Paradise Lost discography explained

Artist:	Paradise Lost
Studio:	17
Live:	6
Compilation:	5
Ep:	2
Video:	7
Singles:	21
Music Videos:	24

This article lists the comprehensive discography of British gothic metal band Paradise Lost.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales
		UK ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]	AUT ^[4]	FIN ^[5] ^[6]	FRA ^[7]	GER ^[8]	NL ^[9]	NOR ^[10]	SPA ^[11]	SWE ^[12] ^[13]	SWI ^[14]
Lost Paradise	Released: 5 February 1990 Label: Peaceville Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL^[15]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gothic	Released: 19 March 1991 Label: Peaceville Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL^[16]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shades of God	Released: 14 July 1992 Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL^[17]	—	—	—	—	—	79	—	—	—	—
Icon	Released: 28 September 1993 Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL^[18]	—	—	—	—	31	80	—	—	—	—	UK: 33,000+^[19] GER: 120,000+ WW: 300,000+
Draconian Times	Released: 12 June 1995 Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CS, LP, DL^[20]	16	21	24	—	15	46	—	—	16	20	US: 19,316+^[21] WW: 500,000+^[22]
One Second	Released: 14 July 1997 Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL^[23]	31	10	7	21	8	39	25	—	5	40
Host	Released: 28 April 1999 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS	61	33	7	67	4	—	38	—	19	—
Believe in Nothing	Released: 29 January 2001 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS	144	31	18	48	10	—	—	—	43	41
Symbol of Life	Released: 21 October 2002 Label: GUN Formats: CD, CS, DL^[24]	166	—	—	61	16	—	—	—	56	77
Paradise Lost	Released: 17 March 2005 Label: GUN Formats: CD, CS, DL^[25]	—	34	36	63	18	—	—	—	21	59
In Requiem	Released: 21 May 2007 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL^[26]	125	28	19	43	12	—	—	—	33	41
Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us	Released: 25 September 2009 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL^[27]	122	54	22	45	22	84	—	70	29	52
Tragic Idol	Released: 18 April 2012 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL^[28]	73	15	15	67	6	85	25	90	24	23
The Plague Within	Released: 1 June 2015 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	51	14	4	53	7	28	—	50	49	21
Medusa	Released: 1 September 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, DL	56	15	7 ^[29]	44	6	70	—	30 ^[30]	38 ^[31]	14
Obsidian	Released: 15 May 2020 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, DL	32	5	2 ^[32]	105	2	31	—	—	—	4
Icon 30	Released: 1 December 2023 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		FRA	GER
At the BBC	Released: 14 April 2003 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD	—	—
The Anatomy of Melancholy	Released: 23 May 2008 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL^[33]	175	42
Draconian Times MMXI	Released: 4 November 2011 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL^[34]	—	—
Live at the Roundhouse	Released: 9 December 2013 Label: Abbey Road Studios Formats: LP	—	—
Symphony for the Lost	Released: 20 November 2015 Label: Century Media Formats: 2×CD+DVD, DL	192	69
Live At Rockpalast 1995	Released: 29 November 2019 Label: MIG-Music GmbH Formats: CD+DVD	—	—
At the Mill	Released: 16 July 2021 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD+DVD	—	11
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK	BEL (WA) ^[35]
The Singles Collection	Released: 3 November 1997 ^[36] Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD	—	—
Reflection	Released: 6 October 1998 Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD, CS, DL^[37]	191	—
Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos	Released: 25 May 2009 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL^[38]	—	—
Lost in Time	Released: 7 June 2012 Label: Century Media Formats: DL	—	—
Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities)	Released: 21 October 2013 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, CD+LP, DL^[39]	—	120
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	Album details	Charts
		UK
As I Die	Released: 6 April 1993 Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD, CS, LP	—
Seals the Sense	Released: 21 February 1994 Label: Music for Nations Formats: CD & 12"	92
Gothic EP	Released: 30 June 1994 Label: Peaceville Formats: CD	—

Demos

Title	Demo details
Morbid Existence	Released: 1988 Label: Self-released Formats: CS
Paradise Lost	Released: 3 December 1988 Label: Self-released Formats: CS
Plains of Desolation	Released: 1989 Label: Self-released Formats: CS
Frozen Illusion	Released: August 1989 Label: Self-released Formats: CS

