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TopTenREVIEWS presents the music career and reviews of Harry Belafonte

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Harry Belafonte

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CAREER SPAN:

Decade
Album Score
# Albums
1950s
3.1256
1
1960s
0.0000
3
1980s
0.0000
3
1990s
2.5215
18
2000s
1.2591
30
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.
Overall Band Score: Harry Belafonte is ranked overall as 3.0061 out of 4 stars 3.0061

Harry Belafonte Album Rankings

1
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 3.6629 out of 4 stars for Belafonte at Carnegie HallBelafonte at Carnegie Hall (3.6629)
The granddaddy of all live albums, this double-LP set captures the excitement of a Harry Belafonte concert at the height of his popularity. ...more
2
Calypso by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 3.5617 out of 4 stars for CalypsoCalypso (3.5617)
This is the album that made Harry Belafonte's career. Up to this point, calypso had only been a part of Belafonte's focus in his recordings of folk music styles. ...more
3
Jump Up Calypso by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 2.9041 out of 4 stars for Jump Up CalypsoJump Up Calypso (2.9041)
Belafonte was an established all-around entertainer and actor by the time of this album, so it could be seen in a sense as a return to "roots" styles. ...more
4
Harry Belafonte Christmas by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 1.7524 out of 4 stars for Harry Belafonte ChristmasHarry Belafonte Christmas (1.7524)
Harry Belafonte Christmasfeatures the legendary vocalist singing a number of Christmas-themed songs. ...more
5
Harry Belafonte - All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Harry Belafonte - All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 3Harry Belafonte - All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
6
The Many Moods of Belafonte/Ballads, Blues and Boasters by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Many Moods of Belafonte/Ballads, Blues and BoastersThe Many Moods of Belafonte/Ballads, Blues and Boasters (0.0000)
No review available
7
Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Banana Boat SongBanana Boat Song (0.0000)
No review available
8
Day-O & Other Hits by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Day-O & Other HitsDay-O & Other Hits (0.0000)
No review available
  • 18.94
9
Sings 24 Calypso & Folk Songs by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sings 24 Calypso & Folk SongsSings 24 Calypso & Folk Songs (0.0000)
No review available
10
Love Songs by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Love SongsLove Songs (0.0000)
Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era. ...more
11
Sixteen Most Requested Songs by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sixteen Most Requested SongsSixteen Most Requested Songs (0.0000)
No review available
12
Calypso Night by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Calypso NightCalypso Night (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
13
Legendary Performer by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Legendary PerformerLegendary Performer (0.0000)
An otherwise fine retrospective of many of Harry Belafonte's best-known performances from the 1950s is spoiled by RCA producer Ethel Gabriel's insistence upon using the disastrous "electronic reproce ...more
  • 11.98
14
Original by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for OriginalOriginal (0.0000)
No review available
15
Island In The Sun by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Island In The SunIsland In The Sun (0.0000)
No review available
16
Scarlet Ribbons by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Scarlet RibbonsScarlet Ribbons (0.0000)
No review available
17
Platinum & Gold Collection by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Platinum & Gold CollectionPlatinum & Gold Collection (0.0000)
No review available
18
Pure Gold by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Pure GoldPure Gold (0.0000)
A straight-up budget reissue of a '70s golden hits package (minus the fake electronic stereo), this brings together all of Harry's early calypso hits. ...more
19
Collection by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for CollectionCollection (0.0000)
No review available
20
Folk Standards by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Folk StandardsFolk Standards (0.0000)
As a budget-line introduction to the artistry of Harry Belafonte, Folk Standards does its job -- while more definitive collections are certainly available, this brief ten-track compilation still mana ...more
21
Harry Belafonte - Greatest Hits by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Harry Belafonte - Greatest HitsHarry Belafonte - Greatest Hits (0.0000)
No review available
22
Island In The Sun:his Greatest Hits by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Island In The Sun:his Greatest HitsIsland In The Sun:his Greatest Hits (0.0000)
No review available
23
Harry Belafonte by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Harry BelafonteHarry Belafonte (0.0000)
Released on Camden Records's RCA budget imprint, this self-titled Harry Belafonte sampler doesn't include any of his famous mid-'50s hits like "Day-O" or "Jamaica Farewell" (two delightful West Indie ...more
24
Banana Boat by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Banana BoatBanana Boat (0.0000)
No review available
25
Best of Harry Belafonte by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Best of Harry BelafonteBest of Harry Belafonte (0.0000)
