Asia discography

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For the discography of Asia featuring John Payne, see Asia featuring John Payne § Discography.
Asia discography
Studio albums13
Live albums35
Compilation albums13
Music videos13
EPs2
Singles23

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

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1][2] 		AUS
[3] 		UK
[4] 		GER
[5] 		JP
[6] 		NED
[7]
1982 Asia
  • Released: 8 March 1982
  • Label: Geffen
 1 13 11 6 15 10
1983 Alpha
  • Released: 26 July 1983
  • Label: Geffen
 6 46 5 11 4 9
1985 Astra
  • Released: 30 November 1985
  • Label: Geffen
 67 99 68 48 15 —
1992 Aqua
  • Released: 8 June 1992
  • Label: InsideOut Music
 — — — 51 21 —
1994 Aria
  • Released: 10 May 1994
  • Label: InsideOut Music
 — — — 89 20 —
1996 Arena
  • Released: 4 March 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: 21 March 2014
  • Label: Frontiers
 159 — 92 51 42 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums[]

Released Recorded Album details Chart positions
JP
[6]
1991 1990
  • Recorded: Olympijski Stadium, Moscow, USSR – 9 November 1990
  • Label: Rhino
 —
1997 Now: Live in Nottingham
  • Recorded: Central Studios, Nottingham, UK – 23 June 1990
  • Label: Blueprint
 —
1992
  • Recorded: Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan – 4 June 1992
  • Label: Blueprint
 —
1994 Live in Köln
  • Recorded: Alter Wartesaal, Köln, Germany – 5 October 1994
  • Label: Blueprint
 —
1992 Live in Philadelphia
  • Recorded: Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, USA – 21 November 1992
  • Label: Blueprint
 —
1999 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 1983 Alive in Hallowed Halls
  • Recorded: Pine Knob, Detroit, USA – 10 September 1983
  • Label: Zoom Club Records
 —
Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo)
  • Recorded: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – 7 December 1983
  • Label: MSI
 —
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
 —
2002 1983 Live at Budokan
  • Recorded: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – 7 December 1983
  • Label: Superior
 —
1990 Bedrock in Concert
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
 —
2002 America: Live in the USA
  • Recorded: Patriot's Theatre, New Jersey, USA – 5 October 2002
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
 —
2003 1982 Live in Buffalo
  • Recorded: Kleinhans, New York, USA – 3 May 1982
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
 —
1990 Dragon Attack
  • Recorded: Nakano SUNPLAZA, Tokyo, Japan – 29 September 1990
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
 —
Live in Hyogo
  • Recorded: Archaic Hall, Amagasaki, Japan – 24 September 1990
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
 —
1992, 1997 Different Worlds Live
  • Recorded: Town & Country Club, London, UK – 10 November 1992; Stadthalle, Brucksal, Germany – 21 September 1997
  • Label: Shakedown Records
 —
2004 1983 Live in Massachusetts '83
  • Recorded: Centrum, Worcester, USA – 19 August 1983
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
 —
2007 2006 Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 1
  • Recorded: Carling Academy, Liverpool, UK – 28 November 2006
 —
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 2
  • Recorded: Carling Academy, Glasgow, UK – 30 November 2006
 —
Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 3
  • Recorded: Shepherds Bush, London, UK – 3 December 2006
 —
2007 Fantasia: Live in Tokyo
  • Recorded: Shinjuku Koseinenkin-Hall, Tokyo, Japan – 8 March 2007
  • Label: Eagle Records
 109
2008 2008 Live in San Francisco 2008
  • Recorded: The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, USA – 5 May 2008
  • Label: The Store for Music
 —
Live in Tokyo 2008
  • Recorded: International Forum, Tokyo, Japan – 12 May 2008
  • Label: The Store for Music
 —
Live in Milwaukee 2008
  • Recorded: Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, USA – 23 April 2008
  • Label: The Store for Music
 —
Live in São Paulo 2008
  • Recorded: São Paulo, Brazil – 23 March 2008
  • Label: The Store for Music
 —
Live in Barcelona 2008
  • Recorded: Luz de Gas, Barcelona, Spain – 19 May 2008
  • Label: The Store for Music
 —
2010 1990, 2008 Live Around the World
  • Label: Music Avenue
 —
2010 At High Voltage 2010
  • Recorded: Victoria Park, London, UK – 24 July 2010
  • Label: Concert Live
 —
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 Records
 271
2011 2010 The Omega Tour Live – Live at the London Forum
  • Recorded: The London Forum, London, UK – 14 December 2010
  • Label: Concert Live
 —
2012 Resonance: The Omega Tour 2010
  • Recorded: Z7, Basel, Switzerland – 4 May 2010
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
2014 High Voltage – Live
  • Recorded: Victoria Park, London, UK – 24 July 2010
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
2015 2012 Axis XXX Live in San Francisco
  • Recorded: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, USA – 7 November 2012
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
2017 2013 Symfonia - Live in Bulgaria 2013 (with the Plovdiv Opera Orchestra)
  • Recorded: Roman Theatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – 21 September 2013
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
2021 1992, 1994, 1997 Aurora (Live)
  • Recorded: Town & Country Club, London, UK – 10 November 1992 (CD1); Stadthalle, Brucksal, Germany – 21 September 1997 (CD2); Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan – 4 June 1992; Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, USA – 21 November 1992; Alter Wartesaal, Köln, Germany – 5 October 1994 (CD3)
  • Label: Secret Records
 —
1982, 1983, 2007, 2008, 2010 The Official Bootlegs, Volume One
  • Recorded: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA – 3 May 1982; The Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA – 22 August 1983; Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil – 23 March 2007; International Forum, Tokyo, Japan – 12 May 2008; HMV Forum, London, UK – 14 December 2010
  • Label: BMG
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums[]

Year Album Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)

US
[1][2]
1990 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 —
2001 The Best of Asia Live —
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
2014 Recollections —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs[]

Year Title Chart position
JP
[6]
1986 Aurora 66
2002 Armada 1 —

[15][16][17]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[1][18] 		US Main
[19] 		GER
[20] 		UK
[4]
1982 "Heat of the Moment" 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 —
1983 "Don't Cry"
- b/w "Daylight" [airplay] 		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
1985 "Go" 46 7 — Astra
1986 "Too Late" [airplay] 30
"Wishing" — —
1990 "Days Like These" 64 2 — Then & Now
1992 "Who Will Stop the Rain" — — — — Aqua
1993 "Little Rich Boy" [D] — —
1994 "Anytime" [C] — — — Aria
2004 "Long Way from Home" [D] — — Silent Nation
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[21]

notes;

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

Music videos[]

Year Title Director(s)[22] 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
1994 "Anytime" Unknown Aria
2012 "Face on the Bridge" Unknown XXX
"Faithful" Unknown
2014 "Valkyrie" Unknown Gravitas

References[]

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  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Peak chart positions for releases charting in the UK:
  5. ^ "Asia in German charts" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
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  8. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Asia". Music Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  11. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Armada 1". www.relayer35.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Asia - Armada Platinum Exclusives - Armada 2-Geoff Downes Live at St Cyprian - Blastwaves Music Merchandise".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Asia - Armada Platinum Exclusives - Armada 3-History of Asia CD - Blastwaves Music Merchandise". blastwaves.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  18. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2.
  19. ^ "Asia Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
  20. ^ German Singles:
  21. ^ "Asia (2)".
  22. ^ "Asia – artist videography". mvdbase.com. Alex S. Garcia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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