This is an abbreviated discography. It does not include all detailed information about the different releases of the albums. For a more complete version of the discography, please visit http://ymfr.free.fr/. The site is in french, but you can find most special/alternate releases on this site, as well as a list of compilations that Dream Theater has appeared on.
The following is a complete list of songs, and the first album they appeared on:
| Album | Title | Track Number | Year | Lyricist | Length | Notes |
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| Majesty Demos | Another Won | 1 | 1986 | Kevin Moore and John Petrucci | 05:27 | |
| Majesty Demos | Your Majesty | 2 | 1986 | John Petrucci | 03:45 | |
| Majesty Demos | A Vision | 3 | 1986 | John Petrucci | 11:24 | |
| Majesty Demos | Two Far | 4 | 1986 | John Petrucci and Kevin Moore | 05:25 | |
| Majesty Demos | Vital Star | 5 | 1986 | John Petrucci | 05:44 | |
| Majesty Demos | March of the Tyrant | 6 | 1986 | John Myung | 05:34 | |
| When Dream and Day Unite | A Fortune in Lies | 1 | 1989 | John Petrucci | 05:12 | |
| When Dream and Day Unite | Status Seeker | 2 | 1989 | Charlie Dominici and John Petrucci | 04:17 | Released as a promo single. |
| When Dream and Day Unite | Ytse Jam | 3 | 1989 | Instrumental | 05:46 | |
| When Dream and Day Unite | The Killing Hand | 4 | 1989 | John Petrucci | 08:41 | |
| When Dream and Day Unite | Light Fuse and Get Away | 5 | 1989 | Kevin Moore | 07:23 | |
| When Dream and Day Unite | Afterlife | 6 | 1989 | Charlie Dominici | 05:26 | Released as a promo single. |
| When Dream and Day Unite | The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun | 7 | 1989 | John Petrucci | 08:05 | |
| When Dream and Day Unite | Only a Matter of Time | 8 | 1989 | Kevin Moore | 06:35 | |
| Images and Words sessions | Don't Look Past Me | 1992 | Kevin Moore | 06:25 | Cut from the final album. Never officially released. James LaBrierecorded vocals for this song in 1999 for a fanclub CD release. | |
| The Silent Man, Awake | Eve | 1992 | Instrumental | 05:10 | Written in 1991 during the Images and Words sessions. Recorded during the Awake sessions but cut from the final album. Appears on the The Silent Man single. | |
| Lie, Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) | To Live Forever | 1992 | John Petrucci | 04:26 | Originally written in 1987. 4 versions exist : A demo from 1988 with Charlie Dominici singing. Never officially released. A version with John Hendricks singing, recorded during the singer auditions in 1990. Never officially released. A version recorded during the Images and Words sessions. Never officially released. A version recorded during the Awake sessions. Appears on theLie single and on the Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) compilation album. |
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| Images and Words | Pull Me Under | 1 | 1992 | Kevin Moore | 08:14 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Images and Words | Another Day | 2 | 1992 | John Petrucci | 04:23 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Images and Words | Take the Time | 3 | 1992 | John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, John Myungand Kevin Moore [1] | 08:21 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Images and Words | Surrounded | 4 | 1992 | Kevin Moore | 05:30 | |
| Images and Words | Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper | 5 | 1992 | John Petrucci | 09:32 | |
| Images and Words | Under a Glass Moon | 6 | 1992 | John Petrucci | 07:03 | |
| Images and Words | Wait for Sleep | 7 | 1992 | Kevin Moore | 02:31 | |
| Images and Words | Learning to Live | 8 | 1992 | John Myung | 11:30 | |
| N/A | Barfbag | 1993 | Instrumental | N/A | Improvisation jam. Only played live and never officially released. | |
| Live at the Marquee | Bombay Vindaloo | 1993 | Instrumental | 06:48 | Improvisation jam. Only played live. | |
| N/A | Moon Bubbles | 1993 | Instrumental | N/A | Improvisation jam. Only played live and never officially released. | |
