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Top Calypso albums of all time

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Updated: 23 April
Average Ratings Reviews
Mighty Sparrow - Hot and Sweet, Cover art
Hot and Sweet
Mighty Sparrow
3.58 534 534 9 9
1974 Album
Calypso
tropical energetic party optimistic playful lush rhythmic warm
534 Ratings 9 Reviews 3.58 Average
Belafonte - Jump Up Calypso, Cover art
Jump Up Calypso
Belafonte
3.57 315 315 5 5
1961 Album
Calypso Mento
Pop Gospel Caribbean Music
summer playful tropical happy warm love humorous religious
315 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.57 Average
Harry Belafonte - Calypso, Cover art
Calypso
Harry Belafonte
3.49 1k 1,005 19 19
1956 Album
Calypso
Mento
summer tropical warm love rhythmic
1k Ratings 19 Reviews 3.49 Average
Van Dyke Parks - Discover America, Cover art
Discover America
Van Dyke Parks
3.48 1k 1,010 27 27
May 1972 Album
Calypso Art Pop
Baroque Pop Traditional Pop Americana
tropical concept album warm lush orchestral humorous quirky sentimental
1k Ratings 27 Reviews 3.48 Average
Blind Blake - Authentic Bahamian Calypso (A Second Album of Bahamian Songs), Cover art
Authentic Bahamian Calypso (A Second Album of Bahamian Songs)
Blind Blake
3.45 259 259 5 5
1952 Album
Calypso Goombay
happy warm uplifting acoustic tropical playful party melodic
259 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.45 Average
Lord Kitchener - King of Calypso, Cover art
King of Calypso
Lord Kitchener
3.52 136 136 4 4
1965 Album
Calypso
playful rhythmic hedonistic humorous vulgar mellow
136 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.52 Average
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Calypso - Is Like So...
Robert Mitchum
3.25 234 234 7 7
May 1957 Album
Calypso Novelty
alcohol novelty party tropical
234 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.25 Average
Van Dyke Parks - Clang of the Yankee Reaper, Cover art
Clang of the Yankee Reaper
Van Dyke Parks
3.09 259 259 8 8
1975 Album
Calypso Singer-Songwriter
Art Pop
soft playful sentimental happy melodic optimistic
259 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.09 Average
Astro Age Steel Orchestra - Happy Living, Cover art
Happy Living
Astro Age Steel Orchestra
3.54 97 97 1 1
21 July 1994 Album
Space Age Pop Calypso Exotica
Calypso Sound Collage
mellow surreal playful science fiction
97 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.54 Average
The Draytons Two - Raw Spouge, Cover art
Raw Spouge
The Draytons Two
3.18 110 110 3 3
1973 Album
Spouge
Rocksteady
rhythmic energetic repetitive raw mellow happy warm uplifting
110 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.18 Average
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean, Cover art
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
Harry Belafonte
3.37 74 74 2 2
1957 Album
Calypso Mento
Traditional Pop
74 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.37 Average
Wilmoth Houdini - Calypsos, Cover art
Calypsos
Wilmoth Houdini
3.01 107 107
1939 Album
Calypso
humorous happy playful tropical orchestral political
107 Ratings 3.01 Average
Various Artists - Calypso and Meringues, Cover art
Calypso and Meringues
3.17 84 84
1953 Album
Calypso Méringue
tropical acoustic melodic
84 Ratings 3.17 Average
Lord Melody - Melody's Top Ten, Cover art
Melody's Top Ten
Lord Melody
3.47 53 53
1960 Album
Calypso
53 Ratings 3.47 Average
Mighty Sparrow - Spicy Sparrow, Cover art
Spicy Sparrow
Mighty Sparrow
3.73 34 34 2 2
1967 Album
Calypso
34 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.73 Average
Henri Salvador - Dans mon île, Cover art
Dans mon île
Henri Salvador
3.27 55 55
May 1958 Album
Chanson Calypso
longing acoustic humorous playful energetic quirky rhythmic tropical
55 Ratings 3.27 Average
Calypso Rose - Far From Home, Cover art
Far From Home
Calypso Rose
3.30 52 52
3 June 2016 Album
Calypso
acoustic
52 Ratings 3.30 Average
Jackie Opel - Cry Me a River, Cover art
Cry Me a River
Jackie Opel
3.57 36 36
1969 Album
Spouge Soul
Rhythm & Blues Jamaican Ska
36 Ratings 3.57 Average
Rupert Clemendore / John Buddy Williams - Le Jazz Primitif From Trinidad, Cover art
Le Jazz Primitif From Trinidad
Rupert Clemendore / John Buddy Williams
3.61 39 39 2 2
1961 Album
Calypso Jazz
Lounge Cool Jazz Afro-Cuban Jazz Bebop
instrumental
39 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.61 Average
Growling Tiger - Knockdown Calypsos, Cover art
Knockdown Calypsos
