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Year Albums Lineup Style
1996
Demo [Demo] Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards, synths, vocals
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - bass, guitars
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
 
1997
Angels Fall First Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards, vocals
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars, bass
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums
1998
Oceanborn Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Sami Vänskä - bass
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Symphonic Power metal
1999
Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads Of The Eclipse) [EP]
2000
Wishmaster
2001
Over The Hills And Far Away [EP] Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards, backing vocals
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Sami Vänskä - bass
Wishmastour 2000 [EP]
2002
Century Child Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Marko Hietala - bass, vocals, acoustic guitars
2003
  Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
2004
Once Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards, piano
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Marko Hietala - bass, vocals, acoustic guitars

Guest musicians
Marc Brueland - voice
John Two-Hawks - vocals, flutes
Sami Yli-Sirniö - sitar
Olli Halonen - slide guitars
Jouni Hynynen - screams
London Philharmonic Orchestra Metro Voices - Choir
2005
  Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli - vocals
Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
2006
  Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
2007
Dark Passion Play Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Anette Olzon - vocals
2008
 
2009
Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places) [EP]
2010
 
2011
Imaginaerum Symphonic Power metal
Symphonic metal
2012
Trials Of Imaginaerum [EP]
Imaginaerum (The Score)
2013
  Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
Floor Jansen - vocals
2014
 
2015
Endless Forms Most Beautiful Floor Jansen - vocals
Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - bass, vocals, acoustic guitars
2016
Vehicle Of Spirit (Live EP) [EP] Jukka Antero Nevalainen - drums, percussion
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
Floor Jansen - vocals
2017
Live At Wembley [EP]
2018
 
2019
  Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
Floor Jansen - vocals
Kai Hahto - drums
2020
Human. :II: Nature.
2021
 
2022
  Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - guitars
Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
Floor Jansen - vocals
Kai Hahto - drums
Jukka Koskinen - bass
2023
 
2024
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