Traffic discography
Appearance
This is the discography of the band Traffic.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
IT [5] |
NLD [6] |
NO [7] |
US [8] | |||
Mr. Fantasy | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | ||
Traffic |
|
9 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
Last Exit |
|
— | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
John Barleycorn Must Die |
|
11 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 15 | 5 | Gold (US)[9] |
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys |
|
— | 38 | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | 7 | Platinum (US)[9] |
Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory |
|
— | 35 | 2 | — | 20 | — | — | 6 | Gold (US)[9] |
When the Eagle Flies |
|
31 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 9 | Gold (US)[9] |
Far from Home | 29 | — | — | 22 | — | 72 | — | 33 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
US [8] | ||
Welcome to the Canteen |
|
— | 49 | 23 | 26 |
On the Road |
|
40 | 51 | 43 | 29 |
Last Great Traffic Jam | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
[edit]- Best of Traffic – 1969 US #48, AUS #12
- Heavy Traffic – 1975 US #155
- More Heavy Traffic – 1975 US #193
- Smiling Phases – 1991
- Heaven Is in Your Mind - An Introduction to Traffic – 1998 (part of Island's An Introduction to... series)
- Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic – 2000 (re-released in 2007 as The Definitive Collection, part of Universal's The Definitive Collection series)
- The Collection – 2002
- 20th Century Masters - The Best of Traffic - The Millennium Collection – 2003 (part of Universal's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection series)
- Traffic Gold – 2005 (part of Universal's Gold series)
Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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UK [1] |
GER [10] |
NLD [6] |
US [8][11] |
CAN [12] | |||
1967 | "Paper Sun" | 5 | — | 12 | 94 | 4 | N/A |
"Hole in My Shoe" | 2 | 21 | 9 | — | 4 | ||
"Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" | 8 | — | 34 | — | — | Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush | |
1968 | "No Face, No Name and No Number" | 40 | — | — | — | — | Mr. Fantasy |
"Feelin' Alright" | 51[A] | — | 20 | 123 | — | Traffic | |
"Medicated Goo" | — | — | — | — | — | Last Exit | |
1970 | "Empty Pages" | — | — | — | 74 | 53 | John Barleycorn Must Die |
1971 | "Gimme Some Lovin' (Part 1)" | — | — | — | 68 | 55 | Welcome to the Canteen |
"Glad" | — | — | — | — | — | John Barleycorn Must Die | |
1972 | "Rock and Roll Stew (Part 1)" | — | — | — | 93 | 72 | The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys |
1974 | "Walking in the Wind" | — | — | — | — | — | When the Eagle Flies |
1994 | "Here Comes a Man" | 87 | 87 | — | — | 19 | Far from Home |
"Some Kinda Woman" | 81 | 64 | — | — | 62 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Guest appearances
[edit]Title | Artist | Album details | Involvement |
---|---|---|---|
Contribution | Shawn Phillips |
|
"For RFK, JFK and MLK" features Winwood - piano; Capaldi - percussion; Wood - saxophone |
Oh How We Danced | Jim Capaldi |
|
"Open Your Heart" features Winwood - organ, backing vocal; Capaldi - piano, lead vocal; Wood - saxophone; Grech - bass; Gordon - drums; Kwaku Baah - congas |
Vulcan | Chris Wood |
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"Moonchild Vulcan (live)" features Winwood - guitar; Capaldi - drums; Wood - saxophone; Gee - bass; Kwaku Baah - percussion |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Artist Chart History: Traffic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1973". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Traffic" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Traffic: Charts & Awards". United States: AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / TRAFFIC / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1992). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100, 1959–1985. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-082-2.
- ^
- For "Paper Sun": "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 9, 1967" (PDF).
- For "Hole in My Shoe": "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 4. 1967" (PDF).
- For "Empty Pages": "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 3, 1970" (PDF).
- For "Gimme Some Lovin': "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 27, 1971" (PDF).
- For "Rock and Roll Stew": "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 5, 1972" (PDF).
- For "Here Comes a Man": "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 20, 1994" (PDF).
- For "Some Kinda Woman": "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 31, 1994" (PDF).