DREAM THEATER albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

DREAM THEATER sold over 1.02 million albums. The best-selling album by DREAM THEATER is IMAGES & WORDS, which sold over 635,000 copies. According to the BSA Ranking, DREAM THEATER is the 3,049th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of DREAM THEATER have sold over 235,000 units, led by SCORE: 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR - LIVE with over 57,500 units sold.

DREAM THEATER albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	IMAGES & WORDS DREAM THEATER 1992	1992	635,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 224 2,601 8,355
2	AWAKE DREAM THEATER 1994	1994	100,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 746 8,365 30,111
3	A CHANGE OF SEASONS DREAM THEATER 1995	1995	58,870	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,128 10,565 39,531
4	FALLING INTO INFINITY DREAM THEATER 1997	1997	47,500	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,428 11,949 44,104
5	METROPOLIS PT. 2: SCENES FROM A MEMORY DREAM THEATER 1999	1999	43,030	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,437 11,994 44,440
6	SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE DREAM THEATER 2002	2002	38,870	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,503 13,684 46,520
7	TRAIN OF THOUGHT DREAM THEATER 2003	2003	37,765	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,486 13,711 46,594
8	LIVE AT THE MARQUEE DREAM THEATER 1993	1993	23,960	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,189 13,360 52,032
9	LIVE SCENES FROM NEW YORK DREAM THEATER 2001	2001	13,854	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,884 17,655 56,838
10	ONCE IN A LIVETIME DREAM THEATER 1998	1998	11,180	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,676 13,743 57,319
11	OCTAVARIUM DREAM THEATER 2005	2005	2,911	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,037 18,913 62,221
12	THROUGH HER EYES[EP] DREAM THEATER 2000	2000	2,780	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,885 18,929 62,313
13	DREAM THEATER DREAM THEATER 2013	2013	1,977	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,392 13,390 63,215
14	THE ASTONISHING DREAM THEATER 2016	2016	1,508	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,202 13,764 63,689
15	A Dramatic Turn Of Events DREAM THEATER 2011	2011	1,207	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,730 14,039 64,067
16	GREATEST HIT [...AND 21 OTHER PRETTY COOL SONGS] DREAM THEATER 2008	2008	1,063	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,722 19,128 64,298
17	DISTANCE OVER TIME DREAM THEATER 2019	2019	N/A	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,486 15,230 66,635

DREAM THEATER videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	SCORE: 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR - LIVE DREAM THEATER 2006	2006	57,500	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 78 810 1,641
2	IMAGES AND WORDS: LIVE IN TOKYO/5 YEARS IN A LIVETIME DREAM THEATER 2004	2004	50,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 115 1,004 1,954
3	LIVE AT BUDOKAN DREAM THEATER 2004	2004	50,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 116 1,005 1,955
4	METROPOLIS 2000: SCENES FROM NEW YORK DREAM THEATER 2000	2000	50,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 59 1,169 2,119
5	LIVE AT LUNA PARK DREAM THEATER 2013	2013	25,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 83 668 2,829
6	CHAOS IN MOTION 2007/2008 DREAM THEATER 2008	2008	2,500	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 209 2,567 4,536
7	BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL - LIVE FROM THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE DREAM THEATER 2014	2014	N/A	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 110 1,380 5,006

DREAM THEATER sales by country

DREAM THEATER album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by DREAM THEATER are the United States (500,000), Japan (471,145) and the Netherlands (35,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Japan	471,145	11
2	Korea	15,330	6
3	Netherlands	35,000	1
4	United States	500,000	1

DREAM THEATER video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by DREAM THEATER are the United States (300,000), Australia (7,500) and Poland (2,500).