Black Messiah
by D'Angelo And The Vanguard
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D'Angelo And The Vanguard bestography
Black Messiah is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by D'Angelo on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by D'Angelo is Voodoo which is ranked number 488 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,484.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Black Messiah track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Black Messiah rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | 2010-2014 | 7/60 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 38 Music Albums of 2014 | 37/38 | 0 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2014 | 13/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Libération Les meilleurs disques 2014 | 3/34 | - |
| 2026 | UnliveableWilts | My Top 250 Albums (101-200) | 89/100 | - |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 4/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2014 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Greatest R&B Albums of All Time | 30/40 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 98/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 490 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,292 | |||
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Black Messiah ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Rayzer6 | 1,622 | 85/100 |
| ! | 4 days ago | ASOARE | 2,411 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 15:24 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.2/100, a mean average of 79.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5434): By Taric BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5417): By TamthebamBlack Messiah comments
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Album Rating: 79.25
(951/12)
1.Ain't That Easy. 86
2.1000 Deaths. 93
3.The Charade. 74
4.Sugah Daddy. 76
5.Really Love. 87
6.Back To The Future (Part I). 78
7.Till It's Done (Tulu). 72
8.Prayer. 83
9.Betray My Heart. 84
10.The Door. 70
11.Back To The Future (Part II). 68
12.Another Life
VictorVale 07/27/2022 17:53 | #287895
Genial em vários aspectos. Não tem uma música que sem um brilho criativo. Filhote de Prince e isso é um baita de um elogio.
D'angelo came out of nowhere and showed us that age is merely just a number with this project.
An album that starts out great with the first few tracks but slowly drifts away in terms of quality. At times it is just too slow and there isn't enough substance to proper delve into the album. The tracks and the album could do with being cut down as there is a lot of filler. Despite this, the album has got an incredible groove and they definitely create some fantastic rhythms. When they get it right, they smash it and if they kept that up the album could be phenomenal. Overall, just lacking in a few key things that hold this record down.
Brad1770 10/18/2021 18:54 | #275157
Seminal R&B / funk release from D’Angelo and the Vanguard which also manages to meld hip hop, soul, gospel, blues, jazz and rock into a beautiful recipe
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