Dream Theater discography explained

Artist:Dream Theater
Studio:15
Live:9
Compilation:1
Ep:1
Singles:9
Video:9
Music Videos:21

The discography of Dream Theater, an American progressive metal band, consists of fifteen studio albums, one extended play, nine live albums, one compilation album, eight video albums, nine singles, and twenty-one music videos. The band was formed under the name Majesty by guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy while the three of them were attending Berklee College of Music in September 1985. The trio added keyboard player Kevin Moore and vocalist Chris Collins in order to complete their lineup.[1] After the band released a demo entitled The Majesty Demos, Collins was replaced by Charlie Dominici in November 1987.[2]

The group signed with Mechanic Records, and released its debut album When Dream and Day Unite in 1989. Before the album's release the group agreed to change their name to "Dream Theater", inspired by a now-demolished California movie theater. After firing Dominici, Dream Theater hired Canadian vocalist James LaBrie in 1991.[1] LaBrie's debut album was Images and Words, which was the band's first and only gold-certified album by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold more than 500,000 copies.[3] Moore left the group after the recording of 1994's Awake and was replaced by Derek Sherinian for the album's tour—he was later hired as a full member, appearing on the EP A Change of Seasons and the full album Falling Into Infinity. The double live album Once in a LIVEtime was released in 1998.[2]

In 1999, Jordan Rudess was hired to replace Sherinian. Rudess's first work was , a concept album that followed the story of a murder mystery. In 2002, the group released Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, followed by Train of Thought in 2003, and Octavarium in 2005. Two more live albums were also released in this time period, and a new one, titled Score, was released for the band's 20th anniversary and featured the band backed by a 29-piece orchestra. It was followed a year later by their ninth studio album, Systematic Chaos.[1] Dream Theater's tenth studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, the band's second under Roadrunner Records; was released on June 23, 2009.[4]

In September 2010, founding drummer Mike Portnoy announced that he was leaving the band. The band filmed a documentary ("The Spirit Carries On") of their search for a replacement who they found in Berklee professor Mike Mangini.[5] In 2011, Dream Theater released their eleventh studio album A Dramatic Turn of Events and its eponymous album in 2013, their first album featuring composition from him. The band released their eleventh music video for "On the Backs of Angels" on October 4, 2011, a song which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy award.[6]

On December 6, 2013, it was announced that the lead single from Dream Theater's self-titled album, "The Enemy Inside" was nominated for the Best Metal Performance Grammy Award. This is the band's second consecutive Grammy nomination. The band's thirteenth studio album, The Astonishing, was released in January 2016. It was followed with the release of their fourteenth studio album, Distance over Time, in February 2019.

On November 27, 2020, Dream Theater released their ninth live album, Distant Memories - Live in London. This was soon followed by the release of their 15th studio album, A View from the Top of the World, which won the band their first Grammy with its lead single, "The Alien."

On October 25, 2023, Dream Theater announced that original drummer Mike Portnoy was returning to the band.

Dream Theater has sold over two million records and DVDs in the United States and over 12 million records and DVDs throughout the world.[7] [8]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[9]
FIN
[10]
FRA
[11]
GER
[12]
JPN
[13]
NLD
[14]
NOR
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
When Dream and Day Unite
  • Released: March 6, 1989
  • Label: Mechanic, MCA
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
98
Images and Words
  • Released: July 7, 1992
  • Label: Atco
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
619430
  • US: 604,000

Gold[20]

Gold[21]

Gold[22]

