Destiny (Stratovarius album)
# Destiny (Stratovarius album)

Professional ratings :

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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

Destiny is the seventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 October 1998 through Noise Records. It reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 17 weeks. "SOS" was released as a single, reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.

In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 7th best power metal album of all time.

## Track listing

All music is composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.

## Personnel

* Timo Kotipelto – vocals
* Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, production
* Jens Johansson – keyboards
* Jörg Michael – drums
* Jari Kainulainen – bass guitar
* Max Savikangas – strings
* Eicca Toppinen – strings
* Sanna Salmenkallio – strings
* "Mr. Unknown" – strings
* Cantores Minores – choir
* Timo Ojala – conducting
* Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
* Mika Jussila – mastering
* Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

## Chart performance

### Album

| Year | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - |
| 1998 | Finnish albums chart | 1 |
| 1998 | German albums chart | 89 |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | "SOS" | Finnish singles chart | 2 |
