Asia
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Asia bestography
Asia is ranked as the best album by Asia.
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Asia track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Asia rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 4 | 30/59 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 65/100 | 34 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 51 Music Albums of 1982 | 16/51 | 4 |
| 2026 | pinkfreud1981 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 40/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 68 Music Albums of 1982 | 46/68 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1982 | 49/56 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 28/90 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1982 | 87/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1982 | 45/55 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 154 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 555 | |||
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Asia ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/25/2026 22:29 |  Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2026 10:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,650 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:26 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 69.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5410): By DeckillerAsia comments
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Squonk007 08/13/2022 12:41 | #288449
It's very formulaic. At the time it seemed all the rage but over time this album hasn't aged well. It could be and should be a lot more from some of the best musicians around.
Squonk007 08/13/2022 12:41 | #288448
It's very formulaic. At the time it seemed all the rage but over time this album hasn't aged well. It could be and should be a lot more from some of the best musicians around.
teague 07/19/2021 22:13 | #271733 | TOP COMMENT
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Imagine the disappointment of hearing that four prog rock legends were forming a band only to get a collection of lukewarm pop rock songs. Even Heat of the Moment isn't good in retrospect.
Though Time Again isn't horrible, a pretty alright example of short form progressive rock songs.
Like many of you, I was disappointed when this came out because it didn't sound enough like Yes or King Crimson. No denying it's got some good tunes on it though. Without You is my pick of the bunch. They were never this good again.
Some consider this too 'poppy'. This 'supergroup' was formed from the ashes of 'Yes', 'King Crimson' and 'ELP' and given its release in 1982 could never have been 'Close to the Edge', 'Brain Salad Surgery', or 'In the Court of the Crimson King'. Granted, the album is radio friendly and delivered some fairly big hits but when you actually play it from end to end the prog influences are still there. I like the album as a whole so if you are going to buy any Asia album then I recommend this one.
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