What is the best Nightwish album of all time?

Finland's Nightwish pioneered symphonic metal, pairing cinematic orchestration with heavy guitar and operatic vocals across multiple iconic vocalists — Tarja Turunen, Anette Olzon, and Floor Jansen. Their catalog blends epic film score grandeur with metal power. Which Nightwish album is their finest hour?

1

Once

The 2004 cinematic album featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

2

Dark Passion Play

The 2007 debut with Anette Olzon, an epic symphonic metal journey.

3

Oceanborn

The 1998 album that truly defined the symphonic metal genre.

4

Wishmaster

The 2000 album perfecting Tarja's operatic vocals over power metal.

5

Century Child

The 2002 album adding full orchestra and choir to their sound.

6

Imaginaerum

The 2011 concept album accompanied by a fantasy film.

7

Endless Forms Most Beautiful

The 2015 Floor Jansen debut album based on Charles Darwin's work.

8

Human. :||: Nature.

The 2020 double concept album exploring humanity and the natural world.

9

Angels Fall First

The 1997 debut with a rougher folk and metal sound.