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Banana Boat (Day-O) Spotify streams & play count

Harry BelafonteCalypso19563:09

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Spotify streams

197,653,708

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 4 Nov 2026, 11:20 UTC.

Last day
+96,007
since 3 Nov 2026
Popularity
75 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

3 readings from 2 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026: +474,057 plays over 2 days. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

3 Nov 2026: +378,050 plays4 Nov 2026: +96,007 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
197,653,708+96,007
197,557,701+378,050
197,179,651First reading

Track details

Album
Calypso
Released
Track number
1
Duration
3:09
Explicit
No
Tempo
122.2 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Children's Music
  • Reggae
  • Jazz Blues

Moods

  • Spooky
  • Classy
  • Happy

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Harry Belafonte
Producer
Herman Diaz, Jr.
Composer
Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie, William Attaway
Lyricist
Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie, William Attaway

For developers

Get Banana Boat (Day-O)'s play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=4fHDlIntTsRGSyTg5UYZYC&include=playcount. Read its reference.

For many tracks, GET /tracks takes up to 50 ids in one call.

No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Banana Boat (Day-O) have on Spotify?

Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte had 197,653,708 streams on Spotify as of 4 Nov 2026 (UTC), 96,007 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Banana Boat (Day-O) released?

1956, on the album Calypso.

Who wrote and produced Banana Boat (Day-O)?

Producer: Herman Diaz, Jr.. Composers: Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie and William Attaway. Lyricists: Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie and William Attaway.

What genre is Banana Boat (Day-O)?

The API's track insights tag it Children's Music, Reggae and Jazz Blues, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Banana Boat (Day-O)?

122.2 BPM, from the API's track insights.