Evanescence discography

Evanescence discography
Evanescence in 2023
Studio albums5
Live albums2
Compilation albums1
Video albums2
Music videos18
EPs3
Singles18
Demo albums2
Promotional singles9

American rock band Evanescence has released five studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, two demo albums, three extended plays, eighteen singles, nine promotional singles, two video albums, and eighteen music videos. Evanescence was founded in 1995 by Amy Lee and Ben Moody in Little Rock, Arkansas. The band's lineup comprises Lee, guitarist Troy McLawhorn, guitarist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and bassist Emma Anzai. As of 2022, the band has sold over 31.9 million albums.

Evanescence as a duo self-released the EPs Evanescence (1998) and Sound Asleep (1999), which were followed by the demo album Origin (2000). Their debut studio album, Fallen, was released in 2003, and sold 141,000 copies in its first week in the US, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200. It spawned the singles "Bring Me to Life", "Going Under", "My Immortal", and "Everybody's Fool". "Bring Me to Life" and "My Immortal" respectively were certified triple platinum and platinum by the RIAA. In 2004, Evanescence won two Grammy Awards (Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance). Fallen has sold over 17 million units worldwide, and was certified diamond by the RIAA in 2022. Their 2004 live album and concert DVD Anywhere but Home was certified platinum in the US and sold over one million units worldwide.

Their second album, The Open Door (2006), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 447,000 copies in its first week in the US. Its lead single "Call Me When You're Sober" was certified platinum by the RIAA, and was followed by the singles "Lithium", "Sweet Sacrifice", and "Good Enough". "Sweet Sacrifice" received a nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards for Best Hard Rock Performance. The Open Door was certified double platinum by the RIAA, selling 2.1 million units in the US. It has sold six million units worldwide. Evanescence (2011), their third studio album, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with US sales of 127,000 copies in its first week. Three singles were released, "What You Want", "My Heart Is Broken", and "Lost in Paradise". By 2012, Evanescence had sold over 421,000 copies in the US. In 2020, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for earning over 500,000 units in the country. The band left their record label in 2014, and released the orchestral-electronica album Synthesis in 2017. In 2021, they released their fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth. Postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the album tracks "Wasted On You", "The Game Is Over", "Use My Voice", and "Better Without You" were released through 2020 and 2021. The Bitter Truth peaked at number 11 in the US.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
AUS
AUT
CAN
FRA
GER
ITA
NLD
SWI
UK
Fallen 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1
  • World: 17,000,000
  • US: 8,000,000
  • UK: 1,352,806
  • RIAA: Diamond
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: 7× Gold
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum
  • MC: 7× Platinum
  • NVPI: Platinum
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum
The Open Door
  • Released: October 3, 2006
  • Label: Wind-up
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2
  • World: 5,000,000
  • US: 2,100,000
  • UK: 356,803
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • SNEP: Gold
Evanescence
  • Released: October 11, 2011
  • Label: Wind-up
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 5 4 2 8 5 5 14 4 4
  • US: 421,000
  • UK: 124,473
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: Gold
Synthesis
  • Released: November 10, 2017
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
8 6 11 16 58 5 25 23 9 23
  • US: 50,000
The Bitter Truth
  • Released: March 26, 2021
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
11 3 5 14 34 2 20 15 1 4
  • US: 26,000

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
AUS
AUT
FRA
GER
GRE
ITA
NLD
NZ
SWI
Anywhere but Home
  • Released: November 23, 2004
  • Label: Wind-up
  • Formats: CD, digital download
39 33 10 22 19 1 33 18 40 10
  • World: 1,000,000
  • US: 687,000
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI GRE: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
Synthesis Live 51
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details
Lost Whispers

Demo albums

Title Details
Origin
  • Released: November 4, 2000
  • Label: Bigwig Enterprises
  • Formats: CD, LP
Evolution
  • Released: March 26, 2021
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: Cassette

Box sets

Title Details
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: February 17, 2017
  • Label: The Bicycle Music Company
  • Format: LP

Extended plays

Title Details
Evanescence
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Bigwig Enterprises
  • Format: CD
Sound Asleep
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Bigwig Enterprises
  • Format: CD
Mystary
  • Released: January 13, 2003
  • Label: Wind-up
  • Format: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
AUS
AUT
CAN
FRA
GER
ITA
NLD
SWI
UK
"Bring Me to Life" 2003 5 1 3 3 5 2 1 10 6 1
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • FIMI: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • SNEP: Gold
Fallen
"Going Under" 14 14 14 16 15 9 16 13 8
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
"My Immortal" 7 4 11 1 11 5 3 7 7 7
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Everybody's Fool" 2004 23 16 35 35 24
"Call Me When You're Sober" 2006 10 5 7 5 20 13 3 27 6 4
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
The Open Door
"Lithium" 2007 26 41 44 2 55 40 32
"Sweet Sacrifice" 75
"Good Enough"
"What You Want" 2011 68 86 55 84 86 72 Evanescence
"My Heart Is Broken" 36 92
"Lost in Paradise" 2012 99 71 89 31 39 174
"Imperfection" 2017 Synthesis
"Hi-Lo"
(featuring Lindsey Stirling)
2018
"The Chain" 2019 Non-album single
"Wasted on You" 2020 The Bitter Truth
"The Game Is Over"
"Use My Voice"
"Better Without You" 2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
US
Alt.

US
Main.

US
Rock

CAN
"Imaginary" 2004 Fallen
"Missing" Anywhere but Home
"Weight of the World" 2007 The Open Door
"Together Again" 2010 86 Non-album single
"Made of Stone" 2012 39 Evanescence
"The Other Side" 36
"Bring Me to Life (Synthesis)" 2017 31 Synthesis
"Lacrymosa (Synthesis)"
"Yeah Right" 2020 The Bitter Truth
"Across The Universe" 2021
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charting songs

List of other songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.

"My Immortal (Synthesis)" 2017 Synthesis
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
AUS
AUT
BEL
(FL)

BEL
(WA)

GER
NLD
SWE
SWI
UK
Anywhere but Home
  • Released: November 23, 2004
  • Label: Wind-up
  • Formats: DVD
3 4 8 4
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
Synthesis Live
  • Released: October 12, 2018
  • Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
1 4 2 1 7 3 2 1 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Bring Me to Life" 2003 Philipp Stölzl
"Going Under"
"My Immortal" David Mouldy
"Everybody's Fool" 2004 Philipp Stölzl
"Call Me When You're Sober" 2006 Marc Webb
"Lithium" Paul Fedor
"Sweet Sacrifice" 2007 P. R. Brown
"Good Enough" Marc Webb and Rich Lee
"What You Want" 2011 Meiert Avis
"My Heart Is Broken" 2012 Dean Karr
"Lost in Paradise" 2013 Blake Judd
"Imperfection" 2017 P. R. Brown
"Hi-Lo" 2018
"The Chain" 2020
"Wasted on You"
"The Game Is Over"
"Use My Voice" Eric D. Howell
"Better Without You" 2021

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