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Asia discography
Studio albums13
EPs1
Live albums34
Compilation albums13
Singles12
Music videos13

This article presents the discography of British progressive rock band Asia.

For the discography of "Asia featuring John Payne", see here.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1][2]
UK
[3]
GER
[4]
JP
[5]
NED
[6]
1982 Asia
  • Released: 18 March 1982
  • Label: Geffen
1 11 6 15 10
1983 Alpha
  • Released: 26 July 1983
  • Label: Geffen
6 5 11 4 9
  • US: Platinum[7]
  • CN: Platinum[8]
  • UK: Silver[9]
1985 Astra
  • Released: 20 November 1985
  • Label: Geffen
67 68 48 15
1990 Then & Now
  • Released:14 August 1989
  • Label: Geffen
114 82 39
1992 Aqua
51 21
1994 Aria
  • Released: 10 May 1994
  • Label: InsideOut Music
89 20
1996 Arena
  • Released: February 1996
  • Label: InsideOut Music
48
2000 Rare
  • Released: 2 May 2000
  • Label: Resurgence
2001 Aura
  • Released: 5 June 2001
  • Label: Recognition
160
2004 Silent Nation
  • Released: 31 August 2004
  • Label: InsideOut Music
77
2008 Phoenix
73 166 58 27
2010 Omega
  • Released: 23 April 2010
  • Label: Frontiers
135 56 29
2012 XXX
  • Released: 29 June 2012
  • Label: Frontiers
134 69 33 36
2014 Gravitas
  • Released: Japan - 5 March,
    Europe - 21 March, UK - 24 March
    and USA - 25 March
  • Label: Frontiers
159 92 51 42
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Released Recorded Album details Chart positions
JP
[5]
1991 1990 Live in Moscow
  • Recorded: Olympijski Stadium, Moscow, USSR – 9 November 1990
  • Label: Rhino
Now: Live in Nottingham
  • Recorded: Central Studios, Nottingham, UK – 23 June 1990
  • Label: Blueprint
1997 1992 Live in Philadelphia
  • Recorded: Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, USA – 21 November 1992
  • Label: Blueprint
Live in Osaka
  • Recorded: Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan – 4 June 1992
  • Label: Blueprint
1994 Live in Köln
  • Recorded: Alter Wartesaal, Köln, Germany – 5 October 1994
  • Label: Blueprint
1999 1992 Live at the Town & Country Club
  • Recorded: Town & Country Club, London, UK – 10 November 1992
  • Label: Resurgence
1997 Live Acoustic
  • Recorded: Stadthalle, Brucksal, Germany – 21 September 1997
  • Label: Resurgence
2001 compilation The Best of Asia Live
1983 Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo)
  • Recorded: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – 7 December 1983
  • Label: MSI
Alive in Hallowed Halls
  • Recorded: Pine Knob, Detroit, USA – 10 September 1983
  • Label: Zoom Club Records
2002 1982-1983 / 1990 Quadra
  • Recorded: Stanley Theater, Pittsburg, USA – 25 April 1982 (Disc One), Centrum, Worcester, USA – 22 August 1983 (Disc Two – Three), Frankfurt Music Hall, Frankfurt, Germany, 13 December 1990 (Disc Four)
  • Label: Zoom Club Records
1983 Live at Budokan
  • Recorded: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – 7 December 1983
  • Label: Superior
1990 Bedrock in Concert
2003 2002 America: Live in the USA
  • Recorded: Patriot's Theatre, New Jersey, USA – 5 October 2002
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
1990 Dragon Attack
  • Recorded: Nakano SUNPLAZA, Tokyo, Japan – 29 September 1990
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
1982 Live in Buffalo
  • Recorded: Kleinhans, New York, USA – 3 May 1982
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
2004 1983 Live in Massachusetts '83
  • Recorded: Centrum, Worcester, USA – 19 August 1983
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
1990 Live in Hyogo
  • Recorded: Archaic Hall, Amagasaki, Japan – 24 September 1990
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
2006 1983 Night of the Rising Sun
  • Recorded: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – 7 December 1983
  • Label: RENAISSANCE
2007 2007 Fantasia: Live in Tokyo 109
2008 2008 Under the Bridge: Live in San Francisco
Live in Tokyo Japan 12 May 2008
Live Pabst Theatre 23 April 2008
Live in São Paulo 23 March 2008
Live in Barcelona 19 May 2008
2010 compilation Asia – Live Around the World
2010 At High Voltage 2010
2009 Spirit Of The Night: The Phoenix Tour Live In Cambridge 2009
  • Recorded: Haggis Farm Polo Club, Barton, Cambridge, UK – 9 August 2009
  • Label: FRONTIERS
271
2011 2011 Live at the London Forum (The Omega Tour)
2012 2010 Resonance: The Omega Tour Live In Basel 2010
2014 2010 High Voltage - Live
2015 2012 Axis XXX Live in San Francisco MMXII
2002 Live in America
2017 2013 Symfonia - Live in Bulgaria 2013
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year Album Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)