No review available
26
Very Best of Harry Belafonte by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Very Best of Harry BelafonteVery Best of Harry Belafonte (0.0000)
RCA's Very Best of Harry Belafonte fulfills the title in fine fashion, compiling 20 of his best-known hits onto a single CD (though it cheats slightly by adding a pair of unreleased tracks, "Bam Bam ...more
27
Evening With Belafonte /Mouskouri by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Evening With Belafonte /MouskouriEvening With Belafonte /Mouskouri (0.0000)
No review available
28
Greatest Hits by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (0.0000)
Digitally remastered in 2000, RCA's triple-disc package Greatest Hits is a stellar overview of Harry Belafonte's career, covering 53 tracks spanning the years 1952-1972. ...more
  • CD Pricing Not Available
29
The Essential Harry Belafonte by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Essential Harry BelafonteThe Essential Harry Belafonte (0.0000)
No review available
30
Best Of by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Best OfBest Of (0.0000)
No review available
31
Angelina & Other Hits by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Angelina & Other HitsAngelina & Other Hits (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
32
Calypso Hits by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Calypso HitsCalypso Hits (0.0000)
No review available
33
Hold Em Joe by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hold Em JoeHold Em Joe (0.0000)
No review available
34
Paradise in Gazankulu by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Paradise in GazankuluParadise in Gazankulu (0.0000)
In 1988, Harry Belafonte turned 61 years old. ...more
35
Calypso Bonus Tracks by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Calypso Bonus TracksCalypso Bonus Tracks (0.0000)
No review available
36
Day-O by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Day-ODay-O (0.0000)
No review available
37
Belafonte '89 by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Belafonte '89Belafonte '89 (0.0000)
No review available
38
Greatest Hits/Island in the Sun by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Greatest Hits/Island in the SunGreatest Hits/Island in the Sun (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
39
The Song Book by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Song BookThe Song Book (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
40
Folk Standard by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Folk StandardFolk Standard (0.0000)
No review available
  • 6.50
41
An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for An Evening With Harry Belafonte & FriendsAn Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends (0.0000)
No review available
42
An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for An Evening with Belafonte/MouskouriAn Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri (0.0000)
No review available
43
Favourite Love Ballads by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Favourite Love BalladsFavourite Love Ballads (0.0000)
No review available
44
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Belafonte Returns to Carnegie HallBelafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (0.0000)
On May 2, 1960, Harry Belafonte returned to Carnegie Hall for what was supposed to be one of the last concerts in the venerable hall's last season. ...more
45
28 Original Recordings by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 28 Original Recordings28 Original Recordings (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
46
Live in Concert at the Carnegie Hall by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Live in Concert at the Carnegie HallLive in Concert at the Carnegie Hall (0.0000)
No review available
47
Favourite Folk Songs by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Favourite Folk SongsFavourite Folk Songs (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
48
My Lord What a Mornin' by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for My Lord What a Mornin'My Lord What a Mornin' (0.0000)
With this album, Belafonte moved into his most artistically productive period. The albums he made into the mid-60s were all concept albums zeroing in on specific folk music themes. ...more
  • 19.95
49
To Wish You a Merry Christmas by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for To Wish You a Merry ChristmasTo Wish You a Merry Christmas (0.0000)
A reissue of LPM-1887 from 1958 with different liner art, but identical otherwise. ...more
50
Island In The Sun:20 Golden Songs by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Island In The Sun:20 Golden SongsIsland In The Sun:20 Golden Songs (0.0000)
No review available
51
Ultimate Collection by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Ultimate CollectionUltimate Collection (0.0000)
No review available
52
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for "Harry Belafonte - All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (0.0000)
No review available
  • 29.98
53
Legendary by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for LegendaryLegendary (0.0000)
No review available
  • 10.90
54
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for "Harry Belafonte - All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" (0.0000)
No review available
  • 86.07
55
3 Originals by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 3 Originals3 Originals (0.0000)
No review available
  • 13.47

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