| War discography | |
|---|---|
 The original lineup of War in 1976 | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 60 |
The Americanfunk,rock andsoul bandWar (originallyEric Burdon and War) has released eighteenstudio albums, threelive albums, sevencompilation albums, and sixtysingles.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [2] | CA [3] | AUS [4][5] | GE [6] | UK [7] | ||||
| Eric Burdon Declares "War" |
| 18 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 50 | ||
| The Black-Man's Burdon |
| 28 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 21 | ||
| War |
| 190 | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
| All Day Music |
| 16 | 6 | 53 | — | — | — | ||
| The World Is a Ghetto |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — |
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| Deliver the Word |
| 6 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — |
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| Why Can't We Be Friends? |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | 81 | — | — |
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| Love Is All Around |
| 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Platinum Jazz |
| 6 | 7 | 60 | — | — | — |
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| Galaxy |
| 15 | 6 | 12 | 53 | — | — |
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| Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 69 | 40 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Music Band |
| 41 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — |
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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] | US R&B [2] | CA [3] | |||||
| War Live |
| 13 | 1 | 17 |
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| The Music Band Live |
| — | — | — | |||
| Greatest Hits Live |
| — | — | — | |||
| Live In Japan 1974 |
| — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [10] | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] | US R&B [13] | UK [14] | |||||
| "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 byArthur Baker) - "Low Rider" (original) | — | 59 | — | ||||
| "Peace Sign" - Remixes of "Peace Sign" | 1994 | — | 64 | — | Peace Sign | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||