Asia discography

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

Asia discography
Studio albums13
Live albums35
Compilation albums13
Music videos13
EPs2
Singles23

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[3]
JPN
[4]
NLD
[5]
US
[6][7]
Asia
  • Released: 8 March 1982
  • Label: Geffen
11 13 6 15 10 1
Alpha
  • Released: 26 July 1983
  • Label: Geffen
5 46 11 4 9 6
Astra
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Geffen
68 99 48 15 67
Aqua 51 21
Aria
  • Released: 10 May 1994
  • Label: InsideOut Music
89 20
Arena
  • Released: 4 March 1996
  • Label: InsideOut Music
48
Rare
  • Released: 2 May 2000
  • Label: Resurgence
Aura
  • Released: 5 June 2001
  • Label: Recognition
160
Silent Nation
  • Released: 31 August 2004
  • Label: InsideOut Music
77
Phoenix 166 58 27 73
Omega
  • Released: 23 April 2010
  • Label: Frontiers
135 56 29
XXX
  • Released: 29 June 2012
  • Label: Frontiers
69 33 36 134
Gravitas
  • Released: 21 March 2014
  • Label: Frontiers
92 51 42 159
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[4]
Live in Moscow (aka Live + “Live Mockba 09-X1-90” + Kari-Anne + Greatest Hits + Live In Russia + Asia Live - Greatest Hits Live)
  • Released: 1991
  • Recorded: 9 November 1990 at Olympijski Stadium (Moscow, USSR)
  • Label: Rhino
  • Tracks: Time Again / Sole Survivor / Don't Cry / Baby Blues (Keyboard Solo) / Only Time Will Tell / Rock And Roll Dream / Starless / Book Of Saturday / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / The Heat Goes On / Go / Heat Of The Moment / Open You Eyes / Kari-Anne
Now: Live in Nottingham (aka Asia In Concert)
  • Released: 1997 at CD + DVD
  • Recorded: 23 June 1990 at Central Studios (Nottingham, UK)
  • Label: Blueprint
  • Tracks: Wildest Dreams / Sole Survivor / Don't Cry / Voice Of America / Time Again / Prayin' 4 A Miracle / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / Only Time Will Tell / Days Like These / The Heat Goes On / Go / Heat Of The Moment / Open Your Eyes / Kari-Anne (only DVD)
Live in Osaka
  • Released: 1997
  • Recorded: 4 June 1992 at Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Osaka, Japan)
  • Label: Blueprint
  • Tracks: Go / Band Intro / Lay Down Your Arms / Love Under Fire / Rock And Roll Dreams / Geoff Downes Solo / Video Kills The Radio Star / Little Rich Boy / Voice Of America / Aqua Part 1 / Who Will Stop The Rain / Wildest Dreams / Back In Town / Don't Cry / Someday / Steve Howe Solo / The Voice Of Reason / Only Time Will Tell / The Heat Goes On / A Far Cry
Live Köln - Germany - Alter Wartesaal - 5th October 1994 - The Official Bootleg
  • Released: 1997
  • Recorded: 5 October 1994 at Alter Wartesaal (Cologne, Germany)
  • Label: Blueprint
  • Tracks: Go / Back In Town / Sad Situation / Remembrance Day / Someday / The Heat Goes On / Anytime / Sole Survivor / Summer / Feels Like Love / Little Rich Boy / Desire / Who Will Stop The Rain / Military Man / Only Time Will Tell / Heat Of The Moment
Live In Philadelphia - The Official Bootleg (aka Live In The USA)
  • Released: 1997
  • Recorded: 21 November 1992 at Chestnut Cabaret (Philadelphia, US)
  • Label: Blueprint
  • Tracks: Go / Introduces The Band / Lay Down Your Arms / Rock And Roll Dream / Love Under Fire / Little Rich Boy / Introduces / Aqua Part 1 / The Heat Goes On / Don't Cry / Someday / Galliard / Mood For A Day / The Ancient / Clap / Wildest Dreams / Back In Town / Open Your Eyes / Who Will Stop The Rain / Only Time Will Tell / Sole Survivor / Heat Of The Moment
Live at the Town & Country Club
  • Released: 1999
  • Recorded: 10 November 1992 at Town & Country Club (London, UK)
  • Label: Resurgence
  • Tracks: Intro / Go / Lay Down Your Arms / Love Under Fire / Rock And Roll Dream / Little Rich Boy / Cutting It Fine / Video Killed The Radio Star / Voice Of America / Aqua Part 1 / Who Will Stop The Rain / Wildest Dreams
Live Acoustic
  • Released: 1999
  • Recorded: 21 September 1997 at Stadthalle (Bruchsal, Germany)
  • Label: Resurgence
  • Tracks: The Heat Goes On / Different Worlds / Back In Town / Summer / Don't Call Me / Military Man / Solo / Arena / Only Time Will Tell / Feels Like Love / Who Will Stop The Rain / Sad Situation / Heat Of The Moment
The Best Of Asia Live
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Eagle Records
  • Tracks: Go / Lay Down Your Arms / Rock And Roll Dream / Aqua Part 1 / The Heat Goes On / Don't Cry / Acoustic Guitar Solo / Wildest Dreams / Open Your Eyes / Who Will Stop The Rain / Keyboard Solo / Video Killed The Radio Star / Love Under Fire / Only Time Will Tell / A Far Cry / Sad Situation / Remembrance Day / Anytime / Sole Survivor / Summer / Feels Like Love / Only Time Will Tell / Heat Of The Moment
