Harry Belafonte discography explained

Artist:Harry Belafonte
Studio:27
Live:8
Compilation:8
Option:6
Option Name:Collaborations

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

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
KOR
[2]
NLD
[3]
Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites
  • Released: 1954
  • Label: RCA Victor
3
Belafonte
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
1
Calypso
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
1
  • RIAA: Gold
An Evening with Belafonte
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
2
  • RIAA: Gold
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
  • RIAA: Gold
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
3096
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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
AUT
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA
3
  • RIAA: Gold
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA
3
  • RIAA: Gold
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
261139
An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends 87

Select compilations

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
DEN
[7]
GER
NLD
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
33
Harry Belafonte - A Legendary Performer
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: RCA
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: BMG
1694
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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
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
The Tradition Of Christmas
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Hallmark Cards Inc.
The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Buddha Records/BMG

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
USUS
AC

[10]
AUT
BEL (FL)
[11]
BEL (WA)
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
NLD
NZ
UK
[14]
"Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)"195319
"Jamaica Farewell"195614
"Mary's Boy Child"12201
"The Blues Is Man"171
"Banana Boat (Day-O)"511181482
"Hold 'Em Joe"195784
"Mama Look a Boo Boo"11
"Don't Ever Love Me"90
"Coconut Woman"25
"Island in the Sun"30596763
"Scarlet Ribbons" (with Millard Thomas)18
"The Marching Saints"19581323
"Little Bernadette"16
"The Son of Mary"18
"Round the Bay of Mexico" 195911
"Hole in the Bucket" (with Odetta)196132
"A Strange Song"19675
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix"196838
"Skin to Skin" (with Jennifer Warnes)198813147325
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Concert videos

Notes and References

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