Growling Tiger
3.33 41 41 1 1
1979 Album
Calypso
41 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.33 Average
Mighty Sparrow - Calypso Carnival, Cover art
Calypso Carnival
Mighty Sparrow
3.21 47 47
1958 Album
Calypso
47 Ratings 3.21 Average
King Short Shirt - Ghetto Vibes, Cover art
Ghetto Vibes
King Short Shirt
2.86 71 71 1 1
1976 Album
Calypso
Benna
political warm rhythmic tropical
71 Ratings 1 Reviews 2.86 Average
The Esso Trinidad Steel Band - The Esso Trinidad Steel Band, Cover art
The Esso Trinidad Steel Band
The Esso Trinidad Steel Band
3.24 42 42 4 4
July 1971 Album
Calypso
42 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.24 Average
Maya Angelou - Miss Calypso, Cover art
Miss Calypso
Maya Angelou
3.11 43 43 1 1
1957 Album
Calypso
43 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.11 Average
Lord Melody - Lord Melody Sings Calypso, Cover art
Lord Melody Sings Calypso
Lord Melody
3.47 29 29
1958 Album
Calypso
29 Ratings 3.47 Average
Stanley Brinks - Dank U, Cover art
Dank U
Stanley Brinks
3.46 37 37 1 1
2008 Album
Contemporary Folk Calypso
37 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.46 Average
Lord Invader - Calypso, Cover art
Calypso
Lord Invader
3.17 30 30
1956 Album
Calypso
30 Ratings 3.17 Average
Mighty Sparrow - King Sparrow in High Fidelity, Cover art
King Sparrow in High Fidelity
Mighty Sparrow
3.48 21 21 1 1
1963 Album
Calypso
21 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.48 Average
20th Century Steel Band - Warm Heart Cold Steel, Cover art
Warm Heart Cold Steel
20th Century Steel Band
3.30 28 28 1 1
March 1977 Album
Disco Calypso
28 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.30 Average
Walter Ferguson - Dr. Bombodee, Cover art
Dr. Bombodee
Walter Ferguson
3.91 17 17
2003 Album
Calypso
17 Ratings 3.91 Average
Chubby Checker - Limbo Party, Cover art
Limbo Party
Chubby Checker
3.04 34 34 1 1
1963 Album
Rock & Roll Calypso
34 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.04 Average
Billy Childish and the Blackhands - Wild Billy Childish & the Blackhands - Play: Capt'n Calypso's Hoodoo Party, Cover art
Wild Billy Childish & the Blackhands - Play: Capt'n Calypso's Hoodoo Party
Billy Childish and the Blackhands
3.05 31 31
1988 Album
Calypso
Ska
31 Ratings 3.05 Average
Lord Melody - Again! Lord Melody Sings Calypso, Cover art
Again! Lord Melody Sings Calypso
Lord Melody
3.06 25 25 4 4
1959 Album
Calypso
25 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.06 Average
Lord Kitchener - 67, Cover art
67
Lord Kitchener
3.66 14 14
1967 Album
Calypso
14 Ratings 3.66 Average
Gary U.S. Bonds - Twist Up Calypso, Cover art
Twist Up Calypso
Gary U.S. Bonds
3.29 21 21
1962 Album
Calypso Rhythm & Blues
happy party
21 Ratings 3.29 Average
George Symonette - Calypso and Goombay Rhythms, Cover art
Calypso and Goombay Rhythms
George Symonette
3.38 19 19
1955 Album
Calypso Goombay
Jazz
19 Ratings 3.38 Average
Calypso Carnaval
The Duke of Iron
3.69 14 14
1958 Album
Calypso
14 Ratings 3.69 Average
Shadow - If I Coulda I Woulda I Shoulda, Cover art
If I Coulda I Woulda I Shoulda
Shadow
3.89 12 12
1979 Album
Calypso Soca
rhythmic tropical warm
12 Ratings 3.89 Average
Mighty Sparrow - Hotter Than Ever, Cover art
Hotter Than Ever
Mighty Sparrow
3.58 13 13
1972 Album
Calypso
13 Ratings 3.58 Average
The Caribs - Caribbean Capers With The Caribs, Cover art
Caribbean Capers With The Caribs
The Caribs
3.60 17 17
1964 Album
Mento Calypso Jamaican Ska
warm melodic
17 Ratings 3.60 Average
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  • Monty Norman - Dr. No, Cover art
    Dr. No
    1963 Album
    118 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.30 Average
    3.30 118 118 1 1
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    Live

  • Blind Blake - A Group of Bahamian Songs, Cover art
    A Group of Bahamian Songs
    1951 Album
    32 Ratings 3.58 Average
    3.58 32 32
  • Harry Belafonte - An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends, Cover art
    An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends
    1997 Album
    8 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.71 Average
    3.71 8 8 1 1
  • Bermuda Strollers - At the Forty Thieves, Cover art
    At the Forty Thieves
    1974 Album
    2 Ratings 3.50 Average
    3.50 2 2
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    Rum and Coca-Cola
    2011 Album
    5 Ratings 3.17 Average
    3.17 5 5
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