Yes (band) / discography

Yes at the Lifestyles Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio, 2008

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British rock band Yes . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 16.5 million records to date, over 1.5 million of them in her home country alone. The most successful release of Yes is the album 90125 with over 3.6 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1969	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	38th in Australia
1970	Time and a Word	-	-	-	UK45 (3 weeks) UK	-
1971	The Yes album	-	-	-	UK4th silver (34 weeks)UK	US40 platinum (50 weeks)US	Entry into the US chart in 1972
	Fragile	-	-	-	UK7th platinum (16 weeks)UK	US4th × 2 Double platinum (46 weeks)US	Entry into the US chart in 1972
1972	Close to the edge	DE36 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th platinum (13 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (32 weeks)US
1973	Tales from Topographic Oceans	DE26 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	UK1 gold (17 weeks)UK	US6th gold (27 weeks)US
1974	Relayer	DE27 (28 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4 (11 weeks) UK	US5 gold (16 weeks)US
1977	Going for the one	DE6 (20 weeks) DE	-	-	UK1 gold (28 weeks)UK	US8th gold (21 weeks)US
1978	Tormato	DE36 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK8th gold (11 weeks)UK	US10 platinum (14 weeks)US
1980	drama	DE50 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK2 silver (8 weeks)UK	US18 (19 weeks) US
1983	90125	DE2 platinum (25 weeks)DE	AT9 gold (12 weeks)AT	CH3 (22 weeks) CH	UK16 gold (28 weeks)UK	US5 × 3 Triple platinum (53 weeks)US	Grammy for the track Cinema (Best Rock Instrumental Performance)
1987	Big generator	DE25 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH22 (3 weeks) CH	UK17 (5 weeks) UK	US15th platinum (30 weeks)US
1991	union	DE15 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH16 (7 weeks) CH	UK7 (6 weeks) UK	US15th gold (19 weeks)US
1994	Talk	DE45 (10 weeks) DE	-	CH29 (7 weeks) CH	UK20 (4 weeks) UK	US33 (8 weeks) US
1997	Open your eyes	-	-	-	-	US151 (1 week) US
1999	The Ladder	DE38 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK36 (1 week) UK	US99 (2 weeks) US
2001	Magnification	DE64 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK71 (1 week) UK	US186 (1 week) US
2011	Fly from here	DE16 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH39 (3 weeks) CH	UK30 (2 weeks) UK	US36 (3 weeks) US
2014	Heaven & Earth	DE23 (2 weeks) DE	AT56 (1 week) AT	CH29 (1 week) CH	UK20 (1 week) UK	US26 (2 weeks) US
2019	From a page	DE? (? Where.) DE	AT? (? Where.) AT	CH? (? Where.) CH	UK? (? Where.) UK	US? (? Where.) US	Previously unreleased songs from 2008 to 2011

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More studio albums

• 2004: Keystudio (Contains the studio recordings of Keys to Ascension 1 & 2 )
• 2011: Astral Traveler
• 2008: Yes + Friends

Concert albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1973	Yessongs	DE28 gold (48 weeks)DE	-	-	UK7 (13 weeks) UK	US12 platinum (32 weeks)US
1981	Yesshows	-	-	-	UK22nd silver (8 weeks)UK	US43 (12 weeks) US
1985	9012Live: The Solos	-	-	-	UK44 (3 weeks) UK	US81 (11 weeks) US	Chart entry in UK only 1986
1996	Keys to Ascension	-	-	-	UK48 (2 weeks) UK	US99 (1 week) US	Recorded on March 4, 1996 at the Fremont Theater , San Luis Obispo
1997	Keys to Ascension 2	-	-	-	UK62 (1 week) UK	-
2015	Like It Is - At the Mesa Arts Center	DE96 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	Taken on August 12, 2014 in Mesa , Arizona
2018	Live at the Apollo	DE26 (3 weeks) DE	AT71 (1 week) AT	CH43 (1 week) CH	UK60 (1 week) UK	-	feat. Jon Anderson , Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman
2019	Yes 50 Live	DE62 (1 week) DE	-	CH84 (1 week) CH	-	-

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More concert albums

• 1997: Something's Coming / Beyond and Before (BBC footage from 1969 to 1970)
• 2000: House of Yes - Live from House of Blues
• 2005: The Word Is Live (3-CD compilation from 1970 to 1988; partly contains tracks that YES only played live)
• 2011: In the Present - Live from Lyon
• 2014: Songs from Tsongas - YES 35th Anniversary Concert (3 CD Set - Live 2004)
• 2014: Like It Is - Live at the Bristol Hippodrome (2 CDs + DVD)
• 2015: Like It Is - Live at Mesa Arts Center (2 CDs + DVD)
• 2017: Topographic Drama - Live across America (2 CDs or 3 LPs)

Compilations and rarities

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1975	Yesterdays	-	-	-	UK27 (7 weeks) UK	US17 (12 weeks) US	Compilation of the first two albums, including Paul Simons America
1982	Classic Yes	-	-	-	UK- silver UK	US142 platinum (5 weeks)US
2003	The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection	-	-	-	UK10 gold (7 weeks)UK	US131 (1 week) US	Chart entry in the USA only in 2004
2015	Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two	DE57 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK64 (1 week) UK	-
	Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two	DE85 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-
2018	The Steven Wilson Remixes	DE86 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-