| N/A | A Crack in the Mirror | 1994 | Instrumental | N/A | Improvisation jam / Alternate version of The Mirror. Only played live and never officially released. | |
| Awake sessions | Puppies on Acid | 1994 | Instrumental | 01:24 | Intro part of The Mirror, and also the working title of this song. Appears on Once in a LIVEtime | |
| Awake | 06:00 | 1 | 1994 | Kevin Moore | 05:31 | |
| Awake | Caught in a Web | 2 | 1994 | James LaBrie and John Petrucci | 05:28 | Released as a promo single. |
| Awake | Innocence Faded | 3 | 1994 | John Petrucci | 05:42 | |
| Awake | A Mind Beside Itself: I. Erotomania | 4 | 1994 | Instrumental | 06:44 | |
| Awake | A Mind Beside Itself: II. Voices | 5 | 1994 | John Petrucci | 09:53 | |
| Awake | A Mind Beside Itself: III. The Silent Man | 6 | 1994 | John Petrucci | 03:47 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Awake | The Mirror | 7 | 1994 | Mike Portnoy | 06:45 | |
| Awake | Lie | 8 | 1994 | Kevin Moore | 06:33 | |
| Awake | Lifting Shadows Off a Dream | 9 | 1994 | John Myung | 06:05 | |
| Awake | Scarred | 10 | 1994 | John Petrucci | 10:59 | |
| Awake | Space-Dye Vest | 11 | 1994 | Kevin Moore | 07:29 | |
| A Change of Seasons | The Big Medley | 6´ | 1995 | Medley | Mashup of the following covers : In the Flesh? (Pink Floyd) Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas) Bohemian Rhapsody) (Queen) Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (Journey) Cruise Control (Dixie Dreggs) Turn it on Again (Genesis) Played only at the uncovered fan club gig at the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London (England), on January 31, 1995. |
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| A Change of Seasons | A Change of Seasons | 1 | 1995 | Mike Portnoy | 23:09 | Originally written in 1989 and supposed to appear on Images and Words, but cut due to the album being already too long. The song was re-worked and released on the EP A Change of Seasons. The original version was never officially released. |
| N/A | Caught in Alice's Nine-Inch Tool Garden | 1996 | Medley | Alternate version of Caught in A Web that later evolved into New Millennium. Played around 1996 and 1997 | ||
| Falling into Infinity sessions | Cover My Eyes | 1997 | John Petrucci | 03:23 | Cut from the final album. Appears on Once in a LIVEtime. | |
| N/A | I Don't Like You | 1997 | N/A | N/A | Only played live and never officially released. | |
| Falling into Infinity sessions | Raise the Knife | 1997 | Mike Portnoy | 11:40 | Cut from the final album. Appears on the Score live album. | |
| Falling into Infinity sessions | Speak to Me | 1997 | James LaBrie | 06:25 | Cut from the final album. Appears on Once in a LIVEtime | |
| Hollow Years, Falling Into Infinity sessions | The Way It Used to Be | 1997 | James LaBrie | 07:47 | Cut from the final album. Appears on the Hollow Years single. | |
| Falling into Infinity sessions | Where Are You Now | 1997 | John Petrucci | 07:27 | Cut from the final album. Never officially released. | |
| Hollow Years, Falling Into Infinity sessions | You Or Me | 1997 | John Petrucci | 06:28 | Original version of You Not Me. Appears on the Hollow Yearssingle. | |
| Falling into Infinity | New Millennium | 1 | 1997 | Mike Portnoy | 08:20 | |
| Falling into Infinity | You Not Me | 2 | 1997 | John Petrucci and Desmond Child | 04:58 | Heavily re-worked version of You Or Me. |
| Falling into Infinity | Peruvian Skies | 3 | 1997 | John Petrucci | 06:43 | |
| Falling into Infinity | Hollow Years | 4 | 1997 | John Petrucci | 05:53 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song |
| Falling into Infinity | Burning My Soul | 5 | 1997 | Mike Portnoy | 05:29 | The demo version is 9 minutes long. The song was heavily reworked during the recording sessions of Falling into Infinity |
| Falling into Infinity | Hell's Kitchen | 6 | 1997 | Instrumental | 04:16 | Originally the instrumental part of Burning My Soul. |
| Falling into Infinity | Lines in the Sand | 7 | 1997 | John Petrucci | 12:05 | |
