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In celebration of the late R&B legend D\u2019Angelo<\/a>, Billboard<\/em> takes a look at some of his biggest hits and career highlights. The visionary performer, who died<\/a> in October 2025 at age 51 of cancer, was an innovative singer, songwriter and producer who shaped the 1990\u2019s neo-soul movement alongside contemporaries including Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell.<\/p>\n D\u2019Angelo, born Michael Archer, charted eight titles as an artist on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> chart, three albums\u00a0on the\u00a0Billboard 200<\/a>, and numerous entries on R&B\/hip-hop tallies. His highest-charting Hot 100 hit, \u201cLady,\u201d stands as his lone top 10, having hit No. 10 on March 30, 1996. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997 for best male R&B vocal performance. The single is from his also Grammy-nominated debut album, Brown Sugar<\/em>, which\u00a0reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200, as well as\u00a0No. 4 on\u00a0Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brown Sugar<\/em>\u00a0additionally yielded Hot 100 hits\u00a0in the title track\u00a0(No. 27,\u00a0August 1995),\u00a0\u201cCruisin\u2019 \u201d\u00a0(No. 53, December 1995), and\u00a0\u201cMe and Those Dreamin\u2019 Eyes of Mine\u201d\u00a0(No. 74,\u00a0December\u00a01996).<\/p>\n After a four-year break, D\u2019Angelo returned with his sophomore album, Voodoo<\/em>, which debuted at No. 1 on the\u00a0Feb. 12, 2000-dated Billboard 200, where it reigned for two weeks. The LP\u00a0ruled\u00a0Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums<\/a>\u00a0for four weeks.\u00a0Its\u00a0biggest\u00a0single,\u00a0\u201cUntitled (How Does It Feel),\u201d\u00a0hit No. 25 on the Hot 100 and dominated the\u00a0R&B\/Hip-Hop Airplay<\/a> chart for six weeks (his sole leader on the list). Both the album and single won Grammy Awards in 2001, for best R&B album and best male R&B vocal performance, respectively.<\/p>\n Known for his lengthy sabbaticals, D\u2019Angelo\u2019s next\u00a0LP\u00a0did not\u00a0arrive\u00a0until December\u00a02014.\u00a0Black Messiah <\/em>debuted at No. 1 on\u00a0Top R&B Albums<\/a>\u00a0and No.\u00a05\u00a0on the Billboard 200. The record also earned him two Grammy wins, for best R&B album and best R&B song,\u00a0for the single\u00a0\u201cReally Love,\u201d\u00a0which peaked at No. 4 on Adult R&B Songs<\/a>\u00a0in May 2015.<\/p>\n D\u2019Angelo\u2019s\u00a0Biggest Billboard\u00a0Hot 100 Hits<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. \u201cLady\u201d (No. 10 peak on March 30, 1996) D\u2019Angelo\u2019s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, through the Oct. 25, 2025, ranking.<\/em>\u00a0Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates over various periods.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
2. \u201cBrown Sugar\u201d\u00a0(No. 27,\u00a0Aug.\u00a019, 1995)
3. \u201cUntitled (How Does It Feel)\u201d\u00a0(No. 25,\u00a0Feb.\u00a019, 2000)
4. \u201cCruisin\u2019 \u201d\u00a0(No. 53,\u00a0Dec.\u00a02, 1995)
5. \u201cMe and Those Dreamin\u2019\u00a0Eyes of Mine\u201d\u00a0(No. 74,\u00a0Oct.\u00a012, 1996)<\/p>\n