Alive in Hallowed Halls
  • Released: 2001
  • Recorded: 10 September 1983 at Pine Knob Music Theatre (Detroit, US)
  • Label: Zoom Club Records
  • Tracks: Intro / Time Again / Wildest Dreams / Without You / Midnight Sun / Only Time Will Tell / Daylight / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / Keyboard Solo / Don't Cry / Open Your Eyes / Ride Easy
Enso Kai - Live At The Budokan, Tokyo 1983 (aka Live At Budokan)
  • Released: 2001
  • Recorded: 7 December 1983 at Budokan (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: MSI / Burning Airlines / Superior
  • Tracks: The Heat Goes On / Here Comes The Feeling / Eye To Eye / Sketches In The Sun / Only Time Will Tell / Open Your Eyes / Solo / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / Wildest Dreams / Heat Of The Moment / Sole Survivor
Quadra - Live Througout The Years
  • Released: 2001
  • Recorded: 25 April 1982 at Stanley Theater (Pittsburgh, US), 22 August 1983 at Centrum (Worcester, US), 13 December 1990 at Frankfurt Music Hall (Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Label: Zoom Club Records
  • Tracks: Ancient / Beginnings / Clap / Cutting Ist Fine / Daylight / Don't Cry / Drum Solo / Eye To Eye / Heat Of The Moment / Here Comes The Feeling / I Don´t Cry / Intro / Keyboard Solo / Midnight Sun / Only Time Will Tell / Open Your Eyes / Ride Easy / Sole Survivor / The Heat Goes On / The Last To Know / The Man With The Golden Arm / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / Time Again / Valley Of Rocks / Wildest Dreams / Without You
Bedrock in Concert
  • Released: 2002
  • Recorded: 1990
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
America: Live in the USA
  • Released: 2002
  • Recorded: 5 October 2002 at Patriot's Theater (Trenton, US)
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
  • Tracks: The Heat Goes On / Days Like These / Awake / Arena / Military Man / Wherever You Are / Who Will Stop The Rain / Bad Asteroid / Don't Cry / Kings Of The Day / Electroglide / Cutting It Fine / Bolero / Love Under Fire / Sad Situation / Longest Night / Ready To Go Home / Sole Survivor / Free / Only Time Will Tell / Go / Heat Of The Moment
Live In Buffalo - From The Asia Archives
  • Released: 2003
  • Recorded: 3 May 1982 at Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo, US)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
  • Tracks: Time Again / One Step Closer / Without You / Ancient / Claps / Midnight Sun / Only Time Will Tell / Cutting It Fine / Keyboard Solo / Wildest Dreams / Here Comes The Feeling / Sole Survivor / Heat Of The Moment
Dragon Attack - From The Asia Archives
  • Released: 2003
  • Recorded: 29 September 1990 at Nakano Sunplaza (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
  • Tracks: Classical Intro / Wildest Dreams / Sole Survivor / Don't Cry / Voice Of America / Bolero / Cutting It Fine / Video Killed The Radio Star / Keyboard Solo / Time Again / Prayin' For A Miracle / Only Time Will Tell / Rendezvous 6:02 / Book Of Saturday / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / Days Like These / The Heat Goes On / Drum Solo / Go / Heart Of The Moment / Open Your Eyes
Live In Hyogo - From The Asia Archives
  • Released: 2003
  • Recorded: 24 September 1990 at Archaic Hall (Amagasaki, Japan)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
  • Tracks: Intro / Wildest Dreams / Sole Survivor / Don`t Cry / Voice Of America / Solo / Majesty / Time Again / Praying For The Miracle / Only Time Will Tell / Rendez-Vous 602 / Book Of Saturday / Days Like These / The Heat Goes On / Go / Heat Of The Moment / Open Your Eyes
Different Worlds Live
  • Released: 2003
  • Recorded: 10 November 1992 at Town & Country Club (London, UK), 21 September 1997 at Stadthalle (Bruchsal, Germany)
  • Label: Shakedown Records
  • Tracks: Intro / Go / Lay Down Your Arms / Love Under Fire / Rock And Roll Dream / Intro / Little Rich Boy / Cutting It Fine / Video Killed The Radio Star / Voice Of America / Keyboard Solo / Who Will Stop The Rain / Wildest Dreams / The Heat Goes On / Different Worlds / Back In Town / Summer / Dont Call Me / Military Man / Cutting It Fine / Video Killed The Radio Star / Arena / Only Time Will Tell / Feels Like Love / Who Will Stop The Rain / Sad Situation / Heat Of The Moment
Live In Massachussettes `83 - From The Asia Archives
  • Released: 2004
  • Recorded: 19 August 1983 at Centrum (Worcester, US)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
