"Rescue Me," Madonna (1991)

A thundering track with literal thunder

Peak: #9 on the Hot 100
Streams: 3.3 million

Back in 1991, when I was 12 years old, I once mildly annoyed my dad when we were in the mall parking lot. He was just about to turn off the car so we could go inside when I insisted we stay until Madonna’s “Rescue Me” finished played on the radio. I couldn’t fathom exiting a vehicle in the midst gift from the F…