This article presents the discography of British progressive rock band Asia.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UKPeak chart positions for releases charting in the UK: AUS GER JPN NLD SWI US Asia Released: 18 March 1982 Label: Geffen 11 13 6 15 10 — 1 AUS: Gold CAN: 3× Platinum FRA: Gold JP: Platinum SWI: Gold UK: Gold US: 4× Platinum Alpha Released: 12 August 1983 Label: Geffen 5 46 11 4 9 18 6 CAN: Platinum JP: 2 x Platinum UK: Silver US: Platinum Astra Released: 11 November 1985 Label: Geffen 68 99 48 15 — 10 67 Aqua Released: 8 June 1992 Label: InsideOut Music — — 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 Released: 11 April 2008 Label: Frontiers 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 Indigo Released: 6 November 2026 Label: Frontiers — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPN Live in Moscow Released: 21 December 1991 Recorded: 9 November 1990 at Olympijski Stadium (Moscow, USSR) Label: Rhino— Now: Live in Nottingham Released: March 1997 Recorded: 23 June 1990 at Central Studios (Nottingham, UK) Label: Blueprint— Live in Osaka Released: May 1997 Recorded: 4 June 1992 at Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Osaka, Japan) Label: Blueprint— Live in Köln Released: July 1997 Recorded: 5 October 1994 at Alter Wartesaal (Cologne, Germany) Label: Blueprint— Live in Philadelphia Released: November 1997 Recorded: 21 November 1992 at Chestnut Cabaret (Philadelphia, US) Label: Blueprint— Live at the Town & Country Club Released: October 1999 Recorded: 10 November 1992 at Town & Country Club (London, UK) Label: Resurgence— Live Acoustic Released: November 1999 Recorded: 21 September 1997 at Stadthalle (Bruchsal, Germany) Label: Resurgence— The Best of Asia Live Released: October 2000 Label: Eagle Records— Alive in Hallowed Halls Released: March 2001 Recorded: 10 September 1983 at Pine Knob Music Theatre (Detroit, US) Label: Zoom Club Records— Enso Kai – Live at the Budokan, Tokyo 1983 Released: June 2001 Recorded: 7 December 1983 at Budokan (Tokyo, Japan) Label: MSI / Burning Airlines / Superior— Quadra – Live Throughout 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 Released: 2003 Recorded: 3 May 1982 at Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo, US) Label: Trademark of Quality— 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 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 Released: 2007 Recorded: 3 December 2006 at Shepherd's Bush Empire (London, UK)— Fantasia: Live in Tokyo Released: 21 June 2007 Recorded: 8 March 2007 at Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan) Label: Eagle Records109 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 Recorded: 9 August 2009 at Haggis Farm Polo Club (Cambridge, UK) Label: Frontiers Records271 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 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: 6 August 2014 Recorded: 24 July 2010 at Victoria Park (London, UK) Label: Frontiers Records— Axis XXX Live in San Francisco Released: 1 July 2015 Recorded: 7 November 2012 at Regency Ballroom (San Francisco, US) Label: Frontiers Records— Symfonia – Live in Bulgaria 2013 Released: 10 February 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: 27 May 2022 Recorded: 6 December 1983 at the Budokan arena (Tokyo, Japan) Label: BMG— Asia - Live in England Released: 13 March 2026 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 Then & Now 1990 114US: Gold 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 Aurora Released: 198666Armada 1 Released: 2002 —
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US Main GERGerman Singles:
UK "Heat of the Moment" 1982 4 1 7 46 Asia "Wildest Dreams" [airplay] — 28 — — "Only Time Will Tell" - b/w "Time Again" [airplay] 17— 843 50— 54— "Here Comes the Feeling" [airplay] — 40 — — "Sole Survivor" — 10 75 — "Don't Cry" - b/w "Daylight" [airplay] 1983 10— 124 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 YearTitleDirector(s)Album1982"Heat of the Moment"Kevin Godley, Lol CremeAsia"Only Time Will Tell""Wildest Dreams"John Doyle1983"Don't Cry"Brian GrantAlpha"The Smile Has Left Your Eyes"1985"Go"UnknownAstra1989"Prayin' For a Miracle"UnknownThen & Now1990"Days Like These"Unknown1991"Kari-Anne"UnknownLive in Moscow1992"Who Will Stop the Rain"UnknownAqua1994"Anytime"UnknownAria2012"Face on the Bridge"UnknownXXX"Faithful"Unknown2014"Valkyrie"UnknownGravitas2026"The Traveller (Into The Light)"UnknownIndigo"Echo Of You"UnknownArcadiaUnknown
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