Traffic discography

Here is the discography of the band Traffic.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	GER ^[4]	IT ^[5]	NLD ^[6]	NO ^[7]	US ^[8]	Certifications
Mr. Fantasy	Released: December 1967 Label: Island (ILPS 9061) Format: LP Released as Heaven Is in Your Mind in US Released as Reaping in Canada	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	88
Traffic	Released: 20 September 1968^[9] Label: Island (ILPS 9081) Format: LP	9	—	15	—	—	—	—	17
Last Exit	Released: May 1969 Label: Island (ILPS 9097) Format: LP	—	N/a	31	—	—	—	—	19
John Barleycorn Must Die	Released: July 1970 Label: Island (ILPS 9116) Format: LP	11	14	6	—	—	5	15	5	Gold (US)^[10]
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys	Released: November 1971 Label: Island (ILPS 9180) Format: LP	—	38	17	48	—	—	—	7	Platinum (US)^[10]
Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory	Released: February 1973 Label: Island (ILPS 9224) Format: LP	—	35	2	—	20	—	—	6	Gold (US)^[10]
When the Eagle Flies	Released: September 1974 Label: Island (ILPS 9273) Format: LP	31	43	16	—	—	—	—	9	Gold (US)^[10]
Far from Home	Released: 9 May 1994 Label: Virgin (CDV 2727) Format: CD	29	—	—	22	—	72	—	33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	US ^[8]
Welcome to the Canteen	Released: September 1971 Label: Island (ILPS 9166) Format: LP	—	49	23	26
On the Road	Released: October 1973 Label: Island (ISLD 2) Format: LP	40	51	43	29
Last Great Traffic Jam	Released: 8 November 2005 Label: Epic Format: CD/DVD	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

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

Year	Title	Peak chart positions					Album
Year	Title	UK ^[1]	GER ^[11]	NLD ^[6]	US ^[8]^[12]	CAN ^[13]	Album
1967	"Paper Sun"	5	—	12	94	4	N/A
	"Hole in My Shoe"	2	21	9	—	4	N/A
	"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
1971	"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
1994	"Some Kinda Woman"	81	64	—	—	62	Far from Home
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest appearances

Title	Artist	Album details	Involvement
Contribution	Shawn Phillips	Released: 1970 Format: LP	"For RFK, JFK and MLK" features Winwood - piano; Capaldi - percussion; Wood - saxophone
Oh How We Danced	Jim Capaldi	Released: 1972 Format: LP	"Open Your Heart" features Winwood - organ, backing vocal; Capaldi - piano, lead vocal; Wood - saxophone; Grech - bass; Gordon - drums; Kwaku Baah - congas
Vulcan	Chris Wood	Released: 2008 Format: CD	"Moonchild Vulcan (live)" features Winwood - guitar; Capaldi - drums; Wood - saxophone; Gee - bass; Kwaku Baah - percussion

Notes

^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

References

^ ^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.
^ "Traffic single set, December concerts" (PDF). New Musical Express. 7 September 1968. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Record producer Jimmy Miller decided on Tuesday to release "Feelin' Alright" as the group's next single, to be rush released next week. It is a Dave Mason composition from the LP Traffic, which Island issues on September 20.
^ ^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. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1992). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100, 1959–1985. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-082-2.
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- 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).

[fn2-14] Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

[UK-1] "Artist Chart History: Traffic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[aus-2] 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.

[RPM-3] "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004.

[4] "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[5] "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1973". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[NL-6] "Traffic" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[7] "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[AM-8] "Traffic: Charts & Awards". United States: AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[9] "Traffic single set, December concerts" (PDF). New Musical Express. 7 September 1968. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Record producer Jimmy Miller decided on Tuesday to release "Feelin' Alright" as the group's next single, to be rush released next week. It is a Dave Mason composition from the LP Traffic, which Island issues on September 20.

[RIAA-10] "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.

[11] "Chartverfolgung / TRAFFIC / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[12] Whitburn, Joel (1992). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100, 1959–1985. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-082-2.

[13] 
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).

[15] For "Paper Sun": "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 9, 1967" (PDF).

[16] For "Hole in My Shoe": "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 4. 1967" (PDF).

[17] For "Empty Pages": "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 3, 1970" (PDF).

[18] For "Gimme Some Lovin': "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 27, 1971" (PDF).

[19] For "Rock and Roll Stew": "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 5, 1972" (PDF).

[20] For "Here Comes a Man": "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 20, 1994" (PDF).

[21] For "Some Kinda Woman": "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 31, 1994" (PDF).

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Traffic
Steve Winwood Jim Capaldi Chris Wood Dave Mason Ric Grech Jim Gordon Rebop Kwaku Baah Roger Hawkins David Hood Barry Beckett Rosko Gee Randall Bramblett Michael McEvoy Walfredo Reyes Jr.
Studio albums	Mr. Fantasy Traffic Last Exit John Barleycorn Must Die The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory When the Eagle Flies Far from Home
Live albums	Welcome to the Canteen On the Road The Last Great Traffic Jam
Compilations	Best of Traffic Smiling Phases Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic Gold
Songs	"Paper Sun" "Hole in My Shoe" "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" "Dear Mr. Fantasy" "Feelin' Alright?" "John Barleycorn" "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"
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