Savatage discography explained

This discography relates to releases by Savatage only. See Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jon Oliva's Pain, Circle II Circle, Chris Caffery and Doctor Butcher for other related works.

Artist:Savatage
Studio:11
Ep:3
Live:2
Compilation:5
Video:2
Singles:19
Music Videos:9

The discography of Savatage, an American heavy metal band, consists of eleven studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, two video albums, three EPs, nine music videos, and nineteen singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[1]
US Heat
[2]
US Indie
AUT
GER
[3]
ITA
JPN
SWI
Sirens
  • Released: April 11, 1983
  • Label: Par Records
16
Power of the Night
  • Released: May 20, 1985
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
61
Fight for the Rock
  • Released: June 30, 1986
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
158 67
Hall of the Mountain King
  • Released: September 28, 1987
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
116 26 48
  • US: 336,000[4]
Gutter Ballet
  • Released: December 1, 1989
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
124 7 39
  • Released: October 4, 1991
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
31 9
Edge of Thorns
  • Released: April 6, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
23 15 52
  • US: 107,880[5]
Handful of Rain
  • Released: August 15, 1994
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
31 20 66
Dead Winter Dead
  • Released: September 22, 1995
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
18 80 68 98
The Wake of Magellan
  • Released: September 15, 1997
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
26 11 44 99
Poets and Madmen
  • Released: March 5, 2001
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
49 70 7 93 98
  • US: 16,517
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
The Dungeons Are Calling
  • Released: 15 April 1985[6]
  • Label: Combat
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
Chance
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD
Doesn't Matter Anyway
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Japan Live '94
  • Released: January 25, 1995
  • Label: Zero Corporation
  • Formats: CD, CS, VHS, DVD
Ghost in the Ruins – A Tribute to Criss Oliva
  • Released: December 15, 1995
  • Label: Zero
  • Formats: CD, CS
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
From the Gutter to the Stage
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Edel
  • Format: CD
The Best and the Rest
  • Released: January 10, 1997
  • Label: JVC Victor
  • Format: CD
Believe
  • Released: November 18, 1998
  • Label: Zero
  • Format: CD
Still the Orchestra Plays
  • Released: March 2, 2010
  • Label: SPV
  • Format: CD, DVD
Return to Wacken
  • Released: June 19, 2015
  • Label: Edel
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Japan Live '94
  • Released: October 9, 1995
  • Label: Edel
  • Format: VHS, DVD
Streets: A Rock Opera Narrated Version + The Video Collection
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: SPV
  • Format: DVD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

YearSongDirector
1987"Hall of the Mountain King"
"24 Hours Ago"
1989"Gutter Ballet"
"When the Crowds Are Gone"
1991"Jesus Saves"
1993"Edge of Thorns"
"Sleep"
1994"Handful of Rain"
1996"One Child"

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Main.
[7]
GER
[8]
"Hard for Love"[9] 1985Power of the Night
"In the Dream"[10]
"Out On the Streets"[11] 1986Fight for the Rock
"Hall of the Mountain King"[12] 1987Hall of the Mountain King
"Strange Wings"[13]
"Gutter Ballet"[14] 1989Gutter Ballet
"When the Crowds Are Gone"[15]
"Jesus Saves"[16] 1991Streets: A Rock Opera
"Sammy and Tex"[17]
"Edge of Thorns"199326 Edge of Thorns
"He Carves His Stone"[18]
"Handful of Rain"1994Handful of Rain
"Chance"[19] 1995
"Doesn't Matter Anyway"Dead Winter Dead
"Dead Winter Dead"
"One Child"[20] 1996
"Turns to Me"[21] 1998The Wake of Magellan
"Drive"[22] 2001Poets and Madmen
"Commissar" 88
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. Savatage - Chart history. June 19, 2017.
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p14174|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Chart Positions ]. March 13, 2006.
  3. Web site: Discographie von Savatage. GfK Entertainment. August 27, 2021.
  4. Web site: RIAA US Sales Search . . February 20, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060219125257/http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp . February 19, 2006.
  5. Web site: Blabbermouth.net. Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By Sound Scan. April 30, 2002. July 1, 2017.
  6. 29 March 1985. New Releases. FMQB. 31. 16 February 2023.
  7. Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. Savatage - Chart history. June 19, 2017.
  8. Web site: Savatage Discography . February 20, 2006 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214055053/http://rockdetector.com/discography,7746.sm?type=SinglesEPS . December 14, 2007 .
  9. Savatage . 1985 . Hard for Love . track listing . . PR 722.
  10. Savatage . 1985 . Power of the Night . track listing . . PR 748.
  11. Savatage . 1986 . Out On the Streets . track listing . . PR 889.
  12. Savatage . 1987 . Hall of the Mountain King . track listing . . PR 2097.
  13. Savatage . 1987 . Strange Wings . track listing . . PR 2201.
  14. Savatage . 1989 . Gutter Ballet . track listing . . PRCD 3220-2.
  15. Savatage . 1989 . When the Crowds Are Gone . track listing . . PRCD 3398-2.
  16. Savatage . 1991 . Jesus Saves . track listing . Rock Ahead Records . SAM 893.
  17. Savatage . 1991 . Sammy and Tex . track listing . . PRCD 4219-2.
  18. Savatage . 1993 . He Carves His Stone . track listing . . PRCD 5194-2.
  19. Savatage . 1995 . Chance . track listing . . PRCD 5928.
  20. Savatage . 1996 . One Child . track listing . Concrete Records . edel 0086715CTR.
  21. Savatage . 1998 . Turns to Me . track listing . . PRCD 8682.
  22. Savatage . 2001 . Drive . track listing . . CD-PRO-01.