| Falling into Infinity | Take Away My Pain | 8 | 1997 | John Petrucci | 06:03 | |
| Falling into Infinity | Just Let Me Breathe | 9 | 1997 | Mike Portnoy | 05:28 | |
| Falling Into Infinity | Anna Lee | 10 | 1997 | James LaBrie | 05:51 | |
| Falling into Infinity | Trial of Tears | 11 | 1997 | John Myung | 13:06 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene One: Regression | 1 | 1999 | John Petrucci | 02:06 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Two: I. Overture 1928 | 2 | 1999 | Instrumental | 03:37 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Two: II. Strange Deja Vu | 3 | 1999 | Mike Portnoy | 05:12 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Three: I. Through My Words | 4 | 1999 | John Petrucci | 01:02 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy | 5 | 1999 | John Myung | 06:49 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Four: Beyond This Life | 6 | 1999 | John Petrucci | 11:22 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Five: Through Her Eyes | 7 | 1999 | John Petrucci | 05:29 | Released as a single. |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Six: Home | 8 | 1999 | Mike Portnoy | 12:53 | Released as a promo single. |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity | 9 | 1999 | Instrumental | 06:13 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Seven: II. One Last Time | 10 | 1999 | James LaBrie | 03:46 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On | 11 | 1999 | John Petrucci | 06:38 | |
| Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Scene Nine: Finally Free | 12 | 1999 | Mike Portnoy | 11:59 | |
| Live Scenes from New York | Caught in a New Millenium | 2000 | Medley | Mashup of Caught in a Web and New Millenium. Played in 2000 during the Metropolis 2000 tour. | ||
| N/A | Falling Into a Change of Awake | 2000 | Medley | Selections from the tracks Puppies on Acid, A Change of Seasons, Just Let Me Breathe, Liquid Tension Experiment's Acid Rain, Caught in a Web and New Millenium. Played in 2000 during the Metropolis 2000 tour. | ||
| Through Her Eyes single | When Images and Words Unite | 2000 | Medley | Selection from the tracks Pull Me Under, Under a Glass Moon, A Fortune in Lies, Only a Matter of Time and Take the Time. Played during the Scenes from a Memory and Metropolis 2000 tours. | ||
| Live at Budokan | Instrumedley | 2002 | Medley | Selections from the tracks The Dance of Eternity, Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper, Erotomania, A Change of Seasons, Ytse Jam and songs by Liquid Tension Experiment. Played during the World Tourbulence and Train of Thought tours. | ||
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | The Glass Prison | 1 | 2002 | Mike Portnoy | 13:53 | Part one of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Blind Faith | 2 | 2002 | James LaBrie | 10:21 | |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Misunderstood | 3 | 2002 | John Petrucci | 09:32 | |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | The Great Debate | 4 | 2002 | John Petrucci | 13:46 | |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Disappear | 5 | 2002 | James LaBrie | 06:46 | |
| Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | 6 | 2002 | John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy | 42:02 | Divided into eight parts : I. Overture (6:50) II. About to Crash (5:50) III. War Inside My Head (2:08) IV. The Test That Stumped Them All (5:03) V. Goodnight Kiss (6:17) VI. Solitary Shell (5:47) VII. About to Crash (Reprise) (4:04) VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale (5:59) |
| Train of Thought | As I Am | 1 | 2003 | John Petrucci | 07:47 | Released as a single. |
| Train of Thought | This Dying Soul | 2 | 2003 | Mike Portnoy | 11:27 | Part two of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| Train of Thought | Endless Sacrifice | 3 | 2003 | John Petrucci | 11:24 | |
| Train of Thought | Honor Thy Father | 4 | 2003 | Mike Portnoy | 10:14 | |
