Asia discography

For the discography of Asia featuring John Payne, see Asia featuring John Payne § Discography.
Asia discography
Asia performing in 2001
Studio albums13
EPs2
Live albums35
Compilation albums13
Singles23
Music videos13

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

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
  • Released: 18 March 1982
  • Label: Geffen
 11 13 6 15 10 — 1
Alpha
  • Released: 12 August 1983
  • Label: Geffen
 5 46 11 4 9 18 6
Astra
  • Released: 11 November 1985
  • Label: Geffen
 68 99 48 15 — 10 67
Aqua — — 51 21 — 20 —
Aria
  • Released: 13 June 1994
  • Label: InsideOut Music
 — — 89 20 — 31 —
Arena
  • Released: 11 March 1996
  • Label: InsideOut Music
 — — — 48 — 50 —
Rare
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Resurgence
 — — — — — — —
Aura
  • Released: 12 February 2001
  • Label: Recognition
 160 — — — — — —
Silent Nation
  • Released: 31 August 2004
  • Label: InsideOut Music
 — — 77 — — — —
Phoenix 166 — 58 27 — 75 73
Omega
  • Released: 23 April 2010
  • Label: Frontiers
 135 — 56 29 — 55 —
XXX
  • Released: 29 June 2012
  • Label: Frontiers
 69 — 33 36 — 43 134
Gravitas
  • Released: 21 March 2014
  • Label: Frontiers
 92 — 51 42 — 24 159
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[4]
Live in Moscow
  • Released: 21 December 1991[16]
  • Recorded: 9 November 1990 at Olympijski Stadium (Moscow, USSR)
  • Label: Rhino
 —
Now: Live in Nottingham
  • Released: March 1997[17]
  • Recorded: 23 June 1990 at Central Studios (Nottingham, UK)
  • Label: Blueprint
 —
Live in Osaka —
Live in Köln
  • Released: July 1997[19]
  • Recorded: 5 October 1994 at Alter Wartesaal (Cologne, Germany)
  • Label: Blueprint
 —
Live in Philadelphia —
Live at the Town & Country Club —
Live Acoustic
  • Released: November 1999[22]
  • Recorded: 21 September 1997 at Stadthalle (Bruchsal, Germany)
  • Label: Resurgence
 —
The Best of Asia Live
  • Released: October 2000[23]
  • Label: Eagle Records
 —
Alive in Hallowed Halls —
Enso Kai – Live at the Budokan, Tokyo 1983
  • Released: June 2001[25]
  • Recorded: 7 December 1983 at Budokan (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: MSI / Burning Airlines / Superior
 —
Quadra – Live Throughout The Years —
Bedrock in Concert
  • Released: 2002
  • Recorded: 1990
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
 —
America: Live in the USA —
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 Massachusetts '83
  • Released: 2004
  • Recorded: 19 August 1983 at Centrum (Worcester, US)
  • Label: Trademark of Quality
 —
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 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: 10 November 2010[27]
  • 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: 14 November 2012[28]
  • Recorded: 4 May 2010 at Z7 (Basel, Switzerland)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
Under the Bridge —
High Voltage – Live
  • Released: 6 August 2014[29]
  • Recorded: 24 July 2010 at Victoria Park (London, UK)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
Axis XXX Live in San Francisco
  • Released: 1 July 2015[30]
  • Recorded: 7 November 2012 at Regency Ballroom (San Francisco, US)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
Symfonia – Live in Bulgaria 2013 (with the Plovdiv Opera Orchestra)
  • Released: 10 February 2017[31]
  • 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: 27 May 2022[32]
  • Recorded: 6 December 1983 at the Budokan arena (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Label: BMG
 —
Asia - Live in England
  • Released: 13 March 2026[33]
  • Recorded: April 2025 at the Trading Boundaries (Sussex, England)
  • Label: Frontiers Records
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[7][8]
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
[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:

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

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

References

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  36. ^ German Singles:
  37. ^ "Asia – artist videography". mvdbase.com. Alex S. Garcia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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