Harry Belafonte discography

This article presents the discography of American musician, singer, actor, and social activist, Harry Belafonte.

Harry Belafonte discography
Harry Belafonte in 1983
Studio albums30
Live albums8
Compilation albums3
Collaborations8

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
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
1
Calypso
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
1
An Evening with Belafonte
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
2
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
3
To Wish You a Merry Christmas
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: RCA Victor
125
Belafonte Sings the Blues
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: RCA Victor
16
Love Is a Gentle Thing
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA Victor
18
My Lord What a Mornin'
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA Victor
34
Swing Dat Hammer
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA Victor
Jump Up Calypso
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: RCA Victor
3
Midnight Special
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: RCA Victor
8
The Many Moods of Belafonte
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: RCA Victor
25
Streets I Have Walked
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: RCA Victor
30 96
Ballads, Blues and Boasters
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: RCA Victor
103
In My Quiet Room
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: RCA Victor
82
Calypso in Brass
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: RCA Victor
172
Belafonte on Campus
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
199
Belafonte Sings of Love
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
Homeward Bound
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
192
Belafonte by Request
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
The Warm Touch
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
Calypso Carnival
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
Play Me
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
Turn the World Around
Loving You Is Where I Belong
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Columbia
Paradise in Gazankulu
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: EMI
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
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA
3
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA
3
Belafonte at The Greek Theatre
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: RCA
17
Belafonte...Live!
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: RCA
Belafonte Concert in Japan
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: RCA
Belafonte '89
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: EMI
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
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA
Harry Belafonte - Pure Gold
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: RCA
Harry Belafonte - His 20 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Arcade, Trent
3 3
Harry Belafonte - A Legendary Performer
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: RCA
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: BMG
16 9 4
Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949 – 1957
The Essential Harry Belafonte
Playlist: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Legacy

Collaborations

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
Porgy and Bess
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA
13
An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
  • Released: 1965
  • Label: RCA
85
An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: RCA
124
Harry & Lena, For the Love of Life
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
US US
AC

[10]
AUT
[5]
BEL (FL)
[11]
BEL (WA)
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
[6]
NLD
[3]
NZ
[9]
UK
[14]
"Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)" 1953 19
"Jamaica Farewell" 1956 14
"Mary's Boy Child" 12 20 1
"The Blues Is Man" 171
"Banana Boat (Day-O)" 5 1 1 18 1 48 2
"Hold 'Em Joe" 1957 84
"Mama Look a Boo Boo" 11
"Don't Ever Love Me" 90
"Coconut Woman" 25
"Island in the Sun" 30 5 9 67 6 3
"Scarlet Ribbons" (with Millard Thomas) 18
"The Marching Saints" 1958 13 23
"Little Bernadette" 16
"The Son of Mary" 18
"Round the Bay of Mexico" 1959 11
"Hole in the Bucket" (with Odetta) 1961 32
"A Strange Song" 1967 5
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" 1968 38
"Skin to Skin" (with Jennifer Warnes) 1988 13 14 73 25
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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)[15]

References

  1. "Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. Gaon Album Chart positions:
  3. "Harry Belafonte". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. "Gold and Platinum: Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  5. "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. "Discographie von Harry Belafonte". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  7. "Discography Harry Belafonte". Danish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  8. "Discography Harry Belafonte". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  9. "Discography Harry Belafonte". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  10. "Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  11. "Discografie Harry Belafonte". Ultratop (Vlaanderen) (in Dutch). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  12. "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Ultratop (Wallonie) (in French). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  13. "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  14. "Harry Belafonte Singles". Official Charts. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  15. "Listen to the Man: Live in Concert [DVD] - Harry Belafonte". AllMusic.
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