| Train of Thought | Vacant | 5 | 2003 | James LaBrie | 02:57 | |
| Train of Thought | Stream of Consciousness | 6 | 2003 | Instrumental | 11:16 | |
| Train of Thought | In the Name of God | 7 | 2003 | John Petrucci | 14:16 | |
| Octavarium | The Root of All Evil | 1 | 2005 | Mike Portnoy | 08:25 | Part three of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| Octavarium | The Answer Lies Within | 2 | 2005 | John Petrucci | 05:33 | |
| Octavarium | These Walls | 3 | 2005 | John Petrucci | 07:36 | |
| Octavarium | I Walk Beside You | 4 | 2005 | John Petrucci | 04:29 | |
| Octavarium | Panic Attack | 5 | 2005 | John Petrucci | 08:13 | |
| Octavarium | Never Enough | 6 | 2005 | Mike Portnoy | 06:46 | |
| Octavarium | Sacrificed Sons | 7 | 2005 | James LaBrie | 10:42 | |
| Octavarium | Octavarium | 8 | 2005 | James LaBrie, John Petrucci, and Mike Portnoy | 24 | |
| Chaos in Motion 2007-2008 | Schmedley Wilcox | 2007 | Medley | Selections from the tracks Trial of Tears, Finally Free, Learning to Live, In the Name of God and Octavarium. Played as an encore song for most of the shows of the Chaos in Motion tour. | ||
| Systematic Chaos | Forsaken | 2 | 2007 | John Petrucci | 05:35 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Systematic Chaos | Constant Motion | 3 | 2007 | Mike Portnoy | 06:55 | Released as a single. A music video was made for this song. |
| Systematic Chaos | The Dark Eternal Night | 4 | 2007 | John Petrucci | 08:53 | |
| Systematic Chaos | Repentance | 5 | 2007 | Mike Portnoy | 10:43 | Part four of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| Systematic Chaos | Prophets of War | 6 | 2007 | James LaBrie | 06:00 | |
| Systematic Chaos | The Ministry of Lost Souls | 7 | 2007 | John Petrucci | 14:57 | |
| Systematic Chaos | In the Presence of Enemies Part 2 | 8 | 2007 | 16:38 | ||
| Systematic Chaos | In the Presence of Enemies Part 1 | 1 | 2008 | 09:00 | ||
| Black Clouds & Silver Linings | A Nightmare to Remember | 1 | 2009 | John Petrucci | 16:10 | |
| Black Clouds & Silver Linings | A Rite of Passage | 2 | 2009 | John Petrucci | 08:36 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Black Clouds & Silver Linings | Wither | 3 | 2009 | John Petrucci | 05:25 | Released as the Wither EP. A music video was made for the song. A version with John Petrucci singing also exists. |
| Black Clouds & Silver Linings | The Shattered Fortress | 4 | 2009 | Mike Portnoy | 12:49 | Part five of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| Black Clouds & Silver Linings | The Best of Times | 5 | 2009 | Mike Portnoy | 13:09 | |
| Black Clouds & Silver Linings | The Count of Tuscany | 6 | 2009 | John Petrucci | 19:16 | |
| God of War: Blood & Metal | Raw Dog | 2010 | Instrumental | 07:33 | Last song to be recorded with Mike Portnoy. | |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | On the Backs of Angels | 1 | 2011 | John Petrucci | 08:42 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | Build Me Up, Break Me Down | 2 | 2011 | John Petrucci | 06:59 | Released as a single. |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | Lost Not Forgotten | 3 | 2011 | John Petrucci | 10:11 | |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | This Is the Life | 4 | 2011 | John Petrucci | 06:57 | |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | Bridges in the Sky | 5 | 2011 | John Petrucci | 11:01 | |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | Outcry | 6 | 2011 | John Petrucci | 11:24 | |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | Far from Heaven | 7 | 2011 | James LaBrie | 03:56 | |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | Breaking All Illusions | 8 | 2011 | John Myung and John Petrucci | 12:25 | |
| A Dramatic Turn of Events | Beneath the Surface | 9 | 2011 | John Petrucci | 05:26 | |
| Dream Theater | False Awakening Suite | 1 | 2013 | Instrumental | 02:42 | |
