Asia- Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes, the late John Wetton
Asia was the 1980s’ first “supergroup”, including (from left) Emerson Lake and Palmer drummer Carl Palmer, former King Crimson/Roxy Music /UK singer/ bass player the late John Wetton, Buggles vid-kid Geoff Downes on keyboards, and YES guitarist Steve Howe. Their March 1982 debut hit #1 in America on both the album sales chart and the singles for “Heat of the Moment”, plus additional hits”Only Time Will Tell”,”Wildest Dreams”, “Sole Survivor”, and “Here Comes the Feeling”. At year’s end when the figures were tabulated, Asia‘s nine weeks at #1 contributed continental-sized sales which resulted in it being the #1 seller for the year 1982!
