War discography | |
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Studio albums | 17 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Singles | 60 |
The American funk, rock and soul band War (originally Eric Burdon and War) has released eighteen studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and sixty singles.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | AUS [3] | UK [4] | ||||
Eric Burdon Declares "War" |
| 18 | 47 | — | 50 | ||
The Black-Man's Burdon |
| 28 | 31 | — | 21 | ||
War |
| 190 | 42 | — | — | ||
All Day Music |
| 16 | 6 | — | — | ||
The World Is a Ghetto |
| 1 | 1 | — | — |
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Deliver the Word |
| 6 | 1 | — | — |
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Why Can't We Be Friends? |
| 8 | 1 | 81 | — |
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Love Is All Around |
| 140 | — | — | — | ||
Platinum Jazz |
| 6 | 7 | — | — |
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Galaxy |
| 15 | 6 | 53 | — |
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Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 69 | 40 | — | — | ||
The Music Band |
| 41 | 11 | — | — |
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The Music Band 2 |
| 111 | 34 | — | — | ||
Outlaw |
| 48 | 15 | — | — | ||
The Music Band – Jazz |
| — | — | — | — | ||
Life (Is So Strange) |
| 164 | 36 | — | — | ||
Where There's Smoke |
| — | — | — | — | ||
Peace Sign |
| 200 | 52 | — | — | ||
Evolutionary |
| 123 | 37 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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US [7] | US R&B [2] | |||||
War Live |
| 13 | 1 |
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The Music Band Live |
| — | — | |||
Greatest Hits Live |
| — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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US Pop [7] | US R&B [2] | |||||
Greatest Hits |
| 6 | 12 | |||
Platinum Jazz |
| 6 | 7 |
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The Best of the Music Band |
| — | — | |||
The Best of War... and More |
| 156 | — |
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The Best of Eric Burdon and War |
| — | — | |||
Anthology (1970–1994) |
| — | — | |||
Grooves and Messages |
| — | — | |||
The Very Best of War |
| — | — | |||
Icon: The Hits |
| — | — | |||
Icon 2: The Hits & More |
| — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
This is a list of their US singles; additional singles were issued in other countries.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US [9] | US R&B [10] | UK [11] | |||||
"Spill the Wine" - "Magic Mountain" Eric Burdon & War | 1970 | 3 | — | — | Eric Burdon Declares "War" | ||
"They Can't Take Away Our Music" -"Home Cookin'" (A- or B-side) Eric Burdon & War | 50 | — | — | The Black-Man's Burdon | |||
"Sun Oh Sun" - "Lonely Feelin'" | 1971 | — | 38 | — | War | ||
"All Day Music" - "Get Down" | 35 | 18 | — | All Day Music | |||
"Slippin' into Darkness" - "Nappy Head" | 1972 | 16 | 12 | — | |||
"The World Is a Ghetto" - "Four Cornered Room" | 7 | 3 | — |
| The World Is a Ghetto | ||
"The Cisco Kid" - "Beetles in the Bog" | 2 | 5 | — |
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"Gypsy Man" - "Deliver the Word" | 1973 | 8 | 6 | — | Deliver the Word | ||
"Me and Baby Brother" - "In Your Eyes" | 15 | 18 | — | ||||
"Ballero" (Live) - "Slippin' into Darkness" (Live) | 1974 | 33 | 17 | — | War Live | ||
"Why Can't We Be Friends?" - "In Mazatlan" | 1975 | 6 | 9 | — |
| Why Can't We Be Friends? | |
"Low Rider" - "So" | 7 | 1 | 12 | ||||
"Me and Baby Brother" (reissue) - "In Your Eyes" | 1976 | — | — | 21 | Deliver the Word | ||
"Summer" - "All Day Music" | 7 | 4 | — |
| Greatest Hits | ||
"L.A. Sunshine" - "Slowly We Walk Together" | 1977 | 45 | 2 | — | Platinum Jazz | ||
"Galaxy" - "Galaxy Part II" | 1978 | 39 | 5 | 14 | Galaxy | ||
"Hey Señorita" - "Street Fighting Lady" | — | 70 | 40 | ||||
"Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets)" - "Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) Part II" | — | 21 | — | Youngblood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||
"Sing a Happy Song" - "This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good" | — | 87 | — | ||||
"Good, Good, Feelin'" - "Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)" | 1979 | 101 | 12 | — | The Music Band | ||
"I'm the One Who Understands" - "Corns and Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)" | Promo only | ||||||
"Don't Take It Away" - "The Music Band 2 (We Are the Music Band)" | — | 32 | — | The Music Band 2 | |||
"I'll Be Around" | 1980 | — | 96 | — | |||
"Cinco De Mayo" - "Don't Let No One Get You Down" | 1981 | — | 90 | — | Outlaw | ||
"You Got the Power" - "Cinco De Mayo" | 1982 | 66 | 18 | 58 | |||
"Outlaw" - "I'm About Somebody" | 94 | 13 | — | ||||
"Just Because" - "The Jungle (Medley)" | — | — | — | ||||
"Life (Is So Strange)" - "W.W. III" | 1983 | — | 50 | — | Life (Is So Strange) | ||
"Groovin'" - "Groovin'" (instrumental) | 1985 | — | 79 | 43 | Where There's Smoke | ||
"Livin' in the Red" | 1987 | — | 98 | — | The Best of War ...and More | ||
"Low Rider" (Remix by Arthur Baker) - "Low Rider" (original) | — | 59 | — | Non-album single | |||
"Peace Sign" - Remixes of "Peace Sign" | 1994 | — | 64 | — | Peace Sign | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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