Burning Spear discography

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Reggae artist Burning Spear started his career in 1969. This article contains the discography of the artist's albums and singles.

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Burning Spear discography
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Studio albums28
Live albums6
Compilation albums23

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Singles

Contributions

DVD

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