Harry Belafonte

( aka Harold George Belafonte Jr. or Harry Bellanfanti Jr. )

Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 2000
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2022

1957
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte entered the UK charts on 01 March 1957, spent 18 weeks in the charts and reached number 2.
Island In The Sun - Harry Belafonte entered the UK charts on 14 June 1957, spent 25 weeks in the charts and reached number 3.
Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) - Harry Belafonte (and Millard Thomas) entered the UK charts on 06 September 1957, spent 6 weeks in the charts and reached number 18.
Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte entered the UK charts on 01 November 1957, spent 12 weeks in the charts and reached number 1.
1958
Little Bernadette - Harry Belafonte entered the UK charts on 22 August 1958, spent 7 weeks in the charts and reached number 16.
Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte re-entered the UK charts on 28 November 1958 and spent a further 6 weeks in the charts reaching number 10.
The Son Of Mary - Harry Belafonte entered the UK charts on 12 December 1958, spent 4 weeks in the charts and reached number 18.
1959
Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte re-entered the UK charts on 11 December 1959 and spent a further 1 weeks in the charts reaching number 30.
1961
Hole In The Bucket - Harry Belafonte (and Odetta) entered the UK charts on 21 September 1961, spent 2 weeks in the charts and reached number 32.
Hole In The Bucket - Harry Belafonte (and Odetta) re-entered the UK charts on 19 October 1961 and spent a further 6 weeks in the charts reaching number 34.