Awake
  • Released: October 4, 1994
  • Label: East West
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
321573351265
  • US: 271,570
  • RIAJ: Gold
Falling into Infinity
  • Released: September 23, 1997
  • Label: East West
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
5254291616201443163
  • US: 141,946
  • Released: October 26, 1999
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
7364081928284444131
  • US: 123,275
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
  • Released: January 29, 2002
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
46217121514161252
  • US: 132,773
Train of Thought
  • Released: November 11, 2003
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
539241612219944146
  • US: 125,000
Octavarium
  • Released: June 7, 2005
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
3621815109942572
Systematic Chaos 193177122351425
Black Clouds & Silver Linings
  • Released: June 23, 2009
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
61938373923
A Dramatic Turn of Events
  • Released: September 13, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD, LP, DL
811638253617
Dream Theater
  • Released: September 24, 2013
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD, LP, DL
7218410445515
The Astonishing
  • Released: January 29, 2016
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
11213510423511
Distance over Time 24416110334112
A View from the Top of the World
  • Released: October 22, 2021
  • Label: Inside Out Music
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
521
[25]
3028313
[26]
21
[27]
321
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
FIN
[29]
FRA
GER
ITA
[30]
JPN
NLD
NOR
SWI
UK
Live at the Marquee
  • Released: September 1993
  • Label: Atco
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
3657
Once in a LIVEtime
  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS
157594958
  • US: 64,454
Live Scenes from New York
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, CS, DVD
1201177160
  • US: 28,555
Live at Budokan
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD, LP
916391
Score
  • Released: August 29, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD, DVD, LP
3640145034188194
Chaos in Motion: 2007–2008
  • Released: September 30, 2008
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD
2237
Live at Luna Park
  • Released: November 5, 2013
  • Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD
1752
Breaking the Fourth Wall
  • Released: September 29, 2014
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD
28
Distant Memories – Live in London
  • Released: November 27, 2020
  • Label: Inside Out Music
  • Format: CD, DVD, BD, LP
131229394431981
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

Singles

Main singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US SalesUS
Main.

[32]
JPN
[33]
UK
1992"Pull Me Under" 6810Images and Words
1993"Another Day"22
1994"Lie"38175Awake
"The Silent Man"
1997"Hollow Years" Falling Into Infinity
2000"Through Her Eyes"72Scenes from a Memory
2008"Forsaken"Systematic Chaos
2009"Wither"Black Clouds & Silver Linings
2014"Illumination Theory" [A]Dream Theater
2020"The Holiday Spirit Carries On" [B]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
^ - Record Store Day exclusive. ^ - Released on December 1, 2020, for the help of the touring crew of Dream Theater because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Promotional singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Main.

1989"Status Seeker"When Dream and Day Unite
"Afterlife"
1993"Metropolis Pt. I"Images and Words
"Take the Time"29
1994"Caught in a Web"Awake
1997"Burning My Soul"33Falling into Infinity
"You Not Me"40
1999"Home"Scenes from a Memory
2003"As I Am"Train of Thought
2005"These Walls"Octavarium
2007"Constant Motion"Systematic Chaos
2009"A Rite of Passage"Black Clouds & Silver Linings
2011"On the Backs of Angels" A Dramatic Turn of Events
"Build Me Up, Break Me Down"
2013"The Enemy Inside" Dream Theater
"Along for the Ride"
2014"The Looking Glass"
2016"The Gift of Music"The Astonishing
"Our New World"
2018"Untethered Angel"Distance over Time
2019"Fall into the Light"
"Paralyzed"
"Barstool Warrior"
"At Wit's End"
2021"The Alien"A View from the Top of the World
"Invisible Monster"
"Awaken the Master"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other appearances

YearTitleDescription
2006GigantourDream Theater performed The Glass Prison and Panic Attack on this live CD/DVD release of the 2005 Gigantour.
2010Raw DogAn instrumental track written for the Blood & Metal EP which accompanies the PlayStation 3 game God of War III. It is notable as the last song Mike Portnoy recorded with Dream Theater until his return to the band in 2023.
2017XanaduIncluded on the 40th Anniversary reissue of A Farewell to Kings by Rush.

