Stratovarius discography explained

This is the comprehensive discography of Stratovarius, a power metal band from Finland.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing record label, release date and selected chart positions! Title! Label! Released! FIN
^[1] ! CH
^[2] ! ESP
^[3] ! FRA
^[4] ! GER
^[5] ! GRE
^[6] ! HUN
^[7] ! JPN
^[8] ! SWE
^[9]

Fright Night		11 May 1989	48[10]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twilight Time	Sanctuary/Noise	20 February 1992	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	43	-
Dreamspace		9 February 1994	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	-
Fourth Dimension		11 March 1995	-	-		-	-	-	-	26	-
Episode		22 April 1996	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-
Visions		28 April 1997	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-
Destiny		5 October 1998	1	-	-	-	89	-	-	31	-
Infinite	Nuclear Blast	28 February 2000	1	-	-	-	28	32	-	29	-
Elements Pt. 1		27 January 2003	2	91	-	42	27	-	-	22	46
Elements Pt. 2		27 October 2003	4	-	93	74	75	-	-	38	-
Stratovarius	Sanctuary	5 September 2005	4	92	-	88	58	-	32	39	37
Polaris	Edel Music/JVC Victor	15 May 2009	2	57	-	62	55	-	-	32	-
Elysium		12 January 2011[11]	1	45	-	70	38	-	-	45	-
Nemesis		22 February 2013[12]	3	30	32	82	41	-	-	17	44
Eternal		11 September 2015[13]	5	22	-	61	27	-	-	16	-
Survive		23 September 2022[14]	1[15]	6	-	125 [16]	30	-	-	7	-

Compilation albums

Title	Label	Released	FIN	CH	FRA	GER
The Past and Now	Import	24 July 1997	-	-	-	-
The Chosen Ones	Noise	9 November 1999	7	-	-	-
14 Diamonds - Best Of Stratovarius	JVC Japan	21 June 2000	-	-	-	-
Intermission	Nuclear Blast	26 June 2001	7	85	91	73
Black Diamond: The Anthology	Noise	24 April 2006	-	-	-	-
Infinite Visions	Nuclear Blast	17 Sep 2009	-	-	-	-
Best Of	Edel Music	20 May 2016	12	-	-	-
	Edel Music	28 September 2018	16[17]	69	-	-

Live albums

Title	Label	Released
Live! Visions of Europe	Noise	1998
Polaris Live	Edel Music	2010
Under Flaming Winter Skies – Live in Tampere		2012
Visions of Destiny		2016
Live at Wacken		2016
Live Under the Southern Cross – South America 2019		2022

DVD

Acoustic Madrid (V/H/S)	Unknown label	1998
Visions Of Destiny	Nuclear Blast	1999
Infinite Visions	Nuclear Blast	2000
Under Flaming Winter Skies (Live in Tampere - The Jörg Michael Farewell Tour)	Edel Music	2012
Nemesis Days	Edel Music	2014
Live at Loud Park Festival	Edel Music	2015

EPs

• "Future Shock" (1988)
• "Black Night" (1989)
• "Break The Ice" (1991)
• "Wings Of Tomorrow" (1994)
• "Father Time" (1996)
• "Will The Sun Rise?" (1996)
• "Black Diamond" (1997)
• "The Kiss Of Judas" (1997)
• "S.O.S." (1998)
• "Hunting High And Low" (2000)
• "It's a Mystery" (2000)
• "A Million Light Years Away" (2000)
• "Eagleheart" (2002)
• "I Walk To My Own Song" (2003)
• "Maniac Dance" (2005)
• "Deep Unknown" (2009)
• "Darkest Hours" (2010)
• "Unbreakable" (2013)
• "Unbreakable" (Orchestral Version) (2018)
• "Enigma / Act II" (2018)
• "Survive" (2022)
• "World On Fire" (2022)
• "Firefly" (2022)
• "Heroes" (2024)
• "Demand" (2024)
• "Abandon" (2024)

Music videos

• "Future Shock" (1988)
• "Break The Ice" (live) (1992)
• "Against The Wind" (First version) (1995)
• "Against The Wind" (Second version) (1995)
• "Distant Skies" (live) (1995)
• "Speed Of Light" (1996)
• "Black Diamond" (1997)
• "The Kiss Of Judas" (1997)
• "Hold On To Your Dream" (Unplugged) (1998)
• "S. O. S." (1998)
• "S. O .S." (live) (1999)
• "Coming Home" (live) (1999)
• "Hunting High And Low" (2000)
• "A Million Light Years Away" (2000)
• "Freedom" (2000)
• "Speed Of Light" (live) (2001)
• "Forever Free" (live) (2001)
• "We Hold The Key" (live) (2001)
• "Eagleheart" (2003)
• "I Walk To My Own Song" (2003)
• "Maniac Dance" (2005)
• "Black Diamond" (live) (2005)
• "Phoenix" (live) (2006)
• "Deep Unknown" (2009)
• "Falling Star" (lyric video) (2009)
• "Under Flaming Skies" (2011)
• "Event Horizon" (lyric video) (2011)
• "Black Diamond" (live) (2012)
• "Abandon" (lyric video) (2013)
• "Halcyon Days" (2013)
• "Unbreakable" (2013)
• "If The Story Is Over" (2014)
• "Shine In The Dark" (lyric video) (2015)
• "My Eternal Dream" (2015)
• "Shine In The Dark" (2015)
• "Until The End Of Days" (2016)
• "My Eternal Dream" (live) (2017)
• "Unbreakable (Orchestral Version)" (lyric video) (2018)
• "Survive" (lyric video) (2022)
• "World On Fire" (2022)
• "Firefly" (2022)
• "Broken" (2022)
• "Survive" (2022)
• "Heroes" (lyric video) (2024)
• "Demand" (2024)
• "Abandon" (2024)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Finnish charts portal . finnishcharts.com . 2012-03-10.
2. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community . Hitparade.ch . 2012-03-10.
3. Web site: Stratovarius - Stratovarius . spanishcharts.com . 2012-03-10.
4. Web site: Les charts français . lescharts.com . 2012-03-10.
5. Web site: Discographie von Stratovarius. GfK Entertainment. 28 September 2022.
6. Web site: Stratovarius - Infinite . greekcharts.com . 2012-03-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315201824/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Stratovarius&titel=Infinite&cat=a . 2012-03-15 .
7. Web site: Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége . Mahasz.hu . 2012-03-10.
8. Web site: ストラトヴァリウスのCDアルバムランキング、ストラトヴァリウスのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典 . Oricon . 2022-09-28.
9. Web site: Swedish Charts Portal . swedishcharts.com . 2012-03-10.
10. Web site: Albumit 41/2021. Musiikkituottajat. October 17, 2021.
11. http://www.stratovarius.com/frame.php?news=10164
12. News: Stratovarius release new studio album "Nemesis" and EP "Unbreakable". 26 November 2012. Ear Music. 23 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217014611/http://www.ear-music.net/en/news/details/stratovarius-release-new-studio-album-nemesis-and-ep-unbreakable/. 17 February 2013.
13. Web site: EarMUSIC - STRATOVARIUS ANNOUNCE FINAL RELEASE DATES & COVER FOR "ETERNAL" . 2015-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150624164743/http://www.ear-music.net/en/news/details/stratovarius-announce-final-release-dates-cover-for-eternal/ . 2015-06-24 .
14. Web site: Stratovarius Announces 'Survive' Album . Blabbermouth.net . 2022-09-27 .
15. Web site: Albumit 39/2022. Musiikkituottajat. 2 October 2022.
16. Web site: Top Albums (Week 39, 2022). SNEP. fr. 3 October 2022.
17. Web site: Suomen Virallinen Lista.