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Nightwish discography
This is the discography of the Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish.
II. Entirely instrumental. Writing it, Holopainen was inspired by etiäinen.
III. Elvenpath uses audio-clips from the prologue of The Lord of the Rings, directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Studio albums
| Title | Release date | Type | Label | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels Fall First | 1997 | Album | Century Media, Spinefarm | Gold (FIN) |
| Oceanborn | 1998 | Album | Century Media, Drakkar, Spinefarm | Platinum (FIN) |
| Wishmaster | 2000 | Album | Century Media, Drakkar, Spinefarm | Platinum (FIN) |
| Century Child | 2002 | Album | Century Media, Spinefarm | Platinum (FIN) |
| Once | 2004 | Album | Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner, Spinefarm | 2x Platinum (FIN) Platinum (GER) |
| Dark Passion Play | 2007 | Album | Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner, Spinefarm | 4x Platinum (FIN) Platinum (SWI) Gold (GER) Gold (SWE) Gold (AUS) Gold (POL) |
Demos and EPs
| Title | Release date | Type | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demo | 1996 | Demo | - | A demo including "Nightwish", "Etiäinen" and "The Forever Moments". Officially released only in Internet. |
| Over the Hills and Far Away | 2001 | EP | Century Media, Drakkar, Spinefarm |
Singles
| Title | Release year | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Carpenter" | 1997 | Angels Fall First | Spinefarm | Split with Children of Bodom and Thy Serpent |
| "Sacrament of Wilderness" | 1998 | Oceanborn | Spinefarm | Split with Darkwoods My Betrothed and Eternal Tears of Sorrow |
| "Passion and the Opera" | 1998 | Oceanborn | Drakkar | Promotional Only |
| "Walking in the Air" | 1999 | Oceanborn | Spinefarm | --- |
| "Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)" | 1999 | Oceanborn | Spinefarm | --- |
| "The Kinslayer" | 2000 | Wishmaster | Drakkar | Promotional Only |
| "Deep Silent Complete" | 2000 | Wishmaster | Spinefarm | --- |
| "Ever Dream" | 2002 | Century Child | Spinefarm | --- |
| "Bless the Child" | 2002 | Century Child | Drakkar, Spinefarm | --- |
| "Nemo" | 2004 | Once | Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm | #1 Finland, #8 UK Rock |
| "Wish I Had an Angel" | 2004 | Once | Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm | --- |
| "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" | 2004 | Once | Spinefarm | #1 Finland |
| "The Siren" | 2005 | Once | Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm | #37 UK Rock Charts |
| "Sleeping Sun" | 2005 | Highest Hopes | Spinefarm | --- |
| "Eva" | 2007 | Dark Passion Play | Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm | Internet single only. |
| "Amaranth" | 2007 | Dark Passion Play | Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm | #120 UK, #1 UK Rock, #5 UK Indie, # 1 Spain, #1 Finland |
| "Erämaan Viimeinen" | 2007 | Dark Passion Play | Spinefarm | #1 Finland |
| "Bye Bye Beautiful" | 2008 | Dark Passion Play | Nuclear Blast | #2 UK Rock, #6 UK Indie |
| "The Islander" | 2008 | Dark Passion Play | Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm | --- |
Live albums and DVDs
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Wishes to Eternity | 2001 | --- | --- |
| End of an Era | June 1, 2006 (Finland) and June 2, 2006 (Germany) | --- | --- |
Compilations
| Title | Release date | Label | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wishmastour 2000 | 2000 | XIII Bis Records | --- | |
| Tales from the Elvenpath | 2004 | Drakkar | --- | |
| Bestwishes | 2005 | Toy's Factory | --- | |
| Highest Hopes | 2005 | Spinefarm | 2x Platinum in Finland (+60 000) | --- |
| Sounds of Nightwish Reborn | 2008 | Spinefarm | digital only | --- |
Videography
Music videos
| Title | Album | Release date | Director | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Carpenter" | Angels Fall First | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "Sacrament of Wilderness" | Oceanborn | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "Sleeping Sun" | Oceanborn | --- | Sami Käyhkö | --- | --- |
| "Over the Hills and Far Away" | Over the Hills and Far Away | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "Bless the Child" | Century Child | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "End of All Hope" | Century Child | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "Nemo" | Once | --- | Antti Jokinen | --- | --- |
| "Nemo" (With clips from The Cave) | Once | --- | Antti Jokinen | --- | --- |
| "Wish I Had An Angel" | Once | --- | Uwe Boll | --- | --- |
| "Wish I Had An Angel" (With clips from Alone in the Dark) | Once | --- | Uwe Boll | --- | --- |
| "Sleeping Sun" 2005 | Highest Hopes | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| "While Your Lips Are Still Red" | "Amaranth" | --- | Markku Pölönen | --- | --- |
| "Amaranth" | Dark Passion Play | 2007-08-22 | Antti Jokinen | --- | --- |
| "Bye Bye Beautiful" | Dark Passion Play | 2008-02-15 | Antti Jokinen | --- | --- |
| "The Islander" | Dark Passion Play | 2008-04-14 | Stobe Harju | --- | --- |
Documentaries
| Title | Release date | Content |
|---|---|---|
| A Day Before Tomorrow | June 1, 2006 (Finland) and June 2, 2006 (Germany) | --- |
Cover songs
Covers appearing on albums
| Title | Original Artist | On Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Crimson Tide" (Live cover) | Hans Zimmer | From Wishes to Eternity DVD and Live Album |
