Waterfalls — TLC (1995)

TLC’s “Waterfalls” was the biggest song of 1995 in the US, spending 7 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its lush R&B production, paired with a Left Eye rap verse addressing AIDS, drugs, and violence, earned a Grammy nomination and sold 1.2 million copies in its first year. The song is faster than the typical R&B hit of the era at 113 BPM, and its message resonates stronger than #4’s social commentary in terms of radio play.