Song artist 834 - Harry Belafonte


This page lists the song chart entries of Harry Belafonte.A list of the hit albums by Harry Belafonte can be found here.
The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.
| # |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Harry Belafonte |
Banana Boat Song |
1957 |
Germany 1 for 13 weeks - Jul 1957, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009 (1956), UK 2 - Mar 1957 (18 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Jan 1957 (20 weeks), US BB 5 of 1957, POP 5 of 1957, RYM 14 of 1957, Italy 16 of 1957, Brazil 19 of 1957, US CashBox 23 of 1957, DDD 36 of 1956, Europe 84 of the 1950s (1957), RIAA 156, UKMIX 367 |
| 2 |
Harry Belafonte |
Mary's Boy Child |
1957 |
UK 1 - Nov 1957 (19 weeks), UK sales 3 of the 1950s (1,170 k in 1957), US Billboard 12 - Dec 1956 (5 weeks), US CashBox 29 - Dec 1956 (1 week), UKMIX 113, RYM 174 of 1957 |
| 3 |
Harry Belafonte |
Island in the Sun |
1957 |
UK 3 - Jun 1957 (25 weeks), Europe 11 of the 1950s (1957), Canada 21 - Jun 1957 (9 weeks), US Billboard 30 - May 1957 (18 weeks), RYM 34 of 1957, UKMIX 81, Italy 97 of 1957 |
| 4 |
Harry Belafonte |
Jamaica Farewell |
1956 |
US Billboard 14 - Oct 1956 (26 weeks), US CashBox 19 - Nov 1956 (6 weeks), US BB 34 of 1956, POP 34 of 1956, RYM 39 of 1956, Italy 85 of 1957 |
| 5 |
Harry Belafonte |
Mama Look At Bubu |
1957 |
US Billboard 11 - Mar 1957 (20 weeks), Canada 21 - May 1957 (3 weeks), RYM 96 of 1957 |
| 6 |
Harry Belafonte |
Coconut Woman |
1957 |
US Billboard 25 - May 1957 (10 weeks), Canada 40 - Jun 1957 (2 weeks), Italy 76 of 1957 |
| 7 |
Harry Belafonte |
Hold 'em, Joe |
1954 |
US Billboard 30 - Apr 1954 (1 week), US CashBox 34 - Mar 1954 (4 weeks) |
| 8 |
Harry Belafonte |
Turn Around |
1959 |
US BB 32 of 1959, POP 32 of 1959 |
| 9 |
Harry Belafonte |
Matilda |
1957 |
Brazil 43 of 1958, Italy 68 of 1957 |
| 10 |
Harry Belafonte |
Don't Ever Love Me |
1957 |
US Billboard 90 - Apr 1957 (2 weeks), RYM 96 of 1957 |
| 11 |
Harry Belafonte |
Gomen-Nasai (Forgive Me) |
1953 |
US CashBox 13 - Apr 1953 (7 weeks) |
| 12 |
Harry Belafonte |
Star-O |
1957 |
RYM 14 of 1957 |
| 13 |
Harry Belafonte |
Little Bernadette |
1958 |
UK 16 - Aug 1958 (7 weeks) |
| 14 |
Harry Belafonte |
Son of Mary |
1958 |
UK 18 - Dec 1958 (4 weeks) |
| 15 |
Harry Belafonte |
Once Was |
1956 |
RYM 39 of 1956 |
| 16 |
Harry Belafonte |
Pretty As a Rainbow |
1954 |
US CashBox 44 - May 1954 (1 week) |
| 17 |
Harry Belafonte |
The Marching Saints |
1958 |
Canada 46 - Mar 1958 (2 weeks) |
| 18 |
Harry Belafonte |
Darlin' Cora |
1959 |
Italy 54 of 1959 |
| 19 |
Harry Belafonte |
Will His Love Be Like His Rum? |
1957 |
RYM 77 of 1957 |
| 20 |
Harry Belafonte |
Theres a Hole in My Bucket |
1961 |
RYM 113 of 1961 |
| 21 |
Harry Belafonte |
Jump Down, Spin Around |
1957 |
RYM 116 of 1957 |
| 22 |
Harry Belafonte |
In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin' |
1957 |
RYM 116 of 1957 |
| 23 |
Harry Belafonte |
Fifteen |
1959 |
RYM 123 of 1959 |
| 24 |
Harry Belafonte |
Round The Bay Of Mexico |
1959 |
RYM 123 of 1959 |
| 25 |
Harry Belafonte |
Venezuela |
1957 |
RYM 174 of 1957 |
| 26 |
Harry Belafonte |
A-Roving |
1957 |
RYM 177 of 1957 |
| 27 |
Harry Belafonte |
Unchained Melody |
1957 |
RYM 177 of 1957 |
In addition to the above listed songs Harry Belafonte also contributed to the
following entries:
| # |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Harry Belafonte & Jennifer Warnes |
Skin To Skin |
1989 |
Belgium 9 - Feb 1989 (5 weeks), Austria 13 - Feb 1989 (3 weeks), Holland 21 - Jan 1989 (6 weeks) |
| 2 |
Harry Belafonte & Millard Thomas |
Scarlet Ribbons |
1957 |
UK 18 - Sep 1957 (6 weeks) |
| 3 |
Harry Belafonte & Millard Thomas |
Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) |
1952 |
US Billboard 30 - Dec 1952 (1 week) |
| 4 |
Harry Belafonte & Odetta |
Hole in the Bucket |
1961 |
UK 32 - Sep 1961 (8 weeks) |
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