Harry Belafonte discography
| Harry Belafonte discography | |
|---|---|
 Harry Belafonte in 1983 | |
| Studio albums | 27 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Collaborations | 6 |
This article presents the discography of American musician, singer, actor and social activist, Harry Belafonte (1927–2023).
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
KOR [2] |
NLD [3] | |||
| Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites |
|
3 | — | — | |
| Belafonte |
|
1 | — | — | |
| Calypso | — | — | |||
| An Evening with Belafonte |
|
2 | — | — | |
| Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean | 3 | — | — | ||
| To Wish You a Merry Christmas |
|
125 | — | — | |
| Belafonte Sings the Blues | 16 | — | — | ||
| Love Is a Gentle Thing |
|
18 | — | — | |
| My Lord What a Mornin' |
|
34 | — | — | |
| Swing Dat Hammer | — | — | — | ||
| Jump Up Calypso |
|
3 | — | — |
|
| Midnight Special |
|
8 | — | — | |
| The Many Moods of Belafonte | 25 | — | — | ||
| Streets I Have Walked |
|
30 | 96 | — | |
| Ballads, Blues and Boasters |
|
103 | — | — | |
| In My Quiet Room |
|
82 | — | — | |
| Calypso in Brass | 172 | — | — | ||
| Belafonte on Campus |
|
199 | — | — | |
| Belafonte Sings of Love |
|
— | — | — | |
| Homeward Bound |
|
192 | — | — | |
| Belafonte by Request | — | — | — | ||
| The Warm Touch |
|
— | — | — | |
| Calypso Carnival | — | — | — | ||
| Play Me |
|
— | — | — | |
| Turn the World Around |
|
— | — | — | |
| Loving You Is Where I Belong |
|
— | — | — | |
| Paradise in Gazankulu |
|
— | — | 31 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUT [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [3] | |||
| Belafonte at Carnegie Hall |
|
3 | — | — | — |
|
| Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall |
|
— | — | — | ||
| Belafonte at The Greek Theatre |
|
17 | — | — | — | |
| Belafonte...Live! |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Belafonte Concert in Japan |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Belafonte '89 |
|
— | 26 | 11 | 39 | |
| An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends |
|
— | — | 87 | — | |
Select compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [7] |
GER [6] |
NLD [3] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] | ||
| This Is Harry Belafonte |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Abraham, Martin and John |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Belafonte - Pure Gold |
|
— | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Harry Belafonte - A Legendary Performer |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Greatest Hits |
|
16 | — | — | 9 | 4 |
| Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949 – 1957 |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| The Essential Harry Belafonte |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
Collaborations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] | ||
| Porgy and Bess |
|
13 |
| An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba |
|
85 |
| An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri |
|
124 |
| Harry & Lena, For the Love of Life |
|
— |
| The Tradition Of Christmas |
|
— |
| The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music |
|
— |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
US AC [11] |
AUT [5] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
BEL (WA) [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [6] |
NLD [3] |
NZ [9] |
UK [15] | ||||
| "Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)" | 1953 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949-1957 | |
| "Jamaica Farewell" | 1956 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Calypso | |
| "Mary's Boy Child" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1 | An Evening with Belafonte | ||
| "The Blues Is Man" | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949-1957 | ||
| "Banana Boat (Day-O)" | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | 1 | 48 | 2 | Calypso | ||
| "Hold 'Em Joe" | 1957 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949-1957 | |
| "Mama Look a Boo Boo" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Calypso in Brass | ||
| "Don't Ever Love Me" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean | ||
| "Coconut Woman" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Island in the Sun" | 30 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 67 | 6 | — | 3 | |||
| "Scarlet Ribbons" (with Millard Thomas) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | Belafonte | ||
| "The Marching Saints" | 1958 | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Belafonte at Carnegie Hall | |
| "Little Bernadette" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | Little Bernadette | ||
| "The Son of Mary" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | To Wish You a Merry Christmas | ||
| "Round the Bay of Mexico" | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | A Man and His Music | |
| "Hole in the Bucket" (with Odetta) | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall | |
| "A Strange Song" | 1967 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | 1968 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Belafonte Sings of Love | |
| "Skin to Skin" (with Jennifer Warnes) | 1988 | — | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | 73 | 25 | — | — | Paradise in Gazankulu | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other certified songs
| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" | 1961 | Jump Up Calypso |
Concert videos
- Global Carnival (VHS, 1988)
- Don't Stop the Carnival (VHS, 1991)
- An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends (VHS/DVD, 1997)
- Listen to the Man (DVD)[18]
References
- 1 2 3 "Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ↑ Gaon Album Chart positions:
- Streets I Have Walked: "2011년 41주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Harry Belafonte". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Gold and Platinum: Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- 1 2 "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Discographie von Harry Belafonte". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Discography Harry Belafonte". Danish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Discography Harry Belafonte". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- 1 2 "Discography Harry Belafonte". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 48. ISBN 0898201551.
- ↑ "Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Discografie Harry Belafonte". Ultratop (Vlaanderen) (in Dutch). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Ultratop (Wallonie) (in French). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Harry Belafonte Singles". Official Charts. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- 1 2 "New Zealand single certifications – Harry Belafonte". Radioscope. Retrieved March 10, 2026. Type Harry Belafonte in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ↑ "British certifications – Harry Belafonte". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 15, 2026. Type Harry Belafonte in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ "Listen to the Man: Live in Concert [DVD] - Harry Belafonte". AllMusic.
External links
- Harry Belafonte discography discography at Discogs