Harry Belafonte discography

Harry Belafonte discography
Harry Belafonte in 1983
Studio albums27
Live albums8
Compilation albums8
Collaborations6

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
  • 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 3 — — —
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA Victor
 3 — — —
Belafonte at The Greek Theatre
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: RCA Victor
 17 — — —
Belafonte...Live!
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: RCA Victor
 — — — —
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 — — — — —
Abraham, Martin and John — — — — —
Harry Belafonte - Pure Gold
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: RCA
 — 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
 —
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

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. ^ a b c "Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Gaon Album Chart positions:
  3. ^ a b c d "Harry Belafonte". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Gold and Platinum: Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.