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<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">'''Third World''' are a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica Jamaican] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae reggae] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_(music) band] formed in 1973. Their sound is influenced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music soul], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_music funk] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_music disco]. Although they have undergone several lineup changes, Stephen "Cat" Coore and Richard Daley have been constant members, and singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Rugs William "Bunny Rugs" Clarke] has been with them since 1976, singing on all but their debut album.</p>
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==Contents==
<span class="toctoggle" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:11px;"> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)# hide]] </span>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#History 1 History]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#Musical_style 2 Musical style]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#Discography 3 Discography]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#Singles 3.1 Singles]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#Albums 3.2 Albums]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#References 4 References]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#External_links 5 External links]
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==History<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World_(band)&action=edit§ion=1 edit]]</span>==
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Third World started when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument keyboard] player [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cooper_(musician) Michael "Ibo" Cooper] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist guitarist] (and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello cellist]) Stephen "Cat" Coore (son of former Deputy Prime Minister [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Coore&action=edit&redlink=1 David Coore]), who had originally played in The Alley Cats then [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Circle_(reggae_band) Inner Circle], subsequently left to form their own band along with Inner Circle [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer singer] Milton "Prilly" Hamilton.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Barrow_2-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Barrow-2 [2]]</sup> They recruited bassist Richard Daley, formerly of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Boothe Ken Boothe]'s band and Tomorrow's Children, and added drummer Carl Barovier and former Inner Circle percussionist Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett before making their live debut in early 1974.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">After recording some tracks with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chung Geoffrey Chung] which were not released, the band's first single was the self-produced "Railroad Track" (1974).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup> In their early days they played primarily in Kingston's hotels and nightclubs and (along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wailers The Wailers]) supported [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jackson_Five The Jackson Five] when they played at the Jamaican National Stadium.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">They were soon signed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Records Island Records] and toured Europe with The Wailers.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-4" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup> The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1976. The album included a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version cover] of "Satta Massagana", originally performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abyssinians The Abyssinians], which became a local [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_record hit]. Hamilton and Barovier were replaced by singer (and another former Inner Circle member) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Rugs Wlliam "Bunny Rugs" Clarke] and drummer Willie Stewart before the recording of their second album, ''96° in the Shade'' (1977), which included several local hits. Notable among its eight tracks were "1865 (96° in the Shade)", "Rhythm of Life" and the album's only cover, "Dreamland", written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Wailer Bunny Wailer].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-5" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup> They played in front of 80,000 people at the Smile Jamaica festival in 1976.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-6" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 1977 the band collaborated with psychiatrist Frederick Hickling on the ''Explanitations'' show which was performed at Kingston's Little Theatre early the following year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hickling_3-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Hickling-3 [3]]</sup></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Third World's greatest success came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, peaking with their cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O%27Jays The O'Jays]' "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_That_We_Found_Love Now That We Found Love]" from their third album ''Journey to Addis'', a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_single hit single] on both sides of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic] in 1978, reaching the top ten in the UK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-7" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup> ''Journey to Addis'' became a top thirty hit album in the UK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-8" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup> They had first met [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] in Jamaica in 1976 and the single prompted him to perform with them at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae_Sunsplash Reggae Sunsplash]festival in 1981 in the wake of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley Bob Marley]'s death, playing his tribute to Marley, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Blaster_(Jammin%27) Master Blaster]".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Darling_4-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Darling-4 [4]]</sup> Third World went on to perform several times at the festival, and they also took part in the 'Reggae Sunsplash USA' tour in 1985.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Bishop_5-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Bishop-5 [5]]</sup>Wonder also wrote, along with Melody A McCully, their 1982 hit "Try Jah Love", which brought them further exposure in North America.