US
[1][2]
1989 Then & Now 114
1996 Archiva 1
Archiva 2
1997 Archives: Best of 1988–1997
Anthology
1999 Axioms
2000 The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990)
The Collection
2002 Anthologia – The 20th Anniversary – Geffen Years Collection (1982–1990)
Classic Asia – Universal Masters Collection
2003 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Asia
2005 Gold
2006 Definitive Collection 183
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Year Title Chart position
JP
[5]
1986 Aurora 66
2002 Armada 1 -
2003 Armada 2 -
2003 Armada 3 -

Singles

[13]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[1][14]
US Main
[1]
GER
[15]
UK
[3]
1982 "Heat of the Moment" 4 1 7 46 Asia
"Sole Survivor"
- "Here Comes the Feeling"

10
40
75

"Only Time Will Tell"
- "Time Again"
17
8
43
50
54
"Wildest Dreams" [airplay] 28
1983 "Don't Cry"
- "Daylight"
10
1
24
54
33
Alpha
"True Colors" [airplay] 20
"The Heat Goes On" [airplay] [A] 5
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" 34 25 81
1985 "Go" 46 7 Astra
1986 "Wishing" [promo] [B] 53
"Too Late" [promo] [C] 30
1990 "Days Like These" 64 2 Then & Now
1992 "Who Will Stop the Rain" Aqua
1993 "Little Rich Boy" [D]
1994 "Anytime" [E] Aria
2004 "Long Way from Home" [F] Silent Nation
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

notes;

  • A^ - released in Japan.
  • B^ - released in US/Canada.
  • C^ - released in US.
  • D^ - released in Germany.
  • E^ - released in UK/Europe.
  • F^ - released in selected EU markets.

Music videos

  • "Heat of the Moment" (1982)
  • "Only Time Will Tell" (1982)
  • "Wildest Dreams" (1982)
  • "Don't Cry" (1983)
  • "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" (1983)
  • "Go" (1985)
  • "Days Like These" (1990)
  • "Kari-Anne" (1990)
  • "Prayin' 4 a Miracle" (1990)
  • "Anytime" (1994)
  • "Face on the Bridge" (2012)
  • "Faithful" (2012)
  • "Valkyrie" (2014)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Artist Chart History – Asia". Billboard charts. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
  3. ^ a b Peak chart positions for releases charting in the UK:
  4. ^ "Asia in German charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c エイジアのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Asia in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "American certifications – Asia". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Asia". Music Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "British certifications – Asia". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 October 2016. Type Asia in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ^ "Armada 1". www.relayer35.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ http://blastwaves.com/Asia/Armada_Platinum_Exclusives/Armada_2-Geoff_Downes_Live_at_St_Cyprian/46.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Asia - Armada Platinum Exclusives - Armada 3-History of Asia CD - Blastwaves Music Merchandise". blastwaves.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  13. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/257619-Asia-2?filter_anv=0&subtype=Singles-EPs&type=Releases
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 0-89820-205-1.
  15. ^ German Singles: