Harry Belafonte's 'Belafonte' Became The First No. 1 Album on Billboard's Album Chart 69 Years Ago - World Music Views

Harry Belafonte's 'Belafonte' Became The First No. 1 Album on Billboard's Album Chart 69 Years Ago - World Music Views

In 1956, Harry Belafonte made history when his album Belafonte became the first No. 1 on what is now known as the Billboard 200 albums chart. Billboard first introduced an album chart in 1945, initially featuring only five positions and updated sporadically. By 1955, a biweekly 15-position “Best-Selling Popular Albums” chart had emerged. As album sales surged in the early 1950s, Billboard responded by launching a weekly version on March 24, 1956…