Asia discography
Cataloguing of published recordings by Asia
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This article presents the discography of British progressive rock band Asia.
Studio albums13
EPs2
Live albums35
Compilation albums13
| Asia discography | |
|---|---|
Asia performing in 2001 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 35 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Music videos | 13 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [3] |
JPN [4] |
NLD [5] |
SWI [6] |
US [7][8] | |||
| Asia |
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11 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | |
| Alpha |
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5 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 6 | |
| Astra |
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68 | 99 | 48 | 15 | — | 10 | 67 | |
| Aqua |
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— | — | 51 | 21 | — | 20 | — | |
| Aria |
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— | — | 89 | 20 | — | 31 | — | |
| Arena |
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— | — | — | 48 | — | 50 | — | |
| Rare |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aura |
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160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Silent Nation |
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— | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | |
| Phoenix |
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166 | — | 58 | 27 | — | 75 | 73 | |
| Omega |
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135 | — | 56 | 29 | — | 55 | — | |
| XXX |
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69 | — | 33 | 36 | — | 43 | 134 | |
| Gravitas |
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92 | — | 51 | 42 | — | 24 | 159 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [4] | ||
| Live in Moscow | — | |
| Now: Live in Nottingham |
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| Live in Osaka |
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| Live in Köln | — | |
| Live in Philadelphia |
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| Live at the Town & Country Club |
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| Live Acoustic | — | |
| The Best of Asia Live |
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| Alive in Hallowed Halls |
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| Enso Kai – Live at the Budokan, Tokyo 1983 | — | |
| Quadra – Live Throughout The Years |
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| Bedrock in Concert |
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| America: Live in the USA |
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| Live in Buffalo |
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| Dragon Attack |
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| Live in Hyogo |
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| Different Worlds Live |
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| Live in Massachusetts '83 |
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| Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 1 |
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| Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 2 |
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| Official Bootleg – Live in the UK – Vol 3 |
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| Fantasia: Live in Tokyo |
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| Live in San Francisco 2008 |
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| Live in Tokyo 2008 |
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| Live in Milwaukee 2008 |
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| Live in São Paulo 2008 |
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| Live in Barcelona 2008 |
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| Classic Airwaves |
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| Live Around the World |
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| At High Voltage 2010 |
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| Spirit of the Night: The Phoenix Tour Live in Cambridge 2009 | 271 | |
| The Omega Tour Live – Live at the London Forum |
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| Resonance: The Omega Tour 2010 | — | |
| Under the Bridge |
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| High Voltage – Live |
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| Axis XXX Live in San Francisco |
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| Symfonia – Live in Bulgaria 2013 (with the Plovdiv Opera Orchestra) | — | |
| Aurora (Live) |
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| The Official Bootlegs, Volume One |
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| Asia in Asia – Live at The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983 |
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| Asia - Live in England |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [7][8] | |||
| Then & Now | 1990 | 114 |
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| 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
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7][34] |
US Main [35] |
GER [36] |
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 | |||
| "True Colors" [airplay] | — | 20 | — | — | |||||
| "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" | 34 | 25 | — | 81 | |||||
| "The Heat Goes On" [A] | 1984 | — | 5 | — | — | ||||
| "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:
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s)[37] | 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 |
| 1989 | "Prayin' For a Miracle" | Unknown | Then & Now |
| 1990 | "Days Like These" | 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 |