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		UK	FIN	GER	SWE
"Frozen Illusion"	1989	—	—	—	—	Lost Paradise
"In Dub (Rotting Misery / Breeding Fear)"	1990	—	—	—	—
"As I Die"	1993	—	11	—	—	Shades of God
"The Last Time"	1995	60	—	60	—	Draconian Times
"Enchantment"		—	—	—	—
"Forever Failure"		66	—	—	—
"True Belief '97"	1997	—	—	—	—	Icon
"Soul Courageous"		—	—	—	—	One Second
"Say Just Words"		53	8	—	44
"One Second"	1998	94	—	—	—
"So Much is Lost"	1999	—	—	—	—	Host
"Permanent Solution"		—	—	—	—
"Sell it to the World"	2001	—	—	—	—	Believe in Nothing
"Mouth"		—	—	89	—
"Fader"		—	—	—	—
"Isolate"	2002	—	—	—	—	Symbol of Life
"Erased"		—	—	80	—
"Small Town Boy"	2003	—	—	—	—
"Forever After"	2005	—	—	77	—	Paradise Lost
"The Enemy"	2007	—	—	84	—	In Requiem
"Crucify"	2012	—	—	—	—	Tragic Idol
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

Title	Video details	Peak chart positions
		SWE ^[40]
Live Death	Released: 4 November 1990 Label: Jettisoundz Video Formats: VHS, DVD	—
Harmony Breaks	Released: 9 June 1994 Label: Music for Nations Formats: VHS	—
One Second Live	Released: 1999 Label: Music for Nations Formats: VHS	—
Evolve	Released: 12 June 2002 Label: Music for Nations Formats: DVD	18
Over the Madness	Released: 26 November 2007 Label: Century Media Formats: DVD	—
The Anatomy of Melancholy	Released: 23 May 2008 Label: Century Media Formats: DVD	5
Draconian Times MMXI	Released: 7 November 2011 Label: Century Media Formats: DVD	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album
1992	"Pity The Sadness"		Shades of God
	"As I Die"	James Engwell
1993	"Widow"		Icon
	"True Belief"
	"Embers Fire"	David Barnard
1995	"The Last Time"	Jan Russell	Draconian Times
	"Forever Failure"
1997	"Say Just Words"		One Second
	"One Second"
1999	"So Much is Lost"	Marcus Nispel	Host
	"Permanent Solution"
2001	"Mouth"	Thomas Job	Believe in Nothing
	"Fader"
2002	"Erased"	Stefan Klotz	Symbol of Life
2005	"Forever After"	Volker Hannwacker^[41]	Paradise Lost
2007	"The Enemy"	Edward 209^[42]	In Requiem
	"Praise Lamented Shade"	Dash Productions^[43]
2009	"Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us"	Nathan T Heys^[44]	Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
	"The Rise Of Denial"^[45]	Nigel Crane ^[46]
2012	"Honesty in Death"	Matt Green^[47]	Tragic Idol
	"Fear of Impending Hell"	Steve Edmondson^[48]
2015	"Beneath Broken Earth"	Ash Pears^[49]	The Plague Within
2016	"Terminal"
	"Victim of the Past" (live video)		Symphony for the Lost
2017	"Blood and Chaos"	Ash Pears	Medusa
2020	"Fall from Grace"		Obsidian
	"Darker Thoughts"	Ash Pears

