Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor our charts have to offer - a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single - by taking an extended look back at the chart-topping songs that made them part of this exclusive club.

She had battled ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, since 2022. From her 1969 debut album, "First Take," through a 2012 collection of Beatles covers, "Let it Be: Roberta," Flack,

Flack won two Grammys for "Killing Me Softly with His Song": record of the year and best pop vocal performance, female in 1973. The Fugees would record the song over 20 years later with Lauryn Hill singing lead vocals, breathing new life into the breakup ballad.