Claim: In 1957, "Island in the Sun" by Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess) ranked not only in US music charts at No. 30, but also in UK charts, at No. 6.
Evidence: "Island in the Sun" is a song written by Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), and performed by Harry Belafonte for the 1957 film Island in the Sun and on his 1957 album Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean.