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Yes

English progressive rock band

Musical groupmusical groupQ184386

Also known as Yes!

Founded: 1968
Members / parts: Jon Anderson
, Steve Howe
, Rick Wakeman
+3 more
Genre: progressive rock
, symphonic rock
, art rock
Label: Atlantic Records
, Atco Records
, Elektra
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Formed in: London

Overview

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Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Having featured 20 full-time musicians across their history, their most notable members include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White, and keyboardists Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman, who represented Yes when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Widely regarded as progressive rock pioneers, the group have explored several musical styles and remain one of the most successful, influential, and longest-lasting acts in the genre. Their discography spans 25 studio albums, with 13.5 million Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified albums sold in the United States and more than 30 million worldwide.

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Discography

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Songs from Tsongas(2005)
The Word Is Live(2005)
Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss(2004)
Yesspeak(2004)
Yesspeak Live: The Director's Cut(2004)
Remixes(2003)
The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection(2003)
In a Word: Yes (1969–)(2002)
Magnification(2001)
Keystudio(2001)
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues(2000)
list of Yes concert tours from the 2000s to the 2010s(2000)
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues(2000)
The Best of Yes(2000)
The Ladder(1999)
Yes, Friends and Relatives(1998)
Open Your Eyes(1997)
Keys to Ascension 2(1997)
The Solution(1997)
Open Your Eyes(1997)
Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970(1997)
Keys to Ascension(1996)
Keys to Ascension(1996)
Talk(1994)
Walls(1994)
The Calling(1994)
Endless Dream(1994)
Highlights: The Very Best of Yes(1993)
Greatest Video Hits(1992)
Yesstory(1992)
YesYears(1991)
Yesyears(1991)
Union(1991)
Lift Me Up(1991)
Saving My Heart(1991)
Make It Easy(1991)
Shoot High, Aim Low(1987)
Big Generator(1987)
Big Generator(1987)
Love Will Find a Way(1987)
Rhythm of Love(1987)
9012Live(1985)
9012Live: The Solos(1985)
Hearts(1983)
City of Love(1983)
Cinema(1983)
It Can Happen(1983)
Hold On(1983)
Changes(1983)
Leave It(1983)
90125(1983)
Owner of a Lonely Heart / Our Song(1983)
Owner of a Lonely Heart(1983)
Our Song(1983)
Owner of a Lonely Heart(1983)
Classic Yes(1981)
Yesshows(1980)
Drama(1980)
Into the Lens(1980)
Cruisin'(1979)
Live in Philadelphia(1979)
Tormato(1978)
Don't Kill the Whale(1978)
Onward(1978)
On the Silent Wings of Freedom(1978)
Going for the One(1977)
Going for the One Tour(1977)
Wonderous Stories(1977)
Awaken(1977)
Yesterdays(1975)
The Gates of Delirium(1975)
Yessongs(1975)
Relayer(1974)
Tales from Topographic Oceans(1973)
list of Yes concert tours from the 1960s to the 1970s(1973)
Yessongs(1973)
2 Originals of Yes(1973)
Close to the Edge(1972)
Close to the Edge Tour(1972)
Roundabout(1972)
Close to the Edge(1972)
Siberian Khatru(1972)
And You and I(1972)
Heart of the Sunrise(1971)
Fragile(1971)
Fragile Tour(1971)
The Yes Album(1971)
Starship Trooper(1971)
Yours Is No Disgrace(1971)
I've Seen All Good People(1971)
The Yes Album Tour(1970)
Time and a Word(1970)
Yes(1969)
Sweetness(1969)
Our Song
Owner of a Lonely Heart
I’ve Seen All Good People: a. Your Move / b. All Good People
Turn of the Century
Album Series Tour
North American Tour 2015
Heaven & Earth Tour
Three Albums Tour
Fly from Here Tour
Rite of Spring Tour
In the Present Tour
35th Anniversary Tour
Full Circle Tour
Magnification Tour
Masterworks Tour
The Ladder Tour
Open Your Eyes Tour
Talk Tour
Union Tour
Big Generator Tour
90125 Tour
Drama Tour
Tormato Tour
Tales from Topographic Oceans Tour
Relayer Tour
Solo Albums Tour
Madrigal
list of Yes concert tours from the 1980s to the 1990s
Golden Age
Yesoteric
Run Through the Light
The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)
Paris Sessions
YesFamily – Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes-Today
We Agree
Topography
Time Is Time
The Solid Gold Collection
The Masterworks
Spirit of Survival
Soft As A Dove
Roundabout: The Best of Yes Live
Magnification
In The Presence Of
Homeworld
Going for the One
Give Love Each Day
Future Times/Rejoice
The Fish
Dreamtime
Don't Go
Circus of Heaven
Can You Imagine
Arriving UFO
A Venture
From a Page
50 Live
Tempus Fugit
Release, Release
Long Distance Runaround
South Side of the Sky
Yes: Live – 1975 at Q.P.R.
Machine Messiah
Symphonic Live

Members

17 linked to Yes in Wikidata

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Discography: Yes discography
Website: yesworld.com language: English
Awards: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(2017)
Member category: Category:Yes (band) members
Start of work period: 1968
Name: Yes
Different from: Yes criterion used: brand, trademark, band name or organization name refers to multiple entities
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
Has list: list of band members of Yes
Social media followers: 440,000(June 28, 2025) youtube channel id: UCJ2BSIyIU84ZtJ9MiLh0jZA
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99,681(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 301147914
223,000(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UCJ2BSIyIU84ZtJ9MiLh0jZA
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96,893(January 10, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 301147914
89,699(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 301147914
Nominations: Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal(1984) for work: 90125

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34%

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