Videos

Video albums

TitleVideo detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[34]
AUT
[35]
FIN
[36]
GER
ITA
[37]
NLD
[38]
JPN
SWE
[39]
  • Released: November 16, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic, East West
  • Format: VHS
13
5 Years in a Livetime
  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Label: East West
  • Format: VHS
  • Released: March 20, 2001
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: DVD, VHS
52225
  • RIAA: Gold
Live at Budokan
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: DVD, BD
4391243
  • RIAA: Platinum
Images And Words: Live In Tokyo / 5 Years in A Livetime
  • Released: June 1, 2004
  • Label: Rhino Home Video
  • Format: DVD
Score
  • Released: August 29, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: DVD
131402281
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • AUS: Gold[41]
Chaos in Motion: 2007–2008
  • Released: September 30, 2008
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: DVD, CD
2371338
Live at Luna Park
  • Released: November 5, 2013
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: DVD, CD, BD
1117511741
Breaking the Fourth Wall
  • Released: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: DVD, CD, BD
12822941
Distant Memories - Live in London
  • Released: November 27, 2020
  • Label: Inside Out Music
  • Format: DVD, CD, BD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1992"Pull Me Under"David Roth[43]
"Another Day"Chris Painter[44] [45]
1993"Take the Time"
1994"Lie"Ralph Ziman[46]
"The Silent Man"Pamela Birkhead[47]
1997"Hollow Years"Axel Baur[48]
2007"Constant Motion"Andrew Bennett[49]
2008"Forsaken"Yasufumi Soejima[50]
2009"A Rite of Passage"Ramon Boutviseth[51] [52]
"Wither"
2011"On the Backs of Angels"
2013"The Enemy Inside"Bill Fishman
"Metropolis Pt. 1" Mike Leonard
2014"The Looking Glass"Ramon Boutviseth
"Enigma Machine"Maria Spivakova
"Metropolis Pt. 2 Encore" Pierre & François Lamoreux
2016"The Gift of Music"Wes Teshome
"Our New World"Filo Baietti
2021"The Alien"Wayne Joyner
"Invisible Monster"William "Wombat" Felch
"Awaken The Master"Wayne Joyner
2022"Transcending Time"
2023"Answering The Call"

Fanclub releases

YearTitleFormatDescription
1996International Fanclub Christmas CDCDExclusive cover songs plus messages from the band.
1998Once in a LIVEtime OuttakesCDUnused songs from the live recordings for the Once in a LIVEtime album.
1999Cleaning Out the ClosetCDA compilation of previously unreleased studio recordings.
2000Scenes from a World TourCDLive recordings from the World tour for the Scenes from a Memory album.
2001Four Degrees of Radio EditsCD4 radio edits of songs from the Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence album.
2002Taste the MemoriesCDLive recordings from 1992 and 1993 in Japan, plus a full version of A Change of Seasons in New York.
The Atco DemosCD3-track demo released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Images and Words album.
2003Graspop Festival 2002CDFull set from the Graspop Festival in Belgium in 2002.
2004A Sort of HomecomingCDSet of live recordings in United States and Canada in 2004.
2005A Walk Beside The BandDVDBackstage interviews with the band.
2006RomavariumDVDA performance of the entire Octavarium album filmed live in Rome 2005.
2007Images and Words 15th Anniversary PerformanceCDLive recording of Images & Words in Bonn, Germany in 2007.
2008Progressive Nation 2008CDLive recording at Terminal 5 in New York in 2008.
2013Happy Holidays 2013DigitalCompilation of live tracks recorded in 2011 and 2012.

Official bootlegs

YearTitleCategory
2003The Majesty Demos 1985–1986Demo Series
2003Los Angeles, California 5/18/98Live Series
2003The Making of Scenes from a MemoryStudio Series
2004When Dream and Day Unite Demos 1987-1989Demo Series
2004Tokyo, Japan 10/28/95Live Series
2004Master of PuppetsCover Series
2005Images and Words Demos 1989–1991Demo Series
2005The Number of the BeastCover Series
2005When Dream and Day ReuniteLive Series
2006Awake Demos 1994Demo Series
2006Old Bridge, New Jersey 12/14/96Live Series
2006The Dark Side of the MoonCover Series
2007New York City 3/4/93Live Series
2007Bucharest, Romania – 7/4/02Live Series
2007Falling into Infinity Demos 1996-1997Demo Series
2007Made in JapanCover Series
2009The Making of Falling into InfinityStudio Series
2009Train of Thought Instrumental Demos 2003Demo Series
2009Uncovered 2003-2005Cover Series
2009Santiago, Chile – 12/6/05Live Series
2021Images and Words: Live in Japan, 2017Live Series
2021A Dramatic Tour of Events - Select Board MixesLive Series
2022...And Beyond - Live In Japan 2017Live Series
2022Live In Berlin, 2019Live Series
2022Live at Wacken, 2015Live Series
2023Live at Madison Square Garden, 2010Live Series
2023Distance over Time Demos (2018)Demo Series

See also

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Notes and References

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  18. Peaks in the UK:
    • All except noted: Web site: Dream Theater full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. March 2, 2019. February 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041933/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2308/dream-theater/. live.
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