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-10" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Griffin_6-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Griffin-6 [6]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Holden_7-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Holden-7 [7]]</sup> They were also guests during the third season of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_City_Television SCTV].</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Amid claims of artistic differences "Carrot" split from the band in the mid-1980s.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-11" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup> The resulting five-piece band then went on to record more commercial tunes such as "Sense of Purpose", "Reggae Ambassador", "Forbidden Love" and "Committed".</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Their version of "Now That We've Found Love" was used as the basis of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_D Heavy D]'s 1991 hit rap version.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Adams_8-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Adams-8 [8]]</sup> In 1992 they returned to work with Stephen Stewart and Geoffrey Chung on the album ''Committed''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Adams_8-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Adams-8 [8]]</sup></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Despite several more line-up changes, including the departures of Cooper and Stewart, and a decline in mainstream success, the band is still recording and performing up to the present day, including in front of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] audience at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup_2007 Cricket World Cup 2007] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup_2007_Opening_Ceremony Opening Ceremony] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trelawny_Parish Trelawny].</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 2008 the band received a lifetime achievement award from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Drew_University&action=edit&redlink=1 Charles Drew University].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Cooke_9-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Cooke-9 [9]]</sup></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 2013 the group completed a 40th anniversary world tour; Illness forced Clarke to miss some of the shows, with A J Brown standing in as lead vocalist.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Walters1308_10-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Walters1308-10 [10]]</sup></p>
==Musical style<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World_(band)&action=edit§ion=2 edit]]</span>==
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">While the band played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_reggae roots reggae], they have also incorporated other styles into their music, and it was the initial influence of The Wailers that prompted the formation of the band to take on a new direction that combined reggae with other genres.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson_1-12" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Thompson-1 [1]]</sup> The pop-oriented sound has given rise to criticism of the band over the years, with reggae purists uncomfortable with their incorporation of American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music soul] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B R&B] into their sound.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Griffin_6-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Griffin-6 [6]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Darling_4-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Darling-4 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vleck_11-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Vleck-11 [11]]</sup> The band have played also folk-pop, hard rock, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova bossa nova], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap_music rap], light pop-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz jazz], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-wop doo-wop] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_music calypso].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Holden_7-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Holden-7 [7]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wartofsky_12-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Wartofsky-12 [12]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Bordowitz_13-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Bordowitz-13 [13]]</sup> Their style has been described as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae_fusion reggae fusion].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Adams_8-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Adams-8 [8]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Saunders_14-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Saunders-14 [14]]</sup> Singer Bunny Rugs described the band's sound: "Strictly a reggae band, no. Definitely a reggae band, yes."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Adams_8-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Adams-8 [8]]</sup> Guitarist Cat Coore said of their music: "The hybrid of various types of music is a natural thing because, by growing up in Jamaica, we know the direct roots of reggae and ska. At the same time we live in a country where you get to hear Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and all the R&B artists."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Darling_4-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Darling-4 [4]]</sup> Bassist Richard Daley said "we took roots reggae music and put branches on top of it".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Darling_4-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-Darling-4 [4]]</sup></p>
==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World_(band)&action=edit§ion=3 edit]]</span>==
===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World_(band)&action=edit§ion=4 edit]]</span>===
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|+List of singles, with selected chart positions
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Label
! colspan="2" scope="col"|Peak chart positions
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! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart UK]
! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100 US]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Railroad Track"
|1975
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"96º In The Shade"
|1977
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_That_We_Found_Love Now That We Found Love]"
|1978
|Island
|10
|47
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Cool Meditation"
|1979
|Island
|17
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"One Cold Vibe (Couldn't Stop Dis Ya Boogie)"
|1979
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Tonight for Me"
|1979
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"The Story's Been Told"
|1979
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Talk to Me"
|1979
|Island
|54
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Always Around"
|1979
|Jah's Music/Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Street Fighting"
|1980
|Cav Lip
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Now That We've Found Love"
|1980
|Mango
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Rooths With Quality"
|198?
|Observers
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Dancing on the Floor (Hooked on Love)"
|1981
|CBS
|10
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Standing in the Rain"
|1981
|CBS
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Try Jah Love"
|1982
|CBS
|47
|101
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"You're Playing Us Too Close"
|1982
|Columbia
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Ride On"
|1982
|CBS
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Love Is Out to Get You"
|1983
|CBS
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Lagos Jump"
|1983
|CBS
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Sense of Purpose"
|1985
|CBS
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"One More Time"
|1985
|CBS
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"One to One"
|1985
|Columbia
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Now That We Found Love" (re-issue)
|1985
|Island
|22<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_.26_Albums_15-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_.26_Albums-15 [15]]</sup>
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Hold On To Love"
|1987
|CBS
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Over Due"
|1987
|Jah's Music
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"The Spirit Lives"
|1987
|Columbia
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"It's the Same Old Song"
|1989
|Mercury
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Forbidden Love"
|1989
|Mercury
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Live in the Balance"
|1991
|Jah's Music
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Committed"
|1992
|Mercury
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Talk To Me"
|1994
|Great Jones
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Now That We Found Love" (re-issue)
|1996
|Big Time International
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Dem Man Deh"
|1996
|Taxi
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Baltimore"
|1997
|Taxi
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Reggae Party" feat. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_(musician) Shaggy]
|1999
|Eagle
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Dread Eyes"
|2000
|Reggae Blitz
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"Ya Ya Ya Jamaica"
|2001
|BMG
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|"96 Degrees Cover (2nd Generation)" feat. Stephen & Damian Marley
|2011
|Third World Music Group
|—
|—
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:12px;"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}
===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World_(band)&action=edit§ion=5 edit]]</span>===
;Studio albums
{| border="1" class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:13px;margin-right:0px;border-color:rgb(170,170,170);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;text-align:center;"
|+List of albums, with selected chart positions
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Label
! colspan="2" scope="col"|Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart UK]
! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_200 US]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Third World''
|1976
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Records Island]
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''96° in the Shade''
|1977
|Island
|—
|203
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Journey to Addis''
|1978
|Island
|30
|55
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''The Story's Been Told''
|1979
|Island
|—
|157
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Arise in Harmony''
|1980
|Island
|—
|206
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Rock the World''
|1981
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records CBS]
|37
|186
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''You've Got the Power''
|1982
|Columbia
|87
|63
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''All the Way Strong''
|1983
|CBS
|—
|137
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Sense of Purpose''
|1985
|CBS
|—
|119
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Hold On to Love''
|1987
|Columbia
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Serious Business''
|1989
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Records Mercury]
|—
|107
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Rock the World''
|1990
|Columbia
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Committed''
|1992
|Mercury
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Live It Up''
|1995
|Bud Music
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Generation Coming''
|1999
|Déclic Communication
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''The Story's Been Told''
|1999
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Ain't Givin' Up''
|2003
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanachie_Records Shanachie]
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Riddim Haffa Rule''
|2004
|Music Avenue
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Black Gold Green''
|2006
|Nocturne
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Patriots''
|2010
|Third World Music Group
|—
|—
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:12px;"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}
<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_.26_Albums_15-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World_(band)#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_.26_Albums-15 [15]]</sup></p>
;Live albums
{| border="1" class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:13px;margin-right:0px;border-color:rgb(170,170,170);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;text-align:center;"
|+List of albums, with selected chart positions
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Label
! colspan="2" scope="col"|Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart UK]
! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_200 US]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Prisoner in the Street''
|1980
|Island
|—
|186
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Dedicated To Stevie Wonder''
|1982
|Buccaneer
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Third World Live''
|2001
|Tabou 1
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Live in Hawaii & Jamaica''
|2002
|Tabou 1
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Music Hall In Concert''
|2007
|Membran Music
|—
|—
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:12px;"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}
;Compilations
{| border="1" class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:13px;margin-right:0px;border-color:rgb(170,170,170);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;text-align:center;"
|+List of albums, with selected chart positions
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Label
! colspan="2" scope="col"|Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart UK]
! scope="col"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_200 US]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Reggae Greats''
|1985
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Reggae Ambassadors''
|1994
|Chronicles
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''The Best of Third World''
|1993
|Sony
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''25th Anniversary''
|2001
|BMG
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Now That We've Found Love''
|2004
|Charly
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Tuff Mi Tuff''
|2006
|Noble Price
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''The Best of Third World: The Millennium Collection''
|2007
|Island
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"|''Greatest Hits''
|
|
|—
|—
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:12px;"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}