Asia discography explained

Artist:Asia
Studio:13
Live:35
Compilation:13
Music Videos:13
Ep:2
Singles:23

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

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[3]
JPN
[4]
NLD
[5]
SWI
[6]
US
[7] [8]
Asia
  • Released: 18 March 1982
  • Label: Geffen
1113615101
Alpha
  • Released: 12 August 1983
  • Label: Geffen
5461149186
  • CAN: Platinum
  • JP: 2 x Platinum
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Platinum
Astra
  • Released: 25 November 1985
  • Label: Geffen
689948151067
Aqua 512120
Aria
  • Released: May 1994
  • Label: InsideOut Music
892031
Arena
  • Released: 4 March 1996
  • Label: InsideOut Music
4850
Rare
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Resurgence
Aura
  • Released: 12 February 2001
  • Label: Recognition
160
Silent Nation
  • Released: 31 August 2004
  • Label: InsideOut Music
77
Phoenix 16658277573
Omega
  • Released: 23 April 2010
  • Label: Frontiers
135562955
XXX
  • Released: 29 June 2012
  • Label: Frontiers
69333643134
Gravitas
  • Released: 21 March 2014
  • Label: Frontiers
92514224159
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
Live in Moscow
  • Released: December 1991
  • Recorded: 9 November 1990 at Olympijski Stadium (Moscow, USSR)
  • Label: Rhino
Now: Live in Nottingham
  • Released: 1997 at CD + DVD
  • Recorded: 23 June 1990 at Central Studios (Nottingham, UK)
  • Label: Blueprint
Live in Osaka
Live in Köln
  • Released: 1997
  • Recorded: 5 October 1994 at Alter Wartesaal (Cologne, Germany)
  • Label: Blueprint
Live in Philadelphia
  • Released: 1997
  • Recorded: 21 November 1992 at Chestnut Cabaret (Philadelphia, US)
  • Label: Blueprint
Live at the Town & Country Club
  • Released: 1999
  • Recorded: 10 November 1992 at Town & Country Club (London, UK)
  • Label: Resurgence
Live Acoustic
  • Released: 1999
  • Recorded: 21 September 1997 at Stadthalle (Bruchsal, Germany)
  • Label: Resurgence
The Best of Asia Live
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Eagle Records
Alive in Hallowed Halls
Enso Kai – Live at the Budokan, Tokyo 1983
  • Released: 2001
  • Recorded: 7 December 1983 at Budokan (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: MSI / Burning Airlines / Superior
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
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
Live in Buffalo
Dragon Attack
  • Released: 2003
  • Recorded: 29 September 1990 at Nakano Sunplaza (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
Live in Hyogo
  • Released: 2003
  • Recorded: 24 September 1990 at Archaic Hall (Amagasaki, Japan)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
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
Live in Massachussettes '83
  • Released: 2004
  • Recorded: 19 August 1983 at Centrum (Worcester, US)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 1
  • Released: 2007
  • Recorded: 28 November 2006 at Carling Academy (Liverpool, UK)
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 2
  • Released: 2007
  • Recorded: 30 November 2006 at Carling Academy (Glasgow, UK)
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 3
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 in Tokyo 2008
  • Released: 2008
  • Recorded: 12 May 2008 at International Forum (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: The Store for Music
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.
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
  • Released: 2012
  • Recorded: 5 May 2008 at the Grand Ballroom of the Regency Center (San Francisco, California)
  • Label: The Vinyl Countdown
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
  • 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
Asia in Asia – Live at The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983
  • Released: 2022
  • Recorded: 6 December 1983 at the Budokan arena (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: BMG
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
Then & Now1990114
  • US: Gold
Archiva 11996
Archiva 2
Archives: Best of 1988–19971997
Anthology
Axioms1999
2000
The Collection
The Best of Asia Live2001
Anthologia – The 20th Anniversary – Geffen Years Collection (1982–1990)2002
Classic Asia – Universal Masters Collection
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Asia2003
Gold2005
Definitive Collection2006183
Recollections2014
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart position
JPN
Aurora
  • Released: 1986
66
Armada 1
  • Released: 2002

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[16]
US Main
[17]
GER
[18]
UK
"Heat of the Moment"198241746Asia
"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"1075
"Don't Cry"
- b/w "Daylight" [airplay]
198310
1
24
54
33
Alpha
"The Heat Goes On" [airplay] [A]5
"True Colors" [airplay]20
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes"342581
"Go"1985467Astra
"Too Late" [airplay]198630
"Wishing"
"Days Like These" 1990642Then & Now
"Who Will Stop the Rain"1992Aqua
"Little Rich Boy" [D]1993
"Anytime" [C]1994Aria
"Long Way from Home" [D]2004Silent Nation
"Face on the Bridge"2012XXX
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes:

^ – Single released in Japan. ^ – released in UK/Europe. ^ – released in Europe.

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)[19] Album
1982"Heat of the Moment"Kevin Godley, Lol CremeAsia
"Only Time Will Tell"
"Wildest Dreams"John Doyle
1983"Don't Cry"Brian GrantAlpha
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes"
1985"Go"UnknownAstra
1989"Prayin' For a Miracle"UnknownThen & Now
1990"Days Like These"Unknown
1991"Kari-Anne"UnknownLive in Moscow
1992"Who Will Stop the Rain"UnknownAqua
1994"Anytime"UnknownAria
2012"Face on the Bridge"UnknownXXX
"Faithful"Unknown
2014"Valkyrie"UnknownGravitas

Notes and References

  1. Peak chart positions for releases charting in the UK:
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 20.

  3. Web site: Asia in German charts. german. offiziellecharts.de. 28 April 2018.
  4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/46131/rank/album/. ja:エイジアのアルバム売り上げランキング. Japanese. Oricon. 27 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Asia in Dutch Charts. Dutch. Hung Medien. 28 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Asia – Alpha . hitparade.ch . 20 March 2024.
  7. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Asia|chart=all}} Artist Chart History – Asia]. Billboard charts. 2016-10-27.
  8. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn. Top Pop Albums . Seventh. 2011. Record Research. 978-0-89820-183-3.

  9. Asia Strikes it Gold. Cashbox. World Radio History. 28. 20 November 1982. 5 December 2021.
  10. Canada. Asia. 2016-10-27.
  11. Web site: InfoDisc: Les Certifications Officielles d'un Artiste depuis 1973 (Argent, or, Platine, Diamant).
  12. Web site: Sony Platinum Award 1982 Platinum | Re-Play | Reverb.
  13. Web site: Bonhams: Carl Palmer: Album cover artwork and a 'Gold' sales award, 2.
  14. United Kingdom. Asia. 2016-10-27.
  15. United States. Asia. 2016-10-27.
  16. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn

    . Top Pop Singles 1955–2012. Joel Whitburn. 2013. Record Research, Inc.. Menomonee Falls, WI. 978-0-89820-205-2. 45.

  17. Web site: Asia Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
  18. German Singles:
  19. Web site: Asia – artist videography. mvdbase.com. Alex S. Garcia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100105090357/http://mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Asia&first=. 5 January 2010. 11 October 2021.