Evanescence discography
Evanescence in 2023
Studio albums 5 Live albums 2 Compilation albums 1 Video albums 2 Music videos 18 EPs 3 Singles 18 Demo albums 2 Promotional singles 9
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.
[1]
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,
[2] 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 .
[3] In 2004, Evanescence won two
Grammy Awards (
Best New Artist and
Best Hard Rock Performance ).
[4] Fallen has sold over 17 million units worldwide,
[5] and was certified
diamond by the RIAA in 2022.
[3] Their 2004 live album and concert DVD
Anywhere but Home was certified platinum in the US and sold over one million units worldwide.
[3]
[6]
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.
[7] Its lead single "
Call Me When You're Sober " was certified platinum by the RIAA,
[3] and was followed by the singles "
Lithium ", "
Sweet Sacrifice ", and "
Good Enough ". "Sweet Sacrifice" received a
Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.
[8] The Open Door was certified double platinum by the RIAA,
[3] selling 2.1 million units in the US.
[9] It has sold six million units worldwide.
[10]
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.
[11] 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.
[12] In 2020, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for earning over 500,000 units in the country.
[3] The band left their record label in 2014,
[13]
[14] 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 ,
[15] 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.
[16]
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Demo albums
Box sets
Extended plays
Singles
Promotional singles
Other charting songs
Videos
Video albums
Music videos
Notes
^ "Going Under" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
[51]
^ "Lithium" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
[51]
^ "The Chain" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the
Digital Song Sales chart.
[58]
^ "The Chain" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 53 on the
UK Singles Downloads Chart .
[59]
^ "Wasted on You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 26 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
[58]
^ "Wasted on You" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 29 on the
Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.
[60]
^ "Wasted on You" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.
[61]
^ "The Game Is Over" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
[58]
^ "Use My Voice" did not enter the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 45 on the
ARIA Digital Track Chart .
[62]
^ "Use My Voice" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.
[63]
^ "Made of Stone" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 36 on the Active Rock chart.
[72]
^ "The Other Side" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 32 on the Active Rock chart.
[72]
^ "Together Again" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
[51]
^ "Together Again" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.
[74]
^ "My Immortal (Synthesis)" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart.
[76]
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