| Dream Theater | The Enemy Inside | 2 | 2013 | John Petrucci | 06:17 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Dream Theater | The Looking Glass | 3 | 2013 | John Petrucci | 04:53 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| Dream Theater | Enigma Machine | 4 | 2013 | Instrumental | 06:01 | |
| Dream Theater | The Bigger Picture | 5 | 2013 | John Petrucci | 07:40 | Released as a single. |
| Dream Theater | Behind the Veil | 6 | 2013 | John Petrucci | 06:52 | |
| Dream Theater | Surrender to Reason | 7 | 2013 | John Myung | 06:34 | |
| Dream Theater | Along for the Ride | 8 | 2013 | John Petrucci | 04:45 | Released as a single. |
| Dream Theater | Illumination Theory | 9 | 2013 | John Petrucci | 22:17 | |
| The Astonishing | Descent of The NOMACS | 1 | 2016 | Instrumental | 01:11 | Noise Machine noises |
| The Astonishing | Dystopian Overture | 2 | 2016 | Instrumental | 04:51 | |
| The Astonishing | The Gift Of Music | 3 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:00 | |
| The Astonishing | The Answer | 4 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 01:53 | |
| The Astonishing | A Better Life | 5 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:39 | |
| The Astonishing | Lord Nafaryus | 6 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 03:28 | |
| The Astonishing | A Saviour In The Square | 7 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:14 | |
| The Astonishing | When Your Time Has Come | 8 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:19 | |
| The Astonishing | Act of Faythe | 9 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 05:01 | |
| The Astonishing | Three Days | 10 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 03:44 | |
| The Astonishing | The Hovering Sojourn | 11 | 2016 | Instrumental | 00:28 | Noise Machine noises |
| The Astonishing | Brother, Can You Hear Me | 12 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 05:11 | |
| The Astonishing | A Life Left Behind | 13 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 05:49 | |
| The Astonishing | Ravenskill | 14 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 06:01 | |
| The Astonishing | Chosen | 15 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:32 | |
| The Astonishing | A Tempting Offer | 16 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:20 | |
| The Astonishing | Digital Discord | 17 | 2016 | Instrumental | 00:48 | Noise Machine noises |
| The Astonishing | The X Aspect | 18 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:13 | |
| The Astonishing | A New Beginning | 19 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 07:41 | |
| The Astonishing | The Road To Revolution | 20 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 03:35 | |
| The Astonishing | 2285 Entr'acte | 21 | 2016 | Instrumental | 02:20 | |
| The Astonishing | Moment Of Betrayal | 22 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 06:12 | |
| The Astonishing | Heaven's Cove | 23 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:20 | |
| The Astonishing | Begin Again | 24 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 03:54 | |
| The Astonishing | The Path That Divides | 25 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 05:10 | |
| The Astonishing | Machine Chatter | 26 | 2016 | Instrumental | 01:03 | Noise Machine noises |
| The Astonishing | The Walking Shadow | 27 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 02:58 | |
| The Astonishing | My Last Farewell | 28 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 03:44 | |
| The Astonishing | Losing Faythe | 29 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:13 | |
| The Astonishing | Whispers In The Wind | 30 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 01:37 | |
| The Astonishing | Hymn Of A Thousand Voices | 31 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 03:39 | |
| The Astonishing | Our New World | 32 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 04:12 | |
| The Astonishing | Power Down | 33 | 2016 | Instrumental | 01:25 | Noise Machine noises |
| The Astonishing | Astonishing | 34 | 2016 | John Petrucci | 05:51 |
