT |
CH4th
gold
(31 weeks)CH |
UK-
silver
UK
|
- |
FI1 × 2
(50 weeks)FI |
First published: June 7, 2004
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2007 |
Dark Passion Play Nuclear Blast |
DE1
platinum
(39 weeks)DE |
AT5
gold
(15 weeks)AT |
CH1
gold
(28 weeks)CH |
UK25 (1 week) UK |
US84 (3 weeks) US |
FI1 × 2
(30 weeks)FI |
First published: September 26, 2007
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2011 |
Imaginaerum Nuclear Blast |
DE6th
gold
(22 weeks)DE |
AT9 (9 weeks) AT |
CH3
gold
(22 weeks)CH |
UK69 (1 week) UK |
US27 (3 weeks) US |
FI1 × 2
(41 weeks)FI |
First published: November 30, 2011
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2015 |
Endless Forms Most Beautiful Nuclear Blast |
DE2 (30 weeks) DE |
AT4 (9 weeks) AT |
CH2
gold
(30 weeks)CH |
UK12 (3 weeks) UK |
US34 (2 weeks) US |
FI1 × 2
(24 weeks)FI |
First published: March 27, 2015
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2020 |
Human. : II: Nature. Nuclear Blast |
DE1 (... week) DE |
AT2 (7 weeks) AT |
CH2 (... weeks) CH |
UK53 (... weeks) UK |
US110 (1 week) US |
FI1 (... week) FI |
First published: April 10, 2020
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Live albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2001 | From Wishes to Eternity Drakkar Entertainment |
DE-
gold
DE
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- | - | - | - |
FI7th
platinum
(7 weeks)FI |
First published: April 2001
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2003 | End of Innocence Drakkar Entertainment |
DE62
gold
(1 week)DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI-
gold
FI
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2006 |
End of an Era Nuclear Blast |
DE3 × 3
(16 weeks)DE |
AT41 (4 weeks) AT |
CH18 (12 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI6th
platinum
(11 weeks)FI |
First published: June 1, 2006
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2009 | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) Nuclear Blast |
DE15 (5 weeks) DE |
AT26 (3 weeks) AT |
CH38 (6 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI2 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: March 1, 2009
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2013 |
Showtime, Storytime Nuclear Blast |
DE6 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH52 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
FI23 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: November 29, 2013
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2016 | Vehicle of Spirit Nuclear Blast |
DE14 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: December 16, 2016
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2019 | Decades: Live in Buenos Aires Nuclear Blast |
- | - | - |
UK94 (1 week) UK |
- |
FI1 (3 weeks) FI |
First published: December 6, 2019
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Compilations
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2004 |
Tales from the Elvenpath Drakkar Entertainment |
DE7th
gold
(13 weeks)DE |
AT19 (7 weeks) AT |
CH22 (21 weeks) CH |
- | - | - |
First published: October 17, 2004
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2005 |
Highest Hopes Spinefarm Records |
DE17 (15 weeks) DE |
AT13 (10 weeks) AT |
CH10 (21 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI1 × 2
(28 weeks)FI |
First published: September 17, 2005
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2011 | Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads Sony Music |
DE32 (4 weeks) DE |
AT65 (3 weeks) AT |
CH35 (5 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI45 (1 week) FI |
First published: May 27, 2011
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2018 | Decades Nuclear Blast |
DE5 (13 weeks) DE |
AT19 (2 weeks) AT |
CH7 (28 weeks) CH |
UK62 (1 week) UK |
US119 (1 week) US |
FI1 (4 weeks) FI |
First published: March 9, 2018
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Soundtracks
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2012 | Imaginaerum - The Score Nuclear Blast |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI12 (1 week) FI |
First published: November 9, 2012
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EPs
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2001 |
Over the Hills and Far Away Spinefarm Records |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI1 × 2
(49 weeks)FI |
First published: June 25, 2001
in Finland only |
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
1997 | The Carpenter Angels Fall First |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI3 (19 weeks) FI |
First release: November 1st, 1997
Spinefarm Records, split single with Children of Bodom and Thy Serpent |
1998 | Sacrament of Wilderness Oceanborn |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI1
gold
(20 weeks)FI |
First release: November 26th, 1998
Spinefarm Records, split single with Darkwoods My Betrothed and Eternal Tears of Sorrow |
1999 | Walking in the Air Oceanborn |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI1
gold
(18 weeks)FI |
First release: January 1st, 1999
Spinefarm Records |
Sleeping Sun Oceanborn |
DE69 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI2
gold
(9 weeks)FI |
Spinefarm Records
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2000 | Deep Silent Complete Wishmaster |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI3 (8 weeks) FI |
