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No. 395Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums2014
Black Messiah album coverNo. 395

Black Messiah

D'Angelo and the Vanguard

Black Messiah by D'Angelo and the Vanguard is No. 395 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 2014, has 12 tracks and runs 56 minutes. It sits between Something/Anything? (No. 396) and Diana (No. 394).

2014 · 12 tracks · No. 395 of 500

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Track list

  1. Ain't That Easy
  2. 1000 Deaths
  3. The Charade
  4. Sugah Daddy
  5. Really Love
  6. Back to the Future (Part I)
  7. Till It's Done (Tutu)
  8. Prayer
  9. Betray My Heart
  10. The Door
  11. Back to the Future (Part II)
  12. Another Life

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