| War discography | |
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The original lineup of War in 1976
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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" |
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18 | 47 | — | 50 | ||
| The Black-Man's Burdon |
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28 | 31 | — | 21 | ||
| War |
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190 | 42 | — | — | ||
| All Day Music |
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16 | 6 | — | — | ||
| The World Is a Ghetto |
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1 | 1 | — | — |
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| Deliver the Word |
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6 | 1 | — | — |
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| Why Can't We Be Friends? |
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8 | 1 | 81 | — |
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| Love Is All Around |
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140 | — | — | — | ||
| Platinum Jazz |
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6 | 7 | — | — |
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| Galaxy |
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15 | 6 | 53 | — |
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| Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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69 | 40 | — | — | ||
| The Music Band |
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41 | 11 | — | — |
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| The Music Band 2 |
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111 | 34 | — | — | ||
| Outlaw |
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48 | 15 | — | — | ||
| The Music Band – Jazz |
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— | — | — | — | ||
| Life (Is So Strange) |
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164 | 36 | — | — | ||
| Where There's Smoke |
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— | — | — | — | ||
| Peace Sign |
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200 | 52 | — | — | ||
| Evolutionary |
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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 |
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13 | 1 |
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| The Music Band Live |
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| Greatest Hits Live |
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— | — | |||
| "—" 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 |
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6 | 12 | |||
| Platinum Jazz |
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6 | 7 |
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| The Best of the Music Band |
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— | — | |||
| The Best of War... and More |
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156 | — |
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| The Best of Eric Burdon and War |
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— | — | |||
| Anthology (1970–1994) |
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— | — | |||
| Grooves and Messages |
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— | — | |||
| The Very Best of War |
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— | — | |||
| Icon: The Hits |
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— | — | |||
| Icon 2: The Hits & More |
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— | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
This is a list of their USA 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 | — |
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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 | — |
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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 | — |
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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)" |
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| "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 | ||
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