If you’re stumped for a love song to play for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day, fret no more. Billboard has published a list of the 50 sexiest songs released since 1958 based on popularity. And it is our very own Olivia Newton-John who takes the cake.
Her 1981 hit ‘Physical’ took out the top spot followed by Rod Stewart’s ‘Tonight’s the Night (Gonna be Alright)’. It is not until 10th spot, with another Stewart classic ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’, that the word ‘sex’ is even mentioned.
Making up the top five was Boyz II Men’s ‘I’ll Make Love to You,’ Next’s ‘Too Close’ and Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get it On’.
And in case you were wondering, the love god Barry White doesn’t even make the list.
Here is the top 50
Foreigner, ‘Urgent’
Cyndi Lauper, ‘She Bop’
Ray J and Yung Berg, ‘Sexy Can I’
Adina Howard, ‘Freak Like Me’
Cassie, ‘Me & U’
Tone-Loc, ‘Wild Thing’
George Michael, ‘I Want Your Sex’
Donna Summer, ‘Dim All the Lights’
Prince, ‘Raspberry Beret’
Johnny Gill, ‘Rub You the Right Way’
Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim, ‘Slow Motion’
Roberta Flack, ‘Feel Like Makin’ Love’
Sylvia, ‘Pillow Talk’
Def Leppard, ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’
R Kelly, ‘Bump N’ Grind’
Poison, ‘Unskinny Bop’
Marvin Gaye, ‘Sexual Healing’
Donna Summer, ‘Love to Love You Baby’
Labelle, ‘Lady Marmalade’
Peter Gabriel, ‘Sledgehammer’
Missy Elliott, ‘Work It’
The Pointer Sisters, ‘Slow Hand’
Heart, ‘All I Want to do is Make Love to You’
Usher featuring Young Jeezy, ‘Love in this Club’
Karyn White, ‘Romantic’
Akon featuring Eminem, ‘Smack That’
R Kelly, ‘Ignition’
Bell Biv Devoe, ‘Do Me!’
Silk, ‘Freak Me’
Gregory Abbott, ‘Shake You Down’
Starland Vocal Band, ‘Afternoon Delight’
50 Cent featuring Olivia, ‘Candy Shop’
Monica, ‘The First Night’
Anita Ward, ‘Ring My Bell’
Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland, ‘Promiscuous’
Toni Braxton, ”You’re Makin Me High’
Color Me Badd, ‘I Want To Sex You Up’
Donna Summer, ‘Bad Girls’
Lil Wayne, ‘Lollipop’
The Rolling Stones, ‘Honky Tonk Women’
Rod Stewart, ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’
Exile, ‘Kiss You All Over’
Madonna, ‘Like a Virgin’
Captain & Tennille, ‘Do that to Me One More Time’
Donna Summer, ‘Hot Stuff’
Marvin Gaye, ‘Let’s Get it On’
Next, ‘Too Close’
Boyz II Men, ‘I’ll Make Love To You’
Rod Stewart, ‘Tonight’s the Night’
Olivia Newton-John, ‘Physical’
