Blind Guardian discography

Blind Guardian discography

Blind Guardian in Malmö, Sweden, September 21, 2006. L-R: Olbrich, Ehmke, Kürsch, Siepen, Schüren, Holzwarth
Releases
↙Studio albums 10
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 2
↙Singles 9
↙Video albums 1
↙Music videos 8
↙Box sets 1

This is the discography of German power metal band Blind Guardian.

Studio albums

Date of release Title Label AUT [1] BEL [2] CAN [3] CH [4] ESP [5] FIN [6] FRA [7] GER [8] ITA [9] JAP [10] SWE [11] UK [12] USA [3] USA
Ind [13]
1988 Battalions of Fear No Remorse Records/Virgin Records/Century Media - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1989 Follow the Blind No Remorse Records/Virgin Records/Century Media - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1990 Tales from the Twilight World No Remorse Records/Virgin Records/Century Media - - - - - - - - - 40 - - - -
1992 Somewhere Far Beyond Virgin Records/Century Media - - - - - - - 40 - 15 - - - -
1995 Imaginations from the Other Side Virgin Records/Century Media - - - 33 - - - 21 - 11 - - - -
1998 Nightfall in Middle-Earth Virgin Records/Century Media 39 - - - - - - 7 - 12 44 - - -
2002 A Night at the Opera Virgin Records/Century Media 17 - - 44 - - 67 5 11 29 10 - - 37
2006 A Twist in the Myth Nuclear Blast 19 - - 27 15 30 87 4 16 21 10 - - 21
2010 At the Edge of Time Nuclear Blast 9 67 108 14 47 18 48 2 19 29 22 197 108 20
2015 Beyond the Red Mirror Nuclear Blast 8 134 49 10 31 14 57 4 36 45 34 54 132 12

Live albums

Date of release Title Label FRA [14] GER [8] ITA [14] JAP [10] Certification
1993 Tokyo Tales Virgin Records - - - 59 -
2003 Live Virgin Records/Century Media 136 16 48 115 -

Compilation albums

Date of Release Title Label FIN GER [8] JAP [10] Certification
1996 The Forgotten Tales Virgin Records - 36 41 -
2012 Memories of a Time to Come Virgin Records 45 6 207 -
2013 A Traveler's Guide to Space and Time Virgin Records - - - -

Singles

Date of Release Title Label AUT [15] CH [16] ESP [17] GER [18] HUN [19] ITA [20] JAP [21] SWE [22]
1989 "Banish from Sanctuary" No Remorse Records - - - - - - - -
1995 "A Past and Future Secret" Virgin Records - - - - - - - -
1995 "Bright Eyes" Victor Entertainment - - - - - - - -
1996 "Mr. Sandman" Virgin Records - - - - - - - -
1998 "Mirror Mirror" Virgin Records - - - 42 - - - -
2001 "And Then There Was Silence" Virgin Records - - - 41 - - 82 41
2003 "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" Virgin Records - - - 40 - 31 - -
2006 "Fly" Nuclear Blast 52 94 4 32 4 42 178 29
2007 "Another Stranger Me" Nuclear Blast - - - 79 - 47 - -
2010 "A Voice in the Dark" Nuclear Blast - - - 62 - - - -
2014 "Twilight of the Gods" Nuclear Blast - - - - - - - -

Demos

Date of release Title
1985 Symphonies of Doom
1986 Battalions of Fear[23]

Tribute albums

Date of release Title
2003 Tales From the Underworld

Other

Date of release Title Label
2000 "Don't Talk To Strangers" from Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Century Media

Videography

DVDs

Date of release Title Label Chart positions Certification
2004 Imaginations Through the Looking Glass Virgin Records/Capitol Records Finland: #7 GER: Gold[24]

Music videos

Date of release Song Director Notes
1995 Born in a Mourning Hall Live video
Bright Eyes
1996 Mr. Sandman The Chordettes cover
1998 Mirror Mirror
2003 The Bard's Song (In the Forest)
2006 Another Stranger Me Ivan Colic
2008 Sacred Ascaron Animated video, included in Sacred 2 Fallen Angel video game
2010 "A Voice In The Dark"[25]

References

  1. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Highest Billboard chart debut ever! « Blind Guardian Official Website". Blind-guardian.com. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  4. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  5. ↑ Steffen Hung (2010-08-29). "Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  6. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung (2003-05-25). "Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  9. ↑ "Blind Guardian - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "ブラインド・ガーディアンのCDアルバムランキング、ブラインド・ガーディアンのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  11. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  12. ↑ "Chart positions part 2 « Blind Guardian Official Website". Blind-guardian.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  13. ↑ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Blind Guardian - Live - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  15. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Blind Guardian - Fly". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  16. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Blind Guardian - Fly". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  17. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Blind Guardian - Fly". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  18. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  19. ↑ "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". 21 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  20. ↑ "Blind Guardian - Another Stranger Me - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  21. ↑ "ブラインド・ガーディアンのCDシングルランキング、ブラインド・ガーディアンのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  22. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Blind Guardian - Fly". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  23. ↑ "Lucifer's Heritage". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  24. ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". musikindustrie.de.
  25. ↑ "Blind Guardian: 'A Voice In The Dark' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.