D’Angelo made Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart 8 times. Though only one reached the top 10, these are some really nice tunes that I still enjoy listening to. Let’s spend a little time today with D’Angelo.
D’Angelo Keeps Us Groovin’
45-year-old Michael Eugene Archer, best known as singer, D’Angelo is also a song writer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and composer.
Since bursting on the scene, he has covered several genre’s of music. While he continues to keep us groovin’ to his beats, his talents have included music in R&B, funk, jazz, neo soul and psychedelic rock.
Let’s take a look at his best performing work, according to Billboard. Here we go.
#1 – LADY
- Reached #10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on March 30, 1996
- Spent 20 weeks on the chart
#2 – UNTITLED (HOW DOES IT FEEL)
- Reached #25 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on February 19, 2000
- Spent 17 weeks on the chart
#3 – BROWN SUGAR
- Reached #27 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on August 19, 1995
- Spent 20 weeks on the chart
#4 – CRUISIN’
- Reached #53 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on December 2, 1995
- Spent 18 weeks on the chart
#5 – LEFT AND RIGHT
- Reached #70 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on January 1, 2000
- Spent 5 weeks on the chart
#6 – ME AND THOSE DREAMIN’ EYES OF MINE
- Reached #74 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on October 12, 1996
- Spent 6 weeks on the chart
#7 – BREAK UPS 2 MAKE UPS (with Method Man)
- Reached #98 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on February 27, 1999
- Spent 2 weeks on the chart
#8 – BE HERE (with Raphael Saadiq)
- Reached #99 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
- Peaked on April 27, 2002
- Spent 2 weeks on the chart
His critically acclaimed debut album, Brown Sugar was released in 1995, and Black Messiah with The Vanguard came out in 2014. Today marks the 20th anniversary of D’Angelo’s sophomore album, Voodoo, which dropped in 2000.
Can’t wait for his next project to drop.
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