NIGHTWISH albums and sales

Updated: November 3, 2023

NIGHTWISH sold over 2.28 million albums. The best-selling album by NIGHTWISH is ONCE, which sold over 561,810 copies. According to the BSA Ranking, NIGHTWISH is the 1,737th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of NIGHTWISH have sold over 168,708 units, led by END OF AN ERA with over 94,955 units sold.

NIGHTWISH albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	ONCE NIGHTWISH 2004	2004	561,810	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 238 2,176 9,183
2	DARK PASSION PLAY NIGHTWISH 2007	2007	441,084	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 240 3,153 14,006
3	HIGHEST HOPES NIGHTWISH 2005	2005	303,950	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 384 3,622 15,649
4	CENTURY CHILD NIGHTWISH 2002	2002	239,292	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 521 4,499 18,526
5	WISHMASTER NIGHTWISH 2000	2000	232,527	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 588 4,518 18,577
6	IMAGINAERUM NIGHTWISH 2011	2011	192,932	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 267 2,452 20,918
7	TALES FROM THE ELVENPATH NIGHTWISH 2004	2004	100,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 912 7,711 27,123
8	OCEANBORN NIGHTWISH 1998	1998	68,971	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,160 9,733 35,332
9	ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL NIGHTWISH 2015	2015	53,742	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 608 6,156 39,797
10	ANGELS FALL FIRST NIGHTWISH 1997	1997	36,526	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,497 12,287 46,684
11	FROM WISHES TO ETERNITY - LIVE NIGHTWISH 2001	2001	29,725	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,675 15,247 49,902
12	END OF AN ERA NIGHTWISH 2006	2006	27,457	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,443 15,302 50,162
13	BESTWISHES: BEST OF [JAPAN ONLY] NIGHTWISH 2005	2005	1,072	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,057 19,127 64,279
14	HUMAN. :II: NATURE. NIGHTWISH 2020	2020	N/A	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 1,416 4,473 66,396
15	DECADES NIGHTWISH 2018	2018	N/A	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,669 15,783 67,188

NIGHTWISH videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	END OF AN ERA NIGHTWISH 2006	2006	94,955	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 55 599 1,283
2	FROM WISHES TO ETERNITY NIGHTWISH 2001	2001	37,712	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 115 1,276 2,561
3	END OF INNOCENCE NIGHTWISH 2003	2003	36,041	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 214 1,278 2,567
4	DECADES: LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES NIGHTWISH 2019	2019	N/A	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 80 1,021 4,647
5	VEHICLE OF SPIRIT NIGHTWISH 2016	2016	N/A	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 143 1,262 4,888
6	SHOWTIME, STORYTIME NIGHTWISH 2013	2013	N/A	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 155 1,505 5,131

NIGHTWISH sales by country

NIGHTWISH album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by NIGHTWISH are Germany (1.2 million), Finland (777,194) and the United Kingdom (120,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Austria	25,000	2
2	Finland	777,194	11
3	Germany	1,200,000	7
4	Japan	16,894	4
5	Norway	20,000	1
6	Poland	20,000	2
7	Sweden	50,000	2
8	Switzerland	60,000	4
9	United Kingdom	120,000	2

NIGHTWISH video sales by country