American rock band Evanescence has released six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, two demo albums, three extended plays, twenty-two singles, nine promotional singles, two video albums, and twenty three 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 eleven-times 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. The band released its sixth album, Sanctuary on June 5, 2026. This Rocks called the album "the finest vocal performance of Amy Lee's career".
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 Released: March 4, 2003 Label: Wind-up Formats: CD, LP, digital download 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1
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
Evanescence Released: October 11, 2011 Label: Wind-up Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 5 4 2 8 5 5 14 4 4
Synthesis Released: November 10, 2017 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download 8 6 11 16 58 5 25 23 9 23 The Bitter Truth Released: March 26, 2021 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download 11 3 5 14 34 2 20 15 1 4 Sanctuary Released: June 5, 2026 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download 38 2 6 80 23 5 — 46 7 10 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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
Synthesis Live Released: October 12, 2018 Label: Eagle Vision 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 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 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 Certifications Album US AUS AUT CAN GER ITA NLD NZ SWI UK "Bring Me to Life" 2003 5 1 3 3 2 1 10 3 6 1 RIAA: 11× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold FIMI: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Diamond RMNZ: 5× Platinum Fallen "Going Under" — 14 14 14 15 9 16 4 13 8 ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "My Immortal" 7 4 11 1 5 3 7 2 7 7 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold FIMI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Everybody's Fool" 2004 — 23 — — — 16 35 — 35 24 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Call Me When You're Sober" 2006 10 5 7 5 13 3 27 3 6 4 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum The Open Door "Lithium" 2007 — 26 41 — 44 2 55 16 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" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "The Chain" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — The Bitter Truth (Japanese edition) "Wasted on You" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — The Bitter Truth "The Game Is Over" — — — — — — — — — — "Use My Voice" — — — — — — — — — — "Better Without You" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "Afterlife" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — Sanctuary "Fight Like a Girl" — — — — — — — — — — Sanctuary (Japanese edition) "Who Will You Follow" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Sanctuary "Tell Me When You've Had Enough" — — — — — — — — — — "—" 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 USBub. USMain. USRock CAN POL "Imaginary" 2004 — — — — — Fallen "Missing" — — — — 22 Anywhere but Home "Weight of the World" 2007 — — — — — The Open Door "Together Again" 2010 3 — — 86 — "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 "—" 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 USAlt.DL USHardRock NZHot "My Immortal (Synthesis)" 2017 19 — — Synthesis "Beautiful Lie" 2026 — 17 25 Sanctuary "Tell Me When You've Had Enough" — 4 20 "Sanctuary" — — 30 "How Do I Heal" — — 38
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
Synthesis Live Released: October 12, 2018 Label: Eagle Vision 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" "My Immortal" David Mouldy "Everybody's Fool" 2004 Philipp StölzlMusic videos directed by Stölzl: "Everybody's Fool" and "Bring Me to Life": "Going Under": "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 "Yeah Right" 2023 Eric Ritcher "Afterlife" 2025 Jason Lester "Fight Like a Girl" Chad Stahelski "Who Will You Follow" 2026 Jensen Noen "Tell Me When You've Had Enough" Eric Ritcher
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