There’s a lot of music out there that talks about sex, but it wasn’t always that way. Back when the Billboard Hot 100 launched on August 4th, 1958, you couldn’t mention such things on the radio. The dirty deed was only sung about in coded slang terms until after the sexual revolution of the 60s and it wasn’t until the 70s when the actual words “sex” and “sexy” were heard in hit songs.
- Billboard dug through the past to find the 15 biggest songs in Hot 100 history with “sex” or “sexy” in the title.
- The ranking is based on songs’ actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart, but to “ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.”
Billboard’s 15 biggest songs with “sex” or “sexy” in the title in Hot 100 history
- LMFAO, "Sexy and I Know It" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 1 (two weeks) - January 7th, 2012
- Rod Stewart, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 1 (four weeks) - February 10th, 1979
- Color Me Badd, "I Wanna Sex You Up" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 2 - June 8th, 1991
- Justin Timberlake, "SexyBack" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 1 (seven weeks) - September 9th, 2006
- Hot Chocolate, "You Sexy Thing" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 3 - February 7th, 1976
- Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 3 - January 29th, 1983
- George Michael, "I Want Your Sex" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 2 - August 8th, 1987
- David Guetta feat. Akon, "Sexy Chick" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 5 - February 13th, 2010
- Right Said Fred, "I'm Too Sexy" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 1 (three weeks) - February 8th, 1992
- Ray J & Yung Berg, "Sexy Can I" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 3 - April 5th, 2008
- Dr. Hook, "Sexy Eyes" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 5 - May 24th, 1980
- Jeremih, "Birthday Sex" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 4 - June 13th, 2009
- Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, "Way 2 Sexy" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 1 (one week) - September 18th, 2021
- Stray Cats, "(She's) Sexy + 17" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 5 - October 1st, 1983
- Marcy Playground, "Sex and Candy" - Hot 100 Peak: Number 8 - April 18th, 1998
Source: Billboard