# Evanescence discography

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 1994 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.
As a duo, Evanescence 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 Grammy Award nomination 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | ITA | NLD | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Fallen | Released: March 4, 2003 Label: Wind-up Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | GRE | ITA | NLD | NZ | SWI | Sales | Certifications |
| 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 | Released: October 12, 2018 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details |
| Lost Whispers | Released: December 9, 2016 Label: The Bicycle Music Company Formats: LP, digital download |

### Demo albums

| Title | Details |
| Origin | Released: November 4, 2000 Distributor: 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 Distributor: Bigwig Enterprises Format: CD |
| Sound Asleep | Released: 1999 Distributor: Bigwig Enterprises Format: CD |
| Mystary | Released: January 14, 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | ITA | NLD | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "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: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Gold | Fallen |
| "Going Under" | 2003 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 8 | ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold | Fallen |
| "My Immortal" | 2003 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold FIMI: Platinum | Fallen |
| "Everybody's Fool" | 2004 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 35 | 35 | 24 | | Fallen |
| "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 | | The Open Door |
| "Sweet Sacrifice" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | | The Open Door |
| "Good Enough" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Open Door |
| "What You Want" | 2011 | 68 | 86 | — | 55 | — | 84 | 86 | — | — | 72 | | Evanescence |
| "My Heart Is Broken" | 2011 | — | — | 36 | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | | Evanescence |
| "Lost in Paradise" | 2012 | 99 | — | 71 | 89 | — | — | 31 | — | 39 | 174 | | Evanescence |
| "Imperfection" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Synthesis |
| "Hi-Lo" (featuring Lindsey Stirling) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Synthesis |
| "The Chain" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Wasted on You" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Bitter Truth |
| "The Game Is Over" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Bitter Truth |
| "Use My Voice" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Bitter Truth |
| "Better Without You" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Bitter Truth |
| "—" 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 | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Main. | US Rock | Album |
| "Imaginary" | 2004 | — | — | Fallen |
| "Missing" | 2004 | — | — | Anywhere but Home |
| "Weight of the World" | 2007 | — | — | The Open Door |
| "Made of Stone" | 2012 | 39 | — | Evanescence |
| "The Other Side" | 2012 | 36 | — | Evanescence |
| "Yeah Right" | 2020 | — | — | The Bitter Truth |

## Other charting songs

List of other songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Alt. | US Rock | CAN | Album |
| "Together Again" | 2010 | — | — | — | 86 | Non-album single |
| "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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | AUS | AUT | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | GER | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| 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) |
| "Bring Me to Life" | 2003 | Philipp Stölzl |
| "Going Under" | 2003 | Philipp Stölzl |
| "My Immortal" | 2003 | David Mouldy |
| "Everybody's Fool" | 2004 | Philipp Stölzl |
| "Call Me When You're Sober" | 2006 | Marc Webb |
| "Lithium" | 2006 | Paul Fedor |
| "Sweet Sacrifice" | 2007 | P. R. Brown |
| "Good Enough" | 2007 | 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 | P. R. Brown |
| "The Chain" | 2020 | P. R. Brown |
| "Wasted on You" | 2020 | P. R. Brown |
| "The Game Is Over" | 2020 | P. R. Brown |
| "Use My Voice" | 2020 | Eric D. Howell |
| "Better Without You" | 2021 | Eric D. Howell |
| "Yeah Right" | 2023 | Eric Ritcher |