War discography

The American funk band War (originally Eric Burdon and War) has released eighteen studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and sixty singles.

War discography
The original lineup of War in 1976
Studio albums17
Live albums3
Compilation albums8
Singles60

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[1]
US
[2]		 US
R&B
[3]
1970 Eric Burdon Declares "War" 18 47
The Black-Man's Burdon
  • As "Eric Burdon and War"
  • Label: MGM Records
 28 31
1971 War
  • Label: United Artists Records
 190 42
All Day Music
  • Label: United Artists Records
 16 6
1972 The World Is a Ghetto
  • Label: United Artists Records
 1 1
  • RIAA: Gold
1973 Deliver the Word
  • Label: United Artists Records
 6 1
  • RIAA: Gold
1975 Why Can't We Be Friends?
  • Label: United Artists Records
 8 1
  • RIAA: Gold
1976 Love Is All Around 140 —
Platinum Jazz 6 7
  • RIAA: Gold
1977 Galaxy 15 6
  • RIAA: Gold
1978 Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Label: United Artist Records
 69 40
1979 The Music Band
  • Label: MCA Records
 41 11
  • RIAA: Gold
The Music Band 2
  • Label: MCA Records
 111 34
1982 Outlaw 48 15
1983 The Music Band – Jazz
  • Label: MCA Records
 — —
Life (is So Strange)
  • Label: RCA Records
 164 36
1985 Where There's Smoke
  • Label: Coco Plum
 — —
1994 Peace Sign
  • Label: Avenue Records
 200 52
2014 Evolutionary
  • Label: UMe
  • Double album: half new music, half greatest hits
 123 37
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[1]
US
[4]		 US R&B
[3]
1973 War Live
  • Label: United Artists Records
  • Double album
 13 1
  • RIAA: Gold
1980 The Music Band Live
  • Label: MCA Records
 — —
2008 Greatest Hits Live
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Also issued as a DVD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications[1]
US
[4]		 US R&B
[3]
1976 Greatest Hits
  • Label: United Artists Records
  • Includes one new track
 6 12
  • RIAA: Platinum
Platinum Jazz 6 7
  • RIAA: Gold
1982 The Best of the Music Band
  • Label: MCA Records
 — —
1987 The Best of War... and More
  • Label: Avenue Records
  • Includes two new tracks and a remix
 156 —
  • RIAA: Platinum
1996 The Best of Eric Burdon and War
  • Label: MGM Records
  • Includes one new track
 — —
Anthology (1970–1994)
  • Label: Avenue Records
  • Double Album
 — —
1999 Grooves and Messages
  • Label: Avenue Records
  • Double album: half compilation, half remixes
 — —
2003 The Very Best of War
  • Label: Avenue Records
  • Double Album
 — —
2010 Icon: The Hits
  • Label: Far Out Records
 — —
2011 Icon 2: The Hits & More
  • Label: Far Out/Hip-O
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

This is a list of their USA singles; additional singles were issued in other countries.

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications[1] Album B-side
US
[5]		 US
R&B
[6]		 UK
[7]
1970 "Spill the Wine"
Eric Burdon & War		 3 - - Eric Burdon Declares "War" "Magic Mountain"
"They Can't Take Away Our Music"
Eric Burdon & War		 50 - - The Black-Man's Burdon "Home Cookin'" (A- or B-side)
1971 "Sun Oh Sun" - 38 - War "Lonely Feelin'"
"All Day Music" 35 18 - All Day Music "Get Down"
1972 "Slippin' into Darkness" 16 12 - "Nappy Head"
"The World Is a Ghetto" 7 3 - The World Is a Ghetto "Four Cornered Room"
"The Cisco Kid" 2 5 - "Beetles in the Bog" or
"The World Is a Ghetto"
1973 "Gypsy Man" 8 6 - Deliver the Word "Deliver the Word"
"Me and Baby Brother" 15 18 - "In Your Eyes"
1974 "Ballero" (live) 33 17 - War Live "Slippin' into Darkness" (live)
1975 "Why Can't We Be Friends?" 6 9 - Why Can't We Be Friends? "In Mazatlan"
"Low Rider" 7 1 12 "So"
1976 "Me and Baby Brother"
(reissue)		 - - 21 Deliver the Word "In Your Eyes"
"Summer" 7 4 - Greatest Hits "All Day Music"
1977 "L.A. Sunshine" 45 2 - Platinum Jazz "Slowly We Walk Together"
1978 "Galaxy" 39 5 14 Galaxy "Galaxy Part II"
"Hey Señorita" - 70 40 "Street Fighting Lady"
"Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets)" - 21 - Youngblood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) Part II"
"Sing a Happy Song" - 87 - "This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good"
1979 "Good, Good, Feelin'" 101 12 - The Music Band "Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)"
"I'm the One Who Understands" Promo only "Corns and Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)"
"Don't Take It Away" - 32 - The Music Band 2 "The Music Band 2 (We are the Music Band)"
1980 "I'll Be Around" - 96 -
1981 "Cinco De Mayo" - 90 - Outlaw "Don't Let No One Get You Down"
1982 "You Got The Power" 66 18 58 "Cinco De Mayo"
"Outlaw" 94 13 - "I'm About Somebody"
"Just Because" - - - "The Jungle (medley)"
1983 "Life (Is So Strange)" - 50 - Life (Is So Strange) "W.W. III"
1985 "Groovin'" - 79 43 Where There's Smoke "Groovin'" (instrumental)
1987 "Livin' in the Red" - 98 - The Best of War ...and More Not released as single
"Low Rider"
(Remix by Arthur Baker)		 - 59 - "Low Rider" (original)
1994 "Peace Sign" - 64 - Peace Sign Remixes of "Peace Sign"
  • 1970s: The Other Side of War Warms Your Heart (double LP of early instrumental tracks, credited to an early version of War comprising session men that apparently includes Brown, Dickerson and Jordan, with Bobby Womack guesting on guitar, released around 1973, though possibly not an official release)
  • 1992: Rap Declares War (various artists, with sampling taken from War)
  • 1997: War Stories (solo album by Lonnie Jordan, includes cover versions of six songs previously recorded by War)

References
  1. "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. "War Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. "War Album & Song Chart History (Hot R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. "War: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. "War Album & Song Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  6. "War Album & Song Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  7. Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 831. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
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