that turned his beat into a banger. ♪ i'm going to take my horse to the old town road ♪ >> reporter: the song hit a bump in the road when billboard pulled it generating cries of racism but the rapper turned it around and hit a string of personal and professional triumphs. he came out over the summer his single went triple platinum and it reached diamond status. >> i never really recovered from it. >> reporter: at number four, lifetime's bombshell documentary "surviving r. kelly". >> a doechlts involving r. kelly, the district attorney in fulton county, georgia is apparently conducting an investigation following the release of the series called "surviving r. kelly." the singer spent his year in and out of court defending himself against sexual misconduct charges dating back 20 years. the r&b star was charged on 18 federal counts in illinois and new york. >> free you, r. kelly.