  • Tracks: Wildest Dreams / Time Again / The Heat Goes On / Eye To Eye / Only Time Will Tell / Keyboard Solo / Beginnings / Valley Of Rocks / Clap / Midnight Sun / Don`t Cry / The Last To Know / Open Your Eyes / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / Here Comes The Feeling / Drum Solo / Sole Survivor / Heat Of The Moment
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 1
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 2
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 3
Fantasia: Live in Tokyo 109
Live in San Francisco 2008
  • Released: 2008
  • Recorded: 5 May 2008 at The Regency Ballroom (San Francisco, US)
  • Label: The Store for Music
Live 12 May 2008 | International Forum | Tokyo | Japan (Official Bootleg)
  • Released: 2008
  • Recorded: 12 May 2008 at International Forum (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: The Store for Music
  • Tracks: Daylight / Only Time Will Tell / Wildest Dreams / Never Again / Roundabout / Time Again / Bolero / The Clap / Voice Of America / The Smile Has Left Your Eyes / Ride Easy / Open Your Eyes / Fanfare For The Common Man / Without You / An Extraordinary Life / In The Court Of The Crimson King / Video Killed The Radio Star / The Heat Goes On / Drum Solo / Heat Of The Moment / Don't Cry / Sole Survivor
Live in Milwaukee 2008
  • Released: 2008
  • Recorded: 23 April 2008 at Pabst Theater (Milwaukee, US)
  • Label: The Store for Music
Live in São Paulo 2008
  • Released: 2008
  • Recorded: 23 March 2008 (São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Label: The Store for Music
Live in Barcelona 2008
  • Released: 2008
  • Recorded: 19 May 2008 at Luz de Gas (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Label: The Store for Music
Classic Airwaves
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Stratford Copyright Ltd.
  • Tracks: The Heat Goes On / Days Like These / Awake / Arena / Military Man / Whereever You Are / Bad Asteroid / Don`t Cry / Ready To Go Home / Sole Survivor / Free / Only Time Will Tell
Live Around the World
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Music Avenue
At High Voltage 2010
  • Released: 2010
  • Recorded: 24 July 2010 at Victoria Park (London, UK)
  • Label: Concert Live
Spirit Of The Night: The Phoenix Tour Live In Cambridge 2009
  • Released: 2010
  • Recorded: 9 August 2009 at Haggis Farm Polo Club (Cambridge, UK)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
271
The Omega Tour Live – Live at the London Forum
  • Released: 2011
  • Recorded: 14 December 2010 at London Forum (London, UK)
  • Label: Concert Live
Resonance: The Omega Tour 2010
  • Released: 2012
  • Recorded: 4 May 2010 at Z7 (Basel, Switzerland)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
Under the Bridge
High Voltage – Live
  • Released: 2014
  • Recorded: 24 July 2010 at Victoria Park (London, UK)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
Axis XXX Live in San Francisco
  • Released: 2015
  • Recorded: 7 November 2012 at Regency Ballroom (San Francisco, US)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
Symfonia - Live in Bulgaria 2013 (with the Plovdiv Opera Orchestra)
  • Released: 2017
  • Recorded: 21 September 2013 at Roman Theatre (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
Aurora (Live)
  • Released: 2021
  • Recorded: 10 November 1992 at Town & Country Club (London, UK), 21 September 1997 at Stadthalle (Bruchsal, Germany), 4 June 1992 at Koseinenkin Kaikan (Osaka, Japan), 21 November 1992 at Chestnut Cabaret (Philadelphia, US), 5 October 1994 at Alter Wartesaal (Cologne, Germany)
  • Label: Secret Records
The Official Bootlegs, Volume One
  • Released: 2021
  • Recorded: 3 May 1982 at Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo, US), 22 August 1983 at Centrum (Worcester, US), 23 March 2007 at Credicard Hall (São Paulo, Brazil), 12 May 2008 at International Forum (Tokyo, Japan), 14 December 2010 at HMV Forum (London, UK)
  • Label: BMG
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[6][7]
Then & Now 1990 114
Archiva 1 1996
Archiva 2
Archives: Best of 1988–1997 1997
Anthology
Axioms 1999
The Very Best of Asia: Heat of the Moment (1982–1990) 2000
The Collection
The Best of Asia Live 2001
Anthologia – The 20th Anniversary – Geffen Years Collection (1982–1990) 2002
Classic Asia – Universal Masters Collection
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Asia 2003
Gold 2005
Definitive Collection 2006 183
Recollections 2014
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart position
JPN
[4]
Aurora
  • Released: 1986
66
Armada 1
  • Released: 2002

