Asia discography

Asia discography
Releases
Studio albums 11
Live albums 20
Compilation albums 13
EPs 2
Singles 31

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

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]
UK
[2]
JAP NED
1982 Asia 1 11 15
  • US: 4× Multi-Platinum
  • UK: Gold
1983 Alpha
  • Released: July 26, 1983
  • Label: Geffen Records
6 5 4
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Silver
1985 Astra
  • Released: August 20, 1985
  • Label: Geffen Records
67 68 15
1992 Aqua 1 53
1994 Aria
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: InsideOut Music
20 89
1996 Arena
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: InsideOut Music
48
1999 Rare
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Resurgence
2001 Aura
  • Released: June 5, 2001
  • Label: Blue Storm
160 115
2004 Silent Nation
  • Released: August 30, 2004
  • Label: InsideOut Music
77
2008 Phoenix 73 166 28
2010 Omega 135 29 56
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year Title Billboard album 200[3] UK Albums Chart JP DE RIAA BPI
1990 Live in Moscow
1997 Now: Live in Nottingham
Live in Philadelphia
Live in Osaka
Live in Koln
1999 Live at the Town & Country Club
Live Acoustic
2001 The Best of Asia Live
Asia Enso Kai (Live in Tokyo)
Alive in Hallowed Halls
2002 America: Live in the USA
Quadra
Live at Budokan
Bedrock in Concert
2003 Dragon Attack
Live in Buffalo
2004 Live in Massachusetts `83
Live in Hyogo
2007 Extended Versions
Fantasia: Live in Tokyo
2010 Asia - Live Around the World
Spirit of the Night Live in Cambridge 09
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year Title Billboard album 200[4] UK Albums Chart JP DE RIAA BPI
1990 Then & Now 114 24 Gold
1996 Archiva Vol. 1
Archiva Vol. 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
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

EPs

Year Title Billboard album 200[5] UK Albums Chart JP DE RIAA BPI
1986 Aurora 66
2008 Military Man (by Asia Featuring John Payne)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[6]
US Main
[7]
GER
[8]
UK
[2]
1982 "Heat of the Moment" 4 1 7 46 Asia
"Here Comes the Feeling" 40
"Only Time Will Tell" 17 8 50 54
"Sole Survivor" 10 75 91
"Time Again" 43
"Wildest Dreams" 28
1983 "Don't Cry" 10 1 54 33 Alpha
"True Colors" 20
"The Heat Goes On" 5
"Daylight" 24
"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes" 34 25 81
1985 "Go" 46 7 Astra
1986 "Wishing"
"Too Late" 30
1990 "Days Like These" 64 2 Then & Now
"Prayin' 4 a Miracle"
1992 "Who Will Stop the Rain" Aqua
"Lay Down Your Arms"
"Heaven on Earth"
"Little Rich Boy"
"Crime of the Heart"
"Love Under Fire"
"Back in Town"
1994 "Anytime" Aria
"Summer"
"Military Man"
1996 "Turn It Around" Arena
2000 "Wherever You Are" Aura
"Estoy Listo Para Ir a Mi Casa" Non-album song
2004 "Long Way from Home" Silent Nation
"What About Love"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ allmusic ((( Asia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  2. ^ a b Peak chart positions for releases charting in the UK:
  3. ^ allmusic ((( Asia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  4. ^ allmusic ((( Asia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  5. ^ allmusic ((( Asia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  6. ^ "Asia Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/asia/chart-history/3999. Retrieved May 13, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Asia : Allmusic : Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/asia-p3579/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved May 13, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts - German Singles". Hung Medien. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/ASIA/single. Retrieved May 13, 2011.