Calypso
by Harry Belafonte
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Harry Belafonte bestography
Calypso is ranked as the best album by Harry Belafonte.
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Calypso track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Calypso rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | thekrauter | Top 34 Music Albums of the 1950s | 17/34 | 11 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1956 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | junodog4 | Top 85 Music Albums of the 1950s | 80/85 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 70 Music Albums of 1956 | 25/70 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 30 Music Albums of 1956 | 8/30 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 32 America Usa 4 | 10/58 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 24 Music Albums of 1956 | 22/24 | 1 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 11 Music Albums of 1956 | 7/11 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 5 | 13/35 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 106 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 545 | |||
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Calypso ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/20/2026 01:30 | Olli | 7,961 | 62/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2026 15:15 | RockyRaccoon | 7,273 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 00:00 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Calypso comments
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EyeKanFly 02/03/2021 17:00 | #265676 | TOP COMMENT
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Anyone interested in diving into Calypso should probably check out this album, but don't forget to check out the Trinidadian Calypso from this era as well. Prior to Trinidad & Tobago's independence from the UK, a lot of Calypsonians used their music to talk about the systemic oppression of Trinidadian people by the British. Belafonte's music hits a bit of a lighter note more palatable for American ears at the time. All still wonderful music though.
not exactly my style but i thoroughly enjoyed it
2nd-Impressions 09/23/2020 20:41 | #258598 | TOP COMMENT
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'Day-O' and 'Jamaica Farewell' are some favourites. Certainly an improvement from his previous effort on 'Belafonte'. A good album overall.
Jameth 08/14/2019 02:07 | #241145 | TOP COMMENT
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This is fun, but not as strong as his previous album, Belafonte.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/12/2016 04:12 | #159416
Fun.
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