First release: July 16, 2000
Spinefarm Records |
2002 | Ever Dream Century Child |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI1
platinum
(18 weeks)FI |
First published: May 3, 2002
Drakkar Entertainment |
Bless the Child Century Child |
DE63 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI1
platinum
(14 weeks)FI |
First published: July 21, 2002
Drakkar Entertainment |
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2004 | Nemo Once |
DE6 (25 weeks) DE |
AT12 (18 weeks) AT |
CH14 (17 weeks) CH |
UK57 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
FI1
platinum
(17 weeks)FI |
First published: April 19, 2004
Nuclear Blast |
Wish I Had an Angel Once |
DE36 (11 weeks) DE |
AT47 (10 weeks) AT |
CH40 (8 weeks) CH |
UK60 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
FI1
gold
(10 weeks)FI |
First published: September 15, 2004
Nuclear Blast |
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Kuolema tekee taiteilijan Once |
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FI1 (8 weeks) FI |
First release: November 24th, 2004
Nuclear Blast released as a single in Finland and Japan only |
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2005 | The Siren Once |
DE51 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH59 (10 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI3 (3 weeks) FI |
First published: June 25, 2005
Nuclear Blast |
Sleeping Sun 2005 Oceanborn |
DE34 (9 weeks) DE |
AT47 (5 weeks) AT |
- | - | - |
FI1 (12 weeks) FI |
Drakkar Entertainment
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2007 | Eva Dark Passion Play |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI14 (1 week) FI |
First published: May 25, 2007
Nuclear Blast |
Amaranth Dark Passion Play |
DE16 (13 weeks) DE |
AT30 (10 weeks) AT |
CH14 (10 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI1
platinum
(21 weeks)FI |
First published: August 22nd, 2007
Nuclear Blast |
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Erämaan viimmy Dark Passion Play |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI1 (4 weeks) FI |
First release: December 5th, 2007
Nuclear Blast, feat. Jonsu |
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2008 | Bye Bye Beautiful Dark Passion Play |
DE35 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI5 (13 weeks) FI |
First published: February 15th, 2008
Nuclear Blast |
The Islander Dark Passion Play |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI1 (3 weeks) FI |
First published: May 21, 2008
Nuclear Blast |
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2011 |
Storytime Imaginaerum |
DE39 (2 weeks) DE |
AT57 (1 week) AT |
CH31 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
FI1 (10 weeks) FI |
First published: November 9th, 2011
Nuclear Blast |
2012 |
The Crow, the Owl and the Dove Imaginaerum |
DE52 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI1 (3 weeks) FI |
First published: March 2nd, 2012
Nuclear Blast |
2015 |
Élan Endless Forms Most Beautiful |
DE33 (1 week) DE |
AT53 (1 week) AT |
CH33 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
FI3 (2 weeks) FI |
First published: February 13th, 2015
Nuclear Blast |
More singles
- 1998: Passion and the Opera (promo single)
- 2015: Endless Forms Most Beautiful (released May 8, 2015)
- 2020: Noise (Release: February 7, 2020)
- 2020: Harvest (Release March 6, 2020)
Other publications
- 1996: Demo ( demo recording )
- 2005: Back on Black (double album, vinyl, as picture disc)
- 2010: Erämaan viimeinen ( EP , exclusive supplement of Metal Hammer )
- 2012: Trials of Imaginaerum (EP with demo versions of four songs from the album Imaginaerum )
Music videos
year | title | Director |
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1997 | The Carpenter | Sami Käykhö |
1998 | Sacrament of Wilderness | unknown |
Sleeping Sun | Sami Käykhö | |
2000 | The Kinslayer | Bill Wishmaster |
2001 | Over the Hills and Far Away | Pasi Takula |
2002 | Bless the Child | |
End of All Hope | ||
2004 | Nemo | Antti Jokinen |
Wish I Had an Angel | Uwe Boll | |
2005 | The siren | Silver style entertainment |
Sleeping Sun 2005 | Joern Heitmann | |
2007 | While Your Lips Are Still Red | Markku Pölönen |
Amaranth | Antti Jokinen | |
Bye bye beautiful | ||
2008 | The Islander | Stobe Harju |
2011 | Storytime | |
2015 | Élan | Ville Lipiäinen |
2020 | Noise | Stobe Harju |
statistics
The following list contains an overview of Nightwish's chart successes in the album and single charts.
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI) | - | 6 × gold6th | 3 × platinum3 | 825,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Finland (IFPI) | - | 8 × gold8th | 22 × platinum22nd | 939,342 | ifpi.fi |
Austria (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | 25,000 | ifpi.at |
Poland (ZPAV) | - | gold1 | - | 10,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 4 × gold4th | - | 60,000 | hitparade.ch |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver1 | - | - | 60,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | silver1 | 21 × gold21st | 25 × platinum25th |
swell
- ↑ The band. Nightwish, accessed January 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Nightwish - Trials Of Imaginaerum. discogs, accessed May 4, 2015 .
- ↑ nightwish-world.com: The Videos