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[6][15]
US Main
[16]
GER
[17]
UK
[1]
"Heat of the Moment" 1982 4 1 7 46 Asia
"Wildest Dreams" [airplay] 28
"Only Time Will Tell"
- b/w "Time Again" [airplay]
17
8
43
50
54
"Here Comes the Feeling" [airplay] 40
"Sole Survivor" 10 75
"Don't Cry"
- b/w "Daylight" [airplay]
1983 10
1
24
54
33
Alpha
"The Heat Goes On" [airplay] [A] 5
"True Colors" [airplay] 20
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" 34 25 81
"Go" 1985 46 7 Astra
"Too Late" [airplay] 1986 30
"Wishing"
"Days Like These" 1990 64 2 Then & Now
"Who Will Stop the Rain" 1992 Aqua
"Little Rich Boy" [D] 1993
"Anytime" [C] 1994 Aria
"Long Way from Home" [D] 2004 Silent Nation
"Face On The Bridge" 2012 XXX
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes:

  • A^ - Single released in Japan.
  • C^ - released in UK/Europe.
  • D^ - released in Europe.

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)[18] Album
1982 "Heat of the Moment" Kevin Godley, Lol Creme Asia
"Only Time Will Tell"
"Wildest Dreams" John Doyle
1983 "Don't Cry" Brian Grant Alpha
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes"
1985 "Go" Unknown Astra
1990 "Days Like These" Unknown Then & Now
"Prayin' 4 a Miracle" Unknown
1991 "Kari-Anne" Unknown Live in Moscow
1992 "Who Will Stop the Rain" Unknown Aqua
1994 "Anytime" Unknown Aria
2012 "Face on the Bridge" Unknown XXX
"Faithful" Unknown
2014 "Valkyrie" Unknown Gravitas

References

  1. Peak chart positions for releases charting in the UK:
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 20. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  4. 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.
  5. "Asia in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. "Artist Chart History – Asia". Billboard charts. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
  8. "American certifications – Asia". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  9. "Asia Strikes it Gold" (PDF). Cash Box. 20 November 1982. p. 28. Retrieved 5 December 2021 via World Radio History.
  10. "Canadian certifications – Asia". Music Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  11. "British certifications – Asia". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 October 2016. Type Asia in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. "InfoDisc: Les Certifications Officielles d'un Artiste depuis 1973 (Argent, or, Platine, Diamant)".
  13. "Bonhams: Carl Palmer: Album cover artwork and a 'Gold' sales award, 2".
  14. "Sony Platinum Award 1982 Platinum | Re-Play | Reverb".
  15. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2.
  16. "Asia Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
  17. German Singles:
  18. "Asia – artist videography". mvdbase.com. Alex S. Garcia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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