Why Can't We Be Friends?
by WAR

Why Can't We Be Friends? by WAR
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 15,655th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (198th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,059th)
Award Best albums of all time (15,655th)

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WAR bestography

Why Can't We Be Friends? is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by WAR on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by WAR is The World Is A Ghetto which is ranked number 5033 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 273.

WAR album bestography « Higher ranked (5,033rd)
The World Is A Ghetto
This album (15,655th)
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Lower ranked (18,618th) »
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Why Can't We Be Friends? rankings

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Overall rank: 15,655th | 1970s rank: 2,059th | 1975 rank: 198th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 50 votes)
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02/22/2026 16:39 HelsinkiSnorkel  Ratings distribution  2,24479/100
 
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12/28/2025 20:37 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,69970/100
 
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12/14/2024 20:57 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,21536/100
 
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03/28/2024 02:24 imacgill  Ratings distribution  2,63679/100

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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.

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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac
10. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
11. Mothership Connection by Parliament
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
17. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
18. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
19. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
20. Katy Lied by Steely Dan
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