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The best album credited to Harry Belafonte is Calypso which is ranked number 2,859 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 545.

Harry Belafonte is ranked number 1,371 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,063.

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Harry Belafonte best albums

The following albums by Harry Belafonte are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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1.
Calypso 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
106 charts
Rank Score:
545
Rank in 1956:
16
Rank in 1950s:
86
Overall Rank:
2,859
Average Rating:
 70 (84 votes)
Comments:
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2.
Jump Up Calypso 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
29 charts
Rank Score:
128
Rank in 1961:
38
Rank in 1960s:
685
Overall Rank:
9,561
Average Rating:
 73 (27 votes)
Comments:
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3.
Belafonte At Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert 
Live
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
30 charts
Rank Score:
114
Rank in 1959:
63
Rank in 1950s:
312
Overall Rank:
10,599
Average Rating:
 71 (20 votes)
Comments:
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4.
Belafonte 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
19 charts
Rank Score:
66
Rank in 1956:
64
Rank in 1950s:
471
Overall Rank:
16,869
Average Rating:
 67 (19 votes)
Comments:
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5.
Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
10 charts
Rank Score:
49
Rank in 1957:
100
Rank in 1950s:
606
Overall Rank:
21,187
Average Rating:
 67 (9 votes)
Comments:
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6.
Belafonte Sings The Blues 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
31
Rank in 1958:
140
Rank in 1950s:
819
Overall Rank:
28,976
Average Rating:
 75 (12 votes)
Comments:
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7.
"Mark Twain" And Other Folk Favorites 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1954
Appears in:
9 charts
Rank Score:
30
Rank in 1954:
60
Rank in 1950s:
839
Overall Rank:
29,464
Average Rating:
 65 (8 votes)
Comments:
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8.
The Midnight Special 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1962
Appears in:
11 charts
Rank Score:
21
Rank in 1962:
153
Rank in 1960s:
2,138
Overall Rank:
37,032
Average Rating:
 67 (16 votes)
Comments:
View 2
9.
An Evening With Belafonte 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
19
Rank in 1957:
180
Rank in 1950s:
1,155
Overall Rank:
41,011
Average Rating:
 68 (8 votes)
Comments:
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10.
My Lord What A Mornin' 
United States Harry Belafonte
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1960
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 1960:
144
Rank in 1960s:
2,403
Overall Rank:
42,985
Average Rating:
 66 (13 votes)
Comments:
View 1
Overall artist rank:
1,371
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This may not be a complete discography for Harry Belafonte.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Harry Belafonte bestography composition

Harry Belafonte best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums Help The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
(from the album Calypso)
Average Rating: 82 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Jump In The Line
(from the album Jump Up Calypso)
Average Rating: 82 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Jamaica Farewell
(from the album Calypso)
Average Rating: 80 (21 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Sweetheart From Venezuela
(from the album Jump Up Calypso)
Average Rating: 79 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Angelina
(from the album Jump Up Calypso)
Average Rating: 78 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Goin' Down Jordan
(from the album Jump Up Calypso)
Average Rating: 78 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Take My Mother Home
(from the album Belafonte)
Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Island In The Sun
(from the album Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean)
Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Brown Skin Girl
(from the album Calypso)
Average Rating: 77 (17 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Midnight Special
(from the album The Midnight Special)
Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Swing Low
(from the album My Lord What A Mornin')
Average Rating: 77 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Monkey
(from the album Jump Up Calypso)
Average Rating: 77 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
13.
Go Down Emanuel Road
(from the album Jump Up Calypso)
Average Rating: 77 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
(from the album Calypso)
Average Rating: 77 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
15.
Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
(from the album The Midnight Special)
Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
16.
Lucy's Door
(from the album Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean)
Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
17.
March Down To Jordan
(from the album My Lord What A Mornin')
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
18.
Oh, Freedom
(from the album My Lord What A Mornin')
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
19.
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
(from the album My Lord What A Mornin')
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
20.
My Lord, What A Mornin'
(from the album My Lord What A Mornin')
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
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Harry Belafonte ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 9 votes)
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