Song · D'angelo
“Brown Sugar” by D'angelo
From the album Brown Sugar (1995)
“Brown Sugar” by D'angelo appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2021 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Brown Sugar. Its best result is #63 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #237 of the '90s.
"Brown Sugar" was D'Angelo's first single, the title track and lead-off release from his 1995 debut album, put out in June of that year on Cooltempo. He wrote and produced it with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, a frequent partner, arranged it himself and handles the vocals, with Bob Power mixing and Tim Latham adding engineering.
Critics loved it, and it rose to number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 24 in the UK. The video, directed by Brett Ratner, shows D'Angelo singing it in a nightclub. "Cruisin'" followed it as the next single.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 788 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 63 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
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