External links

• Paradise Lost official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: PARADISE LOST full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
2. Web site: Chart Log UK: Rodney P. - The Pussycat Dolls. Zobbel.de. 15 May 2016.
3. Web site: cluk/120505cluk. Zobbel.de. 15 May 2016.
4. Web site: Das Österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. Austriancharts.at. 15 May 2016.
5. Web site: finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal. Finnishcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
6. Web site: finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal. Finnishcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
7. Web site: lescharts.com - Les charts français. Lescharts.com. 15 May 2016.
8. Web site: Discographie von Paradise Lost. GfK Entertainment Charts. 20 May 2020.
9. Web site: Dutch Charts. Dutchcharts.nl. 15 May 2016.
10. Web site: Norwegian charts portal. Norwegiancharts.com. 15 May 2016.
11. Web site: Spanish charts portal. Spanishcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
12. Web site: Swedish Charts Portal. Swedishcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
13. Web site: Swedish Charts Portal. Swedishcharts.com. 15 May 2016.
14. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community. Hitparade.ch. 15 May 2016.
15. Web site: Lost Paradise by Paradise Lost on iTunes. 5 February 1990 . Itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
16. Web site: Gothic by Paradise Lost on iTunes. 19 March 1991 . Itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
17. Web site: Shades of God by Paradise Lost on iTunes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140404010537/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shades-of-god/id776781842 . 2014-04-04 . dead. . 15 May 2016.
18. Web site: Icon by Paradise Lost on iTunes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140404013718/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/icon/id776678115 . 2014-04-04 . dead. . 15 May 2016.
19. Book: Raj dla cyników. Małgorzata Gołębiewska. Print Group, 2012.
20. Web site: Draconian Times by Paradise Lost on iTunes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140401124450/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/draconian-times/id776794057 . 2014-04-01 . dead. . 15 May 2016.
21. Web site: Sludge Scan for May 2000 | Metal Sludge . 2014-09-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729020242/http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=30340 . 29 July 2014 . dmy-all .
22. Terrorizer. Music For Nations. Terrorizer (54). March 2017.
23. Web site: One Second by Paradise Lost on iTunes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140402064315/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-second/id776793160 . 2014-04-02 . dead. . 15 May 2016.
24. Web site: Symbol of Life by Paradise Lost on iTunes. Itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
25. Web site: ITunes - Music - Paradise Lost by Paradise Lost . . 5 September 2014 . 20 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140920163018/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/paradise-lost/id714373828 . dead .
26. Web site: In Requiem by Paradise Lost . . 21 May 2007 .
27. Web site: ITunes - Music - Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us by Paradise Lost . . 5 September 2014 . 20 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140920163137/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/faith-divides-us-death-unites/id715935270 . dead .
28. Web site: Tragic Idol by Paradise Lost on iTunes. 18 April 2012 . Itunes.apple.com. 15 May 2016.
29. Web site: Suomen Virallinen Lista. Ifpi.fi. 24 May 2022.
30. Web site: Top 100 Albumes — Semana 36: del 01.09.2017 al 08.09.2017. Productores de Música de España. Spanish. 14 September 2017.
31. Web site: Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. 8 September 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
32. Web site: Albumit 21/2020. IFPI Finland. 24 May 2020.
33. Web site: The Anatomy of Melancholy (Live) by Paradise Lost . . 23 May 2008 .
34. Web site: Draconian Times MMXI (Live) by Paradise Lost . . 4 November 2011 .
35. Web site: ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. Ultratop.be. 15 May 2016.
36. Web site: Singles Collection/5cs-Box. 24 May 2022. Amazon.de.
37. Web site: Reflection by Paradise Lost on iTunes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140401124633/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reflection/id776793482 . 2014-04-01 . dead. . 15 May 2016.
38. Web site: Drown in Darkness: The Early Demos by Paradise Lost . . 22 May 2009 .
39. Web site: Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities) by Paradise Lost . . 5 November 2013 .
40. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan.se. 15 May 2016.
41. Web site: PARADISE LOST - 'Forever After' Video Online For The Weekend - Bravewords.com. Bravewords.com. 15 May 2016.
42. Web site: Paradise Lost: 'In Requiem' Artwork Revealed; Photos From 'The Enemy' Video Shoot Available - Blabbermouth.net. 30 March 2007 . Blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.
43. Web site: Paradise Lost: 'Praise Lamented Shade' Video Posted Online - Blabbermouth.net. 14 September 2007 . Blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.
44. Web site: Paradise Lost 'Faith Divides Us Death Unites Us' Format Details Revealed - Blabbermouth.net. 16 September 2009 . Blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.
45. Web site: Paradise Lost: 'The Rise Of Denial' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net. 16 November 2009 . Blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.
46. Web site: New video premiere - The Rise of Denial Paradise Lost Official Website. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419175654/http://paradiselost.co.uk/news/2009/rise-of-denial-video-premiere.html . 2015-04-19 . dead. 15 May 2016.
47. Web site: Paradise Lost: 'Honesty In Death' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net. 21 March 2012 . Blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.
48. Web site: Paradise Lost: 'Fear Of Impending Hell' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net. 19 September 2012 . Blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.
49. Web site: Paradise Lost: 'Beneath Broken Earth' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net. 5 May 2015 . Blabbermouth.net. 15 May 2016.