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More compilations

• 1973: 2 Originals of Yes (double album; contains the first two albums in one cover)
• 1976: Yes Solos (promo compilation of the first solo albums by Anderson, Squire, White, Howe and Moraz)
• 1977: Yes - An Evening with Jon Anderson (Promo Interview Album; Anderson)
• 1991: Yesyears (4 CDs)
• 1992: Yesstory (2 CDs - excerpt from Yesyears )
• 1993: Highlights - The Very Best of Yes (US:gold)
• 1993: Affirmative: The Yes Solo Family Album (compilation of the solo albums by Anderson, Squire, Bruford, White, Banks, Howe, Rabin, Wakeman, Moraz; as well as the band albums Jon & Vangelis with Anderson and Badger with Ka: )
• 1993: Symphonic Music of Yes
• 1994: Yes - Active (Talk Album plus bonus material on CD-ROM)
• 1998: Yes, Friends and Relatives (2 CDs; highlights from solo albums by the band members)
• 2000: The Masterworks - Mix Your Own CD
• 2000: The Best Of
• 2001: Keystudio (remixes of all studio songs from Keys to Ascension 1 & 2)
• 2002: Yestoday
• 2002: In a Word - Yes (5 CDs)
• 2013: The Studio Albums 1969–1987

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1971	Your Move The Yes album	-	-	-	-	US40 (14 weeks) US
1972	Roundabout Fragile	-	-	-	-	US13 (13 weeks) US
	America Yesterdays	-	-	-	-	US46 (7 weeks) US
	And You and I (Part II) Close to the Edge	-	-	-	-	US42 (7 weeks) US
1977	Wonderous Stories Going for the One	-	-	-	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	-
	Going for the One Going for the One	-	-	-	UK24 (4 weeks) UK	-
1978	Don't kill the whale tormato	-	-	-	UK36 (4 weeks) UK	-
1983	Owner of a Lonely Heart 90125	DE10 (17 weeks) DE	AT17 (2 weeks) AT	CH11 (13 weeks) CH	UK28 silver (11 weeks)UK	US1 (23 weeks) US
1984	Leave It 90125	-	-	-	UK56 (5 weeks) UK	US24 (15 weeks) US
	It Can Happen 90125	-	-	-	-	US51 (7 weeks) US
1987	Love Will Find a Way Big Generator	-	-	-	UK73 (2 weeks) UK	US30 (19 weeks) US
	Rhythm of Love Big Generator	-	-	-	-	US40 (12 weeks) US
1991	Lift Me Up Union	-	-	-	-	US86 (5 weeks) US
2005	Owner of a Lonely Heart	DE36 (8 weeks) DE	AT56 (1 week) AT	CH49 (7 weeks) CH	UK9 (13 weeks) UK	-	Max Graham vs. Yes

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More singles

• 1969: Sweetness
• 1970: Looking Around
• 1970: Sweet Dreams
• 1970: Time and a Word
• 1971: I've Seen All Good People
• 1971: Yours Is No Disgrace
• 1971: The Clap
• 1971: Something Is Coming
• 1975: Soon
• 1980: Into the Lens (I Am a Camera)
• 1980: Does It Really Happen?
• 2011: We Can Fly

Video albums

• 1973: Yessongs
• 1987: 9012 Live: The Solos
• 1989: In the Big Dream - A Video Compilation
• 1991: Yesyears - Retrospective
• 1991: Greatest Video Hits
• 1996: Keys to Ascension
• 1996: Live in Philadelphia 1979
• 1998: Live 1975 at QPR Vol. 1
• 1998: Live 1975 at QPR Vol. 2
• 2002: Symphonic Live
• 2003: Yesspeak (Tour DVD)
• 2003: House of Yes - Live from the House of Blues (DVD)
• 2004: Yes Acoustic (DVD of the live broadcast in several American cinemas)
• 2005: Songs from Tsongas - The 35 ^th Anniversary Concert 2004 (DVD)
• 2008: Yes - Live at Montreux 2003 (BD)
• 2009: Yes - Live in Chile 1994 (DVD runtime 143 min, 17 tracks, stereo 2.0)
• 2011: Yes - Union Tour Live (Deluxe 2 DVDs + 2 CDs) Gonzo Multimedia Media Group
• 2018: Yes featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman - Live at the Apollo (DVD / BD)

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK2UK US-US Top 10 albums DE2DE AT2AT CH1CH UK11UK US7thUS Albums in the charts DE17thDE AT2AT CH7thCH UK24UK US24US

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US1US Top 10 singles DE1DE AT-AT CH-CH UK2UK US1US Singles in the charts DE2DE AT2AT CH2CH UK7thUK US10US

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Argentina 1993: for the album 90125  France 1980: for the album Going for the One 1983: for the album Relayer 1984: for the album 90125  Canada 1976: for the album Yessongs  Netherlands 1984: for the album 90125

Platinum record  Canada 1977: for the album Close to the Edge 2007: for the video album Symphonic Live 2007: for the video album 9012Live: The Solos 2 × platinum record  Canada 1984: for the album 90125

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	-	30,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Germany (BVMI)	-	gold1	platinum1	750,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	-	3 × gold3	-	300,000	infodisc.fr
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	5 × platinum5	370,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	-	50,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.at
United States (RIAA)	-	5 × gold5	11 × platinum11	13,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2	1,540,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	18 × gold18th	19 × platinum19th

additional

• See also : Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: Chartsurfer DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ ^{a b c} The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

Web links

• Yes at Allmusic (English)
• Yes at Discogs (English)