| "Deep Blue Sea" (Live cover) | Trevor Rabin | From Wishes to Eternity DVD and Live Album |
| "High Hopes" (Live cover) | Pink Floyd | Highest Hopes Album and End of an Era DVD and Live Album |
| "Over the Hills and Far Away" | Gary Moore | Over the Hills and Far Away EP |
| "The Phantom of the Opera" | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Century Child Album |
| "Symphony of Destruction" (Live cover) | Megadeth | Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" and "The Siren" Singles >"DVD-Audio Once" |
| "Walking in the Air" theme song from The Snowman | Howard Blake | Oceanborn Album |
| "Where Were You Last Night" | Ankie Bagger | "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" (Japan Only), "Once" (Korea Only) and "Wish I Had an Angel" Singles |
| "Wild Child" | W.A.S.P. | End of Innocence |
Covers only played live
| Title | Original Artist | Appears On |
|---|---|---|
| "Crazy Train" | Ozzy Osbourne | --- |
| "Don't Talk to Strangers" | Dio | --- |
| "We're Not Gonna Take It" | Twisted Sister | --- |
Non-album tracks
| Title | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Kiteen Pallo" (KIPA 2001) | 1:09 | Kitee Finland Baseball Team Anthem |
Total list of songs (incomplete)
The list is sorted alphabetically.
Notes
I. The song from which the band received its name.II. Entirely instrumental. Writing it, Holopainen was inspired by etiäinen.
III. Elvenpath uses audio-clips from the prologue of The Lord of the Rings, directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Charts
Albums
| Year | Title | Notes | Chart positions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | AUT | DEN | FIN | FRA | GER | NET | NOR | SPA | SWE | SWI | UK | US | UWC | ||||
| 1997 | Angels Fall First | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998 | Oceanborn | - | - | - | 5 | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | Wishmaster | - | - | - | 1 | 66 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001 | Over the Hills and Far Away | EP | - | 54 | - | - | 139 | 85 | - | - | - | - | 79 | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | Century Child | - | 15 | - | 1 | 32 | 5 | 41 | 19 | - | 39 | 50 | - | - | - | ||
| 2004 | Once | - | 4 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 102 | - | 13 | ||
| 2007 | Dark Passion Play | 42 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 84 | 9 | ||
| AUS | AUT | DEN | FIN | FRA | GER | NET | NOR | SPA | SWE | SWI | UK | US | UWC | ||||
| Number one hits | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |||
| Top ten hits | - | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | |||
Singles
| Year | Album | Title | Notes | Chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | AUT | DEN | FIN | FRA | GER | GRE | HUN | NET | NOR | SPA | SWE | SWI | UK | |||||||
| 1997 | Angels Fall First | "The Carpenter" | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 1998 | Oceanborn | "Sacrament of Wilderness" | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 1998 | Oceanborn | "Passion and the Opera" | Promotional single | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1999 | Oceanborn | "Walking in the Air" | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 1999 | Oceanborn | "Sleeping Sun" | Four Ballads of the Eclipse | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2000 | Wishmaster | "Deep Silent Complete" | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2001 | Over the Hills and Far Away | "Over the Hills and Far Away" | EP | - | - | - | 1 | - | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2002 | Century Child | "Ever Dream" | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2002 | Century Child | "Bless the Child" | - | - | - | 1 | - | 63 | - | - | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2004 | Once | "Nemo" | 24 | 12 | - | 1 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 4 | - | 12 | 14 | 87 | ||||
| 2004 | Once | "Wish I Had an Angel" | - | 47 | - | 1 | - | 36 | - | - | 65 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 60 | ||||
| 2004 | Once | "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" | Finland and Japan only. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2005 | Once | "The Siren" | - | - | 15 | 3 | - | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 59 | - | ||||
| 2005 | Highest Hopes | "Sleeping Sun" | 2005 Remake | - | 47 | - | 1 | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2007 | Dark Passion Play | "Eva" | Radio/Internet only | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2007 | Dark Passion Play | "Amaranth" | 38 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 47 | - | 1 | 13 | 14 | 120 | ||||
| 2007 | Dark Passion Play | "Erämaan Viimeinen" | Finland only | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2008 | Dark Passion Play | "Bye Bye Beautiful" | - | - | - | 5 | 54 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | ||||
| 2008 | Dark Passion Play | "The Islander" | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | ||||
| AUS | AUT | DEN | FIN | FRA | GER | GRE | HUN | NET | NOR | SPA | SWE | SWI | UK | |||||||
| Number one hits | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||
| Top ten hits | - | - | 1 | 17 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | ||||||
Cover songs
On albums